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mpc 60 drums

By mpc_60_wales Fri Sep 05, 2014 11:27 am
When sampling kicks from my Tanzbar into the MPC 60 they seem to lose some of the bottom end. Is this right? Im sampling quite hot. Any tips? Cheers

Re: mpc 60 drums

By Acid Mitch Fri Sep 05, 2014 12:07 pm
mpc_60_wales wrote: Is this right?



Yes.

mpc_60_wales wrote: Im sampling quite hot. Any tips? Cheers


Use some eq to boost the bass.
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Re: mpc 60 drums

By jibber Fri Sep 05, 2014 12:18 pm
60 gives me the best results out of all the samplers i ever owned when sampling drums. Sampling hot usually works best, but maybe you are sampling too hot? If you get distortion, back up a little on the gain.

It's normal to loose a little low end, but it shouldn't be a lot on the 60, it's quite good in this regard IMO. Play with the gain settings... (also the gain selector switch on the back).
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Re: mpc 60 drums

By peterpiper Fri Sep 05, 2014 1:33 pm
I don't own a 60 but a s900 and s950 and both show the same behaviour (well more like a lil bit less lows and a bit boost on the hi end of the frequencyy spectrum.

peace
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Re: mpc 60 drums

By Shostakovich Sat Sep 06, 2014 9:49 am
you're sampling an analogue kick into a bit depth of 12.

something's gotta give.

Re: mpc 60 drums

By Acid Mitch Sat Sep 06, 2014 9:55 am
Bits affect volume, not frequency and the 60 is 16 bit , not 12.
It records and plays back at 16 bit, but stores sounds in a 12 bit format..
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Re: mpc 60 drums

By Shostakovich Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:13 pm
Actually, it's amplitude, not volume. But my point is it's a difference in level rather than low end the OP is hearing. Unless he cares to provide a frequency analysis to back up his claim.

Btw, 12-bit storage is just that. Playback at 16 won't magically give your sample and extra 2-3 bits headroom. Only the D/A does that. So 12 bit is exactly that. Same with the Emax. 8-bit.
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Re: mpc 60 drums

By SimonInAustralia Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:46 pm
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• Sampling rate: 40kHz (frequency response: 20Hz–18kHz)
• Data format: 16-bit A/D and D/A converters; samples stored in special non-linear 12-bit format for much lower noise than 12-bit linear systems
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Re: mpc 60 drums

By mr_debauch Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:50 pm
well you can lower the pitch on each drum sample like -3 or -6.. sometimes that helps.. also you can leave it not so bassy and add in a bass sound here and there.

I got a regular sine wave style bass sound and sampled it in the 60 and did the pitch down thing for the drums in this track:
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Re: mpc 60 drums

By Shostakovich Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:50 pm
SimonInAustralia wrote:
Sound Generator

• Sampling rate: 40kHz (frequency response: 20Hz–18kHz)
• Data format: 16-bit A/D and D/A converters; samples stored in special non-linear 12-bit format for much lower noise than 12-bit linear systems


yes. and by reducing word length some of the signal gets lost in the noise. That or there is a perception of signal loss due to loudness contours. Whatever the reason, a sampled sound can never be analogous to its source.

regards.
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