MPC controller help
MPC controller help Posted on: 13.11.2013 by Yetta Prickel Hey all. I work with serato DJ and a mixtrack pro2. Im looking to buy a midi controller so i can make my own beats. Iv been looking at the akai element which is a dedicated mpc and the mpd26 which is a pad controller? im confused as to what type of hardware would be best for me. I need to make and record beats. Ill be making trap and rap beats.I like that the element comes with software. any software suggestions? | |
| Charline Dye 13.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by Reaper3Bravo
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| Charline Dye 13.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by Reaper3Bravo
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| Yetta Prickel 13.11.2013 | Hey all. I work with serato DJ and a mixtrack pro2. Im looking to buy a midi controller so i can make my own beats. Iv been looking at the akai element which is a dedicated mpc and the mpd26 which is a pad controller? im confused as to what type of hardware would be best for me. I need to make and record beats. Ill be making trap and rap beats. I like that the element comes with software. any software suggestions? |
| Yetta Prickel 14.11.2013 | I do not need an external and yes i can upload tracks to a single pad. |
| Yetta Prickel 14.11.2013 | can you upload whole tracks onto a mpd to like one pad? then play it and make beats over it? |
| Yetta Prickel 14.11.2013 | I use a mixtrack pro 2 so i do not have an external sound card |
| Charline Dye 13.11.2013 | For making beats, the MPC elements is great for the price. You could just export the audio, and use it in Serato. Not sure if you can sync the two softwares together for live beat making though. Does the sound card you are using have midi in/outs? |
| Yetta Prickel 13.11.2013 | cool thanks for the help ill do some more research. i own serato dj thats it |
| Charline Dye 13.11.2013 | What software do you own already? There was an article somewhere, maybe on the DJTT blog, about free DAWs, give it a Google. |
| Yetta Prickel 13.11.2013 | im believeing traktor with a midi fighter setup |
| Yetta Prickel 13.11.2013 | I really like the concept of being able to remap the fighter with different maps. Plus im a sucker for flash lights. I need to research software. This has quickly went from a 150-200$ deal to a 3-400$ deal. if i buy the fighter ill have to wait to afford decent software. any opinions about the free or cheap routes in DAWs |
| Charline Dye 13.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by Reaper3Bravo
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| Charline Dye 13.11.2013 |
Originally Posted by Reaper3Bravo
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| Yetta Prickel 13.11.2013 | im seeing what kids are doing with midi fighters and im wondering if ill have all the features ill need on one |
| Yetta Prickel 13.11.2013 | i mean i guess if im running elements from a daw its pretty much the same as using a mpd isnt it |
| Yetta Prickel 13.11.2013 | does an mpd+software do what an mpc would. more specifically i need to alter sounds to get them how i want them. dont both do the same thing |
| Charline Dye 13.11.2013 | MPC Elements will be the least expensive way I can see to get a hardware & software beat making solution. The biggest limitation with Elements is you are limited to one track. Which isn't a huge problem for beat making. If you use it in a DAW you can just run multiple instances for more than one track. The MPD is just a midi controller that you can map to software. The next step up in price would be a Maschine Micro with software for $350.00 Hope that helps |
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