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Need Advice On Akai Mpc 1000
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» recoil replied on Thu Jun 10, 2010 @ 6:11pm |
 Coolness: 86625 | has anyone had any experience with these?
there's this guy who wants to sell me one - barely used - for 500 bucks. he bought it brand new, never found the time to learn how to use it.. now he'd rather have the cash I'd love to hear what some seasoned vetarans think - if this is a good investment for a beginner like me. I love to sample and wanna do live re-edits while I'm DJing.. and also try and make beats with it. admittedly I know almost nothing about production, but I know I'm good at working with a sampler. and I work a lot better on-the-fly with hands-on gear with sliders and faders etc, rather than sitting in front of a computer screen with a mouse. so I think this would be good for me all I know is AKAI MPC is a very respected name and the 1000 it's a good sampler / sequencer for a beginner. any tips or experiences with this gear? I wanna know what you think and keep in mind how little I know about prodcution and specs. it's all new to me, here's the specs from the AKAI page [ www.akaipro.com ] * Overview * Key Features * Specs * FAQs * Documents & Downloads PRODUCTION POWER TO THE PEOPLE MPC1000 inherits all of the essential MPC features such as 32-voice stereo sampling, 64-track sequencing, and 16 velocity and pressure-sensitive MPC pads, fitting all the production capability into a compact, affordable package. 16MB of on-board memory comes standard and can be expanded up to 128MB. You can save your work to a Standard Compact Flash Card (up to 2GB). A preloaded CF card with popular Akai Pro samples is included to get you going. When connected to a Mac or PC via its built-in USB port, you can simply drag and drop data between the computer and MPC1000's CF card. MPC1000 is small, rugged and incredibly portable for an easy fit into a backpack or laptop bag for the traveling producer. * Pattern-based and linear 64-track sequencer with 32 MIDI channels * 32-voice drum/phrase sampler with up to 128MB RAM * Velocity and pressure-sensitive pads for expressive programming * 16-level pad function maps one sound to all pads with varied level, tuning, attack, decay or filter per pad * Two Q-link sliders for real-time performance control * Built-in Compact Flash drive and USB port (Mass Storage Class) * Standard WAV files samples and MIDI-file sequences * Analog and digital I/Os, headphone output and two MIDI In/Out * Internal sounds in flash * Four-way sample layering and velocity switching per pad * Four-pole filters (two two-pole filters) filtering for each of the 32 voices * Two on-board effects processors plus main-output effect processor, all which can be used simultaneously * Outputs can be re-sampled Storage: Compact Flash: Type-II, support up to 2GB card Hard Drive (optional - req. HDM-10): any standard IDE 2.5" hard drive Memory: 16MB installed (Can be expanded to 128MB with EXM-128) Analog Input/Output: * (2) Balanced 1/4" Inputs * (6) Unbalanced 1/4" Outputs [Stereo L/R + 4 Assignable Outs] * (1) Headphone Output Digital Input/Output: * (1) Coaxial S/PDIF Input [RCA] * (1) Coaxial S/PDIF Output [RCA] MIDI Input/Output: * (2) MIDI Input [5-pin DIN] * (2) MIDI Output [5-pin DIN] Other Input/Output: * (2) 1/4" Footswitch * (1) USB [Slave only] Levels: * Analog Input = +10dBu * Analog Output = +17dBu [Stereo & Assignable Outs] Sampler Resolution: 16bit/44.1kHz Sampler Recording Time: * 136sec [16MB/MONO] * 24min 28sec [128MB/MONO] Sequencer Details: * 100,000 notes resolving at 96ppq * 99 Sequences with total 64 tracks per seq * 20 Songs with total 250 steps per song Pad Details: * 16 (velocity and pressure sensitive) * 4 Pad Banks [A, B, C, D] Synchronization: MIDI Clock only Power Options: * 100v - 240v * 50/60Hz * 19W Dimensions (W x H x D): * 13" x 2.97" x 8.98" * 330mm x 75.5mm x 228.2mm Weight (net): * 7.6 lbs * 3.45 kg Data Compatibility: * MPC1000 SEQ, WAV, PGM * MPC2000/2000XL SEQ (saved as MID file only), WAV, SND, PGM (Most parameters of PGM file can be loaded.) * MPC2500 SEQ, WAV, PGM * MPC4000 SEQ (saved as MID file only), WAV, AKP (DRUM program only...No Keygroups. Only note assign and tune are loaded.) * MPC3000 SND (THRU Computer) * Z4/Z8 WAV, PGM (DRUM program only. Only note assign and tune are loaded.) * S5000/6000 WAV only (THRU Computer) * S1000/3000 No compatibility |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» SourUltraFast replied on Fri Jun 11, 2010 @ 10:04am |
 Coolness: 91510 | I do. I could teach you a few tricks with it, how to manage samples and build beats. Very intuitive beatbox (way more intuitive than Roland's IMO) I'm not very familiar with the FX section but they do sound great. 500$ seems like a fair deal for it.
I almost got one at some point, but the hammer financial of problems hit me before I could. Great tone in itself, not as gritty as the old MPCs but it sends the Roland SP-606 crying to it's mama, your drums will say "thank you". |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» recoil replied on Fri Jun 11, 2010 @ 6:31pm |
| Coolness: 86625 | Originally Posted By SOURULTRAFAST
I do. I could teach you a few tricks with it, how to manage samples and build beats. Very intuitive beatbox (way more intuitive than Roland's IMO) I'm not very familiar with the FX section but they do sound great. 500$ seems like a fair deal for it. I almost got one at some point, but the hammer financial of problems hit me before I could. Great tone in itself, not as gritty as the old MPCs but it sends the Roland SP-606 crying to it's mama, your drums will say "thank you". lol. awesome review =) thanks man. ya I decided to take it. I need to finally just take the step of investing in gear. I'm tired of just playing records so ya man - when I come back out to MTL I''d love it if you could show me some tricks with it. |I know nothing. my only experience with a sampler is my little sampler on my Pioneer 600 lol. but I'm excited to learn |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» SourUltraFast replied on Sat Jun 12, 2010 @ 1:50pm |
| Coolness: 91510 | You won't regret it Liam. Hit me up when you're in town so we can do this [ ] or facebook or phone). In the meantime, I suggest you download the manual off [ www.akaipro.com ] (doc & download section) and see what you can grasp at the moment. There are a few tutorials on youtube as well but it's never the same as someone next to you to explain and answer questions. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» recoil replied on Sat Jun 12, 2010 @ 8:28pm |
| Coolness: 86625 | Originally Posted By SOURULTRAFAST
You won't regret it Liam. Hit me up when you're in town so we can do this [ ] or facebook or phone). In the meantime, I suggest you download the manual off [ www.akaipro.com ] (doc & download section) and see what you can grasp at the moment. There are a few tutorials on youtube as well but it's never the same as someone next to you to explain and answer questions. thanks man! I'm not on facebook but I'll deffo be in touch. I appreciate the tips, cuz I have no background in music theory or production whatsoever so I could use some guidance but I've wanted to get a piece of gear like this for years and years. way back in the day long before I started DJing I always heard about how good AKAI MPCs were for sampling and production, so I'm stoked =) btw - the one he is selling me is not the one in the picture.. I just got that off the net.. I imagine it's something similar tho ok I have one question right now - can I bring it to a gig, hook it up, and sample my records I am playing on the fly and remix them? I'd love to be doing that. even with the little basic sampler on the 600 that is a lot of fun (and curiously most people I know who own the 600 or play on it rarely even bothered to use the sampler) another question - my boy in LA who produces jungle and dubstep.. he said in email it's better for hip hop then it is for jungle.. I have no clue what he meant by that. i'll have to get him to clarify Update » recoil wrote on Sat Jun 12, 2010 @ 8:45pm edit - I meant - he was saying the *Akai MPC* is better for hip hop than it is for jungle production Update » recoil wrote on Sun Jun 13, 2010 @ 12:36am finally got pics of the one I am buying - here she is ->
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» SourUltraFast replied on Sun Jun 13, 2010 @ 11:49am |
| Coolness: 91510 | I doubt you can sample and remix on the fly because the machine has to stop playing to proceed a few operations when you sample. IMO, the Mpc IS the hip-hop but since they've added a phrase sampler, it's really convenient for loops and such, but yeah: they sold tons of those to hip-hop producers. But then again, it's like saying that a sampler/production center is mostly for hip-hop than anything else. |
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