By
DoNutS
Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:06 pm
The s950 might be an option but don't forget the great features of the os 3.10 (195 $) :
LONG SAMPLING -- NO MORE 5 SECOND LIMIT -- The 5 second limit for new samples is gone, allowing you to samples individual sounds up to the limits of memory (13 or 26 seconds, depending on whether or not your MPC60 contains memory expansion.) And sequence memory is no longer erased before sampling.
STEREO SAMPLING -- Version 3.10 won't put a stereo sampling input on the back of your MPC60, but it does provide a method of creating stereo samples. Simply sample the left and right sides of a stereo sound separately as mono sounds, then a new screen in the software automatically re-syncs and combines them to form the stereo sound.
MIDI FILE SAVE AND LOAD -- Load standard PC-format MIDI file disks or save sequences as MIDI files. Move sequences between your MPC and PC or Mac sequencers.
READS ALL MPC3000 FILES, INCLUDING STEREO SOUNDS -- Reads all MPC3000 files, including mono or stereo sounds (saved to MPC60 floppies) and directly reads MPC3000 hard disks (MPC-SCSI required). Reads all MPC60 files.
SOUND COMPRESSION DOUBLES SOUND MEMORY -- This features squeezes any sound into 1/2 the memory space, while slightly reducing high frequency quality. In an expanded MPC60 (26 seconds) containing all compressed sounds, that's equivalent to 52 seconds of sounds!
VOICE RESTART FOR "SOUND STUTTERING" -- Sounds may be set to restart when pad is played repeatedly, for "sound stuttering" effects. Also, sounds may be set to stop when finger is removed from pad, and any sound may be programmed to stop any other sound (choked cymbal stops ringing cymbal).
8 DRUM SETS IN MEMORY -- Hold up to 8 drum sets in memory at once, each with 64 pad assignments from a common bank of up to 128 sounds. When saved to disk, sounds in drum sets are now saved as individual sound files, eliminating redundant sound data on disk when saving sets that share sounds.
4 PAD BANKS FOR 64 PAD ASSIGNMENTS -- Doubles the number of sounds immediately playable.
HIHAT SLIDER DOUBLES AS REAL TIME TUNING -- The Hihat Decay Slider may now be assigned to any pad and may alternatively affect tuning or attack in real time, with all movements recorded into the sequence.
CUT AND PASTE SAMPLE EDITING -- Any portion of a sound may be removed and inserted at any point within another sound with single sample accuracy.
HARD DISK SAVE AND LOAD -- Hard disk save and load operations are now included and work with all popular removable hard disks. (This requires the Marion Systems MPC-SCSI hard disk interface.)
STEP FROM NOTE-TO-NOTE IN STEP EDIT -- In Step Edit, the REWIND [<] and FAST FORWARD [>] keys may now be used to step to the previous or next event within a track, regardless of location. Also, you may now cut and paste events.
STREAMLINED MPC3000 SCREEN DISPLAYS -- Screen displays are improved and more intuitive, nearly identical to the MPC3000. For example, 4 letter pad names are replaced in screens by full name of sound.
NEW SEQUENCE EDIT FEATURES -- Most sequence editing functions now permit selection of specific drums to be edited. The new Shift Timing feature shifts track timing independent of timing correction. And the new Edit Note Number Assignment feature permits, for example, all snare notes in a track to be changed to rimshots or any other sound.
AND LOTS MORE -- Three-level sound stacking or velocity switch per pad. Simplified interfacing with external MIDI gear. MIDI Local Mode. Automatic "best sound start" removes dead space at start of new drum samples. 16 LEVELS provides 16 attack or decay levels. And lots of other stuff!
