Reviews and questions about the entry-level MPC500
By zayusiam Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:07 am
hey everyone, quick question. ive been going through MPC tutors tutorial on the 500 and ran across this...

"If we set this to MONO, the sample still plays all the way through, but this time, if we
hit the pad while the first hit is playing, this will abruptly stop the first hit and it will
be overridden by the new hit, so that the sound never overlaps itself. Try it – each
time you pres the pad, the sample just starts again with no overlap at all. If you
want to set the entire program into MONO, just change the POLY in the top right of
the screen to MONO."

My question is regarding the last line, how do I change the entire program into MONO, and where is the POLY in the top right of the screen? Am i missing something very obvious? Thanks for the help.
By Sovereign Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:16 pm
zayusiam wrote:hey everyone, quick question. ive been going through MPC tutors tutorial on the 500 and ran across this...

"If we set this to MONO, the sample still plays all the way through, but this time, if we
hit the pad while the first hit is playing, this will abruptly stop the first hit and it will
be overridden by the new hit, so that the sound never overlaps itself. Try it – each
time you pres the pad, the sample just starts again with no overlap at all. If you
want to set the entire program into MONO, just change the POLY in the top right of
the screen to MONO."

My question is regarding the last line, how do I change the entire program into MONO, and where is the POLY in the top right of the screen? Am i missing something very obvious? Thanks for the help.


If it says that it's a misprint.
Contact Tutor so he can correct it.

Fastest way to set a program to mono is continually spinning the data wheel while tapping from one pad to the next.
Basically = 12 taps per bank and done.
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By Lampdog Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:29 pm
Sovereign wrote:Fastest way to set a program to mono is continually spinning the data wheel while tapping from one pad to the next.


yep, only takes a 5 seconds. So easy.
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By Cold Snap Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:49 pm
experience iz key... like becoming a pilot, you have to put in flight hours b4 you really understand things...

I read small sections of the manual but mostly I learned by trial & error... I can almost do werk on the 500 wit my eyes shut now... I really have it mastered for the most part as far as functionality mainly by spending time to learn verses trying to make a beat.

in a nut shell...
Slow down... quit lookin for the the lil 1/2 stack shit out a beat the 1st week you got it...it's a instrument...learn it