Right now I'm working with a MPC 2000xl and a Proteus, my future upgrade was gonna be a 4000 with a Fantom S. Now that Fantom X is dropping Im just gonna save and get the X. I've been looking at a ION and the Triton extreme . Would it benefit me to buy a VA like ION which excels in synthesis and building sounds and combine that with the X and 4000 or look into the triton extreme which has a nice synth engine and extra bells and whistles, some that I would use and others that I wouldn't. Or should I go crazy with the tax return and get the Fantom X, Triton Extreme, Alesis IOn and the MPC 4000
You should use save your tax return for Promotions and Marketing......and cop your keys on credit card/loan.
I think i would go with a rack version of the motif or the Xtreme if there is a rack version...Save money that way too....since you will obviously be sequencing with the MPC....you only need the sounds of the keys and not the other stuff you're paying for.
That's just me.....if i had to do it all over again that's the route i would go.