Getting an MPC at 15 is too early?

Or should I learn more about music?

hell no! i wish i knew what the fvck an mpc was when i was 15. if you('re parents ) can afford to get one, do it.

martinisawesome wrote:I should learn more about music also!

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Get that schit SON!!!!!
Here is what I started out on at 15...

Shouldn't "Masterbation" be your main priority???????.

The fact that you asked shows how uncertin you are about yourself .

I doubt it with a name like martinisawesome! The kid just wants some advice, and in my opinion he should go for it.

If you're interested in making beats, the sooner you get your hands on an MPC the better.

Personally I wouldn't recommend the 500, for me it fails to capture the essence of the MPC brand in several ways.

An MPC1000 would probably be your best bet as a first purchase taking cost, convenience and connectivity into account.

My advice, learn how to sample, create programs and use the MPC sequencer BEFORE you even think of hooking the MPC to external sound sources.

oh shi~ i been 14 when i wanted to buy the mpc. But father got no money to buy it. So i was practising in rhythm feeling, in tempo feeling for 1 year. When i got enought father finally bought it for 600 bucks hell yeah. Now im 16,i really like beatmaking workflow, and im dont give f*ck how good or bad my beats are
PS Think for a while, ok

ghosty wrote:The fact that you asked shows how uncertin you are about yourself .

WTF son he's 15 what were YOU doing at that age

martinisawesome wrote:Or should I learn more about music?

Look man, I started at 15 too...its never too early. The biggest mistake most of us made was jumping into beats but never really learning about music. Not saying that you cant get by without it but you're at an age when you still have enough free time and enough space in that brain to fill up with info. If you wanna do this go for it 100% and dont let any bullsh*t disrupt your train of thought!

poundaproblem wrote:

ghosty wrote:The fact that you asked shows how uncertin you are about yourself .

WTF son he's 15 what were YOU doing at that age

Hustlin kid. I dont care how old you are. If music,dance or art is in you. You will stop at nothing to pursue your dream. You dont ask. Im doing him a favor. Have you ever delt with the real business end of the industry? selling some beats dont count. Its cold, cut throat and point blank. You think people are going to hold your hand if you dont even have the confidence to take risks and do YOUR thing? Be real with kids give ****** the good and bad end of ish when the seek wisdom.

If you can get it, then by all means get yourself one. I had the fever to make beats ever since I heard Eric B. is President, but pops wasn't hearing to pay $2,000 for a sampler and at that time there were no cheap alternatives like today.

Get your gear on and start learning the art.

Naw, I was just asking! I got it about a year ago, but now's when I'm starting to knock out some beats... How can I upload my beats so that you guys can hear them and give me constructive criticism?

15 not too young... dont let some jealous git tell you otherwise.. I had all that myself at your age..... its not like your going to kill someone. get yourself whatever you bloody well want if you can.

Yes LEARN ABOUT MUSIC.. Please do not add yourself to the legions of wannabe pop stars with sequencers and half an idea who strutt about but cant even tell you what a c major looks like, but are quick to tell you they're a producer/dj/ whatever....

HOWEVER, dont let the technical stuff rule you or what you do.... there are equally plenty of massively technical musicians who can sight read from cold and play classical pieces they've never heard perfectly.... but they cant express themselves because ultimately its a clinical process for them.

These are two polar opposites but doth are egocentric.

Learn the basics and when you can express yourself, do so... but don't be afraid to learn some more when you need to.

the cosmic pimp wrote:Shouldn't "Masterbation" be your main priority???????.

Like most have already said, 15 and even earlier (more like 10 or 11 for me...on the sax that is) is a good age to start getting all aspects of this music thing under your belt.

It does help if you know a lil something about notes, scales, progressions & etc. This way you'll have some knowledge to fall back on when it comes time to lay down your own material, even the workflow becomes that less of a drag/hassle.