MPC5000 reviews, bug reports and fellow user support on the most recent standalone, hardware MPC from Akai
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By MrBozack Tue Oct 06, 2009 4:18 pm
First of all i am a new member straight from germany and just wanna say greetz and all the best to all MPC users :)

Now to my question about the mpc 5000. Can anybody tell me how i can get a bpm readout of a sample/loop!??

Please let me know folks

peace
By BxJaze Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:50 am
Not gonna happen. However if you do MODE + TRIM then choose EDIT and scroll the EDIT field to TIMESTRETCH you'll see the tempo button at the bottom. It tells you it'll detect the tempo but i really just use the numerical value it gives you as a basis for the timestretch rather than a solid BPM. For example if it tells me 163, then i say "ok i'll just say the tempo is 163 and if i want to speed up the sample i'll start as if that were the actual tempo"


But as far as BPM for exact (or even remote) beat-matching.....I dont see it happening.
By ritec Wed Oct 07, 2009 3:13 pm
the simplest way I know of getting the tempo of a sample is to play the same and hit the tap tempo button 4 times as it plays... make a note of it and return the bpm to where it was before. Then you can work accordingly. This method works fairly well.

if for some reason or another the tempo does not fit exactly right you can fix that with pitching up or down a few cents and fne tune it that way.
By BackstagePimp Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:59 pm
^^^thats the way to do it..or go all the way old school..bring out your stopwatch and count the whole minute
es gehst, doch...
BPM=beats per minute..just count old school and trust on your own biological rhythm
good luck...
BackstagePimp
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By Jaytim3 Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:01 pm
ritec wrote:the simplest way I know of getting the tempo of a sample is to play the same and hit the tap tempo button 4 times as it plays... make a note of it and return the bpm to where it was before. Then you can work accordingly. This method works fairly well.

if for some reason or another the tempo does not fit exactly right you can fix that with pitching up or down a few cents and fne tune it that way.


I use Tap tempo(while metronome is on though) also but it isnt that accurate or maybe im not that accurate so after using the tap tempo i usually regulate the bpm up or down if needed.
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By MrBozack Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:14 pm
Thanx a lot folks for all the answers.great help for me and I appreciate that 8)

I got one more question please. It's about the loop thing too! How can i put a loop

that i made in the trim modus on a pad? i need that function for myself made 808 bassline.

Back in the days on my mpc 2000 i have loop an 808 kick i drop the filter down and

the 808 baseline was ready. How can i do this on the Mpc 5000? Please let me know

Peace