The MPC Studio comes with an impressive sounding sample library, with over 9 GB of sounds, ranging in style and sonics. This allows you to easily incorporate a sample you've just chopped into a song you're composing, or quickly lay down fresh ideas for new tracks. One of the really cool features of the MPC Studio software is the fact that you can use it as a software plug-in inside your DAW. New school beat makers will love the software's easy to use functionality. Old school MPC users will be happy to hear they can continue to chop and edit to their heart's delight the way they always have, using the screen on the hardware. Once you're all finished up, Maestro, export your masterpiece as an MPC 1000/2500/5000 mixer or program, a MIDI file, or an Audio mixdown. Finally, you can arrange your sequences into finished songs.

Afterwards, add layers to your samples and filter your samples using the 'program edit' page, mix and add effects to each channel in the 'program mixer' panel. You can record your drum patterns on the MPC (using either the hardware, or the software) and edit in the 'main' screen. The MPC software features different 'windows' for creating and editing. The standalone MPC software allows you to create and sequence beats using either the MPC Studio hardware and software program, or simply the software on its own. Once I installed the software, and the included sample library, I simply launched the MPC software and could begin making beats.

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