Which MPC is right for me????

I've been a DJ for 10 years and am extremely anxious to begin making my own beats for live and studio application. I see all my influences using a variety of MPC's, but am unsure which model is best for me as a beginner. Obviously, if I'm gonna drop the money I want to get something that will satisfy me for a long while. So do I save up the extra for the 2500? or will the cheaper 500 or 1000 satisfy my wants and needs?

My needs:
I've been a crate digger for years and am looking for something that can easily sample and create loops on the fly. I want to be able to remix originals by means of sampling as well as utilize the pad as an electronic drum kit as you often see demonstrated by Cut Chemist, DJ Shadow, Numark and many others.
Beyond studio production I'm looking for a nice addition to my turntables to spice up tracks with samples, recorded acapellas and live pad drum play.

Please help, I'm reading all the technical jargon on each, but I want advice from other like minded individuals actually using the gear in this manner.
Thanks.

luckychan00 wrote:I've been a DJ for 10 years and am extremely anxious to begin making my own beats for live and studio application. I see all my influences using a variety of MPC's, but am unsure which model is best for me as a beginner. Obviously, if I'm gonna drop the money I want to get something that will satisfy me for a long while. So do I save up the extra for the 2500? or will the cheaper 500 or 1000 satisfy my wants and needs?

My needs:
I've been a crate digger for years and am looking for something that can easily sample and create loops on the fly. I want to be able to remix originals by means of sampling as well as utilize the pad as an electronic drum kit as you often see demonstrated by Cut Chemist, DJ Shadow, Numark and many others.
Beyond studio production I'm looking for a nice addition to my turntables to spice up tracks with samples, recorded acapellas and live pad drum play.

Please help, I'm reading all the technical jargon on each, but I want advice from other like minded individuals actually using the gear in this manner.
Thanks.

Ok by you being a beginner you might want to go with the 1000 great to sample with can hold a 100gb hard drive it's portable and it has the power of the mpc 2500 minus a couple of features but still a great beginner machine oh and compatible with your computer via usb

What are the major differences between the 1000 & the 2500?

I haven't used either myself, but the 2500 is basically a combination of the 2000XL, 4000, and 1000 thrown onto gigantic pillow for Yokazuna himself to annihilate into one conveniant package. Google '2500 video' and check out some of the visual aspects of the machine. It pretty much sold me on it myself, the price is just rediculously high right now. They both have 'time stretch' they both have 'pitch shift'. The 2500 will give you better pads and more features. Hope this helped