a few more mpc questions

hello,

its about time for me to make a purchase, but im still deciding, its either
the mpc 2000xl or the yamaha rs7000, if any of you have an opinion on that i would like to hear it

but here are a few more mpc questions i had

1) i noticed the mpc 2000xl has a note repeat button, can this be used to create drums rolls? if not what can it do

2) does the mpc have a quality sampler in it? i like grimey drums and sounds, so that i would not mind.

3) ive been reading about it, on this site and others but i dont quiet understand it, i realize i could hook an mpc up to a zip drive (keep in mind i have no computer) but could i hook it up to a cd drive, like i could buy a sample cd, then somehow transfer it to my mpc, how do i do this?

thanks for any help

1) yes

2) Its not especially "grimey". It's a sampler, what you'll put into it matters a lot. You can use low samplerates or resample to 12 bit with the mpc though, that will give you some KGHHHHGK samples. But maybe the rs7000 can do this too?

And does the rs7000 (you gotta love that name though) have an active userforum like this one? I don't think so.

3) You need a couple drives.

The MPC2000XL comes with a CD that has a lot of nice sounds for a beginner. To load these sounds you need either a computer with a Zip drive (and a second Zip drive for the MPC) or a CD ROM drive with SCSI interface for the MPC.

Sample CDs often have long filenames. You will not be able to load these files through the SCSI port because the MPC has a filename length limitation. This means you either have to get a computer and write new files with smaller filenames on another disc or you have to connect a CD player (or DVD player) to the MPC inputs and sample through them.

You also need some way to store everything unless you want to keep loading and sampling every time you want to use it. That would be way too much work. This is where the Zip drive is helpful. You could store your programs and samples on a Zip disk.

Get an internal zip drive. a 100 is cool but a 250 is better. and get a usb or f/w one for your pc (or a parallel if it doesnt have a usb-f/w connection).

Get the studio plus version if you can help it, that'll save you the trouble of trying to track down expansion options later.

32 mb like the zip is essential.

Read the manual or download the .pdf file. Trust me-the 85% of your first question you will ask are covered in this book.

Check out Midicase.com(I assume you hadn't based on your previous questions) This here is the next best resource for your mpc.

While you're there, cop that MPCEditor and the simplexfer software.

Check out the rest of Tutor's site and cop some of them there kits he's got for sale.(good stuff, IMO).

Snatch yourself up a copy of Audacity so you can get started chopping up samples on your pc. (its free btw). Its like a stripped down versionof Soundforge and something to tide you over until yuo're ready to invest in SF. Great for chopping up loops and samples.

My friend has the RS7000, and most of the built-in sounds on it are pretty cheesy. The sequencer works different too, more like Ableton Live in some ways. On paper the RS is impressive, but after checking it out, I would never buy or recommend one.
Go for the MPC. Tried and true. Showin and provin.

There's no substitute for a MPC...Plus the pads on the rs7000 are gay and all plastic cheap looking....

get the MPC...you ain't heard Pharrell, Timbo, Dre', Pete Rock, etc. say they use the rswhatever...


two words "Industry Standard"...if cats with millions are using this one, odds are it's the best for the money