first i traded 6 beats w/ commercial rights for the an mpc2000xl...then i traded an mpc2000xl to get the motif 6..... because i use fruity loops the mpc was useless...so i copped something that was more useful...and i cant remember what the exact price was at the musician store...but it was over a g...that and i had to put 100 to it...its a nice thing to have...i found alot of sick ass sounds on it...that and i use alot of akai cd's...