Best way to get complete songs off MPC 1000?

Hello, had my MPC1000 for about a month. Been through quite a few headaches, but just upgraded to the free JJOS and am A LOT happier now! Anyway, I've got 2 "songs" made now and was just wondering how to get them on a computer and keep the original quality.

I did the thing with recording the song back into a sequence then to sample, then saving as a WAV.

I tried to double click and play the WAV on the computer and the drums and overall sound is at least 50% weaker. The parts with no drums gets WAY too loud. Also, as soon as I unplug my USB from the MPC and try to just play the WAV on my computer it says "original source not found".

I know my next step is too get in the market for a c.d. burner, but does anyone have any other tips for the time being on how to best get my finished product off the MPC?

Thanks! Ekspan

well, when recording the outs back into the mpc... make sure the levels are high enough but not clipping to get the best signal to noise ratio.

I honestly suggest you get an audio interface and record the song directly into the computer.


also, if it says file not found.. that is because you were having the computer read it from the card which is no longer connected... copy/paste the file from the card onto your desktop.

Okay, sounds good, thank you for the reply. Can you tell me how to get an audio interface and about how much that costs?

Thanks

Ekspan wrote:Okay, sounds good, thank you for the reply. Can you tell me how to get an audio interface and about how much that costs?

Thanks

well you would normally find those at the same place you found your mpc... music shops, ebay, etc...

prices vary.. it also depends on the computer you own.... etc.

I suggest something like MOTU, or maybe you prefer RME, or what ever you can afford...

I suggest getting something with 8 analog inputs... a lot of gear has multiple outs... some have 8 outputs. Well with something like the motu ultralite or motu 828mkii... you can run each of those into the card so you can record separate tracks on the computer.

Sounds pretty complicated. I'll start doing some research and checking it out though. Thank you for the advice

there is def no need for an audio box man. there are multiple ways to record the mic without a music box.

you are currently doing the most common practice, which is correct and probably best for beginners. sequences in to a song, record the song with Main Out. saves as a .WAV which you then should COPY to your computer to edit. and yes like previous user mentioned, check levels and mix your samples/song on your mpc1000 before you record.

Another way is to get good enough to just play the MPC live as you are recording on the MAIN OUT. this is my new way of doing it



You can also probably send your Analog or Digital OUTs to music software on your computer to record audio signal from your MPC into that software.

Hope this helped! Cheers

Cool, thanks man. Dope vid and beat too, shit's sick. I've been rhyming for about 11 years and making beats on keyboards and stuff. Just really trying to get into this MPC more and master everything. Got 4 beats now I'm really hyped on!

Yo brother your best bet is to buy an interface, it doesnt have to be a top of the line box, just something with 2 inputs on it. I have a little m-audio interface that I run with garage band. Run the stereo outs of your mpc to the ins of the interface, and you record it into your DAW as a song. Sounds complicated but its extremely simple, and its the cheapest, most effecient way to get a decent mix out of your beat. Dont really bother with sampling the main outs because it **** the sound up. When you start getting intricate with this process, you can split your tracks and record them seperate for maximum editing. (snare, hat, bass, etc)

a nice 2 channel interface (focusrite scarlet 2i/o) with a usb to midi device (maudio m sport or roland um-one) will get you tracking beats out for under $300.

else record inside the mpc ( record the main outs) and then export them from the mpc to the pc via the usb.

all you guys above me prob covered it

Or if he doesn't want to throw down on an interface, he could always raise the final .wav volume level in a free program like Audacity or Garageband.

For an intro interface under $150, look into M-Audios Fast Track Series

alex1fly wrote:Or if he doesn't want to throw down on an interface, he could always raise the final .wav volume level in a free program like Audacity...

I don't think that's why people buy interfaces, and It would be better to use a maximizer instead of just a simple normalizing command or raising the volume. As far as interfaces go, you usually buy those for a higher quality digital conversion into a computer. So I would recommend doing both maximizing and using an audio interface. if money is an issue though I really don't think an interface it's nessescary for just exporting tracks, I mean no one is gonna listen to your track and say "aw **** man you didn't use an audio interface did you?"

Thank you guys for the replies. I'm seeing these Behringer Audio Interfaces on Amazon for like $40. - $80. I'm taking it those aren't really gonna do much, right? Or there's gotta be some catch....

Honestly I'm not to into doing music stuff on computer programs, but it seems like the way to go at least for mastering. I used to have a Roland Dr. Sampler that I would just sequence beats in real time onto a c.d. burner and mike like a 5 minute beat on a c.d. I think that's what I'm gonna do for now

(hyped my homey is gonna let me borrow his for a few months or so)

The best way I know for a fact is to complete your beat in the MPC 1000 and then record the stereo outputs into a DAW. there are only 4 outputs so if your beat has more than 5 tracks it gets very confusing…especially if you've been drinking and smoking Once you get good at it, you will learn to utilize the effects that the MPC has and you'll realize you don't need all those expensive plug-ins and processors.

this approach of course depends on your standards and goals lol

nice 2 year old thread

if you are just burning your beat strait to a cd, your skipping one of the most important steps to get your music sounding good.
that is mixing. You are going to want to separate your tracks so you can eq/compress/add effects ect.
You want to multitrack each track sepratley so you have full control of each element. Then you can mix and master it before you release it.
You don't need an audio interface to multitrack your beat, but it can make it go faster.
you can do it right in your MPC though.
finish your beat, then go to song mode and arrange it. Then mute everything except track 1 of each sequence. Then go back to song mode and click mixdown and name it melody sample or whatever you want. Then save it to a new folder called beat 1 multitrack. And put the tempo.
After you save it to hat folder, you will probably have to delete it from the project because it will take up too much space.
do this for the rest of your tracks and when your done, just drag that whole folder to your computer.
now you can drop those files onto your daw and mix them.
When your done mixing it you will have to master it to bring the levels up to commercial levels.
if your just making beats for yourself or friends, you might be able to get away with using a limiter instead of full on mastering.