which version of the MPC-2000XL should i buy?

i know i'm going to buy an MPC-2000XL to produce hip hop tracks...i'm just stuck on which version i should buy

i'm tryin to cut corners in order to still afford a cheap computer at the end of this summer, so here's a few things i require and already have...

1) i NEED the filter function that people use to create basslines, and i'm not sure if it's in the 1200 dollar version of the MPC (do i need that FX chip for this?)

2) I dont need an internal zip drive, since i know a cat who can "float" me an external one for almost nothing...

3) I dont need an 8-out board, since i'm not tracking anything in a big studio yet anyway...

4) i already have a turntable setup and plenty of records to sample from, along with soundforge, acid, cd burning programs and a nice monitoring system hooked up to my computer

5) i have a digital multitracker (8 tracks) that only records two mono inputs at a time...i was wondering if i could mute instruments and record each two at a time and still have control over each sound this way (the multitracker is also midi compatible but i dont know how it would interact with my MPC)



6) i have a good condensor mic setup, so sampling from that will be pretty cool

the filter comes stock, although the effects has another I think.

I'd get the 8 outs anyway, you will want them eventually.

Yes you can mute different tracks, you just have to record different parts on separate tracks.

I would get as much as you can now, (8 outs and effects) as it may be harder to get later. Except the zip which you obviously don't need.

Get a basic model MPC 2000XL off ebay for around $750 + shipping.

You just need the basic model - all models have a low pass filter.

Get the 8-out board later, you don't have a way of recording more than 2 outputs now anyway.
Find out if your multitracker can be synced with Timecode. The MPC can send and recieve Midi Time Code, as well as Midi Machine Control. If your 8-track is compatible, it's easy to bounce tracks one by one.

ieism wrote:Get the 8-out board later, you don't have a way of recording more than 2 outputs now anyway.
Find out if your multitracker can be synced with Timecode. The MPC can send and recieve Midi Time Code, as well as Midi Machine Control. If your 8-track is compatible, it's easy to bounce tracks one by one.

my 8 track can send and recieve midi time code...thanks guys

it feels good to only have to shell out the cash for the basic model...now i can i afford simms, extra disks, and add on to my record collection with the extra $$$


further down the road i might get the 8-out if i ever need to take my MPC to the studio...but thats not a priority right now, i wanna concentrate on my record collection

BiggieSizedFries wrote:
my 8 track can send and recieve midi time code...thanks guys

it feels good to only have to shell out the cash for the basic model...now i can i afford simms, extra disks, and add on to my record collection with the extra $$$


further down the road i might get the 8-out if i ever need to take my MPC to the studio...but thats not a priority right now, i wanna concentrate on my record collection

this maybe true but you don't wanna sell yourself short just because you wanna buy items that you have to buy anyway.....disk,records,and simms is stuff you have to buy anyway.......the 8-outs are cool.......and the eb16 card isn't that good but it help out alot on everything!