Learn how to make professional beats and music using the Akai MPC2500. This e-book contains over 290 pages of step-by-step MPC2500 tutorials & over 900 MPC2500 samples, sounds & project files.

MusicTech Magazine 'Choice' Award Winner (8/10) - "If you don’t own this, you’re probably not getting the most out of your MPC!"

So, you’ve copped an MPC 2500, you’ve gone through the manual and know what all the buttons do…so what next? You want to make beats, right? But how do you actually use an MPC to quickly produce those killer beats you’ve always dreamed of?

The bestselling e-book, ‘Beat making on the MPC 2500’ opens up a huge world of MPC creativity and inspiration encouraging you, the beat producer, to think ‘outside of the box’ and discover the true musical and percussive abilities of your MPC:

Discover how to create phatter sounding beats, make thicker & grimier drums, learn expert sequencing tricks and flip your samples just like the pros

Learn how to completely change the groove and feel of sampled drum breaks, create your own unique drum kits, and build your own breakbeats that sound just like a real drummer

Uncover the secrets of MPC 2500 multisampling and turn your MPC 2500 into a virtual bass guitar or piano, create your own instrument loops and riffs, creatively use filters to make phat basslines and special effects

Find out how to build complete beat & songs, record to multitrack equipment, and use effects correctly when creating master recordings for record label demos.

There's 52 tutorials in total, each one expertly written in a clear, easy to follow style assuming no prior technical knowledge whatsoever, all covering 'real world', practical situations.Currently in its third revision, this e-book still stands as the only comprehensive written work on the Akai MPC series.

Each tutorial comes with detailed explanations of all concepts, backed up with clear screen shots and 600 actual MPC files so you can perfectly recreate each lesson in your MPC. This book is suitable for all levels of expertise - even advanced users comment on how the book has helped them discover techniques they didn’t even think possible with an MPC.

No more head scratching, no more frustration – quickly discover how you can use your MPC to make the beats you’ve always wanted. Whoever you are and whatever your production background, you will find this book inspiring, challenging and ultimately enlightening.

Technical Specifications:
• Contents: 291 page PDF Ebook, 600 example MPC 2500 samples, PGMs and MID files
• Format: PDF, WAV files, and MPC 2500 Format files
• Compatibility: To be used with the MPC2500, official Akai OS 1.0 or greater