little confusion about audio tracks

What's up people...

I've had my MPC1k for a minute, but mostly been using JJOS 1 to work with samples from records, drums and shit I have on the HD.

I also have a Korg Micro-X that I've been using with my computer setup. I'd like to hook the two of em up and figure out a good workflow.

I can sequence the Micro-X from the MPC, but what I'd like to do is record the sample of that performance into the MPC afterwards, so I can use another sound from the Micro-X, or maybe use the audio and chop that up

Kind of "bounce" it down like I would inside Cubase, but in the MPC. Are audio tracks for this? What's the workflow like? Can someone walk me through it?

I read a little about JJOS 2 as well, and it looks like the audio track support is better. Can anyone help out? Thanks.

Ok nevermind, this shit was dead simple. Just put the micro-x in multi timbral mode and dropped some sequences.

Then used track mute and recorded each pattern to an audio track. Pretty easy. Sick. OS2 with its upgrades to audio tracks looks good. Might be time to make the move.

I'd like to do the same thing with my synth (FS1R), I'm also using 4.99.
Did you just grab a loop, or did you record a three or four minute sample?
My concern with grabbing a loop is that the reverb/delay would be cut off the end of the sample...

Dahkter wrote:My concern with grabbing a loop is that the reverb/delay would be cut off the end of the sample...

this is why I basically never even bother with audio tracks, because the tail end from the decay of the notes almost always gets chopped off

what I do instead is record my MIDI, then turn LOOP to 'Off' on the MPC, enter the Record screen, press play on the MPC sequencer and let it play through and get the whole tail end of the sample.

Then I assign what I just recorded to a pad, and sequence it back in at the start of the sequence and mute (or delete, but it would be smart to save it) the MIDI track as it is no longer needed

If you keep the sample as a POLY sample, then the tail end will still play when the sequence loops back around and you don't hear any abrupt chop points as you still hear the full note decay

thedvs01 wrote:what I do instead is record my MIDI, then turn LOOP to 'Off' on the MPC, enter the Record screen, press play on the MPC sequencer and let it play through and get the whole tail end of the sample.

Then I assign what I just recorded to a pad, and sequence it back in at the start of the sequence and mute (or delete, but it would be smart to save it) the MIDI track as it is no longer needed

If you keep the sample as a POLY sample, then the tail end will still play when the sequence loops back around and you don't hear any abrupt chop points as you still hear the full note decay

That's exactly what I do too. I also keep my midi-tracks and name them so that'll know what is what, in case i need to redo some.

sounds good, but i like my stuff to actually sound like a sample. reason being, i'll glitch or chop some of the stuff i recorded when i finally bounce down everything to cubase.

i basically just use the mpc as a scratchpad for loops, using track mutes to build up a sketch of a song as i go along.

i'll save the mixing / arranging shit for cubase, because it's so much better @ all of that than the mpc.

one question about audio tracks and OS2 though, it gives you unlimited audio tracks yea?

like the polyphony (32 mono) you can make a track an audio track in os2.

hey one question - how do you adjust the level of the tracks you're recording? i tried using the rec gain knob, but i swear to god it didn't work on the audio tracks. am i trippin?

cynic wrote:hey one question - how do you adjust the level of the tracks you're recording? i tried using the rec gain knob, but i swear to god it didn't work on the audio tracks. am i trippin?

are you sampling digital?

try normalizing in the trim screen, that should boost your levels a bit