Bought my first mpc

i hope i don't get thrashed by u guys to bad lol but i just bout my first mpc and i got the 5000 i don't know what im doing with it to be honest i just know i wanna make music im not an idiot so i figure i can learn if i keep trying anyways im trying to load sounds on my mpc and the sounds are on the harddrive but i don't know how to assign them to the keypads can anyone give me advice on how to get started and do stuff like this ?

Look in the manual on how to load sounds and programs.

monogee wrote:Look in the manual on how to load sounds and programs.

after that its all just practice, practice, practice.

but out of curiosity, what made you want to buy a mpc 5000 as your first?

well, im also getting the 5000 as my first but i have been reading about them for about 2 years, on how to use them and such, reading the manals. first heard about the MV's then I found out that Akai was better (imo). As far as gettin the 5000 first, I just fugure I may as well get the best instead of just getting the 1000, then the 2500, then the 5000. Just go ahead and go for the best.

umm i heard it was the best thing out right now thats why i guess

damn yo ur first mpc was a 5000....fukkkk......thats ill yo!!!

my broke azz cant afford that!

west2010 wrote:i hope i don't get thrashed by u guys to bad lol but i just bout my first mpc and i got the 5000 i don't know what im doing with it to be honest i just know i wanna make music im not an idiot so i figure i can learn if i keep trying anyways im trying to load sounds on my mpc and the sounds are on the harddrive but i don't know how to assign them to the keypads can anyone give me advice on how to get started and do stuff like this ?

Use the guick start guid to get you started and up and running,its a very easy sampler to learn.
Breakit down into section by loading, recording,playing,saving dont worry about sampling for right now leard the basics.
Dont let the thickness off the manual intimidate you,like I said learn in section follow the instructions practice,practice,practice reset if you have to and you will be find.
good luck.

thanks guys im reading and theres plenty of that to do lol anyways i started out looking at the machine like wtf then read a few chapters and getting the hang of things i think im gonna be alright lol

TIP: Read the ASR-10 manual (in your spare time (after you read the 5000's))!! I read the manual for the 4000 and the 5000 at least 2 times each, so I had a basic undertading of how the MPC worked. But then I started reading the Sampling portion of the ASR-10 manual (beause it seemed amzingly hard from some of the vids on youtube) and it like changed my world. I had an entirely new concept of how samples and samplers period worked. I guess it was the way they explained back then. Now its not an instruction manual its a refrence guide. But think about it bro.

To add to what the last poster wrote, Read this. Alot of good stuff from Blue haze.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=90552&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=s5000

also, this is my 4th mpc.. The other 3, I didnt really get to know too well, but after demo'ing the 5k at GC, I feel like this is def the one...

Man, I work at guitar center and mess around with the 5k and to tell you the truth i cant stand that thing, but thats only because i love the heck outta the 2000 classic, but since the 5k is your first one youre probably gonna love it. good luck bro

Although this may not be the most efficient way, I've always learned to make music by making music! I.E. if your beginning to make a track, look up in the manual the thing your instincts tell you to do first.
When your done with that, look up in the manual the thing your instincts tell you to do second and so forth and so on.

Start with your ideas and use the manual to see how those ideas fit within the confines of the machine. This will help you to develop your own work flow and maybe even style...

Also this way as soon as you read the manual, (theory) you can apply the knowledge and witness the result right away. This IMO creates for better understanding. because I've had times where I've read the whole manual before even touching the machine. This can at first be disorientating cause the manual is speaking a language foreign to you.

Always keep in mind that people not only learn to use these things but sometimes push them beyond the limits of it's original intent. With patience and practice there is no reason that you cant. Plus MPC's are EASY!!!

i cant stand that thing, but thats only because i love the heck outta the 2000 classic,

What do you "' hate " that much about the 5000 ?

I don t find a lot of difference in term of use with the 2000....

I just got my first MPC the 500 a couple of months ago and I love it. I've read alot of negative stuff about the 5000 but I'm sure if I got it as my first MPC I would love it as much if not more than my 500 because I haven't worked with any others. But it definitely seems like you got some reading to do if you can't even assign a sample to a pad thats pretty simple stuff.