I dont know anything about MPC's

Don't let Lamp fool you YouTube is the best thing out here.
Most people don't even realize that if it wasn't for YouTube I wouldn't know how to unbox new gear.

Seriously if you are trying to go the Skrillex route a MPC is probably not the best tool to go with.
You could accomplish it can't see it being the best starting point.

ntalec wrote:Don't let Lamp fool you YouTube is the best thing out here.
Most people don't even realize that if it wasn't for YouTube I wouldn't know how to unbox new gear.

Seriously if you are trying to go the Skrillex route a MPC is probably not the best tool to go with.
You could accomplish it can't see it being the best starting point.

My good sir what tool do you recommend i try to start with?

Ian Canefire wrote:Hi Mute,
like yourself I am in a band. I have had my MPC 4000 for 1 year and 4 months. I did the research for a full year before I purchased the MPC that was right for me. Part of that time was also spent making sure that I got one at the right price.
Lampdog and Clint aside, I think I watched every MPC 4000 video on Youtube and many of the others and I found them useful and created many videos myself for people who needed to know basics. Lots of basic things were just not out there in the video world.
1) figure out which MPC fits your needs. I strongly recommend the MPC4000 unless, you don't like heavy, older equipment.

If you want to make SKRLX sounds then you might want to think about the Roland MC-909. The MC909 has a parameter knob called Matrix...you set this knob to modulate (tweak the parameters) the Sample Machine Gun effect (SMG) and you will make the sample (The SKRLX sound) start and stop either fast or slow. It literally is a three step procedure...sample, turn SMG aand then spin the knob!

I own the MC909. I have learned that the ultimate hardware tandem is this...

Akai MPC4000
Roland MC909
Roland SH201 or Boss DR880
Behringer BCR2000

My vocalist loves singing into the MPC4000, The guitarist plays through the DR880 into the MPC4000, Percussion and keyboards and bass all sound great inside the MPC4000. The filters are worth the price of admission.

Speaking of price do not pay too much for this gear. Lots of MPC are on the market. Be patient and get one that works properly once you find the model you want.

It isn't only a great live setup it is also just a great studio creative work environment.

Watch my videos if you want to see the many MPC4000 functions. Also look at the ones made by ProfessorQuack. I think they are worth looking at.

Cheers,
Ian

Thanks Ian I think this is the route im leaning on plus the skrillex stuff lol

Hey mute, is your band called The Mute Group.

Oh God, sorry, had to throw that one. OH GOD NOOOOOOO!!!

RTFM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahhaha

this might be of help...

but then again...



remember... its not the machine that makes the music, its the hands that freak it

Ill-Green wrote:Hey mute, is your band called The Mute Group.

Oh God, sorry, had to throw that one. OH GOD NOOOOOOO!!!

Haha.

inflict3 wrote:RTFM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahhaha

how am gonna read a manual if i still don't know what to buy? Im a noob in this realm. don't worry Im researching and if I ever get better Im not bashing any newbie who goes asking, coz once i was a dumb ass who didn't know stuff.

Lampdog wrote:The reason to download manuals is to see the feature sets of these peices of gear you are researching. Not all manuals are laid out nicely though. Some hard to grasp, others damn near perfect. Also the mpc manuals have a diagram in the front pages showing you basic hook up of gear.

Oh...thanks