what was your learning curve???

how did you start off on the mpc 1000???
the you read the manual befor you done anythin?

i think that was my mistake not fully reading the manual
i jus rushed into it
but im reading now

im a learn as i go person. so i cracked open the mpc and read the manual and learned as i went. still learning of course (ie different production techniques etc.). but i didnt just sit down read the manual entirely then crack open the mpc.
i read the first few chapters opened it up and learned as i went.

manual first then if your not sure search here then if your still not sure then ask.

I read the manual 4 time b4 I purchased the MPC. That did not help at all. Not knowin what it was talking about and not having it to play with while I read was a partial waste of time. It did help me get to know where stuff was in the manual by the time I actually got the MP.

I had the MP for a week b4 I actually got some real sounds to come out of it, then I got the tutorial from this site and it made things aot clearer. I think Youtube vids were the biggest help though, at least they were for me. I have been playing with my MPC100 since Nov of '07 and I still learn new stuff daily, and I amstill excited by it whenever I turn it on. I know 3 weeks into it, I was frustrated and ready to sell it, but I knew my wife would have me in a sling if I sold it after begging her for it....

I read the manual before I bought it and found that it didn't make much sense to me, either.

Then I bought my 1000 and read the manual again, with the MPC in front of me. But it still didn't make a whole lotta sense cause it's reads like a reference guide, not an instructional manual.

Then, after a week of pulling my hair out, I bought the tutorial from this site and went through each lesson, step by step. That took me a few weeks, and it was pretty boring some of the time, but I learned because it was hands-on instructions...it just worked for me and the way I learn.

After going through the tutorial, I felt totally comfortable just sitting down and working with the MPC. For the most part it's all just second-nature now; I don't have to think about how to do anything I want to do--I just know what to do now.

The tutorial does work, it is in basic terms and it has files to use in order to train you on what you are doing.


I just went and redownloaded the manual and it had a tutorial Ebook for the JJOS 3.08, which would have been a blessing 5 months ago..... But for anyone who is still new to this, or new to the JJOS's this manual would def be a great investment..... I would recommend this to anyone new to the MPC world.. Def worth more to a newbie than a HD....


Remember to share the info fellas, I got alot of good info from this site in the beginning. And when you can answer a question, it actuall feels good to know how far you have come.

I only read manual when I cant figure something out on my own or looking for something particular. otherwise read it and forget it

I have read the MPC5000 manual like 3 times, and i could understand it but not like I thought I could. Not until I read the ASR-10 manual once and it like gave me a whole new understanding of how samples and Memory and sounds in general worked. It was a bit harder to read but alot more informative.

With my MPC 60 it took me about ten minutes to understand the basics, ive read the manual twice after that but that was more out of interest.

Edit: oops this only ment for 1k users