eh.. is sampling really better on the mpc?

hmm.. interesting comments guys.
haha.. but half the shit I don't understand cus everyone here talks in computer lingo.

I have like.. 20,000 mp3s on my comp.. and not many records.. I'm not a crate digger and I'm not after that jazz/hiphop sound.. I'm more into sampling new school shit by contemporary composers.
though..
I hate computers as well. I prefer hands on.. but I think for this case I prefer the computer.. and it's kind of hands-on as well.. cus I'm cutting/copying/pasting/repeating sequences of sound waves. So it's pretty fun actually.
also, i always just leave my computer on.. i feel it's much easier to get the timing right when arranging samples visually and auditorilly.. audially.. on the computer (damit my brain is dead right now and can't remember how to spell the word.. I'm probably not even using the right word)

another thing is.. I have a lot more storage on my comp (500 gb external compared to an annoying 32 mb on mpc)... and i have all of my songs on there.. if i wanna sample something I just open it as a wav.
(oh yea.. I heard you can put a computer harddrive inside an mpc1000?)

so now I wonder what use I have for the mpc... was it worth $860 just for the drum machine itself + sequencer? I know i'm gonna need something for making drum tracks.. is the mpc the best or should I get a keyboard?

I find that a simple program like audacity offers more effects.. or maybe I haven't yet grasped the true possibilities of the mpc.

btw, is there a program like audacity but better?
(I only need it for sampling.. and basic effects like time stretch & reverse. It just seems kinda funny that I'm using a free program to do my sampling.. so I'm wondering if there's a better program for sampling)

There's no doubt that the MPC is a good sampler but it excells as a sequencer. Sample editing programs (like Sound Forge) are without a doubt easier to use and more in depth then the MPC. And the ability to load and entire song (or disk) and chop mutiple samples on the fly is a real bonus. With a 4k and Akai.sys, you can fly samples back and forth with ease allowing you to use plug in effects and do sample accurate editing in seconds. Since I frequently sample live percussion / vocals / horns etc, it allows me to track the entire session into the PC and then chose the bits I want all in just two steps. 1. Hit record 2. Edit sample.
That being said, I understand the desire to "go with what you know" as I am an old school producer who didn't unplug his tape machines till last year.......My work occassionallly brings me to other studios and I always cringe when the control surface is a mouse pad....what would a fader pro be without faders?? Guess I could change the name to mouse klutz....

easier doesnt mean better.

I agree, something like sound forge is easier........but it looses that feeling i get from the mpc combined with throwing on some vinyl

ucacjbs wrote:Anyway, I prefer the MPC for this at the moment for similar reasons to Jaem's. I spend all day at work in front of a PC, and the MPC allows me to get away from that when I get home at night. Sampling, chopping and sequencing on the MPC for me is fun. Spending more time in front of a PC is just too much like work sometimes. I can mix there, but for writing, the PC just sucks the life out of me sometimes.

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what about the chop shop on the 25k? doesn't that make sampling easy?