MPC 2000 Classic needs some Co-defendants.....

New cat here...just got a MPC 2000 Classic...I'm learning little by little I guess (yes LAMPDOG I am reading the manual) and trying to master the machine until I get a XL...but uhm...what are some good machines to hook it up to?

Turntables, Keyboards, Software, Scsi drives, etc....I wanted to know what are some good things I can add to the mix to really get this shit poppin because you can arrange .wav sounds but so many times....lol

Any input would be appreciated...I dont wanna go out and buy the wrong shit and go through the technical difficulties...

Thank You!!!!

wat kind of beats are u tryin to make? cuz depending on that u should get a keybaord or a turntable first although in the long run i would shoot for getting both. but remember this is a sampler and u can sample anything. vhs, dvd, tape, vinyl ect ect

I'm not going to put myself in a box and say I want to make such and such kinda beats...I know I need a turntable and keyboard, my question was geared towards finding out what specific machines I should rock with to get a pretty good sound....

like what turntable would work with my machine?
what keyboard?
what kind of software is good to arrange and edit my beats?....etc...

all i got right now is my MPC and mmmmaaaaaaaadddddd floppy disks...I havent saved one sequence yet because I dont want to buy the wrong shit...feel me?

i also have a old ass Korg Electribe ES-1...is that good to sample from?? I get some hot sounds from that joint

Well I am not sure what you are getting at with what you are asking.. like what types of goals are you trying to achieve...

though, one thing you might find good is to get a patch bay with the output going into the sample in (line in) on your classic..... so you can have several units ready to go for sampling (electribe, any drum machines or keyboards you might get, your vinyl player, cd player, what ever else you can think of) ... and get a can of pressured air so you can clean the dust off properly if ever you get some.

Remember you'll need a device with a phono (turntable) preamp. I use the Akai MFC42 analog filter which has a built in phono preamp. It's good if you sample from vinyl which has a lot of lo-freq rumble, the filter removes that low from your hi-hats and snares etc.

Get a card reader! Or at least a Zip/Jaz drive.

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think of the 2000 classic as a "white blank canvas," all you got to do is "color" it in...

^^Look at Bob Ross over here.....lol

I know that brother...just wanted to save time and energy and buy the right machines so I can rock out and make some hot music....thats all

Get a 1200. Dope turntable, solid as a rock. If you want to sell it down the line, you'll pretty much get your money back if you keep it in a reasonable condition.

Get a mixer of some kind. Vestax or Rane are excellent.

Get some vinyl.

Worry about everything else when you've mastered the basics.

champdolla wrote:^^Look at Bob Ross over here.....lol

I know that brother...just wanted to save time and energy and buy the right machines so I can rock out and make some hot music....thats all

lol, sorry man, i wasn't try to be a smart arse... i'll take your Bob Ross as a compliment, that cat can paint... but yeah this is how i felt about the 2k after coppin it, it didn't have the sound of the older mpc's before it and it didn't have the features of the newer mpcs as well. but it did have the basic editing tools, the sequencer, the pads and how they respond and the digit/data wheel. as just like what the other catz have already said. what i do with my 2k is mostly sequence with it. i sample, chop, tweak my sounds on my laptop using an audio editor and just sample into the 2k. dope combo for me. i can also do the same on the 2k with just a turntable, records and a dj mixer. depends what i'm feeling that day. but i guess it also depends on the type of music you want to do will help you decide what you need to add to your 2k..peace

Thank you diatonic....I will invest in that first than....

I'm tryin' to sync up that Electribe but I have more reading to do...Good lookin...

champdolla wrote:^^Look at Bob Ross over here.....lol

I know that brother...just wanted to save time and energy and buy the right machines so I can rock out and make some hot music....thats all

You honestly can make hot music with ANYTHING even some fischer price bs. It all depends upon where YOU want to go because i can come up with a million and one (well not that many but you get the idea) answers by you saying "right machines" so here is a list

Just Synth/Keyboard wise and in no order

Hardware or Software?
Analog, Digital, Rompler
Poly or Mono
w/ keys or w/out keys?
price range?
Vintage or New?

In the end YOU have to provide us with more info if you want some recommendations. Tell us your fave producers, beat makers, rappers or just songs in general.

In your response to Turntables thats a little more simple
go with the standard (Technics) and branch out from there me personally i am a Vestax Deck person and more recently a vestax mixer person (was using Rane TTM 56) but once i copped that innofader its like butter.

Mixer wise try out a Vestax PMC line they can be found at a decent price and are great mixers for mixing and scratching.

Thank you sir....I've been going in on the machine...I learned pretty quick...good thing I have some hot sounds and kits....

Gotta SCSI IOMEGA Zip drive coming this week, so perhaps I can save some of my drum sequences...I've been working on layering my drums...doubling up on snares to make them sound fuller...things like that..making hot little hi hat ticks...nice machine...I wonder what I can do with the XL once I scoop that...

I was working on the chopping (trimming function) last night so when I get my turntable I have some kind of knowledge...werd