Multisamples / key mapping on 2500?

Hi all,

I have yet to make an MPC purchase and had a quick question. Before you flame me out for being a new user that didn't first search for the answer to his question - I did this. And I found some dated threads.

I thought I would get an up to date answer to whether or not the MPC 2500 will keymap multisamples like Pianos and basses, or is this still a manual function?

thanks for your replies

TT

The MPC 2500 has autochromatic assignment of samples, which is ok...but it is a far cry from keymap/multi-sampling as found in most samplers including the MPC 4000.

Thanks Jahrome.

Does this mean that it is pitch shifting the sample?

Yes...that's all it does.

lame


not trying to hate, but Akai needs to address this.

The MPC 4000 is the only MPC designed to do this. MPCs are generally drum/phrase samplers/sequencers..nothing more.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't all samplers just pitch-shift samples to spread them over notes?

No,

There are sample libraries, say for piano especially, that "multisample" each individual key of the piano - mutliple times each for velocity etc.

So, if the MPC doesn't take advantage of this feature of the sample library much of the realism will be lost.

Tongue Tide wrote:No,

There are sample libraries, say for piano especially, that "multisample" each individual key of the piano - mutliple times each for velocity etc.

I know that. And you can still load those samples on a 2500 just like on any other sampler, one sample for each note if you want. You can even set up velocity-dependent layers.

_Stilo_ wrote:

Tongue Tide wrote:No,

There are sample libraries, say for piano especially, that "multisample" each individual key of the piano - mutliple times each for velocity etc.

I know that. And you can still load those samples on a 2500 just like on any other sampler, one sample for each note if you want. You can even set up velocity-dependent layers.

Ok - didn't know this, but is this a manual operation?

Yes, you have to do it manually. But I'm not sure it is much quicker to do on a sampler with keygroups, unless you have a library especially built for that sampler.

The good sample libraries are designed for specific samplers and/or come in specific formats. These libraries comes with samples and programs. The MPC 2500 can not take advantage of these type of libraries. The MPC 2500/1000 cannot even read Akai format libraries, while older MPCs can.

Tongue Tide wrote:

_Stilo_ wrote:

Tongue Tide wrote:No,

There are sample libraries, say for piano especially, that "multisample" each individual key of the piano - mutliple times each for velocity etc.

I know that. And you can still load those samples on a 2500 just like on any other sampler, one sample for each note if you want. You can even set up velocity-dependent layers.

Ok - didn't know this, but is this a manual operation?

If you got a PC there is a software app called Bluebox whichll speed things up.

I'm on a mac - any options?

for the mac there was a program called "pad187" ...

peace jo

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