Is this a good setup?

you don't seem to know what "trolling" means

crossings wrote:oh, here's a brilliant one about how do i make beats without smoking weed?...
http://mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=136244

haha, how did I miss that little gem. Jeeeeeez.

eddiek1syou wrote:I've just got an MPC1000 and it's awesome. I'd like to make some of my own sounds though so I downloaded Ableton Live and played with some of the instruments preloaded. I know you can use the computer keyboard, but I'd like to have a real keyboard. So, I've been looking at the LPK25.

So, what do you think of this setup? MPC1000, Ableton Live, and LPK25.

I know this sounds like such a newb question, but I am just that- a newb. THanks for the help though.

Without sounding like a Troll - I would echo Crossings original point here

You have to figure out what YOU want from a set up - One mans meat is anothers poison so to speak.

I love Ableton personally - but you might hate it - I hate the LPK25 - you might love it - etc etc.

No one can tell you what you will like - because they, well, aren't you.

What Crossings said in his original post was actually prety good advice

(although - my advice to u would be to stick with the 1000 alone for a while - then you will be better prepared to ask yourself - why do I NEED or WANT Ableton etc)

Crossings I never made any extra accounts to win a vinyl prize. Hell I made that "beat" a month after I ever attempted beatmaking. That was when I didn't know what EQ or Compression was. Is everything okay with you man? Its the MPC-Forums not the World Championship Beatmaking Forums. People aren't going to know everything, thats why they ask here. If I'm looking around for some knowledge I start here and if I don't find it then I post something. Maybe it'll help somebody else wondering the same thing, who knows?

I would like to hear your material btw, I don't recall you ever posting anything.

eddiek1syou wrote:I appreciate your advice on checking out gear reviews through those sites though, real informative. Seriously though.

It is real informative, so is reading the manual.... nobody can tell you what gear is for you except you... and and who feels like writing a paragraph explaining mono/poly/note off when that is not only a question that was asked 10 billion times on the forum but also it is a question that when asked suggests the poster didn't read the manual? Often I answer these sorts of questions but when you know it's a person who is just being lazy and cant be bothered to do the work on their own it makes you want to tell them to RTFM and **** off.. you know what I mean? Not saying that is right, but every day there are dozens of people like that and half the time they dont even return to look at their own thread. Not saying thats you, but nobody knows you yet abd that is the way shit is on these forums.


as for telling long time members how they should contribute this forum... dont even go there. The point behind me mentioning his beat battles was to show that the dude isn't a douchebag like you think he is... dude put good time into contributing to this place.

one more thing, sometimes posts come off as being smart ass responses... but look at it as tough love cause in the long run the results are better when you figured shit out with a bit of guidance over when you just simply did what somebody else told you to do.. know what I mean?

good luck on your gear set up.

A bit of advice for all you newb katz. First, it makes more sense to educate yourself through a source other than these forums.

Getting personal with yourself and finding all things pertaining to the craft you so desire will help tremendously in the long run. These boards are not a good source for starter info because so much mis-information is thrown around and you don't know who or what to believe.

Now on the other hand...once you're experienced enough to know what the ins & outs of this craft are, that's the less you'll need to rely on others for this type of info.

Rather, you'll be in position to SHARE creditable info and ideas instead of getting a bunch of hear-say and whatnot and going about this thing just as blind as the leader you got your info from.

All in all, these forums can make a newb look like an a$$ if they're not careful. If your source didn't come from an accredited institution or through books/articles, then I'd be suspect on believing it from the start.

dabmeister wrote:All in all, these forums can make a newb look like an a$$ if they're not careful. If your source didn't come from an accredited institution or through books/articles, then I'd be suspect on believing it from the start.

Even if the info is accredited I'd still tread lightly. It's an easy trap to fall into thinking you know what is being discussed and really having no idea. Or taking something as true that is really false. As musicians it is our job to apply what we learn and learn what applies. That's why I love when people say "If it sounds good it is good." How much simpler can it be than that? Not discounting reading up on scales or proper EQ/Compression usage or whatever... but sometimes those accredited sources have something to gain by punching up the 'corporate' line too.

Anything that's out there... we all need to take it for what it is. Info... just don't get overloaded, just don't believe it all. Make your own decisions