Chop Shop On MPC 4000 (+)

PEACE!
I am a proud and very proud owner of the MPC 25k, I really wanna get the 4k but I'm hooked on the chop shop...I am not new to the forums but I just signed up for a membership to post this (I'm usually LMFAO @ the Q's + A's y'all be snappin' on each other) but my Q is... Does the 4k have the chop shop? and if so is it the same name or something else? do you have to set the perimeters? Because I talked to a 4k owner and he feels about his 4k like I my 25k....won't trade 4 the world, the only thing I would miss is this and he has never heard of the chop shop.

No chop shop you have to do it yourself!

Blue Haze wrote:No chop shop you have to do it yourself!

keep the 2500!

I don't know what all the fuss is over 'Chop Shop'. I think everyone in here (or almost everyone) uses a computer in their production arsenal. Use ReCycle to chop your samples up-then import them into that 4000 (via Aksys) you know you should be bangin' on. It's that easy!



Peace.

You could always draw regions on the computer and slice it to pieces in the mpc. For longer files I prefer the computer. I hate to use Recycle anyway so I think I don't like auto chop on the mpc either.. but I havent tried it

Here is what you do with longer files:

sample long audio file with your mpc4000
name the audio file
drag the file to your computer with aksys
open file with an audio editor (any audio editor that creates regions instead of just only loop points)
create region markers with your mouse in the audio editor
save the wav file
drag wav file to mpc
open the wav file in the mpc sampler editor
go to slice feature. slice. create new program? yes!
play the new program

^^ thats badass

MPC 4 ME wrote:You could always draw regions on the computer and slice it to pieces in the mpc. For longer files I prefer the computer. I hate to use Recycle anyway so I think I don't like auto chop on the mpc either.. but I havent tried it

Here is what you do with longer files:

sample long audio file with your mpc4000
name the audio file
drag the file to your computer with aksys
open file with an audio editor (any audio editor that creates regions instead of just only loop points)
create region markers with your mouse in the audio editor
save the wav file
drag wav file to mpc
open the wav file in the mpc sampler editor
go to slice feature. slice. create new program? yes!
play the new program

Nicely done!

The only thing I miss from 1000/2500 (os is the same right?) is that when you chop one region it doeesn't change next region start point (or thats JJ OS feature ? )

MPC 4 ME wrote:You could always draw regions on the computer and slice it to pieces in the mpc. For longer files I prefer the computer. I hate to use Recycle anyway so I think I don't like auto chop on the mpc either.. but I havent tried it

Here is what you do with longer files:

sample long audio file with your mpc4000
name the audio file
drag the file to your computer with aksys
open file with an audio editor (any audio editor that creates regions instead of just only loop points)
create region markers with your mouse in the audio editor
save the wav file
drag wav file to mpc
open the wav file in the mpc sampler editor
go to slice feature. slice. create new program? yes!
play the new program

yea thats what I was thinkin I would have to do but ...I was just tryin 2 be as lazy as I could be thats a lotta steps as opposed to hittn 1 or 2 buttons and its done for u, but I guess that would keep me up on my math skills and ultimately on my P's and Q's...THANX!!!!

Hi

I own a MPC 2500 (and now a MPC 4000) and i think Chop Shop is a nice Gimmick, but its too imprecise. For a good Work you must setting the Start and Endpoints manually.

You shouldnt be relying strictly on the chop shop to do the work anyhow. I just get the right quantitiy of chops I want to use first, then I fine tune.

MPC2K500 wrote:Hi

I own a MPC 2500 (and now a MPC 4000) and i think Chop Shop is a nice Gimmick, but its too imprecise. For a good Work you must setting the Start and Endpoints manually.

Today, all leading workstations (both hardware and software) has this gimmick.

same ako from soulstrut?

just use recycle. it'll save you the headache.

poundaproblem wrote:You shouldnt be relying strictly on the chop shop to do the work anyhow. I just get the right quantitiy of chops I want to use first, then I fine tune.

I dont rely upon it, I have been makin hip-hop beats for 21 years and I got the 25k in 05 or 06 when it first came out...then since I had the instructions in Japanese or some sh@t I had to learn it on my own I didnt discover this feature until around a year and a half ago
when I seen a video of Pete Rock on youtube, so once again I dont rely upon it, however It is a feature I quickly fell in love with but for the specs on the 4k (sh@t that thing is a computer) that feature is not at all a necessity even though a lovely tool, I can give it up but I will miss it being so conveniently in the machine.

Fess wrote:I think everyone in here (or almost everyone) uses a computer in their production arsenal.

Incorrect, I spend over 12 hours a day staring at a Unix command line prompt. The last thing I want to do
is stifle my creativity (this is how it is for me, maybe not for you) and turn on a computer. I get much done
quicker, faster and better (again this is for me, maybe not for you) with my hardware..

I turn on my Studio and within 5 seconds every things booted, within 10-15 seconds I have a good bassline programmed
on my Sequentix P3 and beat on the 808, and I have the next minute to come up with a melody and backing strings
on the P3, before most people's computers are even booted up. It's quick. It's Efficient. And it's worked for the
last 20 years, so why change what works... it's a great formula that makes great tracks.

Plus the 4000 chops perfectly well.


Dave