#mpc500

[djdiphenhydramine]

a new beat + my recent camera roll chewed up on davinci resolve

[homestuckreplay]

sweet john and hella dave

(page 325-338)

I would love to have insightful thoughts on yesterday's bumper update (14 pages!!!! stay winning!) but I've been researching the AKAI MPC-1000 SAMPLER all night. Here is a list of AKAI MPCs by release year:

MPC60 - 1988 MPC60II - 1991 MPC3000 - 1994 MPC2000 - 1997 MPC2000XL - 1999 MPC4000 - 2002 MPC1000 - 2003 MPC2500 - 2005 MPC500 - 2006 MPC5000 - 2008

Which is a good and normal and intuitive order for the numbers to go in. There's been a few new entries since Dave's model, but the 1000 is a solid and well liked general purpose model. Seems like it's user friendly, customizable, and offers a storage/memory upgrade for maximum amount of hauntingly sick beats. With the exception of Alec Zander from NYC who gave the MPC1000 a 1 out of 5 and said that 'construction is very cheap' and it has an 'uneven pad sensitivity', most user reviews are positive. helly hensen from TDOT, for example, says 'This machine is dope. I love the size'

This series of Akai MPCs is also really influential in hip hop, electronic music, and DJing, so they must be doing something right. Some people say the preprogrammed samples on the 1000 aren't great, but we all know the real point of the thing is to add your own. It seems like Dave's made a solid choice here, but also a pretty generic one. If Dave wanted to get into a more niche and hipster MIDI sampler, he could have gone for the 2001 Boss Dr Sample SP-303, with its 33 minutes of 44.1kHz mono sampling (with a SmartMedia card) ability to import AIFF and WAV audio files from the memory card.

The sampler minigame is so cool (I would give it the coveted but elusive 5 out of 5 hats) and weirdly feels like the most control we the audience have directly had over a character. We're influencing the art he makes, which is very personal. There are a few secret samples - if you click the samples in all four corners, the screen will zoom out and four extra buttons will appear with bonus samples (as well as a bunch of question marks). I don't know if these also exist in Dave's room or if he can access them. But it is very funny to imagine him wiring up bonus buttons inside a cinderblock.

Anyway Dave has a bunch of web sites which explains everything really. John's house is leaking engine oil, we have multiple characters(?) hanging out in different underground bunkers, Rose and Dave make each other worse, 52 pickup is always a bad decision. whatever. going to make some more sicknasty beats

[fabsounds12]

My 'mpc500'

[djfrank83]

My First portable Setup 😎👍🔊 #hiphopismylife #hiphopculture #hiphopbeatz #djlife #reloopspin #jessedean #fader #xfader #producerlife #travelstudio #travelproducing #akaimpc500 #jblcharge3 #mpc500 #akai #itzehoe #itzehoecity #yocutz #portablegear #portableproducer #case #analog #altona #djfrank83 #achtdreirec #scratch (hier: On Da Road) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoAjJgcs2da/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[italobrutalo]

My personal black friday deal: Akai MPC2000. Bought it this week from a nice guy in Munich. Has some slight damages (broken fader, not proper working buttons, etc.) but was worth the price. Will fix that next week when the spare parts arrive. Would you like to see a video of me repairing the machine? #akaimpc2000 #mpc2000 #akaimpc #mpc2000xl #akaimpc2000xl #mpc #16pads #mpc60 #mpc3000 #mpc2500 #mpc1000 #mpc4000 #mpclive #mpcx #mpc500 #mpc5000 #mpcone #italobrutalo #16pads https://www.instagram.com/p/CWwJD1tAnkX/?utm_medium=tumblr

[stylo-90]

hi everyone! I'm a trans woman of color trying to get back into music production and music making in general. I used to sing as part of various choirs / a cappella, tried a lil guitar, and I used to make alt hip hop beats on the PC (Ardour + Hydrogen). Nowadays I'm using an MPC500 and Reaper. looking for folks to follow and talk to as I go deeper in the hobby, about song structure, mixing, songwriting, gear etc.

what are the good tags/accounts to follow?? I'm just getting into this hobby after a long hiatus and looking for community!

[henrykoolmckoolsblog]

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[owae]

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Beat01.01.20 - First beat of the year and first beat of this year’s #jamuary #jamuary2020 - I’ll be doing all the beats of this month on the mpc500 to get a bit more use to this machine #onceandforall 😁 . . “Folio - a visual beat tape by owae.ga” is online on youtube (link in bio) . . “Dez” #Beattape OUT NOW on all platforms! . . #jam #jamming #fingerdrumming #mpc500 #sampler #sampling #beat #hiphop #lofihiphop #lofivibes #vintage #vintagesampler #lofi #instrumental #beatmaker #undergroundhiphop (à Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6yx7_DnOi7/?igshid=iixpvsnzk2gb

[jenova7]

Mixing the present with the past, one pad at a time... 📖 “Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession” by Joe Mansfield // . . . . . #cratedigging #vinylgram #vinyligclub #vinylcommunity #vinyl #vinyladdict #vinylporn #triphop #beatmaker #beatbox #jenova7 #vinylcollector #recordcollector #drummachine #vinylcollectionpost #vinylrecords #recordcollection #mpc #akaimpc #mpc500 #beatpad #mpcbeats #sampler #producerlife #vinyloftheday #vinyljunkie #records #instavinyl #vinylcollection (at Salem, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/jenova_7/p/BwDevg8AIzr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=29vph5zx88op

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#tbt beat from 2003... made on #mpd16 #theremake #danzadelafumarek #joe973 #artedekomunidad #sampleflip #mpcren #mpc500 #boombapsmith #boombap #beats #instrumentals #beatmaker (at Southchase, Florida)

[djfrank83]

Mobile FRANK 😎 3.8 Kilo 😉 #miniLloOperatOriUm #mobiledj #achtdreirec #djfrank83 #LoOperAtorium #achtdrei #eightythree #magma #mpc500 #reloopspin #portableturntable #portablelab #akai #reloop #minilab #loop #love #makingbeats #everywhere #beatz #portablism #scratching #boombap #beatmusic #instrumentslist #itzehoecity #itzAhoeRec #itzehoe #itzehoerap #customized https://www.instagram.com/p/CSz4MvwMOyv/?utm_medium=tumblr

[dirloooks]

𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗.10 𝕿𝖗𝖎𝖇𝖚𝖙𝖊 𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖒𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘, 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖆𝖈𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖕𝖆𝖓𝖎𝖊𝖉 𝖒𝖊 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖞𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖘. ••••••••••••••••••••𝔡𝔦𝔯𝔩𝔬𝔬𝔬𝔨𝔰••••••••••••••••••••••• @akai_pro #mpc500 #mixer #tascam (en HOME Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKJopEGh1YL/?igshid=10ju1tzztw8ik

[tilmannjarmer]

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[owae]

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Beat07.01.20 - #jamuary #jamuary2020 - Day 7 - Sounds coming from the #mpc500. The video on the #iPad is coming from #ebosuite using #duet. . . "Folio - a visual beat tape by owae.ga" is online on youtube (link in bio) . . "Dez" #Beattape OUT NOW on all platforms! . . #jam #jamming #akai #mpc #sampler #sampling #beat #pads #lofivibes #vintage #vintagesampler #lofi #instrumental #beatmaker #hiphop #lofihiphop #undergroundhiphop (à Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Bs5xAnBVR/?igshid=ho7v7xrhfggm