Help a noob! MPC500 vs. MPC 1000

I am looking to buy my first MPC, i gotta cure this jonez that i have for one. any thoughts on which is better and why (MPC500 vs. MPC1000)?

i don't need portability necessarily but it would be nice, i am concerned too about the 12 vs. 16 pads; worried if i get the cheaper 500 i may regret it later since i would be giving up 4 pads.

share some thoughts on each, help a brother out! thanks a ton for the assist!!

get the 1000, the 500 is good for putting a few batteries in a banging out something anywhere you want but in comparison to the 1000 its a bit of a toy with limited features, pads, small screen which creates annoying editing.

1000, for the reasons already stated, plus you can run JJOS on it.

Lampdog wrote:

T7 wrote:1000, for the reasons already stated, plus you can run JJOS on it.

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I've got both, and I'm starting to get down a lot more with the 500. If you've never used an MPC then definitely go with the 1k. I'm sure anybody can figure out the MPC workflow on a 500, but it helps to have the bigger screen and options laid out for you in a thoughtful/logical manner. The 1k really opens up even more with JJOS where as with the 500 you're just stuck with what you get.

While I love my 500, I think it helps to be inducted into the MPC way of thinking through a better system first. You can do just about everything on the 1k quickly and without much hassle, but the things you take for granted on the 1k and higher models like chopping and trimming requiring a lot more patience and training your ear to know how to get tight samples. Just comes down to a difference of opinion though... when you chop on the 1k you can *see* that you've got a tight sample, but on the 500 generally the best you can do is hear that it sounds right or not. The argument goes both ways though... you're not making art so who cares if it 'looks' right... music is all about the sound and the feel.