Ah yes i know 
My 1K has been out of use for a good while because it needs a couple of tact switch replacements, but I doubt Iād want to use it these days anyway. Things are just easier & more convenient on the modern models (or the SP), and even though JJOS does have some nice depths, for me itās just not enough to justify the other aspects.
My 2KXL also needs some attention, but I think Iād be more inclined to use that, mainly for the pad feel (and also Iād probably prefer the simplicity to the intricacy of JJOS).
It was a great sampler (and sequencer) in its heyday, and a lot of what made it great still works and will never change - but things inevitably get more convenient as progress marches on.
Ultimately, if sampler elves fixed it overnight, I canāt really think of a reason Iād use it instead of the Force, One or SP.
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Thnx for the reply! Yes, i believe ill have to miss it in this life! 
ā¦ i missed the heydays and ill leave it there
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I wanted a 1000 so bad back in the day. Kids, house, and just trying to make life work said otherwise. I just couldnāt justify the purchase. It all worked out but I still keep an eye open for a deal.
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I learned to make beats on the 1000 with jjos1 back in the early 2000ās, so I have a lot of warm feelings for the unit. It sits somewhere between the āarchaic but oldschool feeling/soundingā mpcās and the newer ādaw in a boxā ones.
In that sense it can do a lot, and has a nice oldschool workflow if youre not into touchscreens. The downsides are plenty though:
-shakey build quality at best
-the sound quality is like early 2000 prosumer audio interfaces which might have its charm, but itās far from the punch older mpc models have, and far from the detailed quality of the newer models.
-the fx are just plain bad, and not in a:ā so bad its good againā way.
I still feel like jjos is a piece of art though. The functionality and workflow jj got into this machine is still way above what most modern machines can do. Audio tracks, midi sequencing, lfoās, filters, step sequencer, slider functionsā¦ it baffles me how newer machines still manage to fall short of an early 2000ās homemade os.
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Totally agree with you, it has a āsoundā which may not appeal to everyone. I love the master EQ and compressor though, that makes it sound super punchy if you want it to. Personally I adore the 1000, itās my favourite MPC by a long shot. Feels like an instrument, a piece of gear which you can really dig into and personalise, inside and out. Itās like a language rather than a sampler. A means of communicating in the form of music. I donāt get that with the Love and the One and the X. They do too much. I donāt want inbuilt synths and drum machines and a million effects, too complex.
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I think the 1000 is a neat idea, but in practice the load times were just unbearable for me. I donāt see this talked about much, but be aware that if you get an MPC1000 youāll be dealing with load/save times that are far from a modern experience.
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You can get CF to SD card and even SSD upgrades but honestly the wait times never bothered me. And itās much better than the zip drives of yore. ;D
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Yeah I had a CF reader on mine + an internal hard drive (though not SSD). It just wasnāt cutting it for me, things took waaaaay to long till I could get going or save & close.
Iām glad you donāt mind, itās a cool device otherwise, especially with JJOSXL. And youāre right, they are still computing miracles compared to the loading times we had to endure with 90s tech
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It can be a nuisance when youāre sat there loading one of your templates for an 808 kit or something and it takes forever. Especially when you assign different samples for different velocities. That said, itās ample time to go and make a brew haha.
I often find myself pining for another MPC 1000. Iāve had four in the last 6 years, and a 2500. Also had two Lives and a One. Out of them all Iād have a 1000 again. That said, I got my MacBook Air M1 with the caveat that while it was expensive, it would mean I would never buy a hardware sampler as Ableton Live 11 is so damn good. So Iām sticking to that. But I would love to see a 1000 on my desk againā¦
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nothing is slower than trying to fill up its CF card via the USB, lol
edit: i still kinda miss that thing @joeyfivecents, but i refuse to buy another. Modular also discontinued the battery mod, available while supplies last for those interestedā¦
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Hey, thanks for this thread, I find myself in a very similar situation - bought an MPC1000 about ten years ago and gave up on it after about ten hours of frustration (I moved over to Logic etc). I just couldnāt understand the difference between programs, projects etc. I must have re-made the same loop about 20 times and just got bored of being frustrated.
I now have an OT and am looking around for another sampler to do some of the heavy lifting, and just suddenly remembered Iāve got an MPC sitting in a cupboard!
Iāll be reading the rest of this thread with interest. 
p.s - Funnily enough, I was just about to get a Polyend Tracker before I remembered my MPC. Now Iām checking out your Soundcloud and I see a Tracker popping up in a lot of imagesā¦
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yeah when I first got the Tracker it was really inspiring and I made a lot of music with it. It and the mpc have not gotten a lot of use here lately just because Iāve been stuck on the op-1 field. I go through different stages. Last couple of days itās been Moog Grandmother, Hologram Microcosm, and Ableton Live. Tracker and mpc will both get used soon, theyāre calling me again.
EDIT: And I am actively trying to sell this Grandmother if anyone is interested. Message me.
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Sounds dope, reminds me of switching guitar pedals round every now and then. Keep the palette limited.
Iāve got an SH101 too, but thought Iād get the MPC sorted before I take on that challenge. Plus maybe I can use them both togetherā¦
just use the autoload and you are good. you can store 28mins or of stereo audio which is pretty decent amount. Needs bit of organizing but i have played tons of gigs with mine and just one load before my set starts and Im set. Even the almost full 128mb takes only couple minutes tops.
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Cheers man, Iāve long moved on from mine, itās a fun device once all is loaded up, but getting it all loaded felt like copying hard disks in the 90s
I do love the look and feel of the 1000 otherwise, especially with JJOSXL the software was on point as well.
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yeah it is bit of a stretch to use it nowadays for anything else than maybe gigs (because it is way more reliable and way more cheaper than top of the line laptop) but I do like the workflow and sequencing possibilities vs elektron devices way more. Never vibed with the new touch screen ones, I am sure they are awesome but have 0 interest in those.
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You have to be in what I call ānerd modeā, which I am in a lot of the time. What I mean is, you have to really appreciate the entire process: the waiting around to load, the old technology, and just admiring the machine itself. Thereās an interview with Gold Panda in the new issue of Future Music where he talks about this. Itās just a special machine to me. However, op-1 and Tracker, to me, are both better versions of this. A lot of people donāt realize or at least donāt comment on how MPC-like the op-1 really is, but way more immediate and quicker.
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