Exchange tips and tricks for the Akai MPC4000
By IloveMuzik Fri May 02, 2008 7:26 pm
kinda confused here to whats goin on ... SO I LOAD UP A WHOLE DRUM KIT FROM A CD.. IM IN MY SAMPLE LIST MENU.. THE SCREEN WITH ALL OF THE SAMPLES.. I THOUGHT AN ACCURATE WAY TO AUDITION EVERY SAMPLE IS TO PRESS PAD 16 (THE ONE WITH PLAY ON TOP OF IT) THE WAY THIS SNARE SOUNDED WHEN I PRESSED THAT WAS DOPE..

HOWEVER.. WHEN I HIT (WINDOW) AND IM AT THE ADD TO THE PROGRAM SCREEN THERES AN AUDITION BUTTON I PRESS IT AND IT SOUNDS DIFFERENT! DIFFERENT PITCH DOESNT HAVE THE SAME SPICE U KNOW WHAT I MEAN? =]


SO MY QUESTION TO YOU GUYS IS.. IS THERE A WAY OF AUDITIONING THE SAMPLES ACCURATELY IN THE SAMPLE LIST SCREEN ... WITHOUT HAVING TO HIT THE WINDOW BUTTON -- ADD TO PROGRAM -- PRESS F3 AUDITION -- FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL SAMPLE (THATS ALOT OF WORK FOR LIKE 100 SAMPLES


THANKS YALL =)
User avatar
By eknocbeats Sat May 03, 2008 9:56 pm
Wasup Musik..................................

Middle C is note #60 i belive, just check the pad assignment. Also go online and Google midi note numbers and you should be able to find something that shows you what note numbers go with the actual key. Good luck homie.
By bluempc4k Mon May 05, 2008 7:50 am
feline1 wrote:Make sure you don't read the manual either - it's full of lies!


AAAAHHHHHH HAHAHA... that made my day. even if the comment was directed at me, i'd be on the floor laughing. :)

seriously, spend more time w/the manual.

also, hit the pad assign button. then go thru the pad banks untill you find that magic pad that is assigned to note 60.

for me pad 1 on bank 1 is note 32. 60 for me is bank B pad 13... when it's chromatic of course. that's why you have to look around, and find it. it's the pad that says "hello bongo" in it... i mean "hi bongo".
By IloveMuzik Mon May 05, 2008 9:33 pm
eknocbeats wrote:Wasup Musik..................................

Middle C is note #60 i belive, just check the pad assignment. Also go online and Google midi note numbers and you should be able to find something that shows you what note numbers go with the actual key. Good luck homie.



^^ WHATS UP WHATZ UP
THANX G!
U FEELIN THA DRUMS I SENT YOU??

THANX BLUEMPC

THAT FELINE DUDE IS A SMART ASS FORREALZ TALKIN HELLA SHIT FROM EUROPE
IF YOU EVER COME OUT HERE TO LA TO DO A SHOW IMA THROW A BANANA PEEL ON STAGE
User avatar
By feline1 Mon May 05, 2008 11:12 pm
Don't you remember what The Stranglers used to do if a heckler threw a banana on stage...?

That's right:
get the heckler on stage,
pull down his pants,
and SHOVE THE BANANA UP HIS @SS. :lol:

I love The Stranglers. And they used an MPC60 on some of their 80s albums you know ;-)