Question about Sampling, and question about Mac vs. PC

Can anyone explain how I can record a sample and use it on my MPC Studio with Windows 7?? Every tutorial I have seen involves a Mac...which brings me to my next question...Is MPC more geared toward Mac? because I am thinking of buying a new laptop and am considering a Mac as opposed to the PC I've always used. Is doing things like sampling easier on Mac? thanks!!

It is the same on both Mac and PC, no real advantage that I can see of one over the other.

- Set that audio device within MPC Software preferences
- Plug the sound source into your computer audio input, as set above
- Go to MPC Software Sample Record mode, set the input to External
- Turn on Input Monitor and set audio input levels
- Record your sample

RTF2451 wrote:Can anyone explain how I can record a sample and use it on my MPC Studio with Windows 7?? Every tutorial I have seen involves a Mac...which brings me to my next question...Is MPC more geared toward Mac? because I am thinking of buying a new laptop and am considering a Mac as opposed to the PC I've always used. Is doing things like sampling easier on Mac? thanks!!

Everyone swears by the mac is great for music. I have 2 mac mini, a hand built pc I built and asus ROG pc laptop. I use sunflower or jacks on my mac to get a solid external input into my mini and it's a pain in the ass. I even brought a NI Audio 10 for the mac mini. Still time consuming to set up inputs. Mac does has input 1/8in plug built in but, does not work like the 1/8in output jack.

On the pc I have sound blaster internal sound card or I can use the on board audio inputs on my motherboard. Select any input in control panel and the ren and the maschine see it. No problems.

both of the above posters are right, it all depends on how you upkeep your computer, you can use either to make music on.

although i will never go back to a pc to make music on simply becuase the mac doesnt fail me ever.

you know when you dont upkeep your pc right and after awhile it gets slow?

the mac doesnt do this.

ive had my harddrive full hundreds of times (so full that i cant add a new project or save a song or whatever.) and it still runs just about as good as it did on day one.

pcs are good, but if you dont know how to upkeep them right, they get sluggish after awhile.

i consider myself pretty tech savy and this has always happened to me with PC's. thats why i would never go back.

i think its in the way the os is written. the mac lends itself better to things that are heavy on cpu usage.

if i were you, id go with a mac when you get your new computer, i dont think you will be upset at all, quite the contrary, i think you might like it better.

but the bottom line is, you dont need a mac to make music on. a lot of people just like it better.

im using an old ass macbook pro too, and its still running strong.

if you dont want to pay the ridiculous prices for a new one, i would even suggest buying a used one with the old 10.5.8 or 10.6 operating systems. i would feel perfectly comfortable buying a used mac that has been well taken care of, and i wouldnt even consider buying a used pc like that.

ill pm you a place where you can get them for pretty reasonable.

damien907 wrote:if you dont want to pay the ridiculous prices for a new one, i would even suggest buying a used one with the old 10.5.8 or 10.6 operating systems.

I do not agree with that suggestion, when the Akai website says this in relation to MPC Software...

Minimum Computer specs:

Mac: 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended) Mac OS X 10.7 - 10.8 with DVD–ROM drive

i guess i forgot that all the new software is for newer OS's.

**** if thats gonna get me to upgrade though.