my count/metronome-----this machine has me in a headlock

in the count/metronome box I am trying to extend my looping but the there is nothing there for the f5 button. I'm just trying to loop my beat that i took off a vinyl. what is the problem here and is there any other way to loop. (plus i just got the machine and i am completely overwhelmed and frustrated cause i have no idea what is going on. the damn manual seems like french or something to me.-------oh yeah anybody in the ny area that can teach me how to use it etc. let me know. good looks,

Add more bars for longer length. I suggest going to the homepage of this site and doing ALL the tutorials that relate to what you are trying to accomplish. btw, I would't invite anyone (stranger) to my house to teach me how to use my MPC and then they come back for it later.... I am just noid like that, but anywho take one day at a time and prepare to read. Because you HAVE too. Yes, the manual is all over the place but focus on what you desire to do for now and take each step at a time. A lot of other members wouldn't have said this as nicely as I have......

bboutit wrote:...A lot of other members wouldn't have said this as nicely as I have......

u rite

You need to go into trim and edit the sample. Sample two bars of a beat. Go into trim (shift + 5). Set the St: to the downbeat (first kick in the bar, the 1) and then goto End: hold shift + note varition slider. Find the end point. Use the data wheel to get up on the next 1 (begining or bar 3) and press open window to get a clean zero point. Now goto edit and "loop from start to end". Press do it. Goto LOOP (f2) on the trim screen. Turn LOOP:OFF to LOOP:ON and hold the pad down. Does it loop right? If so hit discard to get rid of the excess sample. Then turn loop off if you want.

Then you gotta find the BPMs of the sample. You can use timestrech in edit if you have an XL. Just press BPM and select how many beats the loop is. Change the new tempo to desired tempo. Or just note the BPMs. You can also turn loop on and loop from st, to end. And then go into the PARAMs to see what the BPMs are. By tuning it you increase/decrease bpms.


There ya go homes. Read the manual and actually try it while your reading it. Takes a while but is well worth it. Also read older post all throughout the website. Peace

Bboutit, binger and smoove are absolutely right.

Try out things as you read along.
Don't give up.
Alot of peeps would not have been as nice.