Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
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By tattootroy Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:22 pm
any one from east or north london willing to teach me how to sample and chop samples and programing them to make beats , am willing to pay per hour, as its too hard reading manual , i need some one on one teaching
willing to pay £5 per hour or more ,
hit me up in pm land
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By maxlifo Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:14 pm
I've got a few DVDs I'll be putting on Ebay in the next couple of weeks. I'm from the UK but not London. I can let you know when I list them if you want. They're pretty good for beginners.

When you say it's too hard to read the manual, do you mean you are unable to read or just too lazy to read it? You should read through it. I just have, though I used the DVDs to get started quickly. I'm guessing you're new to the whole music making thing though, in which case, it could get confusing following the manual. It assumes you have prior basic musical knowledge.

I just bought myself a copy of this: http://www.mpc-samples.com/product.php/48/0/ It's basically the manual explained in Laymans terms and extra hints and tips. Gotta be cheaper than paying someone per hour.

Hope that helps.
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By tattootroy Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:01 pm
i can read , only thing its confusing some times , i think it would be easyer to learn on a one to one basis , yea let me know when you put those dvds up , thanks
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By maxlifo Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:54 pm
Not trying to be patronising or obvious, but It's all about practice mate. How long you been writing? I've been at it for about 7 years and I'm only just starting to get somewhere...

These are the DVDs:

http://www.samplekings.com/akai_mpc2000xl.htm

http://www.samplekings.com/akai_mpc2000xl_next.htm
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By tattootroy Sat Nov 05, 2005 1:27 am
got the mpc about 2 month now , i,ve mastered the sequencing bit, but am having a hard time getting old song samples to sync with the metronme, nore can i get the chipmonk sound, thanks for those links am looking for reviews about them right now
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By studio hermit Sat Nov 05, 2005 6:32 am
[quote="tattootroy"]got the mpc about 2 month now , i,ve mastered the sequencing bit, but am having a hard time getting old song samples to sync with the metronme, nore can i get the chipmonk sound, thanks for those links am looking for reviews about them right now[/quote

well, alot of old songs are played by real players, and the timing is not perfect. so you have to chop the loop into pieces where you can play it back into perfect timing. as for the chipmunk sound you do that by pitching the sample up. and yeah i feel you on being confused since your new, but if you read around to other sources it help you understand, so always keep the manual, but search the internet for info and it'll be easier to comprehend.
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By tattootroy Sat Nov 05, 2005 1:23 pm
just like ya daddy, fassy

ask your mom she will tell you if am gay.
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By Living Bate Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:42 pm
Tat you just got a stick at it man....you aint gonna be knocking out nuffin too heavy after two months...

plus, dont bog yasself down with the chipmunks thing....its played out...,..you can get that by sampling on 45 and timestretching anywayz

Bless,

LB
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By Penfold Mon Nov 07, 2005 1:52 am
tattootroy wrote:any one from east or north london willing to teach me how to sample and chop samples and programing them to make beats , am willing to pay per hour, as its too hard reading manual , i need some one on one teaching
willing to pay £5 per hour or more ,
hit me up in pm land



blud!! i want to LAUGH!! SO HARD RIGHT NOW!!! but!! i wont...check ya pm

By Roopesh Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:25 am
tattootroy wrote:just like ya daddy, fassy

ask your mom she will tell you if am gay.


just quit...

no ones gonna teach you. its like asking how to make music. comon.

u bought an mpc...learn it...or jus giv in.
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By stryke Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:52 pm
Do whatever you have to do to learn.I mean alot of people learn hands on.And if you think that's the best method,do it.I personally would just have the manual aside the mpc as i work but that's me.Do you bro.
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By Gadget Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:38 pm
Nah man don’t quit, be strong man… ask your self what made you get the MPC in the first place ??? if you stick at it, two years from now you’ll be knocking out some sh!t and dropping advice for the new newbies lol
If you end up being a hot beatsmith IT WILL BE because you had those tough days where you felt like you weren’t going nowhere but you fought back.

I ain’t had mine that long but I’m finding all these video’s on the site helpful, the manual is long at times but it has ALL the answers.
I’d say just don’t take it all so seriously and learn to experiment with it, go into options and commands and press things to see what it does, if all fails you’ve only got to switch it off and on and start again.
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By Penfold Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:28 pm
Gadget wrote:Nah man don’t quit, be strong man… ask your self what made you get the MPC in the first place ??? if you stick at it, two years from now you’ll be knocking out some sh!t and dropping advice for the new newbies lol
If you end up being a hot beatsmith IT WILL BE because you had those tough days where you felt like you weren’t going nowhere but you fought back.

I ain’t had mine that long but I’m finding all these video’s on the site helpful, the manual is long at times but it has ALL the answers.
I’d say just don’t take it all so seriously and learn to experiment with it, go into options and commands and press things to see what it does, if all fails you’ve only got to switch it off and on and start again.


thats it right there!! CO SIGN!
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By tattootroy Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:55 pm
thanks for the motivation and help , Ive bought that beat making ebook , its more easier to read and understand. with lots of tricks , am getting there now. my chops are getting better. bless to all the cool peeps on here ,

and to the grumpy ones :arrow: :arrow: :) more