Showcase your own beats and get constructive feedback from fellow MPC producers
By B-Wise Tue May 28, 2024 9:20 pm
--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKc2KvZNWQQ

Chapters:
00:00 - Setup Info & Samples used.
00:56 - The Beat

Gear Used:
Boss SP505
Yamaha PSR77
Akai Force
PanasonicG9

Beat Info:
I start off tapping the SP505 pad & then the Force to show the difference of the same sample without & with an ADSR & velocity sensitive pads - which played a major role in this beat. I wouldn't have been able to make this type of groove on the SP505 pads. Normally I would chop the sample up, but kept the full sample on each pad & just played it with a groove.

The first pad I press on the Akai Force is a sample of Pad#04 on the SP505. The 2nd is that same sample Warped & pitched up an octave (nasty sound quality, but I like it like that). The 3rd is just a copy of the 2nd pad pitched down an octave. The last pad is a copy of the 3rd in reverse used as the role of the Bass/Harmony.

Beat History:
This is a Boss SP505 (sampler) & Yamaha PSR77 (keyboard GM sounds) beat from 2003. I called it “Angels'' at the time because I’m bad at naming beats & the main PSR77 patch I used to make this was a harp. 2 of the 3 PSR77 samples riffs I came up with got damaged on the SP505 as well as the drums.

Only the harp 2 & half bar melody & the drums MIDI sequence data survived, so sampled it on the Akai Force & recorded the drums MIDI data, then used the Force built-in drums samples. I copied the harp sample to multiple pads & turned on Note On mode so they play the sample only for as long as I hold the pad, but I did add some Amp Release.

Video Links:
Link for pt.2 which is the version I first did on the Force a year before this: https://gearspace.com/board/showpost.ph ... ount=10810

Playlist of my Jams: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... wd_RFxmFen

Playlist of my Sound Design Tips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?

Please Like & Comment. Peace & Dope Beats!