MPC KEY 61 chopping

Is anyone able to describe how chopping samples on the MPC Key 61 is? I 'm considering adding one to my collection and was wondering how sampling on it is like and if it's just worth buying a Live 2 or One+ instead. Can the MPC Key 61 work like the ASR10, Triton and other workstation and chop samples directly from the keys and arrange them via the keys instead of the pads?

I don't think it can be done. I inquired about this in the MPC Key 37 thread when it came out. Something about how the pads and the keys play the same thing and are on the same midi channel? I think it's more than that, but the pads are are able to play what the keys play (sound) but you can't chop and assign them to the keys or chop on the keys. In fact, I believe if you had an MPC and a midi controller keyboard, you can actually have more flexability.

pads are assigned MIDI note values, at the end of the day. are you saying if you had a drum program active on the Keys, it would only produce sounds when the pads were struck? what happens when you press the key with the same corresponding MIDI note value??

chrisroland wrote:pads are assigned MIDI note values, at the end of the day. are you saying if you had a drum program active on the Keys, it would only produce sounds when the pads were struck? what happens when you press the key with the same corresponding MIDI note value??

I guess what I'm trying to say is that if I had a sample, would I be able to assign each slice to a note on the keyboard?

with drum programs the pads are notes 34-50 iirc. giving 16 samples spots or chop markers. iirc its 16 max for that then you gotta move to a new pad bank (of samples).

Ultros wrote:with drum programs the pads are notes 34-50 iirc. giving 16 samples spots or chop markers. iirc its 16 max for that then you gotta move to a new pad bank (of samples).

individual pads in a drum program can be mapped from C -2 all the way up to C8 (or however many 16 pads x 8 banks get you). it would be weird (to me) if the physical keyboard on a 37/61 disconnected from that mapping when you selected the drum program as already mapped

This should clear things up. Sorry, if I was making it more confusing. You CANNOT chop with the keys:

https://www.reddit.com/r/mpcusers/comme ... ion_about/

chrisroland wrote:

Ultros wrote:with drum programs the pads are notes 34-50 iirc. giving 16 samples spots or chop markers. iirc its 16 max for that then you gotta move to a new pad bank (of samples).

individual pads in a drum program can be mapped from C -2 all the way up to C8 (or however many 16 pads x 8 banks get you). it would be weird (to me) if the physical keyboard on a 37/61 disconnected from that mapping when you selected the drum program as already mapped

oh wow i learned something new! thanks dude.