Reviews and questions about the entry-level MPC500
By bruchstellen Fri Feb 23, 2007 1:42 pm
Hello everyone,
i havent got a MPC yet and i am not shure wether to get the 500 or 1000.
I have read many posts as well as the manual of both machines.
I understood that the processor differs but how about the soundengine?
Is there a difference too? It's hard to believe for me that if you would use
the same samples, settings etc. in both machines, the sound will sound exactly the same!!
Would be nice to read some opinions! (Any users who own and use both?)

Many thanx for your replies!!!
Cheers, Ollie
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By djobserv Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:54 pm
im pretty sure the converters are different, when i had my 500 and i sampled into my 500, it seemed to "dirty" up the sound quite a bit and added a lot of air to my samples.. it played back the sounds from my 1000 nicely but when it came to sampling/re-sampling sounds from my 1000 it didnt sound the same...

for me soundwise

2000xl > 1000 > 500
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By strength Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:56 am
i own both and i dont notice any difference at all . both sound nice and crispy to me.
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By strength Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:59 am
when i had a 2000 classic , the converters on that colored the sound a little bit , cut of the higher frequicies a little and made it more dusty which was good for what i do .

By bruchstellen Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:36 am
Thanx for the contributions!

for djobserv; do i get this right that the sound to you on the 500 sounds
less good when while sampling and resampling?
> if i would mainly import samples from the card (not using the IN's) then i'd be fine?

another little question :-)
can i move events a few ticks to the front + back (left+right) to get some 'early' hihats and 'late' snares for example?

I am really stoked on this Forum!!!
Thanx for the help! (even before owning a machine)
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By Dj Proces Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:16 am
"can i move events a few ticks to the front + back (left+right) to get some 'early' hihats and 'late' snares for example?"

yes, you can , on the 500 it is called "shift timing".