Time stretching on other MPC units

I have the 500. Sometimes the timestretch works well, depending on the type of sample. If its a standard bass sound or synth key, I have no problems stretching the sound and making it still sound decent.

Other times, especially on more involved samples the timestretch just mangles the sample to unusable quality. Rips it up like a wolf on a rabbit.

Messing around with the different settings for timestretch on the 500 is annoying as hell, I was wondering if this function works any differently/easier on the better MPC models.. espeially the 2500???

I'm noticing the 500's limitations, but I'm getting ninja at working around them- except this one. Any tips on the different settings? (ie: does the MusicA work better than MusicC or VocalA ..etc..)

Or is there a reference guide somewhere as to actually how/what the different timestrecth settings do to affect the samples you feed in to it?

thanks

Lampdog wrote:Complex instruments like horns, synths timestretch will sound more unnatural than just a synth sample.

Timestretching more than 10%-15% will produce unnatural sounds.

You just gotta have a feel for what samples can work and what won't, each sample is different and there's no
cookie cutter response/answer. Experience is the best teacher for this imo.

Thats one of my problems then, I'm trying to be a hero and double the sample length on 2 of them.

Thanks for the reply Lamp

Lampdog wrote:What type of sample is it? Maybe if it's a traditional instrument you may
be able to finnd a decent loop point and loop it.

I think its a Rhodes chord.. I'll try and loop it and see what happens. I never thought of that and its a basic feature lol, Thanks again.