QUESTION-IN NEED QUICK HELP!!!! Involves MPC-1000, ASR-10, F

Hello all, I am new to this forum, as I am ordering an MPC 1000 tonight. I am very into sampling, and I have made many beats on my Fruity Loops 10 software, that I am very proud of. I now have a Mac as well, and am ordering Pro Tools as I plan to record over some of my beats and others too. Im trying to build a home studio.

All that given, and I would like any suggestions you have to give, Is there a point for me to purchase an ASR-10 also? I've ravaged through these topics on this site as well as many others, and I am aware of the warmth, and sort of automatic effect it gives, and its ability to have 61 keys of a sample and pitch up pitch down etc.. But I have also seen that it is pretty old hardware, and it may not be the best buy in 2011. I guess my question is, is getting the ASR-10 worth it considering I am getting a MPC 1000?

I am also planning to use these things through Fruity Loops on my PC? And planning to only record through Pro Tools on my Mac. Again Im new to all of this as of a few months ago, but I plan to do it for the rest of my life. Any suggestions about the DAWs i should run it through or whatever you have to offer would be appreciated, ....just stay on topic. And by the way Im doing hip-hop kanye/9th wonder style sampling.

Thanks in advance

JayAyem wrote:Again Im new to all of this as of a few months ago, but I plan to do it for the rest of my life. Any suggestions about the DAWs i should run it through or whatever you have to offer would be appreciated, ....just stay on topic.

one thing at a time then, youve got yer whole life to figure it out.

get the mpc, learn it, and if you feel like you need more sampler, start considering the asr or something more modern (though honestly the asr is an amazing sampler even today...its just interfacing it with a computer might not be as simple).

i think you should slow down and wait to get that mpc.. learn it.. once you know how to work that like a pro you might know what other gear you will need.

no need to buy the entire music store on day 1.

Yea i know I've got my whole life to figure it out, but moms pocketbook is only this open during tax rebate time lmao. I have read up extensively on the mpc-1000 so i can begin using it at a decent pace once i get it....But I'm just thinking, if i did have a lot of experience with the 1000 and considering the type of sampling i said i want to do with hip hop (9thwonder/kanye style), would i wish that i would have just grabbed it now? Idk....Im not new to making beats, just using hardware.

get a good turn table, a good phono preamp, good cabling, a good audio interface, vinyl records.. etc

yes then if being like kanye is priority then you are going to regret not getting exactly what kanye uses.

well - _ - its not about being like kanye at all, but to some extent i guess it is , he's the **** man right? But just as far as what the ASR-10 does, like the sound, warmth, and the ability with the 61 keys, being able to speed up samples, effects etc. Ive been seeing that these things are unique capabilities of the asr. And I'm not into plugins and vsti or whatever..so..idk. Basically, will i be able to do things with the ASR that i won't find elsewhere? Including the mpc 1000?

thanks for the help thus far too

JayAyem wrote:Basically, will i be able to do things with the ASR that i won't find elsewhere? Including the mpc 1000?

yes, of course, and vice versa. every piece is different.

so we are right back at the same point we were when you started this thread. they both do different things - the mpc is a more modern sampler with usb and pretty good sampling capabilities.
the asr is an older one with no real modern conveniences (you will need to get used to floppy / zips / scsi) but has a very deep sampler.

im just repeating myself now - the mpc is enough to start with but if you are hung up on kanye you better do it like kanye.

i mean i feel like thats what you want to hear, i already said you probably dont need the asr but you keep trying to think you do. so just do it. but my opinion is you'd be fine starting off with one at a time.

ok, thanks. Last question, how do you think i could speed up my samples? because as you probably know a lot of old samples are slow and they need to be sped up for hip hop beats, something that an asr-10 can do on a 61 key scale.

or in an mpc with the 'tuning' parameter.

Great, thanks man. Ill check it out. If i encounter issues with my mpc i know where to go.

JayAyem wrote:ok, thanks. Last question, how do you think i could speed up my samples? because as you probably know a lot of old samples are slow and they need to be sped up for hip hop beats, something that an asr-10 can do on a 61 key scale.

even the mpc 1000 can speed up samples.. you can time stretch samples where it keeps the pitch or you could speed them up where it pitches them up (think chipmunks). the mpc is a different style of sampler but can get similar results.

JayAyem wrote:Is there a point for me to purchase an ASR-10

Coming straight from fruity loops, you gotta be kidding.

Learn how to use the MPC first, the "A" in ASR stands for Advanced.

In comparison a stock MPC1000 would be more suitable for a beginner.

Hardware is often much harder to learn, dont let fruityloops fool you into a false sense of your own ability/ skill.