sample repeat ..time stretching

Hi Guys I'm new here, so hello.

Just got my mpc2000xl and have created some nice loops already, I have read various threads on here and also read my manual whilst at my mpc but i would like to know how to make a sample repeat on it's own with just one press, is this possible? Do you have to do this in song mode

Also when I have created a perfect sample how do I time stretch another to snyc perfect

thanks in advance

Roundy

First you should go the TRIM screen, select the sound you want to loop and then press F2 to get to the LOOP screen. Now set the looping points and turn the loop on.

To set the decay / attack / etc etc go to program mode (SHIFT + PROGRAM), choose whatever DRUM you're working on - in your case you should just use DRUM 1 - , press PARAMS (I think it's F2) and you get to the params screen. Here you can do all kinds of fun stuff!

I just read the question again and was not sure what you meant... if you wanted the sound to repeat itself by just quickly pressing the pad once, then no, it can't be done. You have to keep ithe pad pressed down.

You can make a sequence tho that plays the loop over and over again, I suggest you do that.

And the timestretch question......
In the timestretch window there's BPM feature that you should find very helpful.. Just input the current bpm of the sample, and the bpm that you want to stretch it to (that being the bpm of the other sample)

Oh and one more thing..... Hello and welcome

Don't be afraid to use the search, since most of the questions in here have been asked - multiple times!

Peace-

Cheers man,

To get started I want to get used to sampling and syncing other samples with it, sorry to repeat again. So you do that in programs, I guess you mean you can say get 3 or 4 samples go into the bpm screen for each loop set them all the same , then create a program in which you play these loops back in specific order e.g. let the beat loop play for 8 bars then on the 8th bar start a bass line....is that right.

I will use the search I have read the newbies thread and I must admit I forgot to do that.

thanx alot Cheech

Roundy

No doubt be on here all the time now...

You're welcome!


First things first.... The terms can get a little confusing when you're just starting out... For example a PROGRAM is something that controls the params of your sounds, such as the attack, the delay, the tuning and the filter.

The DRUM (that you have to choose when you go into the program mode) doesn't really mean a drum.. It is a holder where you can have up to four programs at the same time, and you can change between programs easily. You have four DRUMs that can all have different programs in them, but I suggest you just use one DRUM for a while. Do not bother your head with this stuff yet, just concentrate on the basic stuff first and then once you know the basics it's a lot easier to understand all the other stuff!

A SEQUENCE is basically the beat or the one part of the beat you're working on. In the SONG mode you can make the sequences play in the order you want, thus creating a song..

A TRACK is something you record you're instruments on.. For example I usually have the bass drum on track one, the snare on track two, the hihat on track three, bass on track four etc etc. In any sequence you can have up to a hundred tracks if I remember correctly (I'm not sure?) playing simultaneously..

So if you'd want to have a loop playing first without the bass and then with the bass, you should record the basic loop to, for example sequence 1, then copy it to sequence 2. Now you have two sequences that are identical. Then add the bassline to the second sequence and voila, you now have the same sequence without the bass (sequence 1), and with the bass (sequence 2).

The timestretching on the mpc isn't the best quality. It's good enough for me, but I tend to go for a low-fi sound anyhow so I like the dirtyness... If you have a computer close to the mpc it could be easier to transport the samples to it and timestretch them there. Might be more easy, depending on how you like to work!

i'm kind of in a hurry because I'm leaving work in a moment, so if this makes absolutely no sense then maybe someone else can give you clearer answers? Oh, and the manual should be your best friend for the next few weeks.. Take it to the toilet, read it before you go to bed, take it to work (or school) and study it there... All this info is in there, might be a little hard to dig up but it's still there.

Gotta go !

thanx cheech

A few of your points make sense to me I will get there! your right it is hard to understand the jargon but the more i read the easier it will get.

easy

Roundy