So the MPC Live 3 dropped today and it looks pretty cool. I almost bought one, but the universe let me know that wasn’t a wise decision, so I cancelled the order and kept my money. With the MPC 3.6 update, you get a lot of cool new features on the “regular” MPC models, so I think I’ll rock my MPC Key 61 a while longer. My Key 61 is pretty nice as it is, and the main differences with the new MPC Live 3 that would matter to me is an 8 core processor and 8GB of RAM, which enables them to offer the “Pro” version of the stems algorithm in standalone mode. That’s cool, but I can get the same thing by hooking my current MPC up to my computer and using it that way.
Anyway, the Live 3 looks dope. If I had disposable income like that I probably would be waiting for mine to arrive right now, but I don’t, so I’m just going to keep it pushing. Hopefully one day I’ll get to a point where I can drop $1.7k on a whim, but right now I’m not in that space. I bet if I could maintain the current wages I earn but in a different, less expensive state than CA, I could do that sort of stuff for myself and my wife. We want to get to Connecticut, which I’m not sure if its a lesser cost of living, but I don’t hear people complaining about that place like they do Cali, so there must be something better there.
I’m going to work on a new beat over the weekend, and i intend to rhyme over it. We’ll see how all that goes. I should call my buddy Aaron and go over the lyrics I write to see if he has any input on them, since he’s a pretty good rapper himself. Anyhow, I just wanted to chime in and add a blog entry on the site here. I’ll post more coming up in the near future. L8r.
-Saraph