MPC 1000 Sequencer OVERRATED !!!

Hey wats goin on board!
Just wanted to vent a little, i use to use Fruity Loops and cool edit to make my beats (for about 5 years) and i mastered that and found it was pretty effective but just missing some punch. I finally talked myself into getting the mpc1000 because everyone was telling me that the sequencer is a step above anything else out there.

In fact, the sequencer is probly one of the poorest things on the whole machine. I love the way the drums bang on it and hitting the pads and playing by ear is way more effective than clicking a mouse and looking at a grid on fruity, but the sequencer could do with a makeover. it just doesnt click beautifully like i was told. Im now considering a mpc 4000.... maybe i shoulda done that from the get go...anyone else out there had similar thoughts????

PennyDimes

what exactly does it not do that you had hoped it would?

"everyone was telling me that the sequencer is a step above anything else out there."

Problem #1, too many people in your ear.
Problem #2, if you can't get what you want in a 1k sequencer buying
the 4k isn't going to help with the sequencing.
Problem #3, too many people in your ear.

Take time to learn the sequencer and/or get used to it.

Lampdog wrote:"
if you can't get what you want in a 1k sequencer buying
the 4k isn't going to help with the sequencing.


Take time to learn the sequencer and/or get used to it.

that's it.

well if u dont learn to use the mpc1000 then u wont know the mpc1000. its all on how u use it. study the book with the mpc1000 turnd on. i used to be big on fruityloops but when i bought my mpc1000 i bought it cause it suited my needs and those needs where not just the fact that it allows me to use my samples but it recorded chords in the step sequencer. somthing the fruityloops jsut cant do unless u got pianoroll opend but that was always messy sense im not a good pianist im very sloppy, and of course the big one i said goodbye to asio once and for all. but theres more to my needs and that doesnt matter for what im bout to tell u right now.. in ur case u didnt need an mpc1000, u bought an mpc1000 cause of hype when all u needed was a midi controller for ur fruityloops. if u go for an mpc4000 ur stepping into a learning curve thats completely different than the mpc1000 just read the manual and compare for urself. my advice to u is either learn the machine u paid lots of hard earn cash for or turn it in and buy urself a synth instead witch can also work as a midi controller, the mpc series are midi controllers but ask urself. so do u wanna play with keys or pads or a mouse? u should have done ur homework sorry about ur luck

the sequencer is great its usually lack of time put into learning it that makes it poor in peoples eyes. i think this is a end user malfunction not a mpc flaw. I bet you have not had your mpc for a week and are already complaining about it. People expect instant results from upgrading from things like fruity loops well its not that easy. Im not trying to be hard on you but its just we see this so often here its crazy. I just got a mpc and im not a pro .......... rtm , pratice and get like lamp said get them people out your ear and figure out what you WANT.

mpc sequencing = incredible, hands down

just changed in a month from a yamaha su700 to an mpc1000

the second day i knew that it was my best buy ever mainly because of the sequencer

tried reason and cubase but soft is not my style for drums

that's the thing - once you learn the mpc1000 for drums, you will NEVER go back.

i'm not really talking about perfectly timed southern rap style drums. any computer/keyboard/sampler/sequencer could do those. i'm talking about loose, flexible, banging organic drums made from oneshots. swinging hats, loose kicks, offset snares. mpc1000 is perfect for those. honestly, if southern rap beats had better drums, i'd dig the beats (not the rapping though, sorry).

but try setting your hats on 2 different pads. record one on every 8th note, then go to shift timing and shift 1 of the pads 2 ticks later. next, shift your snare 2 ticks earlier. this is very simple groove setting stuff, and it REALLY makes your drums sound good.

beware time correction. it's a great tool but you need to know how and when to use it - and more importantly when to use it as an initial guideline to alter after the fact.

good luck man
nym

Antonym wrote:that's the thing - once you learn the mpc1000 for drums, you will NEVER go back.

i'm not really talking about perfectly timed southern rap style drums. any computer/keyboard/sampler/sequencer could do those. i'm talking about loose, flexible, banging organic drums made from oneshots. swinging hats, loose kicks, offset snares. mpc1000 is perfect for those.

Cosign!!

[quote="PennyDimes"...everyone was telling me that the sequencer is a step above anything else out there.[/quote]

I think they were comparing it to other hardware sequencers.

if u think the sequencer on the mpc1000 is wack u must be wack!!

Ever since the new OS was released, I've been able to get the feel I want a lot faster and easier. However, I'm still experimenting with it and learning new tricks.

You should practice more because the on sequencer on the mpc is great.

Antonym wrote:beware time correction. it's a great tool but you need to know how and when to use it - and more importantly when to use it as an initial guideline to alter after the fact.

Yess Siirr, that's it.