Comments on: Akai Gets Small With the MPC500 Music Production Center

By: STAR

STAR — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:45:32 +0000

I just bought one today. and am feeling a little discourage because i hear the mpc 1000 or 2000 does this or that. i’m staying with the 500

but can someone explain how exactly the sampling works. and what kind of cords i need for things as….cubase,fruity loops, abelton glive 5, behringer mixer, regular keyboard??

i’m really eager to learn..if someone could explain that, i’d really appreciate it

leave a comment or email me at D1GARCZ3@YAHOO.COM

THANKS YA’LL..REALLY

By: Olls

Olls — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:15:20 +0000

I got one yesterday :D but here in sweden it just cost around 500$ :S maybe this article is old..

By: D=

D= — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 05:53:00 +0000

I WANT 1!!! but i dont have 800$ :*(

By: Jer

Jer — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:16:14 +0000

I just bought an MPC 500 about a week ago, i had never used ANY mpc products before, but was growing tired of sampling and generating music on computers…. best decision ever. the machine is very easy to use, i use it at home, work, in my friend’s car… everywhere, there is no limit to where you can make music with this, quality samples, amazing sound, pressure sensitive pads. best investment i’ve ever made. $800 well spent. i recomend it to anyone looking for the first time, looking for something portable, and it does the job perfectly for a home studio.

By: beleg

beleg — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:01:18 +0000

So if you were looking for something cheeper, something to mess around with while you wait for the train or the bus, what would you get?

By: Xyno

Xyno — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:56:45 +0000

I’m so lucky,
Somebody I know will sell me his MPC500 because he will move out in Halifax.The MPC have about a 1 month usage and he sales it to me at around 780$Can!!!A good opportunity to leave my laptop a little!!!Can’t wait to have it and playing it till my od age and abuse like Jel!!!(a MPC player who abuse in his style)

By: sonic jewels

sonic jewels — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:17:04 +0000

yeah..i’ve had the 1000 have the 2000xl and the 4000 but damn an mpc that runs on batteries….i’m gettin one tomorrow….only real mpc enthusiasts will understand the benefit of this little gem…a mean sequencer that runs on batteries (technology…wow…)once you go mpc you don’t go vst…haha peace everyone for 2007

By: cos

cos — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 09:19:35 +0000

i have the mpc2000xl and i use cubase on a desktop. problem is i need a laptop if i wanna make it portable for anything. wen i seen the mpc500 i first thought it was a joke caus it was a mini mpc, but then i seen that it does mostly the same all the mpc’s do. and wen i found out about it using batteries also, it blew me away.
i have a sister in virginia, and wen i drive from jersey, i get a clear mind being away that creating music comes easier… but i dont wanna bring my chunky 2000xl. the 500 is smaller than a laptop. and since i already know how to use an mpc, even though the 500’s screen is so smaller to figure wut ur doing, i caught on so quick. i transferred the memory from the 2000xl to the 500. and now i wanna use just the 500 alone without cubase. just like previous comments said, different equipment causes different techniques to make the music, causing different style of sound.
so now finally, i can go ANYWHERE and make a beat!!! in my car, at a friends house, at a girlfriends house, even at a park. the same way writers go to different places to be inspired, i can do that now also!! and yes, it does make a difference to the music u make… the setting sets the mood.
so for me the mpc500 is perfect! i can take it anywhere, even laying on my bed b4 i go to sleep. and then i can hook it up to my pc cubase and record all i want.
if u want a new mpc, and small, its either the mpc1000 or mpc500 of course. honestly i dont think either r expensive considering wut they can do. but if u are totally new to mpc’s, go with the 1000 for the fact that the screen is bigger, so u can catch on easier. it all depends on how much portability u want.

By: gray47

gray47 — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:14:30 +0000

I was using a dinosaur P3 Toshiba for tunes. I like having a dedicated machine for my hobby. I wasn’t doing anything groundbreaking but I really enjoyed it, then the machine died on me. I had only had it for a year, then poof, the mainboard got a surge from the battery and that was that.

I have another laptop at home that is my entertainment center, I won’t take it outside for fear of a similar thing happening.

I really want/need something to noodle around on while I’m on the go. I am on the subway a lot so I am thinking this MPC 500 or a tracker like LSDJ or Seq 1.0 on a PSP console.

Stability is definitely a factor when you are on the go and hardware rules in the stability department.

By: Dre

Dre — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 08:10:03 +0000

I use software to make my music, but my friend has the 1000 and since I started learning the MPC its hard to approach music the same way I’ve used to on a DAW. Since then I was looking into the MPD24 and was wondering is there software like the RS-16x for “windows” that could use the MPD24 to tigger samples drums.. etc