Please help! Anyone with knowledge about buying equipment

Suggestions for a computer, turntable (best for sampling), and monitors.

I really dont know which computer would be best, obviously ive heard mac is the best, but im not sure anymore.

I have an MPC 2000, and I plan on building up on that with some more equipment and I dont know which computer brand or type is the best for a studio / music, etc.

Any specific computer (not looking to spend much more that $1500), also either PC or Labtop?



Please help, I dont want to buy the wrong shit and get stuck with it.


Also, what is the best program to run with an MPC (im guessing protools, but could be wrong)?

Ok, first things first homie. Laptops are designed to be able to rest on your lap. Not labtops, that would put them on top of some type of chemistry lab

Na seriously tho, with Monitors, check the recent threads, the Yamaha hs80m's are getting some love but the ultimate choice is yours. I own a pair of them and I think they are decent.

As far as a TT it all depends on if you intend on scratching or not. If you just want to sample then get any TT and be sure to get a good needle. If you want to scratch then start by searching for a 1200

Computers....this depate can last for hours. I personally do not like PC's for for DAW applications. I have owned many macs and my experience with them is that they are workhorses. They take a little getting used to at first but honestly the oldest Mac in our building is about 7 years old and has only had a HD issue. Everything else works fine every time.

^ good looks, I been looking at a macbook pro.


http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-MacBook-Pro-1 ... 1|294%3A50



^ Maybe somehting like this, do you think this would be a good choice??



I really dont plan on scratching but I might want to try it out, but ill look into that.



Also, can Fruityloops be used with macs (although I probably wont use it, I want to transfer all my beats)?

I personally wouldnt buy a computer I cant try out first...just to be sure..But yea you cant go wrong with a MBP. As for the fruity loops...I would say check their site for compatibility. I personally never used it so I wouldnt know and that would suck to get that close just to find out its not compatible.

hey greg,I don`t wanna front on you,but there are some serious problems to give you some good advice....
you don`t know what you want.read about the specific details on the equipment you favor.ask yourself if you need what it is possible to do.compare to other similar pieces of equipment.test these.check your bank roll.rock it.

start small.
there`s a lot of equipment out there from people who started with hi-end shit and lost their interest in making music.the more you spent the more you`re gonna loose.

to get in dept with the mpc was an one to two year job for me.don`t think about upgrading before you can say you used your machine each way.everything else would be a waste of time.....

just my two cents.....

Well ive been using FL for 5 years and im to the point where im disgusted with it, just so boring to me now.


Im really not worried about getting to know the MPC or protools, etc, but I have no idea how to set anything up, or how to get anything started.

I tried to set my MPC up with my computer now (Dell PC) and it dosent even work, I couldent even get sound out of it. I went to a music store, the guy tested the MPC and said its fine, so it was the way I set it up (or computer) that was wrong.


So basically, if I was to get the Macbook Pro and install protools then I should have no problem setting up running my MPC with that program, correct? (Using an m-audio firewire solo interface to run with the MPC)


If I can get the ball rolling with that, then I should be all set to start building from there.

if your not getting sound out of your current setup then you, and i mean you, are doing something wrong. and to me that means that you will most likely fall into the same situation with new gear too. just learn how to set up your current gear with the dell and see if it works for you. you obviously need to change something with your input settings. if you want monitors then buy them. if you want a new macbook then buy it. but n0one of that gear is going to instantly resolve your "no sound" issue.

Are you trying to use your MPC as a controller?

Did you have any speaker/monitors coming out of the interface or MPC to hear anything?


Did you use MIDI cables aswell to connect it to your interface to sync w/ your DAW/Computer?

Basically what you asking is that you want someone else to pick the stuff for you because you dont know what you are doing or know your equipment in and out.....

Go here and read!!!
http://tweakheadz.com/guide.htm

search the forum and the net and read read read and if it has a manual
READ THAT SHIT TOO!!!!

you cant go off other peoples opinions on buying gear.

Some say the HS80 are the shit and some say the low end sucks balls.

Some say the Mackie HR824 are amazing well others will recommend KRK's because they are good for the price and yet another one will say the low end on krks sound like doo doo.

Demo shit out and read as much as you can on your 2000, MIDI,etc..

like said before, learn your stuff inside out and try all the possibilities before buying new stuff.

in the end, you might find out that your dell would have done what you wanted and wasted alot of money on a new laptop.

IMO, it seems that you want stuff to just plug and play w/o any type of manual programming from you and go off from the get go.

im sorry but it doesnt work that way pal.

also i didnt mean to come out sounding like an ass either but its stuff like this that annoys me.

^ Well first off I cant use my dell because it has 3 gigs left of space, its the family comptuer, completly infected with viruses, I have absolutley no room for my MPC, I only tried setting up to see if it worked.

My soundcard is **** up on my computer aswell, I set it up right its just getting it to run with a program is the problem, so you did come off as an ass.


Im just asking opinions here, I didnt realize it would be that much of a problem.

Im not asking anyone to pick out a computer, I just was asking what the besy buy was for under 1500.

Yo can get a mac book pro for around $1100.00 see whether it has features that you want ! I got one

FIERCE wrote:Yo can get a mac book pro for around $1100.00 see whether it has features that you want ! I got one

For a used one probably. But you can get Refurb Mccbook Pros on Apple right now $1350 and still get apple care.

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FIERCE wrote:Yo can get a mac book pro for around $1100.00 see whether it has features that you want ! I got one

For a used one probably. But you can get Refurb Mccbook Pros on Apple right now $1350 and still get apple care.

Wow, thats a deal, ebay dont offer shit for care lol.