Anybody here perform live with the mpc?

By itself, in a band, or in your dj'ing act? How do you use it, or incorporate it into your show?

check out a member of this messageboard named b.durazzo... he kills it live on 2 mpc2500s at once... he's got a few different videos on youtube... here's the first one i could find:

if you do a search there was a similar thread in the production forums a couple of months ago. quite a few people performing live, using various set ups, playing various styles,...

personally, i handle rhythm and breaks duties in our live jungle-ish type band, and i've been working on solo routines recently as well. SPAM: http://funkerfuel.tumblr.com/ uploaded a short practice session recently.

how do you use it live?

http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=151050&hilit=live

^there you go.

"By itself, in a band, or in your dj'ing act? How do you use it, or incorporate it into your show?"

I use it entirely differently, mostly for 32bar midi sequencing.
each 'page' of 16 tracks has 2 kik patterns, 2 snare patterns, 4 basslines, 4 hihat patterns & 4 background FX patterns.
the basslines go to a synth
midi clock goes to another synth with it's own sequencer with hands on control, which also controls a korg ms10, and midi clock goes to an E-mu 2500, which I'm just working into the set up.

all mixing is done live, using the MPC mutes, and on the 8 channel DJmixer.

Audiowise, 8 channel mixer:
mpc mono kik - compressor - ch1
mpc stereo hats - ch2
mpc mono snare - compressor - ch3
mpc stereo FX - ch 4
then one delay FX aux return - ch5
3 synths - ch 6, 7 & 8.

Warning - long intro & not breakz!!!

http://vimeo.com/32592160

puff froggy frog wrote:"By itself, in a band, or in your dj'ing act? How do you use it, or incorporate it into your show?"

I use it entirely differently, mostly for 32bar midi sequencing.
each 'page' of 16 tracks has 2 kik patterns, 2 snare patterns, 4 basslines, 4 hihat patterns & 4 background FX patterns.
the basslines go to a synth
midi clock goes to another synth with it's own sequencer with hands on control, which also controls a korg ms10, and midi clock goes to an E-mu 2500, which I'm just working into the set up.

all mixing is done live, using the MPC mutes, and on the 8 channel DJmixer.

Audiowise, 8 channel mixer:
mpc mono kik - compressor - ch1
mpc stereo hats - ch2
mpc mono snare - compressor - ch3
mpc stereo FX - ch 4
then one delay FX aux return - ch5
3 synths - ch 6, 7 & 8.

Warning - long intro & not breakz!!!

http://vimeo.com/32592160

nicely done!

was the ms10 doing the bass? sounds nice and rubbery

and yes dance music should be done live