L. Tombstone wrote:I'd say scrape some extra chips and get something worth buying at that...the classic 3000. I know cats is falling head over heels due to ease of file transfer issues, but the older MPC's 60,60II and 3000 have a more robust sound than the newer models from my experience. The cat above me recommended the 1k or 2500 for USB and hard drive options...If that's what the cat was looking for and it works for him I can't knock that, that's real. BUT, I will say USB and hard drives will do absolutely nothing to make your music pumpin.
The 3K has the option of a gain boost up to 200% per sound!!! No gain issues whatsoever. Plus the build is more solid....and since the 1k and 2500 top out @ 44.1/16-bit (a big mistake for 'new' audio products IMO) why get those?? The 4000 with the Z96 engine is def. where it's at but not them other ones. So, if you want a new MPC go 4000 and get some REAL enhanced capability or go classic and get a 3000. You can always get a SCSI drive for the classic 3K..and if you are using a DAW like Protools, file transfers via USB defeat the purpose of a percussion-based tone generator such as the 3000....Might as well rock Fruity Loops in that case.
**SIDE NOTE: I love 60's, but the 12-bit, 40K thing can make it difficult when dealing with very crispy bright high-frequency sounds.
Good info man, but I also have a question...
The beats I usually end up making are more jazzy, or gritty sounding like something old school Eastside cats do, Rza, J-Dilla, Large Professor, Marley Marl, but with a southern twist, but my set up may be my problem...
Right now the only thing I have to make beats is Fruity Loops, and I do well with it, ive only been making beats for 8 or so months, but my productions already are 10 times better than any other kids at my schools, but there all wack, so I should just stop bragging...
But what I am planning to do is get, either Reason, or Pro Tools ( Not sure which one to get ) and I want to either map out me with the mpc on there, or somehow convert the stuff to get on my DAW, but I have a crappy ass soundcard, so I dont want to lose quality. I also plan to get a MIDI Keyboard, so I can lay drum patterns, and sample, but I want to map instruments on The keyboard...
So which MPC do you think would be best for me, price aside... Quality is a big issue, cause I dont want my ish sounding like something made with a shoestring budget, but I want to have the abilty to make gritty sounding tracks...
What would you suggest for me???
I saw a MPC 60 on E-Bay for $200, but the whole issue with the media you save it on, and getting it onto my DAW looks like a hassle, and it looks like the quality would be poor, even though Im trying to punch in crisp hard drum samples.