Share tips, tricks, gear set ups and videos relating to the use of MPCs in live performances including MPC finger drumming, MPC scratching, using MPCs with decks, computers and other instruments.
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By CHOPFYT Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:52 pm
W. Steele wrote:Gotta say that araab's blacked out 2500 w/ blue lights and carbon fiber sides is slick as fck though .

Hey theres this really cool new drum machine and sampler check it out....If you like blue lights and blacked out shells its a must have......just dont tell inflicit3




















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By Tracks Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:53 pm
shank carvin wrote:
W. Steele wrote:Gotta say that araab's blacked out 2500 w/ blue lights and carbon fiber sides is slick as fck though .

Hey theres this really cool new drum machine and sampler check it out....If you like blue lights and blacked out shells its a must have......just dont tell inflicit3







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By Explicit- Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:26 pm
Tracks wrote:Araab won here easy. I want to battle him live, BAD, someone needs to deflate his head, he's way to confident for my liking.

He was at a club we performed at not too long ago, i had my mp in my bag and i talked to the promoter about calling him out and he was down, but idk what happened with that.


You would lose.

Its one thing to beat battle but to perfrom beats live... Come on Tracks... SMH
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By Explicit- Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:29 pm
W. Steele wrote:Araab murdered the poor kid but that whole battle was corny to me . From araab starting out w/ shades on, then talking on his phone to that other guy calling himself 8th wondah and coming w/ wack sh!t and being mad nervous and looking like he was gonna be that guy who either blamed his equipment or the sound guy for losing to his homies .

Gotta say that araab's blacked out 2500 w/ blue lights and carbon fiber sides is slick as fck though .
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By Tracks Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:31 pm
Explicit- wrote:
Tracks wrote:Araab won here easy. I want to battle him live, BAD, someone needs to deflate his head, he's way to confident for my liking.

He was at a club we performed at not too long ago, i had my mp in my bag and i talked to the promoter about calling him out and he was down, but idk what happened with that.


You would lose.

Its one thing to beat battle but to perfrom beats live... Come on Tracks... SMH



do you really think i would go and press play? :lol: wtf are you thinking.
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By mikolo Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:14 pm
im not into that style at all. as far as the kanye "biting" thing goes.. :lol: thats seems to me like the sense of his own hype is greater than his sense of history.

grand master flash was doing stuff live on the drum machine in 1979!

theres a video of jazzy jeff at the the grammys in the 80's with his turntables and mpc 60

peanut butter wolf did a track on his '97 album where he plays the mpc live

theres loads of others too(shadow,jel, jeremy ellis etc)

but finally Roger Linn in the mpc300 manual:

"In this light, I like to think of the MPC3000 as the piano or violin of
our time, and of you as an MPC3000ist ....As an MPC3000ist, if you find the instrument
useful in your creative process, please let the world know. Next time
you perform on a recording, ask to be credited not with, “Keyboards
played by...” or “Programming by...” but rather with, “MPC3000
played by....”
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By Tracks Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:11 am
Explicit- wrote:Not saying you would just press play but to play an MPC live is very difficult.
I have never seen footage of you rock on MPC like that. Just saying...



That's because i don't love video taping myself :lol: I wouldn't be saying the shit im saying if i wasnt confident in my abilities. I can do alot of the shit that he's doing, the whole fast thing is just practice, i've been doing mini shows for myself and friends since i got my first mpc.
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By Explicit- Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:34 am
Then do it! Blow up and get a name like araab...

Everyone down talks on what dude does but I'm yet to see anyone work an MPC like that. I know there's other cats out there that perform live and do great aswell but araab is in his own lane. I'm yet to see anything like this.

I'm not saying dude has the best beats but he certainly does entertain during his live performances.

After this vid I did notice dude is a typical hip hop douche bag...