MPC 2000 Classic equipment (confused)

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MPC 2000 Classic equipment (confused)

By johnthedon Sun Dec 14, 2014 2:41 am
hello everyone, I'm making this post to see if anyone could help me with my MPC 2000 classic. i bought one at the price of 350. kinda pricey but who cares, i wanted it and bought it. now i have the manual but as far as equipment goes like sampling,mixer and interface. i don't have any idea on what i truly need to start producing and making beats. how many cables? do i need a computer and is my macbook air laptop okay? When i bought it all i received was a scsi drive omega the MPC and a couple of floppy disk as well as power cord. To my knowledge all i know is that i need 1/4 adapters with speakers to hear sound.i want to sample of cd's as of right now for i have thousands of them. I already figured out how to load sound to pads without manual so I'm pretty sure my process will be quicker when i get this equipment. Could someone please help my ignorant a**
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Re: MPC 2000 Classic equipment (confused)

By Star One Sun Dec 14, 2014 5:42 pm
You could use a million different things to start making beats, or use next to nothing. I know someone who uses 2 S-950's and an Atari ST for the sequencer. I know another person who uses only this old desktop pc. Then I know some that use loads of wierd combinations of things, including myself.

How many cables depends on what your plugging in. When you go to add something to your setup, you'll be able to tell how many cables. One person might only use 14, one might use 4, another might use 1000. It's all specific to the setup.

You don't need a computer, you can use one if you want. A Macbook Air is more then fine, as I mentioned above the Atari ST. Also where a computer is handy, is when it comes time to track out your beats, or just simply record them into your computer so you can hear them on other devices, put them on a cd, upload, ect.

As for the speakers, how come you need 1/4" adapters? The 2000 has 1/4" out, so depending on your speakers will depend on how you plug into them. You already have speakers? If you have an old stereo receiver laying around, you can run the outputs with 1/4" to RCA adapters, to an RCA cable, to the RCA inputs on the receiver for your speakers. (Maybe that's already what your doing)

If you want to sample, and no matter what it is, could be the computer's headphone jack, could be a microphone, a cd player, a phone, an ipod, a turntable. Whatever you can plug into the INPUT jacks on the rear, can sample in.

More gear wont make the process quicker, at this point it could confuse you. But what gear you need all depends on what you need, or trying to do.

If you going basic right now starting out, plug in your speakers to the main outputs. Then plug whatever you want into the inputs, sample it, and mess around.

What made you decide on buying a 2000 classic for making music?
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Re: MPC 2000 Classic equipment (confused)

By doughnutSpaghetti Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:02 pm
Yeah, pretty much no rules to being creative. I try not to use any computers at all. Not that I dislike them, but just like being old school.

Vinyl is my weapon of choice for sampling and all I'll use.

But, once you get it your MPC, master it as it sits, and after that, you'll know what direction you want to go. Don't overwhelm yourself with a bunch of stuff to learn all at once. If it doesn't already have it, I'd get the 8 outs. Will make your life much easier when you're ready to record.
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