Discuss the various methods you use in music production, from compressor settings to equipment type.
By frankzoff Wed Aug 18, 2004 3:43 pm
Most mpc users seem to be into producing hip hop but
I recently bought an MPC 1000 to assist in making my house music sound a little fresher. Anyway after reading that two of my favorite producers (Kenny Dope and DJ Gregory) use MPC's I feel like great about my purchase!

Here is some of the article...

"Let’s start with you studio - what’s your favourite piece of gear?

My MPC 3000, it’s an Akai sampler. Akai has been doing a sampler for years and years called MPC. The first version was MPC 60 then MPC 2000 and now there’s going to be a new one called MPC 1000. Everybody who’s doing Hip RNB house music, quite a lot of producers use MPC 3000. This is the machine I use to do my drum programming and it’s linked to my computer so when I’m playing my track on the computer the sampler is in sync as well. I think the best guy who’s been using the MPC for ten years, ever if it was not the MPC but some other kind of tapping drum machine is Kenny Dope. You can tell when you hear the drum the way it swings, that it’s not playing in a computer sequencer but more in an MPC. "

Whole article can be found here... http://www.mio.co.za/article.php?cat=dj&id=250

Kenny Dope on the mPC
http://www.mawrecords.com/gallery/detai ... mage_id=40

By nanoloop Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:10 am
most house producers will only use the mpc. its thats swing, gets the sloppy hithats and claps style. u gotta swear by the tight seq.
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By dubmunkey Thu Aug 19, 2004 8:23 am
yeah even techno peeps like the chems sqear by the non-midi tightness of the mpc....

greg