Guest Promo Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Alright guys. I'm looking into options for portable music making. I guess my budget would be £100-250 max. Okay so the MPC500 looks fun and I can pick one of them up 2nd hand for about £250 fully expanded and I assume I can easily integrate it into my normal set up. I'm guessing midi files can just be transfered from it to say Ableton and visa versa which is cool. The MPC 1000 looks pretty dope too but I'm guessing that's bigger and less portable. So what else is there? I guess you have Iphone and Itouch but they're kinda pricey and from what I can tell and don't have the power of say an MPC. Then you have the various Android phones. I don't know if there are any decent music programs for them yet and plus I'd want a way to hook them into my set up. Anyhow thoughts are welcome guys. Nice one. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/67694-portable-music-making/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancolecreate Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 The mpc1000 is very sick. It's only a bit bigger than the 500, but has multiple audio outs, and a much more capable sequencer. I recently won one on ebay but the knob never sent it. :( the 1000 has the ability to run JJ os which will make it 50X more useful. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide ryancolecreate's signature Hide all signatures ------ dailyambient.com ------ New Ambient Music Every Day. New ambient album "Sun and Clouds" now out. Use the discount code watmmer for 50% off the $4 album.Check it out. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/67694-portable-music-making/#findComment-1624614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sirch Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) yeah an MPC-500 would be good for the money. also the old electribes are worth taking a look at, imho. - good machines for the money! i wouldn't bother with any of the iPhone/iPad stuff, personally. plus they are ridiculously expensive anyway! (i mean the things themselves, obviously. not the apps.) Edited July 25, 2011 by sirch Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/67694-portable-music-making/#findComment-1624619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adam Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 What about a laptop? Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/67694-portable-music-making/#findComment-1624630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Promo Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 On 7/25/2011 at 5:05 PM, Adam Beker said: What about a laptop? Mm a mini laptop is certainly an option. Just not sure again if it'll be powerful enough compared to say an MPC500/1000. My experience with laptops and Ableton is that they have their limitations compared to a proper pc. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/67694-portable-music-making/#findComment-1624640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adam Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 You could get a dual core ~2,5ghz with ~2-4gb of ram for like 150-200 pounds. And from your music it doesnt sound like you need more. I mean, it's not that complex or anything. I make music with dual core 2,13ghz and 1gb, it gets laggy if I load few Masives and Ozones with many automation clips but it's not necesarry to use the most cpu heavy plugins while making music on the go. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/67694-portable-music-making/#findComment-1624676 Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundwave Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Korg DS10 Tenori iPad Korg Monotribe MPC500 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/67694-portable-music-making/#findComment-1624956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest futuregirlfriend Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 If you go to any dog's home they'll let you take a dog out for a walk - and for absolutely no cost! They even supply the lead! £50 would probably get you a tidy selection of tambourines, maracas, thumb cymbals and probably more. Affix these to the dog then it tease with a tennis ball, bam! You've got yourself a very cheap, portable, unpredictable, future music rhythm station. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/67694-portable-music-making/#findComment-1625033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 On 7/26/2011 at 4:09 AM, futuregirlfriend said: If you go to any dog's home they'll let you take a dog out for a walk - and for absolutely no cost! They even supply the lead! £50 would probably get you a tidy selection of tambourines, maracas, thumb cymbals and probably more. Affix these to the dog then it tease with a tennis ball, bam! You've got yourself a very cheap, portable, unpredictable, future music rhythm station. this Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide BCM's signature Hide all signatures Bandcamp | Spotify | SoundCloud | Amazon | Apple Music | YouTube | YouTube Music | Deezer | Google Play Music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/67694-portable-music-making/#findComment-1625226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 On 7/25/2011 at 5:39 PM, Promo said: On 7/25/2011 at 5:05 PM, Adam Beker said: What about a laptop? Mm a mini laptop is certainly an option. Just not sure again if it'll be powerful enough compared to say an MPC500/1000. My experience with laptops and Ableton is that they have their limitations compared to a proper pc. This is simply not true. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Silent Member's signature Hide all signatures Some songs I made with my fingers and electronics. In the process of making some more. Hopefully. Reveal hidden contents Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/67694-portable-music-making/#findComment-1625231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 lol Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide BCM's signature Hide all signatures Bandcamp | Spotify | SoundCloud | Amazon | Apple Music | YouTube | YouTube Music | Deezer | Google Play Music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/67694-portable-music-making/#findComment-1625268 Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidphakist Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Start saving. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide acidphakist's signature Hide all signatures music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/67694-portable-music-making/#findComment-1625299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancolecreate Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 lol @ that. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide ryancolecreate's signature Hide all signatures ------ dailyambient.com ------ New Ambient Music Every Day. New ambient album "Sun and Clouds" now out. Use the discount code watmmer for 50% off the $4 album.Check it out. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/67694-portable-music-making/#findComment-1625341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 it's a fun looking machine. i don't think i'd buy it..... i wonder if this will replace microkorgs for the hipsters. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide YEK's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents !:/music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/67694-portable-music-making/#findComment-1625344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Promo Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 On 7/26/2011 at 12:23 PM, Gocab said: On 7/25/2011 at 5:39 PM, Promo said: On 7/25/2011 at 5:05 PM, Adam Beker said: What about a laptop? Mm a mini laptop is certainly an option. Just not sure again if it'll be powerful enough compared to say an MPC500/1000. My experience with laptops and Ableton is that they have their limitations compared to a proper pc. This is simply not true. I know I was just being dumb lol. Well as long as they have a dual core processor and some decent ram I might plump for one and then get a cheapo usb soundcard for it! Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/67694-portable-music-making/#findComment-1625425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Promo Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 On 7/26/2011 at 2:37 PM, acidphakist said: Start saving. Wow I hope it doesn't sound as bad as it looks lol. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/67694-portable-music-making/#findComment-1625429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 it's actually been specially designed to sound worse than it looks in true ironic hipster tradition. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide BCM's signature Hide all signatures Bandcamp | Spotify | SoundCloud | Amazon | Apple Music | YouTube | YouTube Music | Deezer | Google Play Music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/67694-portable-music-making/#findComment-1625455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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