The MPC is good for any music that uses a drum machine or a synth sequencer. It is that simple.

shaft9000 wrote:all the mutes and the 16 XOX-steps make a big difference live

That's true... dead simple mutes as well... but the MPC is easy to mute as well... the SP-404 is not.

I'm starting to find out that I like the ease of use of digital better... like my two favorite machines, the Korg EMX-1 and the Elektron Monomachine. It's just nice to have dead simple sequencers with a bunch of synthesis options in one box. That said, I may run these machine through some analog eff...

Good god, the geek machismo is at an all time high in here.

Not to mention manuals can be cryptic at times...and even if the manual is well written and you've read it twice, you may still need a little hand holding to make sense of a new (to you) concept.

vynlOverdrive wrote:vast majority of my percussion is single-hit samples i've found online dropped directly into a sonar audio track and cut/copy/pasted into a beat. usually layered and processed to the point it sounds little like the original samples.

so... none of the above?

To me, that's step sequencing.

A weird choice would be the Metasonix TM-5 pre-amp.

not yet, I thought it was a cheap constructed machine would you suggest it? How much money should I pay for that? You think the MPC500 is cheaply constructed? No, it's not. It is a solid piece of gear. I would suggest it, but beware...it requires a little more menu diving than other MPCs. Ultimatel...

breitt wrote:Don't tell my fellow GASoholic sponsor, JSRockit, but I broke down and (re)purchased an Xbase 999.

Man, I have no problem with the 999...I had a problem with the 09 vs. the 909. I think you did the right thing.

For that kind of cash, I'd buy the MS20.

I actually like it... even the BD and Snare. very cool box. It's big and plasticky though.

I guess I like using the MPC's pads the most... but also like x0x alot.

Anybody digging his new one? Yeah, I like the new Dntel alot. Over a handful of truely great songs... good, noisy production...but laid back. Every song has a different singer. Does every song have a singer?? Bright Eyes drives me crazy (in a bad way), and I know he is on there. I generally liked t...

ThinkTanx wrote:Anybody digging his new one?

Yeah, I like the new Dntel alot. Over a handful of truely great songs... good, noisy production...but laid back. Every song has a different singer.

Others here don't agree with me that the drum sounds on the EMX-1 are useless... but maybe that's because my biggest influence is hip-hop and the drums just don't cut...even after using three effects. I would be one of those to disagree with you about this. And I listen to hip hop more than any oth...