vitaminman
IllMuzik Staff
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An MPC on your computer
Hey,
A common theme here at Illmuzik is 'should I use a PC or MPC to make beats', I would like to propose a solution which would fit somewhere in the middle and offer the best of both worlds:
The Akai MPD16 is the 16 pad triggering device that the MPC series comes with. It's about $300.
http://www.akaipro.com/consumersite/productpage2.asp?id=146§ion=
Vsampler is a software sampler that supports Akai samples, plus WAV/AIFF and others. It's about $80.
http://www.vsampler.com/english/features.html
There are lots of soundcards out there, this one has ASIO drivers, good support, 1/4" 24bit 96khz balanced inputs for high-quality sampling, and you won't have to open your computer to install it. It also had a MIDI interface so that you can sync it up to external hardware synths/samplers. It's about $200.
http://www.midiman.com/products/m-audio/audiophileusb.php
There are lots of sequencers out there, but you will need one that supports VSTi's (like the Vsampler). It also has a multitrack recorder, virtual effects, cd burning, and other neat stuff. It's about $90.
http://www.steinberg.net/en/ct/products/music_production/cubasis_vst_pc/index.php?sid=0
For more serious sample editing look no further than Cool Edit 2000, you can use it to clean up (or make dirty) your samples, add high-quality dsp effects, time stretch/pitch shift, chop up drum loops to load into Vsampler and master your finished tracks before burning to cd. It's about $70.
http://www.syntrillium.com/cooledit/
And finally, you'll need a computer. Dell makes really nice computers and has nice support, they're always having specials and rebates. This is one of their promotions at the time of writing this post, it comes with a PIV 1.8ghz, 256mb RAM, 60gb hard drive, 17" monitor, and some other neat stuff. It goes for about $600.
http://www.dell.com/us/en/dhs/offers/specials_3x_special61.htm
All this added up equals about $1340 with the computer, about the same as a new MPC 2000...if you already have a computer, it will cost $740.
Take care,
Nick
Hey,
A common theme here at Illmuzik is 'should I use a PC or MPC to make beats', I would like to propose a solution which would fit somewhere in the middle and offer the best of both worlds:
The Akai MPD16 is the 16 pad triggering device that the MPC series comes with. It's about $300.
http://www.akaipro.com/consumersite/productpage2.asp?id=146§ion=
Vsampler is a software sampler that supports Akai samples, plus WAV/AIFF and others. It's about $80.
http://www.vsampler.com/english/features.html
There are lots of soundcards out there, this one has ASIO drivers, good support, 1/4" 24bit 96khz balanced inputs for high-quality sampling, and you won't have to open your computer to install it. It also had a MIDI interface so that you can sync it up to external hardware synths/samplers. It's about $200.
http://www.midiman.com/products/m-audio/audiophileusb.php
There are lots of sequencers out there, but you will need one that supports VSTi's (like the Vsampler). It also has a multitrack recorder, virtual effects, cd burning, and other neat stuff. It's about $90.
http://www.steinberg.net/en/ct/products/music_production/cubasis_vst_pc/index.php?sid=0
For more serious sample editing look no further than Cool Edit 2000, you can use it to clean up (or make dirty) your samples, add high-quality dsp effects, time stretch/pitch shift, chop up drum loops to load into Vsampler and master your finished tracks before burning to cd. It's about $70.
http://www.syntrillium.com/cooledit/
And finally, you'll need a computer. Dell makes really nice computers and has nice support, they're always having specials and rebates. This is one of their promotions at the time of writing this post, it comes with a PIV 1.8ghz, 256mb RAM, 60gb hard drive, 17" monitor, and some other neat stuff. It goes for about $600.
http://www.dell.com/us/en/dhs/offers/specials_3x_special61.htm
All this added up equals about $1340 with the computer, about the same as a new MPC 2000...if you already have a computer, it will cost $740.
Take care,
Nick
