Akai MPC1000 Newbie Help!!!!!!!

Hey ppl, I just got an mpc1000 two days ago but I'm having trouble figuring out how to even hear sounds form it and I'm also confused on what program do i use to download samples from my laptop to convert them into the sound card. I have headphones and a headphone jack also some wires that i will send a pic of that i have ( I forgot the name of the wires but I'm sure their what I need) and I'm also working with Ableton with a Solid State Logic SSL2+ as an interface, any guidance on how I can hear the mpc1000 standalone with the headphones so i can just make a beat on there and hopefully also how to use the mpc1000 as a midi on Ableton if possible. I would really appreciate some assistance, youtube isn't helping at all with these simple thing in my opinion