MPC One and Key 37 get Gen 2 power, and the wild oscillators in the 3.9 OS update

Hi!

This could have been a relatively short and boring "the other shoe fell" video, as the MPC One and Key 37 got the same new CPU as MPC Live 3 and XL, but then Akai went ahead and added one of the more interesting updates to the platform (which works on Gen 1 MPCs as well) - the ability to use synth engines (including FM, RM and Wavetables) instead of sample layers in Drum and Keygroup tracks.

So... I ended up spending most of my time exploring that...

This is a pretty big deal in my opinion, since each drum pad / keygroup melodic instrument can play 8 different sample (and now synth) layers, effectively turning the MPC into an 8 oscillator/engine synth!

Since all this will run just fine on a second-hand MPC, which can be had these days for $400-$500 - I think this platform is well worth a look.

Enjoy!

Ziv (getting sidetracked by a firmware update on a youtube channel called "Loopop"...)

MPC One G2 vs MPC Key 37 G2 // & OS 3.9’s Wild New Oscillators // MPC G2 Review (YouTube)