is the RS7000 good for hip hop too???

[chabbi4116]

Ive heard that the Yamaha RS7000 mainly caters to House/Trance production. Is this True?? What makes one instrument MADE for Hip hop and one for House??? I produce Hip hop(one of the few who doesnt sample (YET)), and want either an MPC or RS7000. Everyone seems to lean towards the MPC, but is that just because people are scared to use a new piece of equipment?? suggestions PLLLLLLEAAAAseeeee

[JusSnooze]

if you find out let me know. i'm at that point where i want a new toy to eff with. right now i've got the tried and true mpc but i was in a store around my way and that yamaha rs7k is saying BIG words right about now.

[Big Corleone]

^^ you must got loot

[wkiw]

the 7000 is very good for hip hop
i think it just boils down to what you want
the base sample time on the rs 7000 is only 4mb, expandable to 64 mb so in this sense the rs and the straight mpc are very similiar. the biggest difference i think between the two are the sampling functions. the rs 7000 is basically the the su 700 and the rm1x put together. the sampling on the rs 7000 i think is alot better then the mpc. you can take a sample slice it and dice it and then control it with midi events. it just seems better then the mpc. for hip hop you can really use the rs but again one hundred percent is the person behind the machine, you could have two pans and a wooden spoon and make some dope beats for hip hop, its all about creativity. the rs 7000 is a drum machine midi sequencing sampler, the idea puts it in direct competion with the mpc but they are both very powerfull machines
the rs is not geared to anyone genre but it may sound sorta technoish at the store because the pre sets are loud and electronic
one thing though about the mpc is the variety of host disks you can get that have samples on them for the mpc
this helps out alot
right now the rs doesnt have alot of host disks but in the future i think they will
peace

[crock6000]

Yo, I just bought my MPC and I went through the same struggles between these two fine machines that you are going through. What you need to do is research. Find out what both can do and then go to a store and play around with them. Without a doubt the RS7000 can do more things (which is neccessarily a good thing) but it can be easily linked up to your computer and with the proper software the knobs can be automated from your RS to your computer which is cool. The RS comes standard with 4 megs, instead of 2 and is expandable to 64, instead of 32. Also, instead of coming standard with a floppy drive, the RS comes standard with that new flash memory card thing which can then be linked to your computer. The RS has a better, more intuitive LCD interface. All that being said, I like the MPC, much much better and in fact I didnt really love the RS, while I did like it. First off, it doesnt have the pads, and man let me tell you, I dont know why someone else hasnt copied these pads because they rock! I mean, I love sitting in my studio and banging out some phat dnb on my MPC pads, its my new favorite past time. Now dont think that the MPC just skimped on these functions, its just a simple machine and sometimes simple is the way to go. I feel like I really know how to use it, and in only a week of owning it. The sequencer is fantastic and it's just a great machine all around. If you have the money, wait for the MPC4000 which is just around the corner and I hear will be expandable to 512m of memory and you will be able to hook up to a computer monitor, a built in HD and all kinds of features that will, I believe revolutionize the "groovebox" industry. I wouldnt think its gonna be less that 5 grand though. So if you're on a budget, and who isnt, then I say get the MPC but do your homework and figure what's best for you. Good luck...