Which MPC should I get?

I'm trying to decide between the MPC 1000 and the 500.

I'll be using it to make hip-hop beats with some friends, just for fun.

I don't need one too advanced but I DO wanna have some more cool features to play around with. Are there any features that the 500 is lacking that are really nice to have for making hip-hop beats? Any features that make the 1000 worth getting instead?

Basically. I'm asking weather the 1000 is worth the extra bucks. I do have the extra bucks and money isn't that much of an issue.

mpc 1k and jjos and ur set


enough said

The one with the best color scheme....



Seriously, you gotta do some home work... Basically figure out what you need out of a machine...... Making sure the MPC is what you are after, then decide what you need from that machine...

Is price important?
Is portability important?
Doesit have to be new?
What do I plan to use it for?
Whatlimitations do each machine/Operating systemhave?

Things like that are what you need to know in order to make an educated decision. Go to the dedicated sections and read what owners are raving about, or even complaining about....


IMHO the MPC 1000 is the best bang for the buck (with JJOS)... it is averyversatile machine and it has the ability to do alot of stuff.... And the price is reasonable...... I own one andmay be biased......

man fuk that 500. get a 1g.

This is my standard response to this question. If any of the following are important to you:

1) More than 12 pads (mind you, you have four banks -- so in reality you have 48; even more if you're working with multiple programs on multiple tracks).

2) Multiple outs (you do have the built in mixer and EQs and effects that can be applied to each sample -- not a deal breaker with a little thinking).

3) Waveform sampling editing and chopping (have a PC? I'd rather chop my samples in Recycle or Audacity on a 20" color widescreen display and stick them on my CF -- much better than a little LCD in my opinion).

4) Status. (People with bigger MPCs will act superior, but meanwhile do more time staring at their equipment in awe than actually using it to do anything interesting. If you obsess over sitting with the cool kids at lunch and wearing the newest Jordans, the 500 might not be for you).

Then proceed to a 1000 or higher.

Pros of the 500? Like numerical editing? I do. Want to make beats on the go? You can do that with the 500. Stuck at a relative's for a week? Take along a portable turntable, go digging locally, and pound out some stuff. Want a small little box that can occasionally force you to be creative due to its perceived limitations? Works out well. It's (relatively) inexpensive too. Beginner? Not a huge investment to make to find out whether this is something you want to do longterm.

Okay, but I could just buy a used 1000 for a little more.

Yeah, you could -- but you don't know what it's been through with its previous owner(s). They have pad problems; do you feel like popping it open to replace them? Want to find out whoever had it before you just hacked it to keep it working in their living room for you to try out, only for it to break down a week or two later?

Latest OS updates for the 500 make it solid, and the HP/BP addition and ability to read Chop Shop files is very welcome.

1k with jj

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Is this by any chance the "Flyin Brian" from Arizona?

if you wanna make "hip hop beats" your better off going with niether. Do some research and save yourself the money. Any software could assist you in making "hip hop beats"

Think of this like car fanatics do. You love racing but couldnt see yourself tossin slicks on your ride just to drag or even swapping out your engine to get the "best" . . . possible . . . um . . . performance . . . maybe . . .

not the greatest analogy but i hope you get the idea. Someone who doesnt have the patience to really learn the equipment could become easily disgruntled and discouraged. I'd take the software route until you really get your research done.

1000 bruh, i dont even think u can see the waveform on the 500.

dont matter which one you get, no matter if you get the 1000 or 2500 or 5000.
your are still going to make the same beats on it.

V...

bedouin wrote:This is my standard response to this question. If any of the following are important to you:

1) More than 12 pads (mind you, you have four banks -- so in reality you have 48; even more if you're working with multiple programs on multiple tracks).

2) Multiple outs (you do have the built in mixer and EQs and effects that can be applied to each sample -- not a deal breaker with a little thinking).

3) Waveform sampling editing and chopping (have a PC? I'd rather chop my samples in Recycle or Audacity on a 20" color widescreen display and stick them on my CF -- much better than a little LCD in my opinion).

4) Status. (People with bigger MPCs will act superior, but meanwhile do more time staring at their equipment in awe than actually using it to do anything interesting. If you obsess over sitting with the cool kids at lunch and wearing the newest Jordans, the 500 might not be for you).

Then proceed to a 1000 or higher.

Pros of the 500? Like numerical editing? I do. Want to make beats on the go? You can do that with the 500. Stuck at a relative's for a week? Take along a portable turntable, go digging locally, and pound out some stuff. Want a small little box that can occasionally force you to be creative due to its perceived limitations? Works out well. It's (relatively) inexpensive too. Beginner? Not a huge investment to make to find out whether this is something you want to do longterm.

Okay, but I could just buy a used 1000 for a little more.

Yeah, you could -- but you don't know what it's been through with its previous owner(s). They have pad problems; do you feel like popping it open to replace them? Want to find out whoever had it before you just hacked it to keep it working in their living room for you to try out, only for it to break down a week or two later?

Latest OS updates for the 500 make it solid, and the HP/BP addition and ability to read Chop Shop files is very welcome.

great answer from bedouin!!