Extending 2 bars to eight on the 2000XL

I’ve had my bars set to 2 on the MPC 2000XL for the past 13 months. Lately, I’ve been working on my song structure on the MPC 2000XL. For ex. Building the chorus and bridge. I can do that using the track my mute, but my questions are as follows:
1.How do I take a simple loop that I did at 2 bars and extend that loop to repeat to a total of eight bars? Basically the same loop I started with using the 2 bar loop, I want it to keep repeating extending it to a total of eight bars. Step by step process would be appreciated.
2. Also for the MPC 2000XL, now that I’m learning to use eight bars instead of just two(default), Isn’t it easier now to place the chorus and bridge? Like I’m trying to figure at times where to exactly to put a vocal sample chorus.
3. For the vocal sample for a chorus isn’t it best to lay down vocals first with the MC and then using Pro Tools or another software platform move around a vocal sample for a chorus instead of just placing it anywhere? Like with my beat cd it’s like damn where I do place the vocal sample so the MC can be exact?
4. What is your song construction on the MPC as far as versse, chorus, and bridge as far as song construction.


Any help is appreciated.

Go to "Edit" (F2) and then "Bars". You can do it from there. With your other question - do you mean you're recording vocals in the MPC? Don't do that.

spectre wrote:Go to "Edit" (F2) and then "Bars". You can do it from there. With your other question - do you mean you're recording vocals in the MPC? Don't do that.

go to edit,then click on bar, right cursor down to copies: 1< turn to 6 hit (do it) 2bars+6bars=8bars basically your
just copying Sq to Sq (bar add bar) once you've got your 8bars then you
can edit it to place vocals in what ever arrangement. sampling it into the MPC if you have to but ,vocals should be after you have laid instrumental
tracks down to harddisk or software. T"