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The MC looks like decent machine, but have you really tried making any beats with your current setup? Map your pad control to impulse and bang out some beats. Or just use the pencil tool to "paint" some beats.

The software you have is so much more sophisticated than any USD 150 drum machine. It ...

Before buying anything, define your needs !. What are you missing in your current setup? What is stopping you from making music now? Is some vital piece missing?

Then go and buy that.

We all succumb to the occasional gear lust, and buy something we don't really need now and then. But then it is ...

How about an MC-303 for $150 from craigslist? Ive done my research on it and wanted tosee if anyone on here has one and what they think of it.

That depends, do you think it's better to get a Coke and Snickers, or some water and a big bag of chips?

You're asking us to decide what's best for you, when only you can say that for sure.

It's like saying, hey guys, I want to be a musician, should I play guitar or trombone? Well, what one do ...

Thanks for your advice so far, so would it be safe to say that Reason 3 and padkontrol is a better was to spend $500 than an electribe or sp-404?

That depends, do you think it's better to get a Coke and Snickers, or some water and a big bag of chips?

You're asking us to decide what's best for ...

Thanks for your advice so far, so would it be safe to say that Reason 3 and padkontrol is a better was to spend $500 than an electribe or sp-404?

Hi, I'm looking to make mostly hip-hop/electronic dance music and need to some advice as to what I should purchase next. I am running Live 6 on my Macbook and I have a Novation X-Station and Korg padKontrol. I am really torn with either buying something like Reason 3 (which I can get for $300 since ...