sampling ipod

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By Mr modnaR Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:19 pm
bizzzla wrote:i appreciate the response but my bad i should have sed i'm usin an mp3 sample i chopped it in soundforge 4.0 and saved to my card i tried normalizei n soundforge then takin to mpc still flat.. i tried normalize in the mpc and it comes out to the same..

but i'ma try to burn that mp3 into a cd and then sample that way.. see if it makes a difference..

TUNE is not the same as pitch change is it?

well aight i'm at the library and jus sittin here all day told my self NOT gon go home till i finish readin this manual...


oNe

Bybizzzla Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:11 pm
Lampdog wrote:
Mr modnaR wrote:yeah, you can't just transfer an mp3 across to the mpc and expect it to work. the mpc will only take wav files.


And here I am thinking everything was wav, that was time wasted. :? :?

come on yall give me some credit....I'm here to LEARN not Beef on the internet..

READ MY FIRST POST about MY ISSUE!!!

bizzzla wrote:
Lampdog wrote:
harlej wrote:My advice is - don't sample mp3's...

my problem is that once i have the sample in the mpc its jus ONE big FLAT line...even normalize does nothing wether i do it on the mpc or on the computer... any ideas on that? makes for choppin to be mad difficult but makes my ear drum stay on which can't be bad.....

be eaZy
I already have THE sample IN THE MPC, which means its in wav format.. what i'm tellin you is that, in the mpc TRIM mode to be exact, its jus ONE big flat LINE.. per the manual normalize can be of assistance but it did nothing... so i went to soundforge 4.0 which CANNOT read mp3.. so I had to convert the mp3 to .WAV format, i chopped my sample in SOUNDFORGE... i did normalize in sound forge, saved the sample(AGAIN) to my CF card opened it up (AGAIN) in the mpc TRIM mode and again ONE big flat line...i can play it fine and all that but it makes it mad hard to chop cuz EVERYTHING is one big flat line...

I don't get how yall thought i was tryin to put an mp3 into my mpc since i SPECIFICALLY sed "once i have the sample in the mpc"...but ay maybe yall aint' READ IT right or maybe i didn't make it clear enough my bad..

but yeah jus curious on how yall would go about this? like i sed i ain't try to beef on no computer and i apologize if i'm comin across hood but nah none of that i appreciate yall even takin time to read and reply..

fo sho!


thank you much

aww man readin this manual is killer its like I fin a take a nap but at the same time makes me like yo i can't wait to get home and mess wit this!!

this MIDI sh*t sounds promising!!



be eaZy
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By Mr modnaR Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:45 pm
is there a F button with 'Log' above it on the screen? try pressing that.
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By Lampdog Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:18 am
No beef at all, you didn't present the facts clearly.

Until you figure out the flat line view thin, use your ears, ears are also a tool that can be used for chopping.

aww man readin this manual is killer its like I fin a take a nap but at the same time makes me like yo i can't wait to get home and mess wit this!!

lmbao

this MIDI sh*t sounds promising!!

Once you get the hang of it you will like it.
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By LaJProd Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:40 am
Lampdog wrote:this MIDI sh*t sounds promising!!

Once you get the hang of it you will like it.


Cooo-signn!!!!

By DJ-Proficient Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:44 pm
But if it's your ipod why would you want to sample from it? Just drag, an drop the songs from your itunes into the software you use for sampling.
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By dasinsation Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:49 pm
Me myself I wound sample directly from the Ipod into the inputs of the MPC :idea: with the 1/8" to 1/4" adapter cable (the one Lamp showed the pic of). Then chop the sample inside the MPC. If you love to chop in SoundForge then you transfer the sample via USB from the MPC to your computer then make your loops/chops and send it back to the MPC. The more you normalize a sound the flatter it is going to appear/become. Normalize is not what you want to do if you are looking for a more dynamic range in an audio file. Normalization, compression and gates will cause a wave to appear more "flat". To bring out points were drums start I would use some type of equalization and boost the lower frequencies to try and bring that kick out or whatever starts on the down beat. Basically use the Ipod just as you would a turntable. Hope this helps. 8)
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