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Mpc mastering product

By matiasmatias Fri Dec 11, 2015 9:12 am
Hi,

I was just wondering. If you don't have 8 outputs and you want to send your work for mastering…….how can you mix the track you recorded trough the stereo output ????

is enough the inside mixer? i really don't get how you can send that to a mastering studio if its not properly mixed.

Hope you can help me !!!


Saludos
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Re: Mpc mastering product

By MPC-Tutor Fri Dec 11, 2015 10:06 am
Best way is to track your beat as individual audio tracks to a DAW and you can mix it down in there or just send your entire DAW project to the studio nd get them to mix and master that.

So in your MPC (I believe you have a 2000/xl?), SOLO your first sequencer track (e.g. kick drum), go to song mode and record this to an audio track in your DAW. Then solo track 2 (e.g. snare) and record this to a separate track in your DAW. And so on for all tracks. I've written several books that cover the exact procedures for many popular DAWs:

http://www.mpc-samples.com/section.php/ ... tutorials/

Re: Mpc mastering product

By matiasmatias Fri Dec 11, 2015 11:44 am
MPC-Tutor wrote:Best way is to track your beat as individual audio tracks to a DAW and you can mix it down in there or just send your entire DAW project to the studio nd get them to mix and master that.

So in your MPC (I believe you have a 2000/xl?), SOLO your first sequencer track (e.g. kick drum),
go to song mode and record this to an audio track in your DAW
. Then solo track 2 (e.g. snare) and record this to a separate track in your DAW. And so on for all tracks. I've written several books that cover the exact procedures for many popular DAWs:

http://www.mpc-samples.com/section.php/ ... tutorials/



Thanks for the unswer ! but the thing is i record live, i don't do song mode….. thats where i don't get it.
Of course I'm not the onlyone that i think they record that way so thats where my question goes.

Any idea?
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Re: Mpc mastering product

By MPC-Tutor Fri Dec 11, 2015 12:48 pm
matiasmatias wrote:
Thanks for the unswer ! but the thing is i record live, i don't do song mode….. thats where i don't get it.
Of course I'm not the onlyone that i think they record that way so thats where my question goes.

Any idea?


Well I guess it depends on how you are using the MPC when performing, but you could actually buy the 8 outs and that way you can record up to 10 MPC tracks into a DAW while you perform (you would of course need an audio interface capable of recording 10 inputs). So before performing, configure your sounds in the MPC mixer so they are sent through different outputs.

Otherwise you'll need to ensure your sounds are already mixed well within the MPC itself and just record the stereo output.
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Re: Mpc mastering product

By Wal Martian Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:03 pm
matiasmatias wrote:
MPC-Tutor wrote:Best way is to track your beat as individual audio tracks to a DAW and you can mix it down in there or just send your entire DAW project to the studio nd get them to mix and master that.

So in your MPC (I believe you have a 2000/xl?), SOLO your first sequencer track (e.g. kick drum),
go to song mode and record this to an audio track in your DAW
. Then solo track 2 (e.g. snare) and record this to a separate track in your DAW. And so on for all tracks. I've written several books that cover the exact procedures for many popular DAWs:

http://www.mpc-samples.com/section.php/ ... tutorials/



Thanks for the unswer ! but the thing is i record live, i don't do song mode….. thats where i don't get it.
Of course I'm not the onlyone that i think they record that way so thats where my question goes.

On your computer open a blank session, arm the input to record the L and R output of your MPC. Set the BPM on the computer to match your beat. Mute everything except for 1 track on the MPC. On the MPC go to COUNT:ON and hit open window and set to IN REC + PLAY. Hit record on the computer. Hit play on the MPC. Hit open window on the Track Mute screen. Let the beat loop as many times as you want. Mute Track 1 and unmute Track 2. Continue to record the second sound. Mute Track 2 and unmute Track 3. Repeat until all the tracks have been recorded. On the computer line up the MPC clicks to the grid. Make sure the track stays on the grid (most DAWs have snap to grid).Truncate track 1 then duplicate the stereo recording to a new track below the first one. Edit all the tracks so they are stacked vertically.
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