Exchange tips and tricks for the Akai MPC4000
By thehost250 Sat Nov 23, 2013 10:28 pm
I switched from a 2500 to a 4000 earlier this year and love it. I had the 2500 with jj os on it so I never used it in stock form. As someone else pointed out earlier chopping took some getting used to. I got one maxed out and the effects and filters on that thing are top notch. It really makes you want to be more creative with the sound. No regrets on making the switch though.
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By Coz Wed Nov 27, 2013 3:15 pm
Cases wrote:I'm feeling I'm missing a lot..?



You are missing a lot if you don't use them. There's some good info around the forum but you need to search it out.

In essence, Keygroups allow you to map and layer sounds across the span of a keyboard. Obviously they work well for keyboard instruments like synths, pianos and organs. If you were feeling very brave and had some time to kill you could add a sample per key times the 4 Zones. In practice I would use a minimum of 1 sample per octave though.

A good starting point is the free 4K sound pack if you can find it. For something with more of a synth bias you can't go wrong with the Giorgio Moroder uber synth library, or the "AMAZING" SP Neptune. :wink: :mrgreen: