how do i get my sample & drum sequence to stay on point ?

u know so that they both bang in total unison !!!

There are a few things you could look at.

One is time correction/quantization, if you aren't already using it.

Another is how accurately you may have time stretched any drum loops you are using. Poor time stretching will have a huge impact on your loop keeping sync.

Last, you might check that any samples you might be using don't have any empty space at the beginning of them which might cause the playback to be delayed.

Just a few observations,
fracture

shoutz 2 lampdog & fracture ..thanx 4 tha tips fam !

grid editing helps me a lot. stay on beat. i usually have everything quanitinized at 1/16 and then hihats n percusion with no quanitinization

i just got my mpc 1000 and i turned the quantizing off when i realized that instead of helping my drums stay on beat, it just screwed them up. i think if u just keep practicing doing drums alot you'll get better at it. now, it's pretty easy because i've been laying down drums to my samples for awhile. i would just play your drums so they match the sample, like the amount of kicks and snares and how they're played

Lampdog wrote:practice, trial and error, there is no substitute for it.

i got frustrated with the mp at first because i couldnt keep ish on time. so i quantized simply to practice timing. now i never use the time correction and my beats stay on time.

it takes a lot of practice, but the reward is great. the natural swing adds flavor to a track, compared to a completely quantized track, which sounds very robotic.

keep hitting them pads and eventually you will have it down.

quantize is time correction right ?
sorry ...im a total amateur......

yeah. its the same thing.

cozy wrote:i got frustrated with the mp at first because i couldnt keep ish on time. so i quantized simply to practice timing. now i never use the time correction and my beats stay on time.

it takes a lot of practice, but the reward is great. the natural swing adds flavor to a track, compared to a completely quantized track, which sounds very robotic.

keep hitting them pads and eventually you will have it down.

That's EXACTLY what I was talking about. No matter what anyone tells anyone, it's up the individual to put in work and get it straight ya know.

Cats tell others to turn quantize off but I say keep it on until you get more familiar and warm with the whole sequencing experience, THEN take the training wheels off and go for self. Your story is what I've been trying to tell dudes for years.

shoutz lampdog.......some wize words ...thanx mpc fam !!