By grassroots
Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:46 am
Okay have finally found a good work around for keeping everything in sync. this will only work for single sequence loops. basically If you deactivate all your existing tracks in protools and reduce the buffer-( to help the computer perform better) then record all your mpc tracks in one go into a stereo audio input in the computer. But this kicker- is you only start the mpc once using the sync start then you use your track mutes to solo each of the mpc tracks one at a time overlapping them so you always get a clean start and finish for each of the mpc track.
When you have gone through and recorded all your mpc tracks into protools use slip mode to trim of the latency at the beginning of the audio file you have created in protools and move your kick back so that it starts right on the one. Then using grid mode you cut all of the clean sections of your drum beat and move them into their own mono or stereo audio track. Then pull them all back so that they are all starting at 00.00.00 in protools. Boom all your shit is synced up just as it was in your mpc.
Unfortunatley this means you can't use other outboard effects/eq on the way in (because it's unlikely you would want to eq your kick and hi hats the same way) but shit you've got your pro toools plug ins to work with and your mpc effects card will still be workin for you to.
Remember that when your dragging the drum parts out of the stereo file you've created you will need to drag it onto two mono tracks and then delete one of them later ( if your drum track is a mono one).
I did this using the spdif output with ex results.
Let me know if this helps.
Shot!
When you have gone through and recorded all your mpc tracks into protools use slip mode to trim of the latency at the beginning of the audio file you have created in protools and move your kick back so that it starts right on the one. Then using grid mode you cut all of the clean sections of your drum beat and move them into their own mono or stereo audio track. Then pull them all back so that they are all starting at 00.00.00 in protools. Boom all your shit is synced up just as it was in your mpc.
Unfortunatley this means you can't use other outboard effects/eq on the way in (because it's unlikely you would want to eq your kick and hi hats the same way) but shit you've got your pro toools plug ins to work with and your mpc effects card will still be workin for you to.
Remember that when your dragging the drum parts out of the stereo file you've created you will need to drag it onto two mono tracks and then delete one of them later ( if your drum track is a mono one).
I did this using the spdif output with ex results.
Let me know if this helps.
Shot!