New to Music (bought an MPC) Ooops

Last year I bought an MPC2500. I did so because I had stuff going on that I wanted to take my mind off.

Didn't really work as I couldn't concentrate because of the nonsense at the time.

I shouldn't have bought any music equipment as I have no experience whatsoever.

My question is...what book could I buy as a start to understand what it takes to understand digital and MPC production?

Thank you

Look to the left Squire

the cosmic pimp wrote:Look to the left Squire

Pardon? Do u mean look at the right for the tutorials?

I have it...I want a more general understanding of making music.

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Sorry i said Left i was hanging upside!!!!Down

That here book is all you need!!!!!

lol, thanks but I have one already...I want a more general understanding of making music and looking for a book i can get to help.

Music comes from the Soul..................No book can release that.

You where born an original so don't die a copy.

the cosmic pimp wrote:Music comes from the Soul..................No book can release that.

You where born an original so don't die a copy.

Well i'm half human, half VCR so that doesn't help me

I have actually had sex with a BETA MAX player,Kept it on rewind so the spools brought me to have a multiple organisms.

Do men do this to you?????

hahahaha!



hey, maybe you could get one of those yellow books like making music for complete idiots... or what ever they are called. I saw someone trying to sell one of those in the craigslist music section for 10 bucks.

If you really must go off topic then please go to...

The 'Off Topic' forum.

RollandButter wrote:Last year I bought an MPC2500. I did so because I had stuff going on that I wanted to take my mind off.

Didn't really work as I couldn't concentrate because of the nonsense at the time.

I shouldn't have bought any music equipment as I have no experience whatsoever.

My question is...what book could I buy as a start to understand what it takes to understand digital and MPC production?

Thank you

Just out of curiosity, when you first bought the mpc, what did you think you would do with it? and what were you able to do with it?

Cause you must have gotten some knowledge about the unit somewhere no doubt? Maybe seeing some beat making vids could show you some things you didn't know you could do with the mpc.

mr_debauch wrote:

RollandButter wrote:Last year I bought an MPC2500. I did so because I had stuff going on that I wanted to take my mind off.

Didn't really work as I couldn't concentrate because of the nonsense at the time.

I shouldn't have bought any music equipment as I have no experience whatsoever.

My question is...what book could I buy as a start to understand what it takes to understand digital and MPC production?

Thank you

Just out of curiosity, when you first bought the mpc, what did you think you would do with it? and what were you able to do with it?

Cause you must have gotten some knowledge about the unit somewhere no doubt? Maybe seeing some beat making vids could show you some things you didn't know you could do with the mpc.

Don't tell him that hes been buying games for it all day,He'l be mortified

the cosmic pimp wrote:Music comes from the Soul..................No book can release that.

You where born an original so don't die a copy.

That is the most real ish you will ever read about this bizz.

the cosmic pimp wrote:I have actually had sex with a BETA MAX player,Kept it on rewind so the spools brought me to have a multiple organisms.

this is going in my "favorite cosmic pimp quotes" section of my brain

ghosty wrote:

the cosmic pimp wrote:Music comes from the Soul..................No book can release that.

You where born an original so don't die a copy.

That is the most real ish you will ever read about this bizz.

*the most real ish you will ever read from cosmic


ok enough about cosmic,
dude - you don't seem very inspired, you are saying you regret buying your mpc.

RollandButter wrote:My question is...what book could I buy as a start to understand what it takes to understand digital and MPC production?

THE MANUAL. first read the manual to understand how to use your mpc technically. then for more info about digital production there is almost infinite information on the internet. so start working with your mpc and when you have specific questions look online, these forums are great for that, as well as google. i can't recommend any books because there are so many about digital production. if you want to spend money look at the ads on this site for the MPC tutorials. i don't know of any MPC books besides the manual. there are plenty of books about digital production, but that's such a wide field that you'll have to know what you want to do specifically, so at this point you should just be experimenting and listening to other music that's made the same way as the music you want to make
peace