16 Level tuning

This is a question that I've wanted to know for a long time but could never find the answer too. I don't own an MPC yet but wanted to know if 16 levels tuning is different from ordinary keyboard/sampler pitching?

I know it may seem like a dumb question, but the only reason I ask is that whenever I've seen it in use, it sounds (imo) better than a normal sampler pitch, almost to the effect that tuned notes sound like they were sampled at that pitch. I've even seen people do chords and it seems like each note is the same length even though they've been pitch.

Am I making any sense? If not I'll try to explain better.

Sooooo...I thought there was a way to do some sort of autochromatic tuning on the mpc, am i wrong? I maybe calling it the wrong thing.

autochromatic and 16 level tuning are different. The JJ manual shows how to set the chromatic. I personally rather just sample at least an octave of the instrument I want to to use rather than the autochromatic

Ok, my fault for calling it the wrong thing. I was just wondering anything other than pitching is occuring during autochromatic? Because i've were cats have taken 1 note, used autochromatic, and the subsequent notes sound good as if (like you said above) an octave was sampled even though its coming from one note. Am I missing something?

well the autochromatic still follows the same principles of the 16 level. Its simply pitching the sample. The thing with the autochromatic is that it is order by key (relative to a keyboard), BUT the highest key will be shorter (lengthwise) than the lowest and on some sounds it sounds very unnatural. Now if this is simply for bass than you wont really have an issue until you get a few octaves up but things like guitars, pianos etc. I sample one full octave if possible.

Ok, I really appreciate the help.

No prob man.