Is the MPC5000 right for an MPC first?

Ok so im saving up for an MPC5000 and dont worry about the bug issues and such because I most likely wont have it until late nov., early jan. What im askin is do you think its right for an first ever MPC?

Yes. But you would do just find purchasing any of the latest models as long as you know exactly what you are purchasing.

hey, this is a question all of us have at the beginning.
is it worth it to spend 2500 dollars on a machine??
well I've been using an MPC 2000xl for the last 4 years. the learning curve for this machine is really steep! When I bought it, I read the manual and basically for a newcomer it was really confusing. Apart from that there weren't many tutorials or friends available that could explain how to use it. During the years between trial and error and different resources that became available I began to understand how to use it. One thing I've learned is that there is nlot just one way to produce your music on any mpc. Everybody ends up developing their own procedures and use the mpc in their specific way. If you are completley sure of what you want and you have the money, go for it. If not buy a 500,1000 or 2500
I upgraded to an mpc 5000 about three weeks ago from the 2000XL and it simply is awesome.
Hope this helps a bit
take Care

Yeah, my first MPC took me months as well to understand... coming from a Boss drum machine. This is before the MPC-Forums, or at least I even knew about it... then when i found out about it 4 years later, it helped a lot back then and still today, we are all learning new things about different ways to work with the machines.

If you are familiar with hardware the MPC 5000 is really easy to learn.

It s my first MPC & it took me maybe 2 weeks no more to learn basically every features

After now about 2 month i handle it with ease on i can t see anything i don t know on it.

Well I just turned 18 and I dont have any bills and this is what I really want. So im saving every check. I pretty much know all the basic features of every MPC, or at least how they work. I just dont wanna take on too much by getting the 5000.

The MPC 5000 is very simple to use if you have a basic understanding of MIDI, sampling, and multi-track recording. If you don't, the manual has enough information in it to get you started.

I pretty much know everything you mentioned except Multi-Tracking? Can you give me an brief 'idea' of what that is. Im hopin when I read the manual again it will come easier.

you can record and playback with your sequence up to 8 tracks from an 80Gb internal hardrive.

mmcerda wrote:you can record and playback with your sequence up to 8 tracks from an 80Gb internal hardrive.

Teknokeyz wrote:I pretty much know everything you mentioned except Multi-Tracking? Can you give me an brief 'idea' of what that is. Im hopin when I read the manual again it will come easier.

That's pretty much it. You can record your MPC tracks to the hard disk recorder and export the tracks to be used in a DAW. You can also record straight to your DAW by simply use the analog or ADAT outputs.

Askia Shaheed wrote:

mmcerda wrote:you can record and playback with your sequence up to 8 tracks from an 80Gb internal hardrive.

Teknokeyz wrote:I pretty much know everything you mentioned except Multi-Tracking? Can you give me an brief 'idea' of what that is. Im hopin when I read the manual again it will come easier.

That's pretty much it. You can record your MPC tracks to the hard disk recorder and export the tracks to be used in a DAW. You can also record straight to your DAW by simply use the analog or ADAT outputs.

Yo I appreciate it man. by the by im jealous cause u got to the idea with the busta avatar first.

Teknokeyz wrote:

Askia Shaheed wrote:

mmcerda wrote:you can record and playback with your sequence up to 8 tracks from an 80Gb internal hardrive.

Teknokeyz wrote:I pretty much know everything you mentioned except Multi-Tracking? Can you give me an brief 'idea' of what that is. Im hopin when I read the manual again it will come easier.

That's pretty much it. You can record your MPC tracks to the hard disk recorder and export the tracks to be used in a DAW. You can also record straight to your DAW by simply use the analog or ADAT outputs.

Yo I appreciate it man. by the by im jealous cause u got to the idea with the busta avatar first.

But there should be a Dr. Dre, Timbo, Kanye, or Just Blaze magazine covers with the MPC 5000 coming soon once Akai releases that next OS update

what month is that cover from?

August I believe.....

yea... is it in stores yet. And I doubt I will ever see timbo with an MPC! He says his ARS-10 gets mad at him. besides he the best without one no need to fix a perfect ship.