sold my 500 recently, it was my first hardware purchase and taught me a lot - if you figure out the 500 you're pretty much ready to go on anything else, people also complain about the chopping but it's very similar to that mpc 60 workflow where you couldn't see soundwaves, that's probably why a lot of 60 and 3000 users appreciate it
I was super lucky to buy a new piece of the MPC 500 with original box, adaptor, manual, heck even with the sticker on the display! Took a while to understand it, but now am fully comfortable with it, this machine is a beast. I just can't express how much I love this one. And thanks to you too, I did learn some tricks from your videos :)
The 500 is my baby i love the manual chop by numbers i use it with my sp-202 its like a mini 3000 it taught me so much the simplicity of it has made my music better limitations in the 500 are its charm much love to all the beat makers round the world
With all the grooveboxes coming out these days, Akai could put out a spiritual successor to the 500 to compete against the likes of Circuit, the MCs, and others and do very well. :)
Been on MPCs for years. Picked a 500 up bc my 2000 was getting to be a pain. Only issue i had was buggy OS and one midi in/out. Pads were a joke but usable even better when I replaced with thick pads!! Lot of pros on this thing. And still much better than the toy mpcs Akai been releasing. The last of an official hardware MPC!!!
I bought one more than ten years ago, very cheap, nobody wanted 'em then! The screen and complex menu kinda sucked, but hey 12 MPC pads and a CompactFlash Card reader. I sold it after a few years for not much. I miss the little guy though, so looked on eBay and to my surprise they are now more than double what I sold it for! I think the best thing about is the portability and that it can run on AA batteries!
Hey DyReck, I watch this episode frequently as this was the first MPC that I learned to use. I owned the 2K before but I didn't learn to use it and sold it a couple of years after owning it when my musician moved away from the area. I bought the 500 when it first came out. I remember the advertisement for it in Sound On Sound magazine and thought it would be great to use while I was on tour. TBH the manual wasn't helpful and I couldn't figure it out. I was using Reason on my laptop at the time and it was way easier to use so I stuck with that and put the 500 in storage in 2010. I picked it back up three years ago determined to learn it this time. Your videos were a help so thank you DyReck. Now I use it for the purpose I bought it for, when I am on tour or when I am away from my main studio. It's like having a portable 3000 with me on the road while my main 3000 and 2000XL stay in the main studio. To me the 500 is the gateway drug to the 3000. I had to get one and each teaches you something about the other. I really can't tell you which one is my favorite as whatever one I'm using at the time is my current favorite
Thanks fam!..I feel you..Alot of folks were against the 500 back in the day cause you had to chop by numbers..But you 3000 user's are already use to chopping by ear so it never bother yall..The 500 is dope if you use it for the right reasons..Fits on your desk perfectly Lol!
@@DyReckProductions Fits with space to spare on the desk tray in economy when you are flying somewhere, unlike the Live and Live II that are both too wide. The Live and Live II are portable MPC X. The 500 is a portable MPC 3000. It all depends on what kind of workflow and sound that you like, old or nu school. I prefer old school, but each to their own.
The used market is really easy if you still want one of these, as long as it ships in one piece to your door. I see stuff like MPC Renaissance going for 400 euros or less, with moderate wear.
A cool lil video, is an interesting concept to use the 500 as a quick sketch and work on it properly on a larger MPC :O I love the little machine mainly because i picked it up for about £145 but its so simple to use and does a lot more than people really give credit for. In combo with my sp404 this thing is a portable powerhouse. Love it.
When the 500 arrive I almost buyed but waited a little and the Maschine come out…..they got me and I already have a Maschine mk3😅😅😅 I love to work with the computer 🤪
Just sold my '60, settled on a 500 as a replacement, after previously being snobby about them. Loving it. The OS needed a few more tweaks (not being able to trim a sample while it's playing in a sequence is a big one for me) but, if you're used to using older MPCs, it's great.
@@miscmisc1023 You're not wrong. Financial needs musted, tho. It only lasted about a month before I flogged it again, however - too much of a pain and totes uninspiring. I now have an OG Ensoniq EPS which was both cheap and is awesome.
Love this video.. I asked someone else this same question did you find the 500 records drum a Little lower in quality. When I track out to daw the quality of the sounds output is a Lil underwhelming. Should I turn up the recording input? Thanks again.
It doesn't sound low coming from the main outs or ins..But when you save anything as a wave yeah the volume is lower..Some folks normalize it to get it up.
Just got one of these super cheap which sold on reverb for parts. Everything is cool except the ram error which the seller was transparent about in the description of the seller post. Bought a 128 ram stick but when I start it goes into a Sodimm test, fails and gives a A error message “ Memory Problem Check the Memory “. Guess it’s a dud luckily it was dirt cheap. Ima try to find a 1000 for cheap. Just need something portable until I can afford an MPC live 2
I copped this in early 2009 and had it for less than 24hrs. Couldn’t make sense of it nor did I have any patience. Prolly should’ve went down the route of the MPC1000 and the JJOS but alas if I did I prolly wouldn’t of copped a Maschine a few years later
man idk what the hell is happening with prices u were talking about it jumping like 300%. me and the homie got a 2kxl a lil bit before this time last year w hella floppies for like $400. now they're all $650 MINIMUM
Yeah vintage gear is going for high prices..too high lol..Its messed up cause theres some stuff i want to get but im waiting for the price to drop a bit.
Good afternoon DyReck Productions! I have a question for you! Does the size of the wav. file matter when saving samples from the computer to the MPC500? I've tried chopping up sampling in a software program called Audacity. Then I would save them in a folder on a Compact Flash Card with 4 gigabytes and another CF Card with 16 gigabytes. But whenever I try loading up those files into the MPC, they would not all load. Only 3 out the 7 chopped up wav files would appear. I find that kind of strange. Was it something I did wrong? I even tried compressing the files and changing the bit rate and then loading up into the MPC500 but all that did was take away the sound quality and make the samples play at a faster abnormal rate!!!! I thinking there must be better useful way to resolve this issue!!!
Are you sure you named the samples properly..If the name is too long akai wont allow them to transfer for some reason..this happens on the 500,1k and 2500..try giving your samples a smaller name like "Mason1" and see what happens.
This machine is amazing and has lots of little cheat codes to get around stuff and portable just got done customizing mine and uploaded some new Vids if anybody want to check em out MPC Heads 💯🙏
7thgroove not difficult plus they have videos on here that show you step by step on how to do it from the pads to the buttons somethings need extra work but nothing to big
Wow really..I think the 500 sounds dope..The sound is probably the best thing I like about it.. That and the portability..Of course I am programing drums on it..I dont think it would give me clean instrument sounds..I got the Z8 for that.
@@DyReckProductions It's got EQ in the effects so you can EQ the individual sounds and then use a set EQ and compression on the master output. It only sounds like a child EQ'd it if you don't understand how to use the EQ lol
@@AYATOLLAHBEATS Whats up Ayatollah!..Hope all is well..The 500 is my favorite joint fam!!..Folks use to hate on it back in the day..But now its like a cult classic Lol!
sold my 500 recently, it was my first hardware purchase and taught me a lot - if you figure out the 500 you're pretty much ready to go on anything else, people also complain about the chopping but it's very similar to that mpc 60 workflow where you couldn't see soundwaves, that's probably why a lot of 60 and 3000 users appreciate it
True.
@@DyReckProductions did jj make is for this too?
I was super lucky to buy a new piece of the MPC 500 with original box, adaptor, manual, heck even with the sticker on the display! Took a while to understand it, but now am fully comfortable with it, this machine is a beast. I just can't express how much I love this one. And thanks to you too, I did learn some tricks from your videos :)
NP..thanks.
The 500 is my baby i love the manual chop by numbers i use it with my sp-202 its like a mini 3000 it taught me so much the simplicity of it has made my music better limitations in the 500 are its charm much love to all the beat makers round the world
Word!..It gets alot of love now. But back in the day People was screaming "wheres Auto Chop" Lol.
With all the grooveboxes coming out these days, Akai could put out a spiritual successor to the 500 to compete against the likes of Circuit, the MCs, and others and do very well. :)
Thats a great Idea that would be dope.
They would sell like hot cakes
MPC 500 has that nice sound of original MPCs
Yeah it has a real nice sound like the 2500.
Been on MPCs for years. Picked a 500 up bc my 2000 was getting to be a pain. Only issue i had was buggy OS and one midi in/out. Pads were a joke but usable even better when I replaced with thick pads!! Lot of pros on this thing. And still much better than the toy mpcs Akai been releasing. The last of an official hardware MPC!!!
your right!...the last one
Love this MPC..bought one last year for $250... Your vids helped a lot bro!! Once you get familiar with it..its over!!
No doubt..thanks fam.
I just love the MPC500. It's so fast to use. Great video history DyReck Productions
Thanks yeah the 500 is dope!!..once you figure out the best workflow your good to go.
I just use the 500 solo. But yes it took a While
i feel you
I bought one more than ten years ago, very cheap, nobody wanted 'em then! The screen and complex menu kinda sucked, but hey 12 MPC pads and a CompactFlash Card reader.
I sold it after a few years for not much. I miss the little guy though, so looked on eBay and to my surprise they are now more than double what I sold it for!
I think the best thing about is the portability and that it can run on AA batteries!
I have no complaints using 500 I've been using this hardware for many years and still use it
same here bro
Hey DyReck, I watch this episode frequently as this was the first MPC that I learned to use. I owned the 2K before but I didn't learn to use it and sold it a couple of years after owning it when my musician moved away from the area. I bought the 500 when it first came out. I remember the advertisement for it in Sound On Sound magazine and thought it would be great to use while I was on tour. TBH the manual wasn't helpful and I couldn't figure it out. I was using Reason on my laptop at the time and it was way easier to use so I stuck with that and put the 500 in storage in 2010.
I picked it back up three years ago determined to learn it this time. Your videos were a help so thank you DyReck. Now I use it for the purpose I bought it for, when I am on tour or when I am away from my main studio. It's like having a portable 3000 with me on the road while my main 3000 and 2000XL stay in the main studio. To me the 500 is the gateway drug to the 3000. I had to get one and each teaches you something about the other. I really can't tell you which one is my favorite as whatever one I'm using at the time is my current favorite
Thanks fam!..I feel you..Alot of folks were against the 500 back in the day cause you had to chop by numbers..But you 3000 user's are already use to chopping by ear so it never bother yall..The 500 is dope if you use it for the right reasons..Fits on your desk perfectly Lol!
@@DyReckProductions Fits with space to spare on the desk tray in economy when you are flying somewhere, unlike the Live and Live II that are both too wide. The Live and Live II are portable MPC X. The 500 is a portable MPC 3000. It all depends on what kind of workflow and sound that you like, old or nu school. I prefer old school, but each to their own.
I feel like a Jedi in training with this thing idec. I love it
yeah its a really good sampler to learn..if you can make fire beats on the 500 your good to go with any sampler.
It taught me how to chop with numbers, dope lil unit
Will you do a sp202 wha had happened
I would love to see a video about the Akai xr20.
The used market is really easy if you still want one of these, as long as it ships in one piece to your door. I see stuff like MPC Renaissance going for 400 euros or less, with moderate wear.
Oh ok cool.
A cool lil video, is an interesting concept to use the 500 as a quick sketch and work on it properly on a larger MPC :O
I love the little machine mainly because i picked it up for about £145 but its so simple to use and does a lot more than people really give credit for. In combo with my sp404 this thing is a portable powerhouse. Love it.
I feel you man..I planing on buying another one
@@DyReckProductions Me too, lol
The 500 is a on the go Mpc the batteries is a dope feature imagine if they did that to the 2000 xl or 2500
That would be dope!
Never stuck with it 500, gonna give it another chance.
Yeah man got to dust it off and give it some action lol
These videos are dope dope bro! Love classic gear
Thanks fam!
Great review of the mpc500
The nicest thing by far of the mpc500 is the portability
True.
This channel is amazing
I was a poor college student with virtually NO musical knowledge when this was released in 2007. I'm so glad I finally got one all these years later!
I feel you..I still mostly use the 500 as my sampler sequencer.. It just fits perfectly on my desk Lol.
@@DyReckProductions 500 mad nice. My favorite mpc
@@LawrinMaxwellsmpc500Yup.. I feel you fam!
Everybody wants a standalone nowadays or at least something small to take on the go and still make 🔥
True.
I always wanted a 500.
Nice machine as long as you understand what it can do..and you might have to change out the pads.
When the 500 arrive I almost buyed but waited a little and the Maschine come out…..they got me and I already have a Maschine mk3😅😅😅 I love to work with the computer 🤪
Right on when you spoke about not liking it after knowing the 1k/25k with JJOS haha
Lol
I wish the 1000 had been made with a battery.
That actually would have been cool.
I retrofitted one actually, it's possible nowadays
Right
Love the 500!!
Same here fam.
Just sold my '60, settled on a 500 as a replacement, after previously being snobby about them. Loving it. The OS needed a few more tweaks (not being able to trim a sample while it's playing in a sequence is a big one for me) but, if you're used to using older MPCs, it's great.
would you say 250,- is a fair price in 2022?
@@kostoglotow Dunno. I paid £150 for one in ex cond.
lmao bad move
@@miscmisc1023 You're not wrong. Financial needs musted, tho. It only lasted about a month before I flogged it again, however - too much of a pain and totes uninspiring. I now have an OG Ensoniq EPS which was both cheap and is awesome.
@@RunOfTheHind IRONIC I JUST GOT THE EPS OG AT A YARD SALE FOR 100 YESTERDAY MAXED OUT RAM...I GOT AN ASR AND AN MPC 2500 BUT THE 60 IS A CLASSIC
Love this video.. I asked someone else this same question did you find the 500 records drum a Little lower in quality. When I track out to daw the quality of the sounds output is a Lil underwhelming. Should I turn up the recording input? Thanks again.
It doesn't sound low coming from the main outs or ins..But when you save anything as a wave yeah the volume is lower..Some folks normalize it to get it up.
Just got one of these super cheap which sold on reverb for parts. Everything is cool except the ram error which the seller was transparent about in the description of the seller post. Bought a 128 ram stick but when I start it goes into a Sodimm test, fails and gives a A error message “ Memory Problem Check the Memory “. Guess it’s a dud luckily it was dirt cheap. Ima try to find a 1000 for cheap. Just need something portable until I can afford an MPC live 2
I copped this in early 2009 and had it for less than 24hrs. Couldn’t make sense of it nor did I have any patience. Prolly should’ve went down the route of the MPC1000 and the JJOS but alas if I did I prolly wouldn’t of copped a Maschine a few years later
man idk what the hell is happening with prices u were talking about it jumping like 300%. me and the homie got a 2kxl a lil bit before this time last year w hella floppies for like $400. now they're all $650 MINIMUM
Yeah vintage gear is going for high prices..too high lol..Its messed up cause theres some stuff i want to get but im waiting for the price to drop a bit.
I own this and won beat battles on the MPC FORUM website .It was called a "toy".
Good afternoon DyReck Productions! I have a question for you! Does the size of the wav. file matter when saving samples from the computer to the MPC500? I've tried chopping up sampling in a software program called Audacity. Then I would save them in a folder on a Compact Flash Card with 4 gigabytes and another CF Card with 16 gigabytes. But whenever I try loading up those files into the MPC, they would not all load. Only 3 out the 7 chopped up wav files would appear. I find that kind of strange. Was it something I did wrong? I even tried compressing the files and changing the bit rate and then loading up into the MPC500 but all that did was take away the sound quality and make the samples play at a faster abnormal rate!!!! I thinking there must be better useful way to resolve this issue!!!
Are you sure you named the samples properly..If the name is too long akai wont allow them to transfer for some reason..this happens on the 500,1k and 2500..try giving your samples a smaller name like "Mason1" and see what happens.
@@DyReckProductions I'll trying changing the file name to a shorter one like you mentioned and see if that'll work!!!
@@olatunjimason cool.
Just saw one in near new condition for 385 usd 🤔
Ahah,i watched this Roulete!
Man if they made something kinda like the 500 but a screen bigger kinda like a one but at a lower price points they will sell like hot cakes
They did do that, it’s called the 1000 lol
SHOUT OUT TO AYATOLLAH ON THE 500
Yes sir!
F the 500 had it for 5 months got the 1k best move ever
Lmao!
This machine is amazing and has lots of little cheat codes to get around stuff and portable just got done customizing mine and uploaded some new Vids if anybody want to check em out MPC Heads 💯🙏
feelin your beats you got the Boom Bap sound down packed..n i like your sample arrangements..keep it up.
DyReck Productions thanks I appreciate that a lot thanks for taking time out your day to check em out 💯🙏
7thgroove yea I did
7thgroove not difficult plus they have videos on here that show you step by step on how to do it from the pads to the buttons somethings need extra work but nothing to big
I keep getting a pc error message but can't find any trouble shooting solutions, do you know of any help sites or solutions? Thanks in advance
This is a good machine but for me I didn't like it!
lol.
Having trouble wrapping my head around this mpc500. Almost got it though.
Once you learn this sampler.. the knowledge will transfer to other samplers easily.
The 500 sounds weird, like some child eq'd it, for just the sound in a portable unit I'd prefer an ms-1, su10, or po-33.
Wow really..I think the 500 sounds dope..The sound is probably the best thing I like about it.. That and the portability..Of course I am programing drums on it..I dont think it would give me clean instrument sounds..I got the Z8 for that.
@@DyReckProductions It's got EQ in the effects so you can EQ the individual sounds and then use a set EQ and compression on the master output. It only sounds like a child EQ'd it if you don't understand how to use the EQ lol
My ipad took over.
Lol.
Ayatollah On The MPC 500👍🎶
Yeah man Dope!
@@DyReckProductions 👍
@@AYATOLLAHBEATS Whats up Ayatollah!..Hope all is well..The 500 is my favorite joint fam!!..Folks use to hate on it back in the day..But now its like a cult classic Lol!
@@DyReckProductions 🎶👌
Lets be honest it was wack. I sold mine.
Some people didn't like it.
Akai just running out of ideas. I agree waste