By Donlong
Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:32 pm
I just read this comment by Pete Rock
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But, in response to the MPC's less warm, slightly dead sound, the producer implemented two strategies that preserved the boom in his boom-bap.
“Before I sample anything into the MPC, I always EQ my sounds first,” Rock says. “I just use an old GLI Pro mixer that I got hooked up to the sampler. It's not a great mixer, but it has three basic bands that I can equalize on. If you want your sound to be heavy on the MPC, you need to EQ. For kicks, I have [tape] markers that I leave on the EQ knobs. The markers give me a range that are gonna make the kick boom. I have the same type of markers for the hi-hat and the snare. Every time I sample anything, I use those markers as a reference.”
I'm assuming this would be done by a dj mixer you would use in conjunction with a turntable WHILE you record into the mpc? or would have to buy a rack equalizer?
any experience or ideas on how to set this up? this is the first time i have read this comment by Pete Rock or heard of this process...
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But, in response to the MPC's less warm, slightly dead sound, the producer implemented two strategies that preserved the boom in his boom-bap.
“Before I sample anything into the MPC, I always EQ my sounds first,” Rock says. “I just use an old GLI Pro mixer that I got hooked up to the sampler. It's not a great mixer, but it has three basic bands that I can equalize on. If you want your sound to be heavy on the MPC, you need to EQ. For kicks, I have [tape] markers that I leave on the EQ knobs. The markers give me a range that are gonna make the kick boom. I have the same type of markers for the hi-hat and the snare. Every time I sample anything, I use those markers as a reference.”
I'm assuming this would be done by a dj mixer you would use in conjunction with a turntable WHILE you record into the mpc? or would have to buy a rack equalizer?
any experience or ideas on how to set this up? this is the first time i have read this comment by Pete Rock or heard of this process...
MPC 2000 XL
Last edited by Donlong on Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.