Exchange tips and tricks for the Akai MPC4000
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By Blue Haze Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:02 pm
Learn the filter in the 4k it will help with your productions. I mean get the reference manual use the graph of the eq, use the psuedo cutoff chart, your ears, and the resonance to emphasize the frequency you want to set. Trail and error and basic eq method. Basic rule is to cut with eq not necessary boost can muddle your mix. Cut, cut, and cut away with the filters, substract and your sounds with be more sonic. I`m going to leave it up to you to work out which filters and which instruments. I tried so you can too. Basic view of the eq top line in a graph is 0 which is no eq effect then choose the one you want to work with using the graphs, settings, resonance, and ya ears to match with a commerical reference CDs.

Sometimes it is the simply things that we miss until we get more experienced for the beauty of it all to sink in.

Nice......

:shock:

By glide Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:19 pm
Well said Hazy..

Many good guide-lines in that post, I will underline cut rather than boost statement with my blood..

and
unless your working for someone else :
“form an artist persona point of view”


use your ears nothing else really matters,
they are what connects your music to your mind,
what determines the level of musical quality is the
knowledge and wisdom within (i.e. your talent)
your creative expression is the key
to unlocks these skills

so to put it in street terms

here’s your pen of destiny,,,!!
now write something in our history..!!


.. since we’re serious and all,
:P