Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
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By hok-2 Sat Feb 11, 2017 7:54 pm
If anyone has got any advice on places to send this track to or things I can do to get it out there it would be much appreciated.
I'm sending it off to as many places as possible in the hope that something comes out of it.
Or if some one can let me know what it sounds like on a car stereo or any advice on EQing it I'd be much obliged.
Made a music video too :-D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik-57Eyw8sw
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By JUKE 179r Tue Mar 07, 2017 2:11 pm
I don't feel like going through 10 pages to see if this was posted before so here is Phil Weeks on his MPC3000...
By djkidmt Fri Mar 10, 2017 12:42 am
Well it started as a deep/dub track........

Rough demo made with MPC2000, Akai s3000xl, Re-201, Juno-106, Moog Sub Phatty, 16 channel mixer w/ full para-eq, gssl 4000 bus compressor clone

By Bara Coi Lupi Sat May 20, 2017 8:58 am
I have a question about making this kind of chords: how can i make them? They seems to be sampled sometimes or am i wrong?
And what about the harmonic?
They're really iconic on classic house music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY8l4TzK25w (from the beginning)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUFE6_6PB1M (from the beginning but in their glory from 1.16)
here they sounds more like an horgan (around 0.35) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVK0MUepkWk

Any tips?
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By hok-2 Wed May 31, 2017 1:52 am
In reply to the above post.
I have found most house 'chords' just work as one shot samples
Detuning them dousent always work, you know, only about 3 pads work our are in key?

Best way is to learn that chord, it's only five notes. And a pinky.
But yeah, some stuff is perfect and whats the point in having a sampler if you dont sample buitiful things? Peace God.
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By hok-2 Sat Jun 24, 2017 10:59 pm
[quote="Bara Coi Lupi"]I have a question about making this kind of chords: how can i make them? They seems to be sampled sometimes or am i wrong?
And what about the harmonic?
They're really iconic on classic house music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY8l4TzK25w (from the beginning)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUFE6_6PB1M (from the beginning but in their glory from 1.16)
here they sounds more like an horgan (around 0.35) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVK0MUepkWk

Any tips?[/quote

Nice music! Sounds like one shot samples to me. I find the easiest way to get those type of house style sounding chords is just sample them : ) Sounds like thats what they've done.
Most house/garage sample packs have a load of those type of chords as individual samples.

As for doing them on a vst I couldnt tell you. There are some good videos of 'house music chords' on youtube though, I learnt about 4 realy nice chords off there and am still enjoying them : )
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By hok-2 Sat Jun 24, 2017 11:12 pm
Heres a beat I'm working on
I've been tryin to get my head round mixing, just to make it sound a bit more like its the same volume as a normal tune.

I was advised to: EQ, Compress and then Limit.
I'm still a bit new to it but...I think I'll get there eventualy.

Any advise?
Not enough sub lows right? Too much highs?
Yeah...thats what Im thinking.
Peace
By solidsilver Sat Jul 08, 2017 7:03 pm
SEMS wrote:Aight so a little thread bump for some corny self-promotion, but it's definitely on-topic and relevant. Dropped a little free download album today on the Deep House tip, hope those that are into such things enjoy it!

http://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/londo ... d-prelude/


great album, listened to it twice yesterday. mind saying how you used an mac to make it?
By djkidmt Sun Jul 16, 2017 9:03 pm
Just made this lo-fi house track on an MPC 2000, Akai S3000xl sampler, and a Roland Space Echo.

Free dl if you want. Thanks for the listen homies!

By Heavie Sun Oct 01, 2017 2:45 am
hok-2 wrote:work in progress.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCYfjpWzSow


I checked out your video and I like it a lot. You need to post your tracks on soundcloud or maybe audiomack.com. I like to hear your track without it coming from a cellphone camera.