Note repeat function...

Hello all... i posted a similar message on the mpc 1000 forum, but it was suggested to upgrade to the mpc 2000 xl for the features I wanted... more specifically, I wanted to be able to use the 'note repeat' button without having to hold down the button with one of my fingers (I'm going to be using it live and i'll need my hands free). I read through the 2000xl manual and it said you can lock this button, but then the next line puzzled me - 'The length that the drum pad is held determines the drum pad's velocity'... i was actually hoping that the velocity would stay constant while i'm pressing the drum pad... did i misinterpret this sentence or is it implying that the drum roll will fade out after a while... i was actually hoping someone out there with a 2000 xl could test this out, again, by locking the note repeat function then holding the pad... this seems like a silly request but it's important for live gigging!
thanks
Jon

you probably misinterpreted that sentence....or maybe you didnt...

if its anything like the 2000, the harder you press the pad down with note repeat, the louder the sample is...i would think the length you hold the pad down for would be how long the sample is played for....

but i dont have an xl so i can say that

that sounds about right yeah

as far as constant velocity goes, you can use "full level" for that. if you want to edit it later to be quieter or whatever it's not hard to do.

As far as i know, you also have to hold the note repeat button and a pad down on the 2000xl. So i'm not sure upgrading to a 2k will solve your problem.
But perhaps you can assign the note repeat to a footswitch? Anyone......

You just hold shift and the note repeat to lock it, very valuble for live. I think it even tells you this while your holding the button.

The longer you hold a pad, the more its going to repeat. Remember, it is repeating, so there is no variation in the length. The only variation is in the velocity it is being held which determines volume by default, but of course you can set it up to control other things as well. If you want it to stay at the same velocity, theres the Full Level button.

shift + note repeat, huh?...

does this work on the 2000?

i dont think there's a way to hold note repeat on the 2000

wanbizzle wrote:... 'The length that the drum pad is held determines the drum pad's velocity'... i was actually hoping that the velocity would stay constant while i'm pressing the drum pad...

Smoove03 wrote:...if its anything like the 2000, the harder you press the pad down with note repeat, the louder the sample is...i would think the length you hold the pad down for would be how long the sample is played for...

Smoove, it is (appearantly) the same as the 2K. The note repeat is still pressure sensitive, meaning that if you hold the button and gradually press harder (or let up) the velocity will also correspondingly get louder or softer, depending on the pressure on the pad when the note plays. It's really good for fading out sh!t live. If you don't want it to change velocity, you can set FULL LEVEL on and set the same sample to a few pads with different levels of velocity, so you can still have different volume levels of the same sample, but keep them consistant when using NOTE REPEAT.

if youre recording and you want the level to stay constant but not at 127, here's what you can do. record your overdub on a new track with all the note repeat stuff. then turn down the track's velocity after you hit stop. you'll get smaller velocities that are all equal.