Quote Originally Posted by mux
Ehhhh. I don't think the MPC1000 sounds any better than a software sampler paired with a decent pro soundcard.
Actually there's something about the D/A convertors that Akai uses that makes the mpcs have a signature sound of sorts. (Punchy... clean.. etc) That's why some favor the akai sound over emu or vise versa.
Not to say you couldn't get a similar sound from a good sound card/soft sampler.. but it wouldn't be out of the box.