New to MPCs...need some advice about JJOS

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New to MPCs...need some advice about JJOS

By acronym Sat Mar 10, 2012 3:17 pm
Hi

Please firstly I like to apologise in advance if any of my questions have been answered, however, in my defence I'm using a mobile phone to browse and so for have come up with nothing concrete that rests my mind about the questions I have.

Anyway....

I be getting a MPC2500 and I can't afford the upgrade to JJOS, so is the free version still better than stock and should I still install it?.

I don't have a MPC at hand since I'm waiting to buy one but if I get the free version is all the wonderful sampling/chop stuff only available in the upgrade version?.

Thanks for your time
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Re: New to MPCs...need some advice about JJOS

By Lampdog Sat Mar 10, 2012 3:52 pm
If I recall correctly the free version is better than stock. Saving is not in the free version I believe.

Re: New to MPCs...need some advice about JJOS

By acronym Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:39 pm
Lampdog wrote:If I recall correctly the free version is better than stock. Saving is not in the free version I believe.


Can you elaborate?, as in you can't save projects?.
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Re: New to MPCs...need some advice about JJOS

By TYPO Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:06 pm
acronym wrote:
Lampdog wrote:If I recall correctly the free version is better than stock. Saving is not in the free version I believe.


Can you elaborate?, as in you can't save projects?.


You can save in the free version and it is way better than the AKAI O.S.I still would recommend OS2XL.Good luck

Re: New to MPCs...need some advice about JJOS

By brucker Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:26 am
a friend of mine just picked up a 1000 so i was walking him through the stock OS, which i havent used in a good few years,...

MY GOD WHAT A PILE OF SHIT!

but then i've been spoiled by JJ :P

we loaded the JJOS and its a whole world of difference functionally and more importantly ergonomically.

and yes you can save in the free version,... Lamp was probably thinking about the pay version which you can install and work on for free, but not save unless you have a code from JJ.

but do save up for the pay version,.... the added functionality is worth much much more than the $100 odd you pay.

Re: New to MPCs...need some advice about JJOS

By acronym Sun Mar 11, 2012 2:51 pm
Thanks guys for the help, trying to read about JJOS but I have a few more questions.

Once I get the MPC I'm going to install the free JJOS and once I have enough money of course upgrade. Everyone has said UPGRADE!!! but sadly food and rent is a more important commodity.

So I'm going to buy the MPC Tut book from this site for the 2500, however, I'm confused how to learn the MPC since I read the manual at lunch during work for the 2500 but since I'm using JJOS the workflow would be different correct?. Is there a walkthough tutorial of some kind that explains to a beginer how to make a beat, from there I can do the rest of it myself.

For example this doesn't cover anything about JJOS

http://www.mpc-samples.com/product.php/ ... e-mpc2500/

Thanks
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Re: New to MPCs...need some advice about JJOS

By Sooty_G Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:32 pm
the akai manual is still valuable for a beginner, because it covers basic concepts that still apply to the JJ OS.
(what a SEQUENCE is, what a PROGRAM is, what TRACKS are, etc...)

some screens & functions are also very similar in the akai & JJ OS versions.
(STEP EDIT, SEQ EDIT, FX, etc...)

youtube is also a good resource. there are a million 'how to make a beat on the mpc' videos on there.
a lot of those people are even still using the akai os! (i pity the fools...)

and of course there are the JJ manuals on JJs site. probably the best resource of all but a lot of people seem to sleep on them. here is the manual for the 2500 free version.
http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~mpc1000/mpc2500/manual308.htm


at this early stage, i would concentrate on learning the basics of how the mpc works and how to make a beat.
i wouldn't try to get too deep into things, or try and get a solid workflow down yet, since a lot of those things will change or be made much easier once you get a paid version of the JJ OS.

also, it is a good idea to lurk these forums and just read things without posting, even if you don't fully understand what is being discussed. you are still absorbing knowledge and picking up concepts that will be useful later. i lurked these forums for about 4 months before i even bought my MPC.

Re: New to MPCs...need some advice about JJOS

By ntalec Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:58 pm
Just seems like in your particular situation a black MPC1000 would have made more sense.
It would have allowed you to have the MPC, JJ OS2xl and food.

Re: New to MPCs...need some advice about JJOS

By Earhacker Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:58 pm
I got a 2500 and the book and worked through it before installing JJOS free. That was only a month ago and I feel like I've got some pretty decent MPC chops going. Not quite black belt yet but pretty far from n00b status.

There's only a couple of features of JJOS free that are drastically different from AkaiOS, most of it is workflow improvements, things like a bigger Trim window (where you do all the sample editing) or a global Program edit window, rather than editing each pad's parameters individually, or faster processing for common things like chopping a sample into 16 even slices. All the stuff that Akai dropped the ball on. In any case, sticking with Akai for now will let you follow the ebook and the manual to the letter, and the upgrade to JJOS will still make sense.

It's not like switching from Windows to a Mac, it's like switching from Windows 95 to Windows 7. Everything's the same, only better.

The paid JJOS versions I guess will just build on that further. So keep your money, eat well, learn your MPC, save up for graduation.

Re: New to MPCs...need some advice about JJOS

By acronym Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:31 am
Earhacker wrote:I got a 2500 and the book and worked through it before installing JJOS free. That was only a month ago and I feel like I've got some pretty decent MPC chops going. Not quite black belt yet but pretty far from n00b status.

There's only a couple of features of JJOS free that are drastically different from AkaiOS, most of it is workflow improvements, things like a bigger Trim window (where you do all the sample editing) or a global Program edit window, rather than editing each pad's parameters individually, or faster processing for common things like chopping a sample into 16 even slices. All the stuff that Akai dropped the ball on. In any case, sticking with Akai for now will let you follow the ebook and the manual to the letter, and the upgrade to JJOS will still make sense.

It's not like switching from Windows to a Mac, it's like switching from Windows 95 to Windows 7. Everything's the same, only better.

The paid JJOS versions I guess will just build on that further. So keep your money, eat well, learn your MPC, save up for graduation.


Thank you for the reply
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