Reviews and questions about the entry-level MPC500
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By MessyBeatz Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:04 am
CeSektion wrote:ok.. got the 500.. i go to mode..trim...edit...stretch... now how do i do the rest?

my samples 71.4 how would i do this? please help!



the manuel is a good place to look... also the search option on this forum is a good place to start looking.
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By Ill-Green Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:31 pm
There's a TimeStretch Conversion Sheet on page 3 of this forum, I couldn't paste it but its there.

Also when you've got the correct BPM of a sample, set that as the Origin and go to New to adjust the BPM to your liking to timestretch it.
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By BLiTzZD Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:52 pm
Ill-Green wrote:There's a TimeStretch Conversion Sheet on page 3 of this forum, I couldn't paste it but its there.

Also when you've got the correct BPM of a sample, set that as the Origin and go to New to adjust the BPM to your liking to timestretch it.


Mother-fudger!!! thats how you do it!! Dude you just saved me an arseload of pain. I got confused reading the manual and figured out my own way, which is clearly twice as difficult lol.
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By inflict3 Fri Jul 24, 2009 3:48 am
damn!! whats with all the codes??? its pretty easy, like they said set the tempo, then set the tempo you want it to be,, it took me a while to figure it out too,,, nice c-section u got a 500, how you liking it?? now you can make beats anywhere...
ByTr1pl36ix Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:33 am
what I have an issue with is finding out the tempo in the first place -_-

sometimes I chop exactly 1 bar (4 measures) and mess with the tempo in ProTools 'till it matches up with 1 bar but I bet that's not exactly accurate.

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By Ill-Green Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:17 pm
CeSektion wrote:SMDFB


Sorry, no homo.


@Tr1pl36ix, what I do is loop the sample in the sequencer and during the Overdub, I adjust the BPM of the metronome click til the ticks are in sync with the sample perfectly. And BAM! Your origin is born.
ByTr1pl36ix Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:35 pm
hmmm good stuff Ill Green. I might try that, the only thing is I really don't do sample editing/choppin in my 500. I usually do it in Pro Tools since it's much easier in many ways. But I like that idea of matchin the metronome to the sample.

ohh I know, I could do the same thing with a click track in Pro Tools. :P Good lookin out! :D