MPC Software Usability/Learning Curve Poll

MPC Software Usability / Learning Curve Poll.

Very easy To master, unfortunately the learning curves stops when it gets interesting...

lol, theres not much to master really, it doesnt let you know what it should be doing,
cubase does what you would expect it to do, the ren should do but its failed.
i need an old mpc now and need to sell my ren unfortunately.

Not really much to learn as of now, seeing how prehistoric the software still is. Drag and drop samples, press a couple buttons, record, load,save. There is no software to learn at the moment, if you understand the most basic of basic mpcs features and design you should not have trouble using this. If you can work an mpc500, 2000, 3000, etc you are most likely already an expert on the Ren, but then again there's not much to master on the Ren, it's just a simplified software version of the mpc structure, with plug ins

not at all i jumped right in i like it

InspectahEX wrote:there's not much to master on the Ren, it's just a simplified software version of the mpc structure, with plug ins

Yes, it really isn't anything more than the basics from hardware MPCs, and those basics not even implemented well/fully, with the addition of plugins, and the integration with the computer file system.

I agree with everyone that its not hard to master. But for how long. Lets see. Too much options are so distracting but I'm a hobby music creator so i guess it'll keep me busy. Lol

I just wanted to poll to see some answers.

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Improvements are needed in some ways as discussed in numerous threads. I can't really speak for others, but what annoys most people as I can tell are the missing S/C, handling of pad inserts, tempo & track levels across sequences and some options they know from older MPC models.

The Ren + MPC Software were my first MPC ever and it grew on me very quickly, and later the Studio appealed to me even more. Before I only used Reason's NN-XT and a Roland SP-404, but I like the workflow a lot, and it's quite easy to achieve, too (if you know, what you're doing).

EDIT: BTW, there's no option like "It's quick and easy through and through", but I'd have picked this option anyways.

My first MPC was the 500. Having never owned one or done anything with electronic music, I was baffled by the 500 and didn't know where to start. I then grabbed the Ren. After watching a few YouTube videos, I figured out what MPC was all about and realized it was perfect for me. I learned how to use the software very easily and then got the intuition to use the 500. So oddly enough, how easily I learned the Ren also made it very easy to use the 500! Now I move around very quickly on both machines.

My first MPC was the 2000XL. I'm owned a 808 and a 909. I also owned a Roland CDX-1 and various other small drum maschines. I sold them all in the past. I have the MPC REN now and working on getting a Maschine MK II or Studio.

Let get organized!!!!!! Mpc users unite jokes....I got love for you D. But I'm being very serious lets get organized and do something to send a message as a collectiv!!!maybe dissatisfied ren/studio users should flood YouTube with rants like Just Blaze did for the 5000......and sent a very strong message to numark inmusic akai. All of us have one thing in common who frequent this site we all love mpc lets do something ....t dot out!!!'

As i can accomplish what i want with FLStudio, Ableton Live, Cubase, Reason, Renoise, Skale Tracker, Guru and Motu BPM this MPC software is simplicity..

And MPC workflow is maybe easiest to learn..

Imagine a software without any depth of features or complexity laid out in mpc sequencer format, and clunky non-innovative implementation of the few useful modern features it actually does have, lacking automation, mixer is completely not thought out, the NEED of a computer screen bc even with this SUPER pimped out controller with all these controls, still can't control 75% of the software. No multicore so having a powerful computer only helps to an extent. Step Edit/List Edit is considered a ground breaking feature now, it took a year and a half to add it when mpcs built 20 years ago have this simple feature. Imagine a software thats been out a year and a half and is moving so slow it has only reached 5% of it's potential and in danger of never even reaching 25% its potential at this rate. Unless you need 960ppq, u like mouse-producing, or NEED to use VSTs in your music then right now this is probably the most basic watered down mpc ever made. Learning the mpc Renaissance is as easy as learning to press record and play, nothing like learning a real machine like a mv, or an mpc4000 which aren't even difficult to learn. Mpc renstudio is probably the easiest mpc/software to learn bc it based on mouse clicking, and doesn't have nearly as much in depth features that you would think it does.

I was hoping to just press a few buttons and have a whole track sequenced, mixed, and ready for production. Oh well... Maybe in the year 2030.