from software (FL,Reason, etc..) to MPC...

[P_1]

has anyone made the switch?? how hard is it to go from producing with software to hardware? im asking coz im looking into coppin' either an mpc 1000 or a korg triton. not sure which one though but i wanted to get some insight on this first.

 

[Ozmosis]

You just have to be patient when you go the hardwear route. I used to to use Fruity Loops 3 for a while before I got my mpc1000 5 months ago. Since the mpc was my first real piece of hardware I had no clue what I was getting into. For a few days i was frustrated because I didnt know what I was doing. But after a week of experimenting and reading the manual I rarley open Fruity Loops now. Dont get me wrong FL is still a good tool to use, but once you get enough money saved to start building a studio I think everyone should start going the hardware route. So, yeah, get you a mpc and just be patient and Im sure youll see why guys out there swear by them.

"The Oz"

 

[classic]

check it out

Got my MPC 2000xl decmber 15th 2003 and it was my first peice of production equimnet ever(software or hardware). My friend got FL studio around the same time. He was cranking out beats with in a hour while it took me about 2 weeks just to figure out how to save on the MPC. But now 6 months later i can run circles around him

This is not bashing software in anyway. Im just saying that when u get hardware there is a steep learning curve of about 5 months becasue the equimnet is so specilized. But its worth it man trust me.You can do so much with hardware.

Good luck

clas...

 

[Kevin A]

Classic, your friend might be retarded. I myself went from a Mpc 2000 to Flstudio. They both are very similiar. With hardware (mpc), things seem to loop more fluently, with Flstudio you have to work alittle bit harder to make sure things are fluent. Knowing how to use the MPC has influenced how I use FLstudio. The only thing that it can't do is tap tempo, so I just use a separate tap tempo program. The mpc is less visual than FLstudio, this allows you to hear the music, sometimes seeing the music will throw you off because you may start going by how things are suppose to look, rather than how things are suppose to sound. If you can balance the 2 concepts, you'll be alright. My friend has a MPC 4000 just wasting space in his studio. He's using Flstudio. I'm going to learn how to use his 4000 though. It's all the same to me, if I can learn it, i'll be better than most in it, that's how I roll.
Just joking about your friend classic

 

[ACEBEATZ]

Usual debate

I dont know, but it's a matter of taste wether to use hardware or software. Some says it's sounds cleaner with hardware, but it's only because all samples or patches are mastered and processed already, and some says they prefer the conviviality of software. Then I say use software to control your hardware sounds. Haha, wut a good wedding, no? I always made beats only with a PC. Personally, I think that a good synth sounds great, but i tried to do songs on hardware machines and it ripped my head off. I dont like machines cuz it's too complicated, after 1 hour my eyes r burnin after lookin in a 1 inch screen to find a form that could look like a wave. Some says that pc arent musical but i dare em to build an arrangement like you can do with a pc. Anyway like i said hook up hardware and software and youre in the best world !!!!

Holla Ace

 

[Shonsteez]

Proofs in tha pudding suckas! Its all about tha end result. If its tight, fuck how it was made. Job well done is what i say.

 

[g@Vin c@$h]

Proofs in tha pudding suckas! Its all about tha end result. If its tight, fuck how it was made. Job well done is what i say.

couldn't have been said better. All that matters is tha sound.

 

[Maknbeats]

I think it was easier to get into hardware after using software, cause you can learn alot of stuff using the software, and when you get the hardware you know a bunch of basics. You just go to use some tricks that will make your stuff sound a little different

 

[Kevin A]

He's trying to decide what tool to work with, not if his beats are gonna be tight. If your beats are gonna be tight, that all depends on the indivisual, what he does, and how he does it. You can make dope beats on alot of software. I will say that you can't go wrong with a mpc unless your already a bum.

 

[The Bastard]

yeah ittll take u anywhere from a few days to a few weeks to make beats as good as u did on software on hardware,, youll def get there tho,do it up


kevin acehole are u a comedian ?