AKAI MPC 2000 XL is a great CD quality sampler-sequencer for any pop songwriter, Trap EDM producer or classically trained film composer looking to organize and arrange ideas, chop samples, edit groove elements, etc..or just thicken a light thin recording 
- THICK Round Sound -12db filter, has a warm lo-fi filter - made famous by analog pieces like the Moog Voyager, the SE-1x and the Andromeda. The Mpc2kxl also has the ability to convert clean 16 bit samples down to gritty 12 bit resolution (like the E-mu SP1200), stereo file hosting, easy mono drum layering, full ADSR sound design envelope for each sound pad, can split stereo samples into mono samples to prevent phase cancellations, revere samples and pushes drums out loudly! Solid Swing Feel adjustable swing settings, 1/8th to 1/32 note triplet quantization options for quick timing corrections, solid midi timing clock with no latency issues. Has a strong fluid midi clock, step edit mode, velocity edit, easy insert features (add or remove recorded events precisely) User Friendly Screen 1 to 32 sample region chops, automatic program creation and sample assignment feature, quick 1-button error correction allows for erasing one or multiple events from a sequence, drum programming made easy through step edit page, can audition scroll through midi tracks while sequence is playing, dual sequence feature - two sequences can play simultaneously, drum pad sequence selection for an organic song creation process, dedicated track mute/ solo options. Internal mixer has automation features for the volume faders and the panning