Does anyone actually chop on their 60

or use the s950 combo?

i be choppin all day on my mpc60. i admit chopping on the 2000xl is much faster but truth be told the 60 ensures all your chops proper.

you heard of that "chop" "by velocity" technique? theres a thread in the 60 forum somewhere with it... interesting stuff.... never really got the chance to play with it in depth, but its definitely a noteworthy original approach working with the monster that the 60 is...

found the thread i was referring to...




viewtopic.php?f=4&t=37168&start=0&hilit=chop+by+velocity

Lampdog wrote:There's also another recent thread that has a youtube link of a video of a guy doing this same thing/technique.
I don't see a way to perfect the timing of those chops so it's of no serious use, just a novelty to me.

Agreed

i'll prob give that a try

i chop on the 60

use the + and - keys to move the numbers faster and the dial to get it tight.


i also chop in ableton live sometimes and then sample into the 60

I do it if I have to, but I'm not a big fan of waiting. The 60 is just so slow when cutting and pasting parts of samples. I often find it quicker to just sample the part I need, do away with everything else and then sample the same part again for the next bit I need. Then I don't have to copy+paste into temp etc.

i ve to shamefully admit, i am neither chopping/sampling into it anymore... the simple reason is: i ve an ASR 10 and by the time i ve 3 samples+ chops doen on the 60 (3.10 OS) i have a big 20 samples drum set all set up on the asr and can play and sequence it with the mpc.

with the 60 the only way it works for me is sample one shots.... and its just a lot of work, the asr lets me do the chopping later

+ man, the 60 to me is soooo easily overdriven (unpleasant) and so easily sampled too silent...


i see how a 60 guru who used it like 10 years does not have these worrys, tho. all a matter of practise i bet.

Agreed, I'm a bit annoyed by how easily it clips when sampling.

On the other hand, it's damn hard to make it clip/distort when playing back even the loudest of samples. It's really quite a big difference. It's as if it was another kind of converter that was taking care of the sampling.. some drum samples that I've imported would've been totally impossible to sample.

I never have clipping problems when sampling in to the 60.

Good for you.

Sorry for adding my own experiences to the discussion, tjeesus fuk man whats ur problem?

I hope you realise there a couple of switches on the back next to the record in? Also there is a sweet little monitor in the 60 that will help you read out the input ur giving it. I have no problem with clipping and I am betting that is because I keep my levels in check. Simply just sampling anything on full level will clip yes but if you cant be bothered to get ur levels straight dont come at me with that attitude.

64hz wrote:Sorry for adding my own experiences to the discussion,

As opposed to what? You delivered this truly magnificent oneliner as a response to my post. I felt so honoured, but above all I felt inspired.

tjeesus fuk man whats ur problem?

.. clipping?

I hope you realise there a couple of switches on the back next to the record in? Also there is a sweet little monitor in the 60 that will help you read out the input ur giving it. I have no problem with clipping and I am betting that is because I keep my levels in check. Simply just sampling anything on full level will clip yes but if you cant be bothered to get ur levels straight dont come at me with that attitude.

Listen, the only thing I've written is that on my 60, I basically find it hard from time to time to sample agressive drum sounds without clipping. That's my opinion, and it might be because I'm notoriously bad at doing it, it might be because I want a totally different sound to what you're chasing, or just perhaps what's acceptable to you ain't acceptable to me. Or whatever.

It doesn't really matter, sound is subjective. If you've never made anything coming out of the 60 sounding distorted then congratulations. Of course I find it hard to believe you, but I'm trying. I guess you never, ever made a bad sounding beat either? Not even once?