MPC 1000 Samples, Sounds & Tutorials
Akai MPC 1000 Sounds, Tutorials & Resources
The Akai MPC 1000 is the most popular Akai MPC on the market today - it is feature-packed and relatively low cost, so is a popular choice for producers looking to start producing beats on dedicated hardware. The operating system is far more advanced than the older generation MPC (e.g. MPC2000XL) and features many great improvements.
MPC 1000 Samples & Sounds Information
The MPC 1000 uses standard 16 bit PCM wav files as its native sample format, but also reads the old MPC SND format, as found on Akai samplers such as the MPC3000 and MPC2000XL. It also reads older MPC program files, although as the operating system features many new features and an updated structure, only basic parameters are transferred over, such as pad assignment, tuning and decay settings.We've put together a handful of free MPC 1000 drum samples
for you to download. Just extract using something like Winzip and transfer over to your MPC 1000. If you want some more free MPC 1000 samples, subscribe to the MPC-Samples.com newsletter
and you'll get instant access to a varied collection of drum and percussion sounds, plus a detailed ebook explaining how to set up a home studio.
MPC-Samples.com have a huge range of professionally created MPC 1000 samples and sounds
including signature layered hip hop drums, unique MPC multisamples and original breaks and loops, all available for instant download after purchase.
Akai MPC 1000 Tutorials & MPC 1000 Manual
The MPC 1000 comes with an official MPC 1000 technical manual
which explains the fundamental functions within the MPC 1000. It's nothing too exciting, but it does give you a quick overview of what all the buttons do.
Unfortunately, the MPC 1000 manual doesn't really show you how to use the features to actually make
beats! There's no 'real world' examples; for example the manual shows you how to access the slice function, but that's it - it doesn't explain what cool tricks you can do with it and how you can incorporate them into your music.
To help new MPC 1000 users get to grips with their MPC 1000, I wrote an ebook entirely dedicated to the MPC 1000 tutorials
. The book features 51 tutorials in total and shows you lots of cool tricks like building drum kits, creating your own breaks, advanced sequencing techniques, sample manipulation and much more. You can read a complete example tutorial from the book here on this site:If you liked that tutorial, you can buy the entire book from
MPC-Samples.com
. You can get more information from the URL below, including further free tutorials (all about chopping samples), plus a detailed breakdown of the other MPC 1000 tutorials within the book.
Akai MPC 1000 Operating Systems
The official Akai MPC 1000 operating system is currently in its second major revision and is a significant improvement over version 1. There's still a few bugs but it's still pretty solid. You can download the latest Akai MPC 1000 operating system here
(you'll need to complete a form to get it).
There's also a third party MPC 1000 operating system available, made by an ex-Akai developer only know as 'JJ'. There are three versions of this JJ OS available:
- a free version (JJ OS 3.08)
which fixes the known bugs in the Akai OS in addition to adding many new features - please read our review of the free JJ OS
- JJ OS version 1 which basically gives the MPC 1000 a similar OS to the MPC 2500 - this costs $39
- JJ OS version 2
which brings in a load of new features (although at the expense of dropping some other features). This costs $49, but you must purchase OS1 first.
Should you get the JJ OS(s)? Well, the free version is free and does fix all the Akai bugs, so it's a no-brainer really! In addition, our tutorial book, 'Beat Making on the MPC1000
' is fully compatible with this version.
The 'paid for' JJ OS's are much more advanced and better suited for users who have already mastered the free OS's (ie. the official Akai or the free JJ OS 3.08).
The 'paid for' JJ OS's are much more advanced and better suited for users who have already mastered the free OS's (ie. the official Akai or the free JJ OS 3.08).
MPC 1000 Reviews
If you'd like an overview of the Akai MPC 1000 (official Akai OS) in comparison to the Akai MPC 2000XL, we've written an article called Akai MPC 1000 Vs Akai MPC 2000XL
We've also written an article comparing the Akai MPC 1000 to the Akai MPC 2500 called: Akai MPC 1000 Vs Akai MPC 2500
Further MPC 1000 Resources
If you need help with your MPC 1000, don't forget we have an entire forum dedicated to the Akai MPC, and this has over 35,000 members and growing!
Go to the MPC 1000 forum
at MPC-Forums.com
Go to the dedicated MPC 1000 JJ OS forum
at MPC-Forums.com.
MPC 1000 Specifications
- 64 track sequencer
- 128MB RAM capacity (2MB standard)
- 16 pads over four banks giving 64 virtual pads per program
- 2 Q Link sliders allowing control over sequences in real time
- Internal flash memory storage and removable CF card
- 4 separate mono outs and one set of stereo outputs, plus digital outs
- 4 samples per pad
- 4 pole filters
- 2 effects buses plus a mater effects section
- Resampling of sequences to create new samples.
- Hard drive option available