Roger Linn on Swing, Groove and the Magic of the MPC's Timing (2013)
Ive been using the MPC1000 since around 2004, and owned and used an MPC60 for about 5 years. I recently had my 1000 serviced by a guy who does nothing but MPC refurbishments&#x2F;customizations and he asked me how I felt about the whole  &quot;MPC Swing Magic&quot; and what not.<p>My feeling is that the MPC60 really DOES feel better, but mostly because of its velocity sensitivity. You can really easily get a ton of dynamics without much effort at all. Much much more easily than with a 1000, or a midi keyboard, or any number of pads devices that I&#x27;ve tried. and yeah that for me includes machines which allow for variable velocity curves.<p>The thing that blew me away was that he told me most of the guys he&#x27;s selling MPCs use them on FULL VELOCITY at all times. that making sure the pad sensitivity was in perfect condition was not a priority for them. I was shocked... but he was equally shocked I felt it was the velocity which makes the difference lol. Keep in mind these are pretty hardcore old school Chicago producers buying the best of the best vintage machines.<p>Im not trying to make a point. Just an anecdote. You can check out Kanamit and the work I got done here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.instagram.com&#x2F;p&#x2F;CeXOIE0LuvX&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.instagram.com&#x2F;p&#x2F;CeXOIE0LuvX&#x2F;</a>