Should I buy this? To make beats on?? What else would I need??

[Les W]

it is a Korg
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...se_pid/701953/

[LiquidBronze]

just know this is a midi controller, so you would need a program that it can interface with (cubase, acid, fruity loops) to trigger the sounds in that program (or you would need your own sounds if the program does not have its own, fruity loops comes with its own set, but they are not that good). you could start with something like this, but you would also probably want to get some samples as well (from CD, or just download one hits from sample web pages)

peace
LB

[sleepnotwork]

I recently bought this unit, but I haven't started using it yet. I can tell you a couple of things - the keys are fairly small, so if you've got gorilla fingers watch out. The pads are velocity sensitive, which automatically makes it a step up from my Roland SP-808, but they still won't feel as good as the Akai pad set, which you can buy separately for about $300 if you've got the cheddar.

Otherwise, this baby feels extremely solid and will look great on your desk - and that's what really matters, isn't it?

[Les W]

I do have gorilla fingers lmao, that's what you call them? haha

ok, are you saying that the keyboard doesn't have any sounds? Like I couldn't play notes on the keyboard?

I wanted to get the Akai but someone told me to get this one for me because it has keyboard keys and it's own sounds.

[Les W]

Originally posted by LiquidBronze
just know this is a midi controller, so you would need a program that it can interface with (cubase, acid, fruity loops) to trigger the sounds in that program (or you would need your own sounds if the program does not have its own, fruity loops comes with its own set, but they are not that good). you could start with something like this, but you would also probably want to get some samples as well (from CD, or just download one hits from sample web pages)

peace
LB

how would I use the samples in the prog?

[SPINSTERWUN]

Okay....

It is a MIDI CONTROLLER.

It doesn't have its own sounds.

If you have big fingers, you should take a look at the Akai MPD 16.

You can MPD to trigger your samples.

You will also need a program to hold the samples.

I would suggest BATTERY by Native Instruments.

You'll still need a program to track/record.

Check out Acid by Sonic Foundry, uuuh .....I mean Sony.

Fruity Loops

OR

Reason

Peace...

spin

[SPINSTERWUN]

BATTERY

http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?battery_us

ACID

http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.co...acidfamily.asp

FRUITY LOOPS

http://www.e-officedirect.com/FLStud...sh/frames.html

REASON

Http://www.propellerheads.se/

[SPINSTERWUN]

If you're on a budget...

Here is some freeware/shareware for you.

http://www.hitsquad.com/smm

[MrPG]

I'm going nutty looking for a piece of hardware:
what i want:
midi in/out
sampler (read from cd?)
drum machine

thats all, i dont want a sequencer/track editing any of that, for that stuff i'm getting pretty good with some GNU freebies.

Anyone have any tips for me? I've heard MPC200 a few hundred times I'm not quite sold on it though.

[SPINSTERWUN]

MPC 4000.

[MrPG]

on a budget please

say within 200-300 give/take range?

is this crazy talk? am i going to have to breed children and sell them into slavery to raise money for a drum machine/sampler?

[SPINSTERWUN]

I know. I was just joking....

spin

[malcolm123]

Originally posted by SPINSTERWUN
MPC 4000.

I never owned any of the MPC versions, But I agree!!!

Its a hella of a machine


Malcolm

[SPINSTERWUN]

Sorry, I forgot to give you the link to the MPD 16......

http://www.akaipro.com/us/mpd16.html

[Chrisjob]

Originally posted by MrPG

is this crazy talk?

Absolutely.. You'll never find all your requests for three hundo. Look into the older AKAI line- s1000, s3000, or the earlier Roland samplers. Buy one of the computer sequencers that Spin suggested, and you're half the way there.