Reviews and questions about the entry-level MPC500
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By shing02fan Fri Apr 04, 2008 4:55 am
i used the search command but it didnt bring up nething even close to what im wanting to ask. so sry if this had been brought up before....

i have all the factory set samples on my mpc500, that's all. im using 3 different strings(string 1,2 and 3). i tuned one to -15, another to -7, and another to 0). i want to have the string that is -15 to be played for 4 beats. then i want that sound to completely stop playing so that i can play string 2 that is tuned at -7. BUT, when i tap the 1st string, it will play for 4 beats then, i tap the 2nd string and it will play OVER the 1st string and it sounds just like a bunch of crap!! HOW DO I MAKE A SOUND STOP PLAYING WHEN I WANT IT TO, SO THAT I CAN PLAY ANOTHER SOUND AFTER IT WITHOUT THE TWO SOUNDS PLAYING AT THE SAME TIME?

i tried trimming the 1st string so maybe it would cut off early but it still played through the 2nd string.....
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By shing02fan Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:09 pm
i read all over the manual. all i could find is mute track. i think i remember seeing or hearing about mute groups but i cant find it in the manual or on my mpc500. could somebody tell me how to locate it on my 500?

By ghostlywhitemachines Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:30 pm
You looked in the manual? Did you look on p79? Its even on the contents list!
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By shing02fan Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:45 pm
i skipped over it in the contents list.

By textyle Sun Apr 06, 2008 1:58 pm
R U AESOP ROCK?
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By Cold Snap Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:42 am
Go to program mode and set the samples you dont want to over lap to a mute group, (e.g.1,2,3,ect.)
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By Cold Snap Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:53 am
Also if you don't want the same sample to over lap you can go to program mode and set the poly to mono.