I don’t see this as WUP at all. And I know WUP, believe me
I see the upgrade price as bringing in four new and pretty amazing instruments: SQ80V, MS-20V, Augmented Strings and Augmented Voices.
Yeah, it’s the idea of a different workflow and easier sampling that interests me. Never had an MPC as I’m not into EDM and the like but I guess a change of scenery can’t hurt. The main thing keeping me on the fence is the somewhat dubious quality of AIR plugins.
Still don’t get it.
Yamaha’s MODX 6 and Fantom 06 have many more features and better sounds, but cost much less. And then there’s the Korg Nautilus, which is a Kronos in disguise.
IMO the Akai should be around $1200 max.