It can host a very decent amount of memory (128MB) so you can capture very long samples in high quality (16 Bit, 44.1 Khz). 16 MB is very usable to start with actually, so you can live without it as you first learn how to use it. The extra 128 MB module can usually be found at a bit more than $100 and is not a standard memory module.
The built-in separate outputs, 2 for the main stereo + 4 assignable, makes it easy to route the sounds you want to separate tracks on your mixer or DAW. The MPC1000 comes standard with effects: 2 separate FX sections + a dedicated EQ and a dedicated Compressor on the MAIN OUT.
It can re-sample its own output while playing. This can be used in many ways: for example you can save a whole song as a WAV file on the Compact Flash card - very handy - or to apply effects and combine sounds together, and remap the result to other pads, etc.
It accepts "Type 2" Compact Flash cards like the ones used in many digital cameras. Those will work with models as large as 2 Gigabytes. It is a good idea to get a bigger Compact Flash card than the 32 MB one that's shipped with the MPC. You can work with it for a while but you will feel limited as far as saving large "programs" (a program is a collection of WAV files, plus a PGM file with the pad assignment and envelope information. You don't need to buy the largest CF Card however, because in my opinion those are too expensive right now... However the 256 and 512 MB ones are cheap enough considering how much they hold. Those cards are pretty small and my advice is to also buy a solid case to hold all of them.
The built-in separate outputs, 2 for the main stereo + 4 assignable, makes it easy to route the sounds you want to separate tracks on your mixer or DAW. The MPC1000 comes standard with effects: 2 separate FX sections + a dedicated EQ and a dedicated Compressor on the MAIN OUT.
It can re-sample its own output while playing. This can be used in many ways: for example you can save a whole song as a WAV file on the Compact Flash card - very handy - or to apply effects and combine sounds together, and remap the result to other pads, etc.
It accepts "Type 2" Compact Flash cards like the ones used in many digital cameras. Those will work with models as large as 2 Gigabytes. It is a good idea to get a bigger Compact Flash card than the 32 MB one that's shipped with the MPC. You can work with it for a while but you will feel limited as far as saving large "programs" (a program is a collection of WAV files, plus a PGM file with the pad assignment and envelope information. You don't need to buy the largest CF Card however, because in my opinion those are too expensive right now... However the 256 and 512 MB ones are cheap enough considering how much they hold. Those cards are pretty small and my advice is to also buy a solid case to hold all of them.
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REF: http://www.futureproducers.com/article.php/id/34
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