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By Reverend Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:23 pm
yeah, i just read that this morning. man, i feel lost as hell right now, i cant wait till i start getting some sort of understanding... when i started out djing and doing battles, that shit was frustrating, but i eventually got it. this is my next obstacle i guess. holla.
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By Smoove03 Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:53 pm
did your mpc come with a floppy disk of sounds on it? if so, use those and practice with those. or are you able to get some drum sounds or samples or something? i would practice with some type of sounds to help you understand. because how can you use the functions of the mpc without being able to hear what they do?

it aint hard at all!!

By JStruMENTAL Tue Dec 14, 2004 1:26 am
i will be joing you soon with a mp 2000 classic, sometimes after christmas :)

By Reverend Tue Dec 14, 2004 5:33 am
Smoove03 wrote:did your mpc come with a floppy disk of sounds on it? if so, use those and practice with those. or are you able to get some drum sounds or samples or something? i would practice with some type of sounds to help you understand. because how can you use the functions of the mpc without being able to hear what they do?

it aint hard at all!!


no, i didnt get the floppy with sounds, so right now im just reading the manual trying to learn how to record sounds and save them, as well as edit them and all that fun stuff. i have been looking online for samples, but a lot of the sites i go to that i find when i search " MPC2000 SAMPLES FREE" are a bunch of traffic sites or really dont have free samples at all.

and since this thread has been getting good enough attnetion, im going to ask this hear, my homeboy who sold me the mpc also said he could get me a jazz drive instead of a zip drive. this a good idea or is there something i should know about? i figured jazz drives are bigger than zip drives, so there shouldnt be any problems?
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By DJ AMBUSH Tue Dec 14, 2004 5:39 am
My screen was busted....
I took a chance
found 1 company in the US with a cheap screen ordered and installed and have been roking for about 2.5wks...teaching myself...

EEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAZY...

just have to dig and be calm....

im coming from 12yrs of software production with Amiga trackers and what not. just imagine working with numbers to create patterns...or sample placement....DOS 5.0 software
hahahahahh

Oh well....
i was wondering tho, was or is there an E-Book avaliable for the 2k Classic??? I see the 2kxl not suitiable for the 2k classic....


Peace

--DJ Ambush
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By Smoove03 Tue Dec 14, 2004 12:13 pm
i've read a lot of mixed reviews about jazz drives compared to zip drives. but out of all the comparisons I read, the zip drive seemed to be the better choice. thats what i would go with just because its what i use now and its perfect. but u should do some research first.

when you search for samples search for Free Instrument Samples, Free Drum Samples, etc... Things like that. that should help. Also, read thru this site in all the forums. People have dropped lists of sample sites that could help you. there was a long azz list someone just shared wit us thats pretty tight. but your doing the right thing by reading the manual.

AMBUSH, im not sure if theres an ebook. i've never heard about one...

By Reverend Mon Dec 20, 2004 10:47 pm
is there any sort of free guide to help learn the sampler and sequencer part of the 2000 thats a little easier? anyone know any info or can dispense some help to a new head?