Note duration between bars?

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Note duration between bars?

By ADEMIKS Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:37 pm
Hello!
I have a lingering question that has always haunted me while producing on the mpc.
I have an MPC2000xl. Whenever a sample is set to "Note Off" so that I plays only while held down, the sample gets cut off right at the next bar change. For example, I want a bass to start playing an 1/8th note before the start of bar 2 and hold until bar 2.01.00--how is this made possible without cutting off at 2.00.00?
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Re: Note duration between bars?

By Lampdog Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:56 pm
Go into step edit on that bass track and lengthen the duration of that one note/event.

"Step Editing
The Step Edit screen allows you to finely edit MIDI data on a track or enter data one
at a time from the drum pads or a MIDI keyboard."

Chapter 4: Editing Sequences
2kxl manual page 64.

Re: Note duration between bars?

By ADEMIKS Sat Apr 28, 2012 12:11 am
Thanks for the reply!
Unfortunately my problem here is that the start of a new bar automatically decays a note. (regardless of the set duration in step edit or params) I've ran into this problem on the mpc2500 as well.

I am trying to hold a note through a bar change
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Re: Note duration between bars?

By Lampdog Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:58 am
Trying changing it to poly or mono and then control the length with step edit.
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