Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
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By itchyvinyl Mon Sep 06, 2004 4:51 am
My question is about the lo-pass filter (2000XL).
Even when the resonance setting is at "0", to my ear, the resonance is still to high.
I would like it to act more passive, just straight filtering (I've had the S2000 and S3000xl, and to me the filters on those sound less resonant when set at "0".)

Is there any internal adjustment, or modification that you can do to change that?
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By binger0 Mon Sep 06, 2004 4:59 am
negative. hit opend window on it and i think there is a velocity filter screen. i dont remeber.
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By itchyvinyl Mon Sep 06, 2004 8:02 am
I don't really mean in the o/s of the MPC. I mean more like literally on the inside of the machine.
Maybe?........I'm just reaching, I'm sure.

By nanoloop Mon Sep 06, 2004 8:24 am
the mfc 42 was akai's attempt at remedying this. to me the filters on the mpc make the sounds to muddy. the resonance is not bright enough. i use an external filter. ( frostwave resonator ). it r0x the socks off the mpc's filters.
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By pieuvre Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:08 am
buy an emu . :wink:

By Kilowax Mon Sep 06, 2004 8:12 pm
Yo itchyvinyl!

Imma kinda surprised :o , why ain't ya use your SP fi drumz? and, ya move from 2000 to 2KXL? :o Filters are better on SP1200 (ya know dat allreaddy!)
Whatever, I will suggest to process a little EQ on ya mixingboard just before sampling in your MP... So that u could shape the high fréquences...

Peace.
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By itchyvinyl Tue Sep 07, 2004 2:39 am
Kilowax wrote:Yo itchyvinyl!

Imma kinda surprised :o , why ain't ya use your SP fi drumz? and, ya move from 2000 to 2KXL? :o Filters are better on SP1200 (ya know dat allreaddy!)
Whatever, I will suggest to process a little EQ on ya mixingboard just before sampling in your MP... So that u could shape the high fréquences...

Peace.


Yeah, I know I know. The SP is a bit of a pain in the ass to use for me these days. Partly, because I have no room to keep both set up at the same time. If I NEED that grit sound for something, I'll use it. But, then I just sample it back into the MPC. Dealing with files, and saving, and loading, editing, etc. is all easier/better on the MPC. The SP just has a good sound.
And, as far as the 2000......I said S2000, not MPC2000..........so yeah, I went from S2000 to S3000XL to MPC2000XL (my favorite of all.)

By herbsoe Tue Sep 07, 2004 7:52 am
dj itchyron???? just curious..
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By itchyvinyl Tue Sep 07, 2004 10:18 am
herbsoe wrote:dj itchyron???? just curious..



Nope. Never heard of him.