Pitching on turntable vs in the MPC

I was just curious to yall approach to pitching the samples. Is there any sound quality benefits to pitching the sample on the turntable and then sampling it verses sampling the sample first then pitching it in the MPC?


Another question I have is do yall have any issues with pitching the sample on the turntable and then adding instruments over it later? I have had this problem cause on the turntable you cant really pitch in any kind of set increments so it may end up in between keys.

I do have a numark ttx that has the pitch percentage but I dont know how that relates to semitones.

Turntable is warmer and sounds potent.

The newer MPCs though kinda sqeezes out a bit of the sound when pitching.

The older ones like the 60 and 3000 I would guess are superior, but I never tried those to hear the difference.

well it depends. pitching on the turntable wont also pitch the crackles at the same time unlike post-pitching...

mr_debauch wrote:well it depends. pitching on the turntable wont also pitch the crackles at the same time unlike post-pitching...

Very, very dope point.

same goes for hum and rumble.

My decks only have 8% pitch shift. I normally sample with my platter speed at 45 then adjust my pitch in the mpc appropriately. It saves sample time and adds a bit of character to the samples.

NO doubt but what about the issue of in between keys? I have had trouble trying to add strings but the sample was just off somewhere as far as pitch ,cause my chords sounded out of tune.

I sample at the tempo I intend to do the song in. If its out of tune I go into the system settings on my modules and change the master pitch til its in tune with the the sample. I'd tune it in the MPC if it didn't change the tempo too much.

skiroy wrote:NO doubt but what about the issue of in between keys? I have had trouble trying to add strings but the sample was just off somewhere as far as pitch ,cause my chords sounded out of tune.

Once you set the pitch you want to the sample, try to find the root note of the sample and then play notes that match. For that, you have to pitch the sample 10 by 10.
For example, if the sample is in the key of C and you pitch it +6 in your MPC, it will be between C and Db, so you won't be able to play keyboard over the sample, unless you pitch your keyboard.

Does anyone here with a numark ttx know how the pitch percentage on the terntable relates to semitones or half steps?

skiroy wrote:NO doubt but what about the issue of in between keys? I have had trouble trying to add strings but the sample was just off somewhere as far as pitch ,cause my chords sounded out of tune.

This is why I never use the TT for pitching.