Do I need other software if I purchase an MPC?

which method would you suggest or prefer personally and why?

Aceof-$pade$ wrote:which method would you suggest or prefer personally and why?

What do you mean by 'which method would you suggest'? That doesn't seem to bear any relation to the question you ask in the topic title.

Most people use hardware or software to record their beats at some stage, it all comes down to personal preference. Hardware could be a hard disk recorder, analog tape for example. Software would usually be a DAW like logic, cubase, pro tools. Software is widely used to also mix and master tracks beyond the level an MPC is capable of, so it is used for this and recording tracks.

Lots of free software out there which is excellent so no need to spend money on a DAW. Reaper is a popular choice, shareware I believe.

If you wanna spend nothing, download Audacity.
If you like to have a supernice DAW for a minimal Price, buy REAPER for 60 Bucks after you tested it.