Recording with Track MUTE.

When recording a beat to my computer i've started playing & muting tracks within my seq. with the TRACK MUTE screen while recording. & also switch from seq. 2 seq. while still recording & then mute tracks within that 1 as well.
I've decided to do this instead of constructing a beat with different seqs. in SONG MODE, when recording beats to my computer....
Is this smart?

What? I could probaly help you if I could understand what you were trying to say...

shrednar wrote:What? I could probaly help you if I could understand what you were trying to say...

Im saying that i use the Track Mute button option when recording to drop out certain tracks within the seq.. while recording the beat to my computer. Instead of having 6-7 different seqs. & then patching them together in song mode. & i'm just trying to get some feedback as to whether thats a smart thing to do.

If the outcome is what you want then keep doin it.

Nicole

That's what I usually do...I'll have one sequence with like 20 tracks and just mute things in and out. It tends to get a little more confusing, but when I track it all out it's fine.

i do it all the time. great way to change stuff up. if you like a lot of change ups, its a good way. especially with your drums. you can jump between track mute screen and main screen in case you want to solo something real fast then jump back to track mute screen pretty easily. i love the feature. i dont know what i'd do without it.....

some people might look down on that because its not really tracking your beat out. some people may look at it as being lazy.....but i like to do it..

peace

but u cannot record the track mutes , am i right?

hyena wrote:but u cannot record the track mutes , am i right?

NO DOUBT HEADS. thanks... But Hyena my dude, u can record while you are muting. Understand?

I find myself always recording in the trackmute screen. It seems so much easier than trying to assemble a track in song mode, although song mode does allow you to construct precise track outline (I like to structure the seqs list is like an essay). The ability to bring in or take out different parts mid sequence allows for variations/combinations that are spontaneous and conforming to the track's timing. Instead of recording the trackmutes as audio, I often record the track mutes on a standalone roland midi sequencer and then import the results back into the mpc. It works great for the most part but my 2nd sequencer doesn't have quite the same resolution as my mpc. There are lots of software hosts like Live or Cubase that will allow you to multitrack record live midi so that might be another way to create the same effect. Anyway, there you have another approach to using track mute.

1-0ne

Copy sequence is a dope feature too. I usually build my song and then copy the sequence across like 4-5 sequences and mute out tracks per sequence. I'll start sequence 1 with the main sample, then seq 2 will have my hats, snares and basically building into the body of the song and then around seq 5-6 I'll do my switch ups, but I try to keep the song constantly progressing with each sequence until I start cutting out samples and fading the song out.

Indelible wrote:

hyena wrote:but u cannot record the track mutes , am i right?

NO DOUBT HEADS. thanks... But Hyena my dude, u can record while you are muting. Understand?

Since you're recording to your computer IT IS recording...I'm sure you understood that but I was just putting it down for hyena...

ALSO...here's a tip...if you want to have "fills" during your sequence...copy all of your parts to ONE separate track...The reason being....you can SOLO that one particular track and it will have everything you've laid down....BUT you have to make changes in that one track so that it breaks down, hence, a "fill"...

shrednar What? I could probaly help you if I could understand what you were trying to say...

EVERYONE else understood...dummy bus>>>>>>>>>chase it...

i record every track to Cubase and i sequence everything in Cubase. But ill only do that when im gonna release the song

i know it sounds crazy but i've even recorded all my change ups in one sequence. my whole song was based around 1 sequence. i would record each change on its own track. its a GREAT way to easily change up your beat.

instead of having to wait for the sequence to end and go to the next one, all you have to do it mute in/out the changeups that you want right then and there. its tight. like if you have some chops and you want to keep changing them in real time (sort of), just mute what ever changes in/out. its a tight way to do things.

Smoove03 wrote:i know it sounds crazy but i've even recorded all my change ups in one sequence. my whole song was based around 1 sequence. i would record each change on its own track. its a GREAT way to easily change up your beat.

instead of having to wait for the sequence to end and go to the next one, all you have to do it mute in/out the changeups that you want right then and there. its tight. like if you have some chops and you want to keep changing them in real time (sort of), just mute what ever changes in/out. its a tight way to do things.

Yeah Smoove...that is an ill thought. I'ma have to see whats up with that.
Good luukz.
& Good lookin 2 everyone else, 4 their responses too...real helpful!
Uno Amor

good luck man. yea take some time to try that out. only problem i came across isnt a big deal..

see i like to use no more then 16 tracks if I plan on track muting. its a little harder to change pad banks when you have a beat going and you're recording it. if you are using more then 16 tracks, you have to change pad banks to see more pads. its not a big deal once you get the hang of it...