I dont understand...

Alright, this might piss some of ya'll off, but when I got my MPC2000xl, I had that shit mastered in one day, flat. I dont understand why some people make it out to be so complicated. Theres just not that much to it... Im not sayin i'm some genius or anything: far from it. Its just that the MPC is a sampling Drum Machine, period. Its not that complicated.

Maybe its because I started small and worked my way up? I've owned just about every budget sampler you can think of (akai s20, boss sp-202, sp-505, zoom st-224), while some people jump right in with the MPC being their first piece of equipment(not that there's anything wrong with that ). Before I bought one I was imagining this complicated machine that has tons of secrets and would take months to master, but I actually find the MPC on its own to be somewhat limited. I couldn't imagine using it without the aid of sample-editing software like Cool Edit or SoundForge. Well actually I could, but I dont think I'd like it.

Like I said before, i'm not sayin its cause im so smart or anything, hell, I've had my JV-2080 for 2 months now and I still don't know how to program it. Im just usin presets. But that is a complicated piece of gear. The MPC is not. Im not complaining, though. Thats part of what I like about it; its simplicity.

Before any of ya'll flip on me, let me say that I absolutely love my MPC, and It is the foundation of my whole studio. I love it to death, but the fact remains: its just not as complicated as some people think it is...

For alot of people this is there 1st piece of hardwarw or 1st anything to make music for that matter so they wont 'Master it' the 1st day. When I fianlly get my 1k it will be my 1st any type of anything that makes music since I was in Grade school taking piano.

yeah I learned on cheap used drum machines and demos of software. Did that for like 2 yrs then the jump to the MPC was such a relief. I think thats why you pay 1,200 for one. Just cause of ease of use, functionality, versatility, and simplicty.

co-sign that.

Ron wrote:co-sign that.

sounds like me!

I think most people expect the MPC to make music for them, and that they have to do/know almost nothing about music and/or the MPC itself to make it happen, because it's a "machine" which is supposed to do things automatically. In my opninion, it's still an instrument which you have to master. Ok, it still does things automatically but it only does that because you "told" it to do so. Another thing most people complain about is its manual. In my opnion, it tells you exactly what you should know to be able to work with it. If you buy a guitar, its manual will not tell you how to play solos like Jimi Hendrix either.

I also think that a lot of people are taking the easy route - asking here instead of reading the manual.

thats why i ignore anything titled:

general question

new to this mpc

how do i sequence?

what is step edit?

what is swing?

greg

So what you`re saying is that you had several yrs experience with samplers, sequencers, and drum machines before you moved up to an MPC and all that paid for ya? It is a hellva of incredible sequencer with a drum sampler build in. Hooking up all your modules you can program the hell out of your music and it will play back perfect just like you wanted it!

i cut my teeth on an akai s20 then a roland 505...the mpc was the logical next (and last) step......

greg

digital_bastard wrote:I also think that a lot of people are taking the easy route - asking here instead of reading the manual.

i kinda agree wit what u and breakmyfever said....BUT

the manual only tells you HOW to do something. Not WHY you would do this. I think everyone should read over the manual FIRST before asking questions, yes, but the forum goes much deeper than the manual. To me, the manual speaks like Im already a pro. Im excellent at the mpc now, but the manual taught me only a small percentage of what I learned. I learned more on my own than anywhere else though...

juss my thoughts...

...how your avatar can be so dope!!

For real you should sell prints of that Transformer ish!

I didn't realize that body was an MPC.
Phat.

Decep... you mean to tell us you didn't learn any new ways to freak your ish since and haven't developed ANY new techniques on it since?