MPC2000 is hella tight. If you know how to use it. One of the main reasons I use it, is the pads on that mothafucka. Its more comfortable than the keys on a keyboard to me. A lot of the times I bang on the pads with anger, If i were to do that shit on my keyboard I'd fuck the keys up easily. That shit got a lot of features to it, and when you know how to program it really good; you'll be makin tight ass beats.
But theres a catch, you gotta find the Hats, Snares, Bass Drumz, etc... And load them up. Its a risk becuz if you don't have a keyboard that has drum kits that will fit your needs, your gonna have to take risks and buy sound libraries off of ebay or somewhere. They don't cost much, 10 - 20 bones. They come loaded with drum kits. (but like Kev said, if you snatch up a Roland XV-5050, you'll be set with drum kits)
Just go to Sam Ash or a Guitar Center and get a taste of the MPC or anything else thats on your mind. Pick the one that YOU feel comfortable with.
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