Reviews and questions about the entry-level MPC500
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By S.I.C.K THE DRUMGOD Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:10 pm
I like the concept but are the kits original? The price is reasonable but I don't wish to buy the same drums I already have.Anybody feedback would be appreciated.One
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By Lampdog Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:34 pm
What is "original" to you?

Did you listen to the demo sounds to get a feel for the kit?
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By S.I.C.K THE DRUMGOD Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:56 pm
@LAMP

I did the research.I`m good.What I meant was that alot of sample packs contain the same 808 bread and butter type kits.The same clicks and snaps over and over.I`m starting think that there`s but so much variation you can really have without putting the tweaking work in.I meant no offense.
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By Lampdog Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:10 pm
No offense taken at all.

I understand what you are saying completely now. I have the kit, I failed at first until I finally went ahead and started layering. The combinations of sounds turned out better than the same blips and snaps your talking about. I'm not being a salesman it's just that I haven't gotten an online "kit" in a long long time and this one surprised me. If there is a demo available check it out, and layer the sounds to see what you can come up with and you'll know if it's to your liking or not.
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By MPC-Tutor Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:23 pm
The key to this kit is that the sounds were specifically moulded to make them easily layered; any combo and any number of sounds layered on top of each other - you could layer 100 sounds on top of each other and there should be no gain boost or phasing. It's very unique and means you can create your own sounds quickly and easily, rather than just buying a pack of sounds for their standalone qualities only

Yes, it is my product, but I completely stand by it, it's definitely one of a kind and completely tailored for MPC owners.

There's a full demo on the product page which not only has some of the sounds from the kit, but also an example layer program so you can experiment with the various sounds.

http://www.mpc-samples.com/product.php/ ... ering-kit/
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By MPC-Tutor Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:10 pm
ralphyartis' wrote:Does it work well only with the samples within itself or also with samples I may already have..?


Yes, you can layer other sounds with the sounds in the pack.

If you stick to only using the sounds from the pack, each layer you produce will fit perfectly due to the way the frequencies have been sculpted - 'guaranteed'. However if you choose to add other sounds that haven't first been sculpted in the same fashion, you'll just have to experiment as you would do normally - some will work, some won't.

The purpose of this pack was to produce 192 sounds that will always layer with each other, every time, no matter how many you pile on top of each other.

I have a volume 2 in the works ATM, so there's plenty more sounds to follow.

I'm also trying to get Eddie to create a tutorial on how to make your own 'infinity' sounds.
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By damien907 Sat Aug 25, 2012 9:42 am
MPC-Tutor wrote:
ralphyartis' wrote:
I'm also trying to get Eddie to create a tutorial on how to make your own 'infinity' sounds.


i will buy this if it comes out.