Share tips, tricks, gear set ups and videos relating to the use of MPCs in live performances including MPC finger drumming, MPC scratching, using MPCs with decks, computers and other instruments.
By doublehead Sat Mar 17, 2007 2:40 am
You just have to find the right samples to make id dope. If your samples are too clean, it sounds like you are faking the funk.

Here is an example... Whole beat is mpc with live bass. Amature singer, but she will be good with some hard work. I played the drums live with a midi kit into the mpc using hits sampled off a old billy cohbam record. Straight porno on the scratch samples. Ha! but they work great.

www.doubleheadmusic.com/whereiamrightnow_sue.mp3

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By anstill79 Sat Mar 17, 2007 3:51 am
That sample that hoppa uses is actually the "ahhhh", not the "fresh", but they're both from the same original record (and almost every scratch record).

Is there a way to have qlink 1 control pitch and qlink 2 control start point on the same sample? That would be a lot closer to actual cutting because you could fake the fader cuts by hitting the pad repeatedly and moving the qlink 2 forward or back, on top of having pitch control with qlink 1. You still wouldn't have reverse but it would be dope.
By doublehead Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:48 am
In regards to that, not quite as good, but what I do is take the same sample, chop it up at the key points and spread them out on the pads. Assign the qlink to the whole program. Even better, get a sample that is melodic, cut a copy of it on a pad that ISNT qlinked, and tune it to the song, then scratch it on another pad, and hit the tuned one occasionally playing it in full, in tune with your song. Dopity dope dope. Havnt tried this, but for reverse why not just set the sample, chopped up onto 4 pads, below the forward ones, but reverse these 4. Yeah its fakin but I bet if you practice it wlll sound pretty damned real.
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P.S. so who is ready to start a Scratch battle forum :)
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By Hamzter Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:39 pm
If you had a TT you could do your own scratch and then just edit what you need...

wouldn't that work?
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By Shin Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:38 pm
DoubleHead, that song is seriously DOPE!
Good work on that one.
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By Lone Diplomat Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:07 pm
Well i think scratching scratch sounds is the best way to achieve something convincing

By doublehead Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:08 pm
Well, I agree, but being that im a bebop/hiphop live drummer with no scratching skills, this completly rocks. I could argue that drumming live blows doors on beats made with fingers, but the fact is they are both glorius. Aint the tool, its how you use it. The music hustle is all about resourcefulness. Mind you if I can get a dope DJ on a track any given day, I will use him/her happily.
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By Rozzer Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:15 am
I've been having some fun with this too lately.

What I did was setup sample start time on one qlink and pitch on an other. Then I use a foot pedal to trigger the Note Repeat. That allows me to use the qlinks with two hands, but also to change the Note Repeat length on the function keys on the fly. Sounds great switching between 1/8th 1/16th 1/32nd etc. :)

By doublehead Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:42 am
Goddamn Rozzer, there's resourcefulness for you. Props to you. (breakin out a pedal as we speak)
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By melton Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:13 pm
I didn't think you could do that (have 1 qLink on start 1 on tune).
If you can now that's awesome!

Rozzer wrote:What I did was setup sample start time on one qlink and pitch on an other.
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By Antonym Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:37 pm
this is turning into more than just scratching, it's synthscratch/crazy manipulation.
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By Rozzer Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:23 pm
I never really saw it as scratching (I was doing this before this thread appeared, honest!). It just triggering samples innit :)