Anyone from the UK on here?

I'm curious to know if there's anyone out there who is; I get the feeling this a US dominated forum. (No disrespect to Americans intended.)

Plenty of Brits here too... as is Tutor who owns the site.

Around 45% Americans according to the web stats, 13% UK

represent

London in the house

'from PE9 to NR5, where the beats be fire and the lyrics are fly'

I'm glad to hear there are definitely people out there. I've only recently started out on production (bought a 500 a few months back) and seeing as how I don't know anyone else who's into it I'm pretty much working as a lone wolf (except for the advice I can get on places like this forum).

To the people who replied: Do you have friends/associates that you hook up with in the offline world?

I feel like I could progress faster if I started sharing ideas and vibing off other people, but that couuld just be me making excuses for myself so it would be good to hear what people think.

Apologies for the long post and to anyone who gets offended by a rookie daring to look to other more experienced people for help.

Peace

Gheard... where are you at? I lived out in Suffolk for 7 years and had to drive to Cambridge, Norwich, Peterborough and Ipswich to hook up with fellow MPCers.

Check this out for your 500: http://www.mpc-samples.com/product.php/104/beat-making-on-the-mpc500/.

Cheshire/South Manchester

I've got a copy of Making Beats on the 500 already. It's been very good to me.

Lived in Didsbury S/Manchester for some years.

Now in Cornwall - though via Salford for a bit .

Cornwall's a bit better than Salford.

I'm from Dorset.

Well made in China originally.

I think you might find that quite a few members on here 'MPC' in isolation and don't know anyone else locally with an MPC. 'specially those members who live out of town.
Also...
A lot of us had to teach ourselves just by reading the manual and experimenting. Didn't have no internet when I learnt my first machine.

Just got back to the States from London. I am not from there but I visit a few times a year and I used to live in England. I will be back in London for the first week of the Olympics.
cheers,
Ian