And by the way, if you want to make creative beats with the MPC, try the bit rate changing functionality, sample rate changing, perhaps the independent filters on every note, (including the triple filter) using the lfo's, creating q link sequences (this is where you can automate controllers for your sequence).

A computer running logic or whatever is also a great way to make music. I just don't understand why someone would make posts saying the MPC is a piece of junk when its such a dope instrument. Just doesn't make sense to me.

Hey by the way, try loading 500 mb of drum samples, pads, horns, guitar, bass, synths, and loops into your logic sampler and see how tight she runs!

Anyways, point is I spent my time futzing around trying to learn how to make dance music with all that crap! Screwing around with buggy software and crap drivers. Wasted so much time. I got fed up, sold my computer, got myself an MPC 4000, and I haven't looked back ever since.

The MPC 4000 is rock solid. Can't say the same for my Mac or my Titanium G4. It's timing is perfect. It's a killer full fledged sampler with awesome sounding filters. I cannot imagine a better platform for making music.

I prefer the MPC sequencer to my computer sequencer b/c it never ever fails. Ever. It always starts the moment I touch start. It stops the second I touch stop. Its great for working out complex grooves.

The pads are dope! Not only for drum programming, but for auditioning samples, tweaking, audititioning, its awesome.

I think if you really know what you're doing (like say you have years and years of experience making music) and you know exactly how to get a certain result, you can probably do pretty well with just a computer alone. I think. I mean, it's possible right?

So my message to people out there considering the MPC. If you are an experienced user, you won't be let down. Loads of room for loading sample banks, quick loading/ saving to hard drive, and rock solid timing. For newbies I highly recommend it. Its such a wicked platform to learn on or experiment on.

Good luck -Matt

The MC-909 doesn't even compare it just a rhythm machine that can sample with a small limited sequencer nothing beats the MPC4000 not even the unstable PC/Mac computer setup.

What you get in a MPC is a rock solid OS you won't get in a computer one bad turn in a computer setup and you're done! party is over.

for what it does best sampler/Sequencer/Drum Machine feel and programming all in one unit means no computer can beat it and if it could we MPC 4000 users would already have the setup.