By johnsmith87
Thu Jan 05, 2017 1:30 pm
Hey guys
New to the forum so please be gentle...
Brief Background: I've been a massive Hip Hop fan since the 90's and have been talking to friends and family about getting an MPC for about a decade (Preemo, Dilla and Pete Rock are my favourite producers so it makes sense..) To cut a long story short I was recently given an MPC Touch and a second hand Akai MPK Mini Laptop Production Keyboard and although my initial reaction was 'this is amazing' my following feeling was 'now what?'
I guess I'm just confused as to what else I need to get started. I've already learned quite a bit about MPC's thanks to this forum, but it's quite hard to decipher what software/hardware I NEED and what software/hardware I should be getting if cost was no object.
I've resigned myself to the fact that I will need a new laptop (Mac Pro probably), but after that the lines are blurred. I assumed to get started I just needed a turntable and some speakers, but I keep hearing contradictory things about what specs are required etc.
Hardware:
What sort of turntable do I need (any specific aux cables, plugins to look out for etc)
What sort of Speakers should I be looking for to get the best sound (at a budget!). I hear Rokit's are good?
Am I missing anything else that I need to get up and running? Maybe I need a soundcard or maybe it's not necessary for a beginner?
Software:
Do people just use MPC software? Again, when experienced i'll be able to shell out on Logic or something, but I'm not sure I need it when starting out.
Any help on this would be much appreciated guys/girls.
Thanks so much and glad to be a part of this forum
New to the forum so please be gentle...
Brief Background: I've been a massive Hip Hop fan since the 90's and have been talking to friends and family about getting an MPC for about a decade (Preemo, Dilla and Pete Rock are my favourite producers so it makes sense..) To cut a long story short I was recently given an MPC Touch and a second hand Akai MPK Mini Laptop Production Keyboard and although my initial reaction was 'this is amazing' my following feeling was 'now what?'
I guess I'm just confused as to what else I need to get started. I've already learned quite a bit about MPC's thanks to this forum, but it's quite hard to decipher what software/hardware I NEED and what software/hardware I should be getting if cost was no object.
I've resigned myself to the fact that I will need a new laptop (Mac Pro probably), but after that the lines are blurred. I assumed to get started I just needed a turntable and some speakers, but I keep hearing contradictory things about what specs are required etc.
Hardware:
What sort of turntable do I need (any specific aux cables, plugins to look out for etc)
What sort of Speakers should I be looking for to get the best sound (at a budget!). I hear Rokit's are good?
Am I missing anything else that I need to get up and running? Maybe I need a soundcard or maybe it's not necessary for a beginner?
Software:
Do people just use MPC software? Again, when experienced i'll be able to shell out on Logic or something, but I'm not sure I need it when starting out.
Any help on this would be much appreciated guys/girls.
Thanks so much and glad to be a part of this forum