The weak part of the MPC plugins are the pianos. The rest is fantastic.
In any case I also have this dilema, but I love too much hardware and real instruments. 😊
MPC L3 + Nord stage     See More M6 + Minifreak + Bass station 2.
I wouldn’t be able to decide which one I should sell.. they are all fantastic instrument!😊    See Less

My setup is very similar (but don't have the XL... at least yet). MPC Live III, Yamaha MODX M7, Roland Fantom EX. Plus loads of analog, hybrid and digital synths (Moog Sub37, Oberheim TE     See More ion Peak, Waldorf Iridium, Roland System 8, and a few others). However, the new MPCs have come closest to being the only thing you need to run a full production as ever, with their massively increased CPU power. Love it. But then, I also love using knobby hardware synths...    See Less

I want a refund. LOL Blessings brother.     See Less

I have MPC key 37 and have to keep CPU under about 50 or else i get freezing and glitches....just me or anyone else have this issue ?     See Less

I thought the whole idea with modern computer software integrated MPC's is that you can work in standalone mode, grooving and bopping, away from the evil computer. But when you're re     See More ransfer to the MPC desktop software on your laptop. No need to track any audio. Plus you could swap or add third party plugin instruments/effects. Standalone to controller mode.
And then send all the seperate tracks out a 24 channel audio interface to your 32 channel analogue mixer with racks of hardware processors and finally bounced to a 2 track tape machine so that it sounds like real rap pre 95.    See Less

it really is hard to justify outboard gear when you have the new gen MPC ^^     See Less

Sup bolo, how did the update on modx m6 turn out for you. I’m thinking that’s the problem with my m6 connected directly to studio one, at times the connection is bad. I’m still on V1 f     See More he box    See Less

Xpand 2 is a beast .     See Less

The only synthesizer worth owing is an analog one that you have patched yourself. Romplers are fun (expensive) toys.     See Less

I don't understand why would someone still want to use a DAW if standalone hardware can do it all.     See Less