One of the best MPCs.

My cry about the bugs, but with the last update, I am yet to find any. Would definitely get the RAM upgrade, as it does not have much internal memory without it. Good ins and outs, MIDI DIN and USB is just for file transfer. The thic pads upgrade from MPC stuff makes it feel better for fingerdrumming over time. Display does not show very much, and the manual must be read for new users, however this is an instrument can be hard to pick up for those who are not used to the workflow of blackseries and older MPCs. Running on normal batteries, these can be hard to find with a factory adapter, however it tends to sometimes corrupt the save and get some really nice noise when power gets low.

From Gear Setup

A bit tricky, but it gets the job done.

Got this sampler around mid 2017 to use as a sampler and sequencer, got some use out of it, good for taking around as a portable beatmaking machine. Kinda limited however, there's no resampling function, every sample is at 44.1k, but this made me want to experiment with it more, made me want to try the old techniques of speeding up a record to 78 rpm then slowing the sample back down on the MPC to give it some grittyness. Sequencing works well, you have a menu that allows you to form full songs out of separate sequences, along with a "timing correct" function which can be deactivated if you want. You have plenty of MIDI functions such as setting the MPC's MIDI in Channel, you can also assign each track to a different MIDI out channel if you want. Anyway, if you want to start off with a good portable sampler/sequencer that gets the creative juices flowing, then this is the sampler for you.

Great sampler/sequencer/drum machine

Does everything I need with a small footprint/price and great portability. I'm using MPC Maid on my Mac to arrange the samples and cutting them before upload so I don't care that it has only 2 lines of display. It would be nice to have foot pedals like the 1000 but I think I can live without. Only problem so far is I have yet to figure out how to do program changes on my synths from this. Thinking about getting another 500 as part backup and to let me use them both to always have the next song loaded DJ style. Or maybe get the 1000.

I wish it was a bit more obvious

Bought this instead of a playstation when I was 15 because I saw Chemical Brothers mention it in their webpage for their 'Push the Button' album.

I used it a bit here and there but it never seemed to make sense due to its non obvious menus which you basically need a degree in to understand, or at least 2 weeks of reading manuals.

Also, synchronizing the midi to Ableton took like 3 days.

Its an old piece of kit so its obvious it won't be digitised as well as other newer MPC's but I've only ever used this to make beats on the spot rather than create loops as I know is possible if you are some kind of genius.

battery-powered king!

Portable small mpc. Can actually do a LOT if you get into the limitations and bugs.

(There is a weird thing that when sometime you sample something it can suddenly turn into a low fidelity sample. Crisp as hell. I have no idea how this happens randomly on some recordings and some not. )

It is small but it works :)

I used my MPC 500 to play loops on it , also as a master midi clock. Just export my loops from ableton and use "MPC maid" to transfer nad program . It is 16 bit wav but it has unique sound . Everything you put into MPC it sounds better .

Beats & rhymes

It's great for outdoor work Built-in sampler - big torque You will take your drums to the SD card Headphones, batteries and you're free to go Creativity from now on! Wherever you want! YO!

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