By Gnome Tone
Mon Nov 13, 2017 6:12 pm
How's everyone doing today? I'm wondering how the MPCX will be if I'm wanting to basically setup up some drums using the included sounds using midi for drums and then overdubbing guitars and bass and vocals using the 8 audio tracks. This would be working in a linear fashion, using only he MPCX and a mixer feeding it my instruments. This is mostly how I work, however I do enjoy mangling samples and making experimental music. So YES, you might think the MPCX is overkill for just linear music making, but i'm looking at it as a stand alone 8 track recorder, sampler, controller, and song file storage (EXternal drive).
So, is it a fairly straightforward process multi-tracking on the X? I'm looking for an easy machine to use, setup my audio tracks, record enable, and start recording. I don't have a problem mixing down an 8 stereo track song, importing back into two stereo tracks into the X and starting to overdub over that, so I don't really see the 8 stereo tracks as a limitation, but more like making a decision on the basic mix, bouncing down, and then having an additional 6 mono tracks to overdub.
I've just about got myself convinced to get the X as a X-Mas present to myself, I'm a hardware person, just needing some user back up that my $2200 investment will at least be justified with a quality machine that can do basic quality 8 track recording.
Thanks,
So, is it a fairly straightforward process multi-tracking on the X? I'm looking for an easy machine to use, setup my audio tracks, record enable, and start recording. I don't have a problem mixing down an 8 stereo track song, importing back into two stereo tracks into the X and starting to overdub over that, so I don't really see the 8 stereo tracks as a limitation, but more like making a decision on the basic mix, bouncing down, and then having an additional 6 mono tracks to overdub.
I've just about got myself convinced to get the X as a X-Mas present to myself, I'm a hardware person, just needing some user back up that my $2200 investment will at least be justified with a quality machine that can do basic quality 8 track recording.
Thanks,