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Roger Linn is a nice guy but this is a puff piece for the MPC. It's not a baaad machine but there sure is a lot to be said about it's idiosyncrasies and I don't

Roger Linn is a nice guy but this is a puff piece for the MPC. It's not a baaad machine but there sure is a lot to be said about it's idiosyncrasies and I don't think they're all Roger's design. It sounds like he did whatever was needed to get the money Akai owed him from 30 years ago. Also, the Linnstrument is cool, it's more unique and interesting than the MPC.

hammyhavoc 2y ago
You're missing the forest for the trees here—the MPC changed the music landscape in terms of being a groovebox-sampler. The Linnstrument has yet to change the face of music, no matter how cool it is. It's difficult to understate how important the MPC is in music history.
khazhoux 2y ago
I don't understand the logic. He posted to say he really likes the device -- as simple as that. How is that a puff piece? Should he have shat on it? I mean, I like my MPC Live 1...
- speed_spread 2y ago
  What I meant to say is that I felt his review was superficial and without insight. He had nothing but good words and mostly described the various functions of the unit as if reading them from the spec sheet, noting those that he introduced himself in the OG MPC. It's not uninteresting material but it feels more like an endorsement than an actual review. The MPC Live is a great machine, but it does require serious investment (like any complex groovebox) to internalize it's operation and become proficient with. It would have been interesting to hear Mr. Linn expand on the various design choices he made that still persist in the new units and maybe add a bit of product history, anecdotes, etc. Which could be done while preserving the "objectivity".
  - khazhoux 2y ago
    Sure, I hear you. But I do think "puff piece" is wrong word. That would usually mean a piece that purposely avoids the negative, usually with some marketing or PR agenda. Here, I think Linn was happily surprised by what he found, and gave that positive reaction in a short video. He never claimed it was an exhaustive review, but just his initial impression. Even the title is "Roger Linn tries out a new Akai MPC." So he tried it, knocked out a little beat, and liked it.
likeclockwork 2y ago
I suspect he's collaborating with AKAI on that new Linn Drum that he's been working on for a years and occasionally flashes an early prototype of in his videos. I assume this endorsement arose from talks he's having with them.

hammyhavoc 2y ago

You're missing the forest for the trees here—the MPC changed the music landscape in terms of being a groovebox-sampler. The Linnstrument has yet to change the face of music, no matter how cool it is. It's difficult to understate how important the MPC is in music history.

khazhoux 2y ago

I don't understand the logic. He posted to say he really likes the device -- as simple as that. How is that a puff piece? Should he have shat on it? I mean, I like my MPC Live 1...

speed_spread 2y ago
What I meant to say is that I felt his review was superficial and without insight. He had nothing but good words and mostly described the various functions of the unit as if reading them from the spec sheet, noting those that he introduced himself in the OG MPC. It's not uninteresting material but it feels more like an endorsement than an actual review. The MPC Live is a great machine, but it does require serious investment (like any complex groovebox) to internalize it's operation and become proficient with. It would have been interesting to hear Mr. Linn expand on the various design choices he made that still persist in the new units and maybe add a bit of product history, anecdotes, etc. Which could be done while preserving the "objectivity".
- khazhoux 2y ago
  Sure, I hear you. But I do think "puff piece" is wrong word. That would usually mean a piece that purposely avoids the negative, usually with some marketing or PR agenda. Here, I think Linn was happily surprised by what he found, and gave that positive reaction in a short video. He never claimed it was an exhaustive review, but just his initial impression. Even the title is "Roger Linn tries out a new Akai MPC." So he tried it, knocked out a little beat, and liked it.

likeclockwork 2y ago

I suspect he's collaborating with AKAI on that new Linn Drum that he's been working on for a years and occasionally flashes an early prototype of in his videos. I assume this endorsement arose from talks he's having with them.