By
cyrus
Tue Jun 01, 2004 4:53 am
before id worry about getting things to cd, id worry about perfecting your "sound" and "style." That means, you have to have shiat good enough, or satisfying enough to your tastes worth recording. WHY put money towards the recording if you are not satisfyied with your "production setup"? otherwise you may end up with a half ass producer setup, and make decent beats, but have a multitracker. I would rather have all the tools needed to make a beat exactly how i wanted, then worry about recording them later-or even better take them to the studio and get them proffesionally recorded.
SOOOO..........Focus on using your mpc, and figuring out what other sound tool or source you need. With the mpc1000, if you make the entire beat on it, i.e. sample everything, flip it....you can resample it, then send it via usb to the computer as a .wav file, then burn it to cd with no need for a multitracker or sound card.
But it sounds like you want some sort of keyboard, or sound module to use. I think at some point, especially at first you will want a keyboard so you can have access to lots of sounds to get started right away. ANyways, when i first started makin beats, i just used the mpc, I did not know anything of sampleing, and it took me forever to get good. I think that having a soundmodule helps because you dont have to worry about finding sounds, you can just create, and learn how to use the sequencer, and how a beat is arranged, then later go "now i know what i want to sample"
You want to be able to make beats right away, the way you want, otherwise a sound card or multitracker wont do you any good. So id say get the motif rack because it is a good price. You will have tons of sounds to work with, and itll be something you will keep, because it is a rack: it wont hinder space, its cheap, and a staple sound source. You can use the sampler on the mpc. As far as utalizeing the sampler on you mpc1000 to its fullest, you will need to incorporate the computer with it, so you can timestretch, adn edit samples on teh computer. I would suggest "sound forge 7.0" to start, for editing your samples. You can transfer everything via usb, or the cf card. You actually wont need a sound card unless you sample into the computer-but you should use the mpc you bought, and sample into that-then process it with the computer.
Get your keybaord hooked up to the mpc, and bang some beats out. once you get some good ones, then head for the recorder.
BTW im assuming that you are just starting out. I realized myself, you have to master your beat making, before you record. granted recording can improve your skills because you learn about sound scaping, etc. however i feel that unless the beat is where i want it, then i wont record it. Ive only got the beats that i sell, recorded. peace
also invest in lots of vinyl, the dollar bin is the best source for sounds, dont worry about buying more expensive stuff until you are looking for something specific. Also good monitor speakers are crucial, so you know if you are getting the cleanest most accurate sound-cheap speakers can miss lead you.
