Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
By Scrawny Sat Nov 16, 2019 10:00 am
I have a program, and pads 1 to 4 have sounds in them, and are set to mono in the parameters page. How come they don't cut each other off and all play simultaneously?

Also, extra question: Is there a way to stop a pad from playing? Let's say I have a sort of lengthy sample on one pad, and I hit it to check the start point, but I don't want it to play all the way to the end. What do?

Thanks.
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By peterpiper Sat Nov 16, 2019 7:34 pm
the mono setting only affect the actual selected pad. it does not affect other pads. For other pads there is another setting called 'MUTE ASSIGN' hit 'OPEN WINDOW' when the cursor is on the 'OVERLAP' option and assign 2 pads that will be stopped by the your actual selected pad. Thats all the 2000 and 2000xl has to offer.

About your other question: When you're setting the startpoint there is no setting to 'play the sample as long as the pad is pressed'.
What you can do is:
1. Set the PLAYX option to ZONE
2. Hit F3 (znEDIT)
3. select the part you want to keep as sample but rather than using the pad use the PLAY X button (F6) to play it.

the PLAY X button play the as long as the button is pressed.

4. When you finished selecting the part hit EDIT -> choose ZONE TO NEW SAMPLE give it a new name (don't forget to hit enter after naming. Yes, thats what you get when choose to wok with old tech. Be thankful that the sample CAN have a long name and not just a number or a 5 letter name:)) and hit DO IT.

peace
By Scrawny Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:25 pm
peterpiper wrote:the mono setting only affect the actual selected pad. it does not affect other pads. For other pads there is another setting called 'MUTE ASSIGN' hit 'OPEN WINDOW' when the cursor is on the 'OVERLAP' option and assign 2 pads that will be stopped by the your actual selected pad. Thats all the 2000 and 2000xl has to offer.

About your other question: When you're setting the startpoint there is no setting to 'play the sample as long as the pad is pressed'.
What you can do is:
1. Set the PLAYX option to ZONE
2. Hit F3 (znEDIT)
3. select the part you want to keep as sample but rather than using the pad use the PLAY X button (F6) to play it.

the PLAY X button play the as long as the button is pressed.

4. When you finished selecting the part hit EDIT -> choose ZONE TO NEW SAMPLE give it a new name (don't forget to hit enter after naming. Yes, thats what you get when choose to wok with old tech. Be thankful that the sample CAN have a long name and not just a number or a 5 letter name:)) and hit DO IT.

peace




Hi, thanks for the response, but regarding my second question... I meant when I'm in screens other than the trim screen. Like on the main screen. If I hit a lengthy sample, is there any way to stop it from playing, except from just going to another menu and back?

Also, just to be clear, are you saying that if I set both pad 1 and 2 to mono, they still aren't supposed to cut each other off? If so, I misunderstood how that whole thing was supposed to work.

Thanks a lot. :worthy:
By CharlesRandolph Sat Nov 16, 2019 9:11 pm
Scrawny wrote:I see. I thought what I was looking for was mono. Thanks.

Also the page number should be 126 in the manual, not 105. (TYPO) Sorry about that. :lol:
https://www.mpc-tutor.com/files/mpc-man ... manual.pdf


peterpiper wrote:the mono setting only affect the actual selected pad. it does not affect other pads. For other pads there is another setting called 'MUTE ASSIGN' hit 'OPEN WINDOW' when the cursor is on the 'OVERLAP' option and assign 2 pads that will be stopped by the your actual selected pad. Thats all the 2000 and 2000xl has to offer.

About your other question: When you're setting the startpoint there is no setting to 'play the sample as long as the pad is pressed'.
What you can do is:
1. Set the PLAYX option to ZONE
2. Hit F3 (znEDIT)
3. select the part you want to keep as sample but rather than using the pad use the PLAY X button (F6) to play it.

the PLAY X button play the as long as the button is pressed.

4. When you finished selecting the part hit EDIT -> choose ZONE TO NEW SAMPLE give it a new name (don't forget to hit enter after naming. Yes, thats what you get when choose to wok with old tech. Be thankful that the sample CAN have a long name and not just a number or a 5 letter name:)) and hit DO IT.

peace


I've never needed a pad to cut off another pad. I just lift my finger off the pad. :lol:
By Scrawny Sat Nov 16, 2019 10:10 pm
CharlesRandolph wrote:
Scrawny wrote:I see. I thought what I was looking for was mono. Thanks.

Also the page number should be 126 in the manual, not 105. (TYPO) Sorry about that. :lol:
https://www.mpc-tutor.com/files/mpc-man ... manual.pdf


peterpiper wrote:the mono setting only affect the actual selected pad. it does not affect other pads. For other pads there is another setting called 'MUTE ASSIGN' hit 'OPEN WINDOW' when the cursor is on the 'OVERLAP' option and assign 2 pads that will be stopped by the your actual selected pad. Thats all the 2000 and 2000xl has to offer.

About your other question: When you're setting the startpoint there is no setting to 'play the sample as long as the pad is pressed'.
What you can do is:
1. Set the PLAYX option to ZONE
2. Hit F3 (znEDIT)
3. select the part you want to keep as sample but rather than using the pad use the PLAY X button (F6) to play it.

the PLAY X button play the as long as the button is pressed.

4. When you finished selecting the part hit EDIT -> choose ZONE TO NEW SAMPLE give it a new name (don't forget to hit enter after naming. Yes, thats what you get when choose to wok with old tech. Be thankful that the sample CAN have a long name and not just a number or a 5 letter name:)) and hit DO IT.

peace


I've never needed a pad to cut off another pad. I just lift my finger off the pad. :lol:



Oh, I'm using all my chops as one-shots. Perhaps I should change that.

By the way, page 126 seems to be about looping...?
By CharlesRandolph Sat Nov 16, 2019 11:30 pm
Scrawny wrote:Oh, I'm using all my chops as one-shots. Perhaps I should change that.

By the way, page 126 seems to be about looping...?


PAGE 126 on the actual pdf numbering.
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By peterpiper Sun Nov 17, 2019 5:01 pm
CharlesRandolph wrote:
I've never needed a pad to cut off another pad. I just lift my finger off the pad. :lol:


so you always use the NOTEOFF mode?

peace
By CharlesRandolph Sun Nov 17, 2019 6:47 pm
peterpiper wrote:so you always use the NOTEOFF mode?

peace


The only time I'll use mono, is on open and closed hat. Other than that, 99% of the time I don't use it. So I guess, it's not never. :lol:
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By tapedeck Sun Nov 17, 2019 11:30 pm
Scrawny wrote:I have a program, and pads 1 to 4 have sounds in them, and are set to mono in the parameters page. How come they don't cut each other off and all play simultaneously?

you can but its a pretty big hack. check out the video + demo program in this post from peterpiper:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=192147#p1774196


Scrawny wrote:Also, extra question: Is there a way to stop a pad from playing? Let's say I have a sort of lengthy sample on one pad, and I hit it to check the start point, but I don't want it to play all the way to the end. What do?

no, you are pretty much stuck here.
one tip is try not to use very long samples, cut them up and sequence them. you get a lot of benefits from cutting your samples smaller and using the sequencer.
By Scrawny Mon Nov 18, 2019 8:18 am
tapedeck wrote:
Scrawny wrote:I have a program, and pads 1 to 4 have sounds in them, and are set to mono in the parameters page. How come they don't cut each other off and all play simultaneously?

you can but its a pretty big hack. check out the video + demo program in this post from peterpiper:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=192147#p1774196


Scrawny wrote:Also, extra question: Is there a way to stop a pad from playing? Let's say I have a sort of lengthy sample on one pad, and I hit it to check the start point, but I don't want it to play all the way to the end. What do?

no, you are pretty much stuck here.
one tip is try not to use very long samples, cut them up and sequence them. you get a lot of benefits from cutting your samples smaller and using the sequencer.



Yeah, I see. I was thinking about a loop or something. Thanks a lot for the link, although I'm not sure how I'll get a file from my laptop to a floppy, as I don't have an external floppy drive.


(Extra bonus question: Do you have an external floppy drive you would recommend personally?)
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By tapedeck Mon Nov 18, 2019 4:32 pm
Scrawny wrote:Yeah, I see. I was thinking about a loop or something.

it doesnt matter, you can still chop it up small and use the sequencer to loop it (you should be doing this anyway).

Scrawny wrote:Thanks a lot for the link, although I'm not sure how I'll get a file from my laptop to a floppy, as I don't have an external floppy drive.
(Extra bonus question: Do you have an external floppy drive you would recommend personally?)

any floppy drive should work. floppies are fine but most of us have graduated to card readers.