You don't need to buy a mac... you can buy a pc for 1500... that'll work alot better than a mac... there are millions of more programs for pc than mac... it's 10x's easier to fix if you ever need to...


mpc are no where near the best piece of production equipment... what so ever... especially here in the last 3 years... LONG way away... ask Just Blaze...


the best combination as far as programs... reason rewired into fruityloops... fl has a better sound engine than reason now... reason has better sounds... fl supports vsts... which reason doesn't...

garage band is overrated... good... but overrated like the mpc.



the best pieces of gear production wise now... in order...


1. Korg Oasys...
2. Roland MC808...
3. Yamaha Motif ES8...



Darkmanner... you aren't missing out on anything with the Triton... really... it's pretty overrated... overused and completely out dated...

The Motif has better flutes... and strings... that's about it... well and the pianos sound better... more life like... not that the roland doesn't have great piano sounds... the motif sounds alot better...