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By lecram030 Wed Nov 26, 2008 5:18 pm
hi
I'm new here and wants to produce hip hop Beatz.
I've thought a mpc to buy.
The only question is what should I get ... and what should I have to do (for example: spaekers, headphones synthesizer, etc.) in order to produce good Beatz. I also work with good equipment and not only "cheap" shit I'm grateful to have any help
By lecram030 Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:07 pm
I thought to buy the akai 2500 mpc and a cork microKorg synthesizer ... and a few sample cds .... and the akai K 271 headphones ... what do you mean ... ?
By _Stilo_ Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:47 am
Yea really...that's a too generic question. "I want to make hip-hop beats, what do I need?"
Nobody can answer that to you. Read a lot, learn a lot, and start small.
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By Lampdog Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:53 am
lecram030 wrote:I thought to buy the akai 2500 mpc and a korg microKorg synthesizer ... and a few sample cds .... and the akai K 271 headphones ... what do you mean ... ?

that's fine, start with that.

Visit tweakheadz.com for starters/pro advice.

It's already laid out and explained.
By SV.PPROMO Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:17 pm
Audio Axiom Midi Keyboard, M-Audio Bx5a Monitors, Sony Head sets mdr-v700, External Hard drive (For you extra sample and Projects), Alesis multi mix 8,12 0r 16 (To track out your projects Quick), Cubase le 4 and you are ready to go
By markmorgan10 Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:38 am
be careful - its just as easy to make ideas sound good on a 1000 as it is with a 2500 - the workflow pattern will be a little different thats all.

what im saying is - its not just in the equipment - its in the creativity - buy a 2500 will all the trimmings by all means but it does not guarantee that it would be the best choice for you.

to really get to grips with how an mpc works - i'd go for a 1000, and take it from there. If you like using the mpc format you can get another model easily enough. the stuff i do is more r & b / vocal based with some hip-hop, and I found that 'downgrading my 1000 to a 500 was the best thing I ever did (more portability etc.)

good luck - but if you havent used an mpc before - i'd consider starting with a 1000

Mark