new 2500

i just brought an mpc 2500 i wanted to know what would be best way to learn how to use the mpc.


should i just go through the users manual?

hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha........ sorry, but ( don't catch feelins here, BUT )
OF COURSE U READ THEE MANUAL, NOW GO START............lmb/kao

dont catch feelings but if you look at my question i asked for the best way not the only available to me. i also see there a sister site on hear that sells a mpc guide that says its easier to learn from that that the users manual. would that be a easier way of learning the mpc than the users manual (does anybody have any input on the guid)? are there any other tips of learning how to use the mpc faster than going through the users manual?

the users manual is alittle hard for me to read being that i am such a noob at this and i dont understand most of the terminology theres things that i want to do to a track and i dont know how to find it in the manual. i would like to go throughout all of the functions of the mpc thoroughly and i feel that if i just go through the manual to do the things i want to do i will be missing out on some functions.

i just brought the guide. it looks very indepth so far. i still would like to hear some tips from other mpc users.

Everyone has been a newbeginner... they got better when they started reading the manual that came out with the product.
Try also exploring on the mpcs.

I've had both an MPC 1000 and (currently) a MPC 500. Both are great boxes, and the only downside in both cases are the manuals supplied. Im not sure if its just the way they're translated (I guess they'd have been written in Japanese first) but they are a bit clinical.
In both cases I bought the tutorials advertised on the site and have been happy with both of them. Yes its extra money but well worth it I reckon.
However its probably worth 'balancing' going through the manual with some good old fashioned experimentation. The best tutorial in the world will not arouse your interest if your just going through the motions. Sometimes the best part of all this is hooking up a turntable/ipod and just making something fresh out of your favourite songs.
So I'd say - get the tutorials and split your time 60/40 between working through the tutorials and just pulling your favourite songs apart. The 60 will grow smaller in time, and you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that you're at least making some use of what is a powerful machine.
Hope this helps.
Mark,
p.s. there is of course - also this forum !!

markmorgan10 wrote:I've had both an MPC 1000 and (currently) a MPC 500. Both are great boxes, and the only downside in both cases are the manuals supplied. Im not sure if its just the way they're translated (I guess they'd have been written in Japanese first) but they are a bit clinical.
In both cases I bought the tutorials advertised on the site and have been happy with both of them. Yes its extra money but well worth it I reckon.
However its probably worth 'balancing' going through the manual with some good old fashioned experimentation. The best tutorial in the world will not arouse your interest if your just going through the motions. Sometimes the best part of all this is hooking up a turntable/ipod and just making something fresh out of your favourite songs.
So I'd say - get the tutorials and split your time 60/40 between working through the tutorials and just pulling your favourite songs apart. The 60 will grow smaller in time, and you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that you're at least making some use of what is a powerful machine.
Hope this helps.
Mark,
p.s. there is of course - also this forum !!

thanks mark i was thinking about 'balancing' after i brought the tutorial. im going to try experimenting with pulling apart songs soon. thanks for the advice

m boss

happy to help mate - good luck.