Kontakt 3 and the Akai MPC 2500 Comparison
by Pierre Boisvenue. April 9, 2008
After thinking about the difference between these two products I have come to the following conclusions. First l
et’s talk about cost. The Akai MPC 2500 currently sells for about $1600 US and the Kontakt 3 for about $350 US. Both products are considered samplers. One is done in hardware while the other in software in the case of Kontakt 3. However can one really sample in Kontakt 3? The answer is no while the AKAI MPC provide input for sampling external sounds. OF course all PC sound cards can record or sample and the sample use in Kontakt 3, I am being thorough in defining terms.
Now back to cost. In order to run Kontakt 3 you need a decent computer desktop or laptop and one must budget accordingly. Add the cost for a sequencer since Kontakt does not contain one, add the cost of a decent sound card interface, add the cost of MIDI controller to trigger the samples via Kontakt 3, add the cost of an optional PAD controller to simulate the MPC pads and one can easily figure out that the cost between the MPC and a DAW (Digital Analog workstation, a PC/MAC dedicated to music) to be close to each other and perhaps a little more expensive by going the software route.
Being a part time musician and am seriously considering adding a DAW in my setup for added flexibility and workflow and also considering Kontakt 3 for its libraries. The idea of using a computer mouse to create music
never appealed to me however for sample management I may consider. Currently my music set up is all in hardware. The Motif ES workstation, MPC 2500 on the way, Radias synth and fostex mixer provide a lot of flexibility. Could the MPC 2500 be the control center for all these MIDI compatible devices? Will I take the plunge and get a Firewire sound card and Kontakt 3? Stay tune.
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