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BornPower · 03-04-2012, 03:36 PM

anybody got one? is it worth the money or would I be better off looking another machine?
I got a buddy that's gonna hook me up with FL Studio so I was looking for a beat machine to use and I came across a few videos on the 500 and it looked decent at 350.

THE MASON · 03-05-2012, 10:27 AM

i would just go with an MPD or something if your intend on using it like a MIDI

vojdal · 03-05-2012, 03:08 PM

Start with FL studio which has unlimited possibilities and is easy to learn, after few months you can buy some pad controller like MPD24 or 32. Machines are overrated imo ;]

THE MASON · 03-05-2012, 04:07 PM

^i disagree

you can get a lot more in those little boxes then on something like FL. sure there are some good VSTs out there but they dont produce the same power as an MPC does.

plus having pads, even if its MIDI, can give you a level of human feeling and soul to your beats. you play the drums and get more swing and so on. its builds a more natural essence in the beat.

FL is dope tho, i started by drawing drums and what not in the sequencer then got a Axiom 25 and will never go back.

playing your own drums>>>>>>then anything else

fuck quantize as well (essentially, drawing is the ultimate quantize) you lose all that feeling i was talking about

vojdal · 03-05-2012, 04:54 PM

Yup you're right with this, those machines have their unique sound and it's dope to play your beats. Satisfaction with finished beat must be 10x times bigger. I have to buy some controller ;]

pRoTeChTyAnEcK · 03-06-2012, 08:38 PM

I have an MPC 500. Love the fact it is more portable than other Akai machines. Also highly recommend the 1000 if you can ever find it at a good price.

BornPower · 03-10-2012, 01:26 PM

whats a decent price for an mpc1000? 800?

pRoTeChTyAnEcK · 03-10-2012, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by .5KutSkeleton

whats a decent price for an mpc1000? 800?

800 is definitely a decent price for a 1000 if it's brand new. I bought mine for $500 used, but it was basically fresh out the box. if you really want an MPC, I recommend the investment. I bought my 500 for 4 bills and just tricked it out with RAM & a memory card. would've been the same price as buying it brand new.

Caper · 03-11-2012, 11:26 PM

they got a mpc 4000 for $800 http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/msg/2894292945.html

MPC 1000 $550 http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/msg/2890273393.html

THE MASON · 03-14-2012, 01:46 PM

i want a 60 lol this guy makes it seem crazy dope

ClymaX · 03-15-2012, 04:42 PM

That machine is a beast yo! As far as the sound.. i can make 2kxl sound as gritty as a 60 when paired with an ASR. There's still nuttin in the market that can beat it's timing and swing tho. I'd def get one if i had money at the moment.
Peace to Roger Linn! Still waiting for the Linn Drum II to come out.

Drunken Monk · 04-19-2012, 06:38 AM

get a SP 404 OR 555

MANTIS69 · 04-24-2012, 02:19 PM

Cant go wrong wit an MPC bro, its a great investment, they dont lose their value.

03-04-2012, 03:36 PM	#1
BornPower SiferBorn Join Date: May 2006 Location: Souf CHIolin Age: 31 Posts: 1,248 Blog Entries: 27 Rep Power: 15	Mpc-500 anybody got one? is it worth the money or would I be better off looking another machine? I got a buddy that's gonna hook me up with FL Studio so I was looking for a beat machine to use and I came across a few videos on the 500 and it looked decent at 350. __________________ weep for lost babylon, the bleeding god, the forgotten sheep slaughtered in a forest of evil fog bordered by a sea of faults, fleeing mobs turn to see the holocaust and become kings and queens of salt screaming shots, police and chalk, wingless fallen demons walking among us as people... -.5Kut

03-05-2012, 10:27 AM	#2
THE MASON Winter is Coming Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The North Posts: 11,998 Rep Power: 119	i would just go with an MPD or something if your intend on using it like a MIDI __________________ Click 4 More Beats and Rhymes ELITE STATUS

03-05-2012, 03:08 PM	#3
vojdal Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Warsaw/Poland Posts: 73 Rep Power: 0	Start with FL studio which has unlimited possibilities and is easy to learn, after few months you can buy some pad controller like MPD24 or 32. Machines are overrated imo ;] __________________ http://soundcloud.com/vojdal

03-05-2012, 04:07 PM	#4
THE MASON Winter is Coming Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The North Posts: 11,998 Rep Power: 119	^i disagree you can get a lot more in those little boxes then on something like FL. sure there are some good VSTs out there but they dont produce the same power as an MPC does. plus having pads, even if its MIDI, can give you a level of human feeling and soul to your beats. you play the drums and get more swing and so on. its builds a more natural essence in the beat. FL is dope tho, i started by drawing drums and what not in the sequencer then got a Axiom 25 and will never go back. playing your own drums>>>>>>then anything else fuck quantize as well (essentially, drawing is the ultimate quantize) you lose all that feeling i was talking about __________________ Click 4 More Beats and Rhymes ELITE STATUS

03-05-2012, 04:54 PM	#5
vojdal Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Warsaw/Poland Posts: 73 Rep Power: 0	Yup you're right with this, those machines have their unique sound and it's dope to play your beats. Satisfaction with finished beat must be 10x times bigger. I have to buy some controller ;] __________________ http://soundcloud.com/vojdal

03-06-2012, 08:38 PM	#6
pRoTeChTyAnEcK funkmaster general Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tustin, CA Age: 30 Posts: 1,439 Rep Power: 21	I have an MPC 500. Love the fact it is more portable than other Akai machines. Also highly recommend the 1000 if you can ever find it at a good price. __________________

03-10-2012, 01:26 PM	#7
BornPower SiferBorn Join Date: May 2006 Location: Souf CHIolin Age: 31 Posts: 1,248 Blog Entries: 27 Rep Power: 15	whats a decent price for an mpc1000? 800? __________________ weep for lost babylon, the bleeding god, the forgotten sheep slaughtered in a forest of evil fog bordered by a sea of faults, fleeing mobs turn to see the holocaust and become kings and queens of salt screaming shots, police and chalk, wingless fallen demons walking among us as people... -.5Kut

03-11-2012, 11:26 PM	#9
Caper REAPER CREW Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Mystic Realmz Posts: 1,858 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 39	they got a mpc 4000 for $800 http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/msg/2894292945.html MPC 1000 $550 http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/msg/2890273393.html __________________ http://DarkstarzRecords.com/caper DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/?whlid9c925ctjd9

03-14-2012, 01:46 PM	#10
THE MASON Winter is Coming Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The North Posts: 11,998 Rep Power: 119	i want a 60 lol this guy makes it seem crazy dope __________________ Click 4 More Beats and Rhymes ELITE STATUS

03-15-2012, 04:42 PM	#11
ClymaX SHAOLIN STUDENT Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 376 Rep Power: 0	That machine is a beast yo! As far as the sound.. i can make 2kxl sound as gritty as a 60 when paired with an ASR. There's still nuttin in the market that can beat it's timing and swing tho. I'd def get one if i had money at the moment. Peace to Roger Linn! Still waiting for the Linn Drum II to come out. __________________ www.soundclick.com/Clymax www.myspace.com/fuseaclass coming soon...

04-19-2012, 06:38 AM	#12
Drunken Monk Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 7,739 Rep Power: 41	get a SP 404 OR 555

04-24-2012, 02:19 PM	#13
MANTIS69 GRANDMASSIVE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WASHINGTON D.C. , VA CATS Age: 35 Posts: 1,437 Rep Power: 20	Cant go wrong wit an MPC bro, its a great investment, they dont lose their value. __________________ GRANDMASSIVE AKA HIGH PRIEST RAW CHRIST SHABAZZ in 2011 http://www.reverbnation.com/grandmas...wchristshabazz http://www.soundclick.com/grandmassive http://www.myspace.com/8477926

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