How often do you work on your MPC?

I try and jump on it as much as I can, but honestly I make about one beat every 3-4 days. I do music everyday. But I'm kind of spread thin with rapping, reason and piano. I'm going to try and crank out a beat everyday with that thing.

daily for 4+ hours.

Well ever since I have yet I just play on it havent made anything serious why??

1. Not enough memory
2. Dont have anything to track
3. Im getting a sound module so I can use the mpc1k as the master

But very soon I should be use it daily I mean DAILY.

does being on the forum count?

gurulyons wrote:does being on the forum count?

2 beats a day, 2 songs a week. this month I've been slacking though, my may folder only has 24 beats.

when i've got fresh records i'll spend anywhere up to 8 hours a day making beats, if i haven't got new records then i usually spend a couple of hours polishing older beats every couple of days.

it all comes down to how often i go digging.

5 beats daily...

You ask how?

I got records up the ass (i aint braggin)

So...By the time i finish listen and sampling ONE record, i already bout 5 more. So you see the math?

And as far as my 5 beats, i wouldnt call em full songs, they are just saved loops and samples into a folder with a PGM and PRO file but with a 2 bar, 4 bar, 8 bar, or 16 bar loop and thats it...

So later if i get an idea on a 2 bar loop (loop meaning i got everything on the beat, like drums, samples etc.) i can go back and make it a full song.

i use it everyday. my m1k has'nt been turned off for four months

Every chance I get to my self -



I have a kid and other interests but this is my favorite hobby by far.


prolly about 2 hours a day - prolly more.

I def would not go by how many "beats" I make a day. I could make 20 "beats" if I wanted - Im lookin to take my time with my work.

good question.

If I had a choice tho I would spend all my time on music.

at least 3 hours a day during the weekdays after my regular 9-5 and on weekends, sometimes 8-9 hours a day. luckily, i have a very supportive wife!

peace

I make beats almost everyday... anywhere from one to five... but not always with the MPC... my Elektron pair gets alot of work...and my laptop as well.

What exactly do you guys mean by BEATS ? If you make one beat a day, does that mean that you start and finish one track a day, or is it mainly a loop of 8 bars ?
Just curious.

I'm using my MPC as the main (sequencer) machine in my setup, I use it -/+ 2 hours a day.
Usually I finish 1 or two 8 / 16 bar loops, which I use later on to build finished tracks. Styles : Ricardo Villalobos, James Holden, Technasia.

on these forums, a beat usual means an 8 bar loop. these guys aren't churning out 3+ SONGS a day, normally just beats, snippets of what may eventually become a full song.

yea i do that alot , i usually make a beat or 2 a day with 4 bars and make 2 full songs a week , and thas how it is for me regularly .