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By bric Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:53 pm
I am using the mpc500 to trigger samples via the pads in one shot mode.

Firstly is there a way of stopping the sample once you have pressed the pad?
Secondly is there anything to show on the display that the sample is actually running.

Some samples I am using live have are quite long an have silence for many seconds at the beginning.

Hope this makes sense

Cheers
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Re: 2 Questions

By ssnedden Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:16 pm
bric wrote:I am using the mpc500 to trigger samples via the pads in one shot mode.

Firstly is there a way of stopping the sample once you have pressed the pad?
Secondly is there anything to show on the display that the sample is actually running.

Some samples I am using live have are quite long an have silence for many seconds at the beginning.

Hope this makes sense

Cheers


You can stop samples playing in One Shot mode by using Mute Groups. Make the sample that you want stopped part of a mute group, and make another pad (there doesn't even need to be a sample on it) part of the same Mute Group. When you play one, and then the other, the first one stops. And nothing that I know of visually shows if a sample is playing, maybe you want the silence at the beginning, but if not, you could trim the silence away.

Another method of stopping samples is to hit the stop button at the bottom right a few times. It mutes all sounds if you press it in succession.

By bric Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:21 pm
Cheers mate, much appreciated, and thanx for the quick responce.

Yeah I do want the silence at the beginning, would be great if there was a visual display to show samples are playing
Last edited by bric on Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:33 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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maybe this can help

By Lampdog Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:26 pm
pg 79 of the reference manual, mpc 500.

Voice Overlap

Normally, when you hit the same pad several times, the same sound will be overlapped. When you use the MPC500 as a drum machine,
you can make the performance sound natural with this feature. However, when you are using a phrase sample, it may be better not to
overlap the same sound. With the voice overlap function, you can set the MPC500 not to overlap the same pad sound.
1. While in PROGRAM mode, hit the pad you wish to edit.
The pad number display in the 'Pad' field will change according to the pad you hit.
2. In the 'Edit select' field, scroll to 'Voice overlap'.
3. In the 'Parameter' field below, select from one of the choices below:
POLY - The MPC500 overlaps the sound.
MONO - The MPC500 does not overlap the sound
If you select MONO, when you hit the pad several times, the sample will play up until you hit the pad again. This can create a 'stutter'
effect.

Setting the Mute Group

Normally, when you hit a pad when another pad is played back, the samples of these two pads will be played back overlapped. With the
mute group function, you can stop the playback of the sample of a pad when you hit another pad. You can simulate the open/close hi-hat;
the sound of the close hi-hat will stop when the open hi-hat sound is triggered. You can use this function by setting two pads to the same
mute group. The pads set to the same mute group will not be played at the same time.
1. While in PROGRAM mode, hit the pad you wish to edit.
The pad number display in the 'Pad' field will change according to the pad you hit.
2. In the 'Edit select' field, scroll to Mute group.
3. Select a pads to set to the mute group, by hitting the pad.
4. In the 'Mute group' field, select a number. Set the Mute group 'Parameter' field to On.
5. Select the other pad to set the mute group, by hitting the pad. Set the Mute group 'Parameter' field to On.
6. Hit one pad while playing back another. The first sample will be stopped and only the sample of the pad you hit last
will by played.

By bric Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:35 pm
Thanks for this information. Also do you know if there is a visual display/icon to show samples are playing??
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