Hey jase ,
I've got an mpc1000 and it's just super quick and real fun to work with compared to the other stuff around like cubase etc...
Just load some samples and start banging.
I've got a link to a nice video , it's with an mpc2000xl but you can do it with a mpc1000 too.
http://etihad.com/Uploads/All%204%20...%20Version.mov
Greetz...