Reviews and questions about the entry-level MPC500
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By BigWillyStyle9 Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:12 pm
I see that recording in MONO L saves memory and that's great, but I like how it enables me to record samples from songs easier. Like I want to sample the voice, not the strings so I record in MONO L because the voice is in the left channel. Now I want some sound that's all in the right channel, but when I switch the dial there's no MONO R just STEREO and MONO L (is there even a MONO R? If so why not?!). So how do I record samples in MONO R? And if that's not possible does anyone know how I can record the right channel in MONO L? (haha maybe i can leave the jack half way in?) or does anyone want to recommend any software that they use to chop up masters and seperate tracks better? (like that awesome "aw heey" track on kanye's "power", but the stupid mono handclaps get in the way. How do i get rid of those or make them less audible?)
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By BigWillyStyle9 Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:40 pm
@OriginalProducer sounds like you have a great solution!, but I don't understand :/. Can you please explain it (i'm a newbie).
I have an aux cable that i plug into the cd player then into an adapter, into the L INPUT.
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By BigWillyStyle9 Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:48 am
Ill-Green wrote:Is that Cerebus in your avatar?

Dude was the **** back in the 80's.



to me it's quasimoto, lord quas, madlib haha, but now that you've mentioned it, this cerebus stuff looks like some good reading. and to think i gave madlib credit for the character ha
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By mr_debauch Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:14 am
Beatdiggerjazzcat wrote:Yeah it's simple mate, change the left and right cable connections on the other side of the record (mixer/phono-jack) swapping left to right or right to left will send both sides of your media through your mono channel


yeah I agree, but I think he is using a 1/8" to 1/4" stereo adapter rather then 1/8" to two 1/4" mono...