By Anewfoundglory
Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:42 am
Hi everyone, woe what a great forum, I hope some of you will be kind enough to help me out with my questions and help me decide whether to get one or not.
I'm used to using a korg triton synth and it's built in sequencer rather than relying on computers. I recently sold my studio setup but am looking at getting back into music again and am interested in trying things differently this time and using a whole new approach like an mpc. I've never really done much sampling before and I think I'll either love or hate the mpc range but with my current budget I can only afford the mpc500.
My main questions are regarding the sequencer..
1. When using the mpc500's onboard midi sequencer, does the midi data I record via an external synth count towards the polyphony use in the mpc? Or is that polyphony only applicable to the samples it holds?
2. Can I use the sequencer as a linear hardware sequencer such as a yamaha rm1x or qy70, with 16 or more tracks? If so, does that mean I can have 16 different synth parts sequenced to the mpc (playing back via my multitimbral synth) AND still have the remaining 32 tracks left for sequencing the samples I have in the mpc500?
I love the idea of having so many tracks available but am unsure of how they work, am I being too hopeful in considering the mpc500 to be a good alternative to a qy70 seq and Roland sp-404 sampler? It would be simpler for me to have a good midi seq AND good sampler within the same small unit than to have a seperate seq and sampler connected by midi. Then I can just midi my keyboard to the in and out of the mpc and use it for entire songs consisting of a few samples (possibly even a vocal track or is that asking too much?) and all my midi sequencing playing the external synth sounds without over-working the polyphony of the mpc?
Thanks in advance for any advice, I'm really excited about the mpc500 and would love it to do everything I need. Also considering getting a kaossilator so I can sample some good loops and riffs from it onto the mpc to play along with my midi sequencing!
I'm used to using a korg triton synth and it's built in sequencer rather than relying on computers. I recently sold my studio setup but am looking at getting back into music again and am interested in trying things differently this time and using a whole new approach like an mpc. I've never really done much sampling before and I think I'll either love or hate the mpc range but with my current budget I can only afford the mpc500.
My main questions are regarding the sequencer..
1. When using the mpc500's onboard midi sequencer, does the midi data I record via an external synth count towards the polyphony use in the mpc? Or is that polyphony only applicable to the samples it holds?
2. Can I use the sequencer as a linear hardware sequencer such as a yamaha rm1x or qy70, with 16 or more tracks? If so, does that mean I can have 16 different synth parts sequenced to the mpc (playing back via my multitimbral synth) AND still have the remaining 32 tracks left for sequencing the samples I have in the mpc500?
I love the idea of having so many tracks available but am unsure of how they work, am I being too hopeful in considering the mpc500 to be a good alternative to a qy70 seq and Roland sp-404 sampler? It would be simpler for me to have a good midi seq AND good sampler within the same small unit than to have a seperate seq and sampler connected by midi. Then I can just midi my keyboard to the in and out of the mpc and use it for entire songs consisting of a few samples (possibly even a vocal track or is that asking too much?) and all my midi sequencing playing the external synth sounds without over-working the polyphony of the mpc?
Thanks in advance for any advice, I'm really excited about the mpc500 and would love it to do everything I need. Also considering getting a kaossilator so I can sample some good loops and riffs from it onto the mpc to play along with my midi sequencing!
. But keep in mind that the screen is small and non graphical, so you would have to chop by ear (it's possible, you will learn this fast). It does alot compared to it's size!