Guest Dr. Elemeno von Hat X: PhD Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 i asked about this a while back (that mpc/hip hop thread) and i was told nothing existed... well, i just found a simple app to put together mpc programs on the pc: http://www.mpc1000.com/MPC1000PC.exe even without that, i've been getting a lot better use out of my mpc recently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ten fingers ten toes Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 I used to own an MPC2000, its what convinced me to stick with my computer for sequencing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dr. Elemeno von Hat X: PhD Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 yeah, i find it best for live shit. it's good for when you go somewhere to jam with friends. it's a little box you take with you, with a pile of grooves you've programmed stored on it... :shade: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dr. Elemeno von Hat X: PhD Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 here's a site with even more cool apps: http://webpages.charter.net/dereese/gary/akai.html in general, this site seems pretty good: http://www.mpc1000.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ten fingers ten toes Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Hm, I could see the live aspect I guess. It just seemed so archaic to me. Especially trying to do anything remotely melodic with it. I guess to each their own, but I feel like the hype surrounding the MPC boxes has outgrown their actual substance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dr. Elemeno von Hat X: PhD Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 if you want to use it as a production center (i gave it a shot) i found things improved immensely when you plugged a control keyboard into it. when you record from the midi inputs, it'll also take in random CC data. so, you can drum on the pads, play your melodies on the keyboard... and things are copacetic... maybe get a midi knob box involved... then unplug everything and take the results over to a friend's house. but i have an mpc1000. have not used a 2000 much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greenbank Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Hm, I could see the live aspect I guess. It just seemed so archaic to me. Especially trying to do anything remotely melodic with it. I guess to each their own, but I feel like the hype surrounding the MPC boxes has outgrown their actual substance. as a long-term tracker user if i ever had to move to hardware it'd be to a sampler like the mpc, but i just couldn't face the step down from 0-255 channels, 200+ patterns + million times bigger storage area but i guess some of the newest mpcs get close and probably better in terms of pattern numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ten fingers ten toes Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Well all Ive ever used are trackers. It felt archaic compared to Impulse Tracker to me.. largely because it's just such a tiny screen and weird interface to have to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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