Support and discussion for all of Akai’s modern standalone MPCs including the MPC X / X SE, MPC Live 1, 2 & 3, MPC One / One+, MPC Key 37/61.
By J.O.BEATS Tue May 09, 2017 11:34 pm
Icepulse wrote:
Blue Monster 65 wrote:They probably are (I assumed so), but I don't know which is which yet. There's so many sounds in there that I've not even begun to think about sampling any of my own.


I'm just the opposite. It might just as well come with no sounds at all. For me, the thrill is in building this house from the ground up.


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By Blue Monster 65 Wed May 10, 2017 12:43 am
Icepulse wrote:I'm just the opposite. It might just as well come with no sounds at all. For me, the thrill is in building this house from the ground up.


That's cool. I'm looking at this as mainly a drum machine that I can add bits 'n' pieces of other stuff with. I'll also use the audio tracks to add what I want for some synth or bass parts, then use the whole thing as accompaniment to my guitar playing. What I imagine sampling will be odd noises, etc. to build said synth or bass lines. Film dialog drops, too. Cabaret Voltaire, anyone?

I've really no use in sampling any other musical phrases than my own, though I'm fine with people who do that. Just not something I have any interest in, so I don't know how I'd use it (though I will profess to never trying it). I do use old drum machine loops, though; CR-80, KR-55B, etc. I love those old things.
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By Icepulse Wed May 10, 2017 1:56 am
Blue Monster 65 wrote:
Icepulse wrote:I'm just the opposite. It might just as well come with no sounds at all. For me, the thrill is in building this house from the ground up.


That's cool. I'm looking at this as mainly a drum machine that I can add bits 'n' pieces of other stuff with. I'll also use the audio tracks to add what I want for some synth or bass parts, then use the whole thing as accompaniment to my guitar playing. What I imagine sampling will be odd noises, etc. to build said synth or bass lines. Film dialog drops, too. Cabaret Voltaire, anyone?

I've really no use in sampling any other musical phrases than my own, though I'm fine with people who do that. Just not something I have any interest in, so I don't know how I'd use it (though I will profess to never trying it). I do use old drum machine loops, though; CR-80, KR-55B, etc. I love those old things.


Not phrases; hits. Loops are cheating! :-D Trust me. When you finely chop an Andy Newmark or Charlie Watts beat into a fully playable drum set, there's no going back to factory presets. Better yet, a snare from the Stones' "Slave", coupled with the kick from Jon Spencer's "Afro", you'll have a kit that no single artist ever had before.

There's magic in that.

Enjoy your MPC!!

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