NEW MPC USER

Wassup

Well I finally got the 2000xl...Got it fully loaded for 850...so that was a good deal.. I aint gonna front ...i thought it would be easier to use but after a few hours of messing with it i finally got some shit done.

I jsut wanted to know from all the MPC users if your first time was kinda hard too....

And also if you guys got any tips that might help me learn it better...

Please anyone with advice, hook me up...

PEACE

My first time was hard cuz it was my first piece of equipment eva...it took me about a week straight waking up at 6 in the morning to goin to sleep at 1 am to figure everything out...i kno yall like he got no life...but when ur young and dedicated ull do anything

Good looking Sha......Na i wouldnt think that...cause if it wasnt ofr work i would be doing the same....I mean i was at it for 4 hours yesterday and i got alot done...so im satisified..and i know if i keep at it will only get better....

So what else you got besides the mpc?

shabeatz wrote:My first time was hard cuz it was my first piece of equipment eva...it took me about a week straight waking up at 6 in the morning to goin to sleep at 1 am to figure everything out...i kno yall like he got no life...but when ur young and dedicated ull do anything

I respect the young heads in here, you and another guy I think he has tigger for an avatar, that's good stuff man. If I was on my music when I was younger I would definitely be much larger now. Good luck..

To ^^^^ have you used anything b4? Cakewalk, software or such??? That will give you an edge, but expect about 6 months to learn it. You will be making 2 bar bangers in about 3 weeks. And you will always learn new stuff in here, READ THE MANUAL.

Good Looking^^^^I used fruity b4 but i wanted to get some hardware...so ill be doing me ....having no life for a while.....

There is plenty of time for life. You should learn the MPC fairly decent since you are accustomed to how programming works thru FL.

I have used table top synth and drum machines for about five years. My studio used to consist of all 4 electribes, yamaha an200, kawair50, s2000, a beringer mixer, cs2x keyboard, and a few racks.

One day, I thought to my self, "I should build a new set up, one that requires less hardware, to do the same thing!" BAM! I traded my whole studio for the XL . At first, it was a leep. I was use to using simple little electribes, but after a few days, I got the basics, and after a week, the advanced features, and now..... Well, I dont know everything yet.

You can learn everything the manual has to offer, but the road does not stop there. Then you must learn all the tricks.

My first time with the mpc was all natural after using other equipment for about two years. I strated off on my friends Dr. Groove drum machine. Then went to the good old ensoniq eps sampler. I didnt have enough for the asr 10 sampler at the time. Then about a year ago I came across a triton le 2 months old for 500 dollars and he even gave me the receipt yes that was a come up. Now I have the mpc for my main sequencer my only problem right now is the midi learning curve. It will come in time sooner or later!

Time is money Time is destiny

i remember when i first got mine, i had never made a beat in my life with anything before this, i didnt know what the bpm was so i was trying to make beats at the standard 120bpm just killing myself like what da f**k am i doing. once i saw someone lay something out though it was smooth sailing from there, try hiphopproduction.com and check the chopping videos to give you an idea, you should be straight from there.

I went from a an Yamaha SU-10 sampler and a Roland R-70 drum machine to my mpc2000. I was like walking into a ray of light from the dark from a 6x9 cell to out on paroll

Didnt take me long to get shit krazy but so what as long as you stay dedicated the sh!ts gonna come. As far as the youngstas out here doin the damn thang Sh!t I wish I had the fore-sight to see where I needed to go. Sh!t i didnt get started until I was twenty but its all good.

I didn't have any previous hardware experience either, or software for that matter, it took me a couple weeks to actually be productive, and I am still learning new things today, almost 4 years later. Best advice I can give is get as much hands on time with it doing what you are trying to accomplish, if you're into sampling sample alot and practice sequencing. If you're sequencing external synths, practice that as well, the more hands on time the better.

I had a yamaha su 200 ------> Electribe ES --------> Acid Pro------> MPC2k
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Excellent

this book is tight
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I would cop both of these it will teach you mad knowledge.

did u pay the signup fee?

buggin'

yo i had mine for like close to 6 months now and im still brand new with it....

peace