DRUMS CUT OFF SAMPLE

I'm just now making my 1st sequence, so bare with me. I imported a sample. I chopped the sample. I programed the sample into the pads. Then I programed a few of the stock drum kicks and claps. For some reason, when i hit the sample pad and then hit a drum pad right after, the drum pad cuts off my sample. I've tried assigning my samples to mute group one (as that is what i've heard to do), but still no change. What am i doing wrong here? I have dne a little reading and for some reason I can't find the info on this.

Didn't work!
Here's what I tried:

1)Hit Mode then Program
2)hit one of my sample pads and set it to mono.
3) set all pads to mono. Still no change.
4) set all pads to poly. Still no change.

---------------------NEVERMIND-------------------------
It worked. I just needed to highlight the word "PLAY:" then set that to poly. Now it works fine. I knew i was close to solving this one, but it's hard to tell whats what when you are working with such a technical piece of hardware. Especially when you're a beginner.

For all experienced users:
What is the best way a beginner can obtain knowledge about the MPC 1000 without having to posted a million questions?
How did you obtain your knowledge?

daeser1 wrote:What is the best way a beginner can obtain knowledge about the MPC 1000 without having to posted a million questions?

Touch the machine and actually do stuff. You can ask all the questions in the world but if you don't actually touch the machine then you'll never learn.

daeser1 wrote:How did you obtain your knowledge?

Messing with the machine and going through my manuals, actually doing what I read about and see how the machine reacts while making practice beats and experimenting with the functions I read about. No amount of question asking will help you there, you HAVE to put in work.

daeser1 wrote:For all experienced users:
What is the best way a beginner can obtain knowledge about the MPC 1000 without having to posted a million questions?
How did you obtain your knowledge?

First, dont jump in trying to crank out a beat the first hour of owning it. I spent the first few days just pushing buttons and finding features.

Second, the manual...it really is a life saver.

Mess around, practice, and definitely reference the manual.

Sample Kings makes video tutorials for a lot of gear, including the 1k. There's also written MPC tutorials available on this website (and around the net - some free, some pay). Last, youtube is becoming an excellent resource. A lot of folks do short tutorials on gear (and a lot more do 'making a beat on ______' videos too - instant inspiration).

And browse these forums. Goldmine right here. Use the search.

Plus if you have any experience with any other samplers, computer programs, keyboards, etc., then that knowledge transfers. The terminology may be different, certain things may be in different places, etc., but you're really not a newbie unless you're a COMPLETE newbie. That's just based off the fact that all this stuff is designed to make music, so they obviously have to have similarities...

Also to address your specific issue, the 1k can have multiple programs. So you could have one program dedicated to your chopped sample and another for your drum samples. You gain a lot of flexibility that way.

mp3 wrote:
Plus if you have any experience with any other samplers, computer programs, keyboards, etc., then that knowledge transfers. The terminology may be different, certain things may be in different places, etc., but you're really not a newbie unless you're a COMPLETE newbie. That's just based off the fact that all this stuff is designed to make music, so they obviously have to have similarities...

Yeah, I'm an expert with REASON 4 and Sonar 8 PRO. This is just really my 1st experience with actual hardware (besides interfaces). So, far it doesn't seem too complicated. After i figured out how to see the time line (by hitting MODE/PAD15) everything kind of fell into place.
Now the hard part is finding the right temp (or BPM) for the samples. But there really isn't a easy trick for that. It's something that only experience and a keen ear can give you..
Thank you all for your help. I'm sure you were once where I am now.

Tap tempo homie.

And yes, we all begin somewhere. Nowhere to go but up!