Reviews and questions about the entry-level MPC500
By luc Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:57 am
Hi everybody.I want to get an MPC500, I never used an MPC before, I have allways used computers for sequencig and I'm tired of it, so I'm thinking on a 500.
Now, I know it won't be the same, and that's fine, I just need advice if I will be able to do some of the things I do in ableton.
I want to sequence two external midi keyboard and record them in audio and work with the audio loops, also I want to use it as drum machine.
I don't make Hip Hop, I do electronic music(house), and have several tracks running toguether.Then I would like to work with the MPC features.
Is it posible to chop loops and put the parts on the pads? is it posible to play loops on the pads? resample? how difficult is to edit audio loops, like removing parts of a sample?
I would like to work only with the mpc and the synths, and when i have a song almost ready go to the computer and finish it.
I know that the 1000 has bigger screen, but I can't afford it.
Thank you all in advance.

By Emilie Sat Oct 20, 2007 4:30 pm
Hi! If you have a computer, you don't need the mpc-1000, All editing can easily be done on a computer. I use the mpc-500 to make tehcno (sort of) music, and it is brilliant! But the mpc-500 is a rather unstable machine when making and saving music, you should have that in mind if you consider to get one. I love my machine, it's dope ;-)
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By feyz Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:20 pm
Why not both?? use mpc to seq and ableton for everything else....
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By Tofuik Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:23 am
I'd say get it, I'm getting a 500 as a partner to what I do with ableton and something for on the go.
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By rydan Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:33 pm
Bought the 500, bought Live, sold the 500. 'nuff said...