i use an mpc1k plus sps-1 and evolver.
for jamming and live pa its the best combo ive come across so far.
its surprisingly inspirational to play the machinedrum thru the velocity-sensitive pads and sequencer, i lay down beats in realtime (and hey you can do triplets
). also i don't consider myself a 'keys' player so id rather be banging on drumpads onstage.
the mpc1k does have problems though, it will make you wish it had real-time timestretch (like Ableton) or at least better sample tweaking, like a korg esx or something.
when they make something that combines memory and midi seq of mpc with realtime tweaking of esx, i will be the first one to buy. (elektron are u listening?
)
oops must run will write more later.