My first MPC

My first MPC just shipped, purchased a MPC 5000. I've never had any experiance with an MPC, or a drum machine. Just a love for music, especially hip hop and trance.

wait a 500 or 5000?

you may be unhappy if you bought the 5k

some people arent good with mpc's and decide to trade them in for something else. thats a lot of doe to spend on a 5k, especially with no experience with an mpc

but on the other hand if you dont like it you could sell it and have enough money for every mpc you want

Congrats on the purchase Just make sure you read the manual bro. It will save you many hours of frustration

I generally wouldn't think of a 5k as a first MPC but if you got it like that more power to ya. Congrats, best of luck, and read that whole manual before you even plug it in.

Wow, the whole manuel? Theres a quick guide to it as well right? I will read up ahead of time. Also, anyone know, does a new model ship with the new OS? I'm guessing no...and I got the memory expansion, no cd though.

Honestly the manual will save you a lot of frustration. You'll still get stumped but at least you'll be able to clarify what your problem is and people will be more willing to help...

So far so good, I don't regret getting the 5000 at all. Out of the box, no problems that I'm aware of. I'm digging deeper into it with each hour that passes....and having a lot of fun with it.

After 3 months, I have no regrets at all. I'd even go as far to say that I listen to music differently now. Also, the learning curve, having no experiance on an MPC, took me about 2 months with about a moderate amount of use......still can't get enough!

ChrisPaul wrote:After 3 months, I have no regrets at all. I'd even go as far to say that I listen to music differently now. Also, the learning curve, having no experiance on an MPC, took me about 2 months with about a moderate amount of use......still can't get enough!

Congrats, I only have a 500 myself and I'm the same way... spend days dreaming up tracks and then go find the wax to make it happen

poundaproblem wrote:Congrats on the purchase Just make sure you read the manual bro. It will save you many hours of frustration

That's right, bro. It is all in the manual. Good luck on your first track.

Cheers!

Congratulations on the MPC5000. I've worked with the 1000, 2000XL, 3000 and 4000. I have a friend who has a 5000. I got a lot of experience with MPC's but when I sat in front of the 5000, I was like "Look, these menus are foreign." Read the manual, then get to work.

I dont see a reason why 5k shouldnt be persons first MPC, it's hardly any different than 1k or 2.5k in terms of software interface...what is he supposed to start with 500 ?

konc3pt wrote:I dont see a reason why 5k shouldnt be persons first MPC, it's hardly any different than 1k or 2.5k in terms of software interface...what is he supposed to start with 500 ?

I agree -- when you're completely new to the MPC world, any model would look/feel foreign to you. So why not start with the MPC5000 if that happened to be the model you wish to use?!

-- peer

Peer wrote:

konc3pt wrote:I dont see a reason why 5k shouldnt be persons first MPC, it's hardly any different than 1k or 2.5k in terms of software interface...what is he supposed to start with 500 ?

I agree -- when you're completely new to the MPC world, any model would look/feel foreign to you. So why not start with the MPC5000 if that happened to be the model you wish to use?!

-- peer

Yep, I agree too. When the 4k was the selling flagship mpc, I jumped on it and it was my first mpc as well. It was, as with any new piece of gear, completely new to me.

But I guess going from a Roland R8 to a 4k wasn't that bad, but I'll admit, it did kick my butt in the begining until I established myself with it and the rest is history.