Just ordered the 500 - Can I use it without a computer?

Sorry I'm a total noob but I'm glad I found these forums. Here's the thing. I won't record with a computer. I use mainly live instruments and occasionally sample and loop stuff. I want to use the MPC to sequence beats as I play them off a keyboard or grab them off vinyl.

I saw a youtube thing where this guy said that you can't get samples onto a mpc500 without a computer to load them. Is that true?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

yo,

no.

you can plug a turntable,guitar,keyboard, whatever into the inputs, hit record and sampe, then chop in the 500 and use it straight...or export to your computer if you wanna chop vizually!

Pc

you'll get max use w/a computer...bluebox is a great program to build n audition you programs n sounds...then usb to from 500..its a great buy much of the neg press on 500 is unfounded n based on emotional tirades versus people who actually have bought n used one