Exchange tips and tricks for the Akai MPC4000
By shimmyshimmy Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:44 am
Hi. My holidays started and I was happy to get home so I could combine my old wooden computer with MPC. Well maybe it's not that bad overall, but when it comes to production programs it sucks. Everything is **** up, maybe I have some sort of virus or one of my cables broke. When I record to my sound card it sounds like shit and this is caused by something. I think it will cost me some money which I don't have now.
Yesterday I was recording a couple of verses into MPC. I think it is not that bad, but I would like to ask if someone tried it before? Any opinions?
By Lord Toranaga Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:58 pm
if it sounds better that your, computer keep it up.


my next project will be done like this.


I am not sure of the procedure,
but you can sample directly to a pad, while the sequencer is running.
and there is a way to place that pad in the sequence, beforehand, so that the new sample will playback in time with the sequence.

I know it is possible, I have never tried it.
it is in the "newbie bible" or the "tips and tricks thread"
By Lord Toranaga Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:20 am
originally posted by Rob

quote="glide"]*******Emulating DAW Recording *******

A) To emulate auto-recording with a pre-programmed MIDI note:

* Prepare an empty Drum Program and in Zone, force all KGs to CONST/ONE SHOT
* In MULTI, assign this Program to a Part of the current Multi, and assign
this Part to an internal MIDI channel, say 1B
* In RECORD, set Trigger via MIDI note on the same MIDI channel, say 1B, and set a slightly longer record time than you want to record (so you can manually stop recording when needed)
* In MAIN, set a new Drum Track out to INT-B, Ch:1
* IN STEP EDIT, insert a note, say Pad A01, at the time where you want to
start recording
* In RECORD, arm recording (waiting for MIDI note)
* Put the sequence in Play
* At the pre-programmed time (Pad event), recording will start automatically
* When you want to end recording, press F6:STOP, or wait until record
finishes automatically at the end of the programmed record time
* Press F5: ADD PGM, select the empty Drum Program prepared above
* Hit the same Pad, say A01, and press F6:DO IT
-> the recorded sample will play in sync with the rest of the sequence


B) To emulate recording on-the-fly:

* Prepare an empty Drum Program and in Zone, force all KGs to CONST/ONE SHOT
* In MULTI, assign this Program to a Part of the current Multi, and assign
this Part to an internal MIDI channel, say 1B
* In RECORD, set Trigger via MIDI note on the sane MIDI channel, say 1B, and set a slightly longer record time than you want to record (so you can
manually stop recording when needed)
* In MAIN, set a new Drum Track out to INT-B, Ch:1
* Turn Timing Correct OFF (so that the MIDI note is not quantized)
* In RECORD, arm recording (waiting for MIDI note)
* Put the sequence in Record (PLAY+REC or PLAY START+REC)
* When you want to start recording, hit a Pad (Full Level), say Pad A01
* When you want to end recording, press F6:STOP, or wait until record
finishes automatically at the end of the programmed record time
* Press F5: ADD PGM, select the empty Drum Program prepared above
* Hit the same Pad, say A01, and press F6:DO IT
-> the recorded sample will play in sync with the rest of the sequence


Of course, if you want to make multiple recordings, you will need to select
a new Track, and change the MIDI channel or assign the already "recorded" track out to PART (so that it doesn't send the MIDI note to the trigger Channel).
Again, this can be planned ahead of time by preparing the "recording" Tracks in advance and only changing the Track Out (Channel or Part) for each recording."
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I'm just the messenger here, Big Up for Rob!!!, who posted these tips here on the Forum,

Rob my man take a bow ;)[/quote]
By djredhead Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:09 am
I used to work w/ a singer song writer and that is how we recorded the demo tracks.

create a basic beat on the mpc, and then use the midi note sample record to capture guitar and vocals. a lot of one takes were recorded in mono this way on multiple passes.


works like a charm.