How do you lot add bass to your beats?

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How do you lot add bass to your beats?

By rootiful Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:15 pm
Hi, I'm very new to this whole MPC500 thing as I literally bought it yesterday lol... I've worked most of it out myself and I'm not having any problems aside from knowing how to add bass :S... is there some sort of soundfont or patch or anything i can load in my mpc to trigger bass notes? sorry to make this my first post, but hey, you've gotta start somewhere right?

Re: How do you lot add bass to your beats?

By Floating Fluids Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:35 pm
yes, you got to start somewhere. I started with reading the manual and figuring stuff out one after another.
nobody in this forum will ever give you the master answer which will solve all the problems you are having.

- read the manual
- buy the mpc500 tutorials (it´s not expensive - it will help if you don´t understand the language used in the manual)
- practice

You said you bought your MPC 500 yesterday? Nobody would have figured everything out by today....
It is like an computer.... or a computer program.... you have to learn to use it.

Give yourself some time reading the manual and practicing.

Your question was about bass, right? My suggestion - search the forum. Do you think you are the only person looking for that
bass you can hear in madlib, timbaland, premier, justice, christina aguilera songs? No!

99,9 percent of all the questions you might have with your 1 day old MPC are allready posted in this forum. And most of
them are answered. Some of them got good answers.

Good start with your Machine!
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Re: How do you lot add bass to your beats?

By rootiful Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:34 pm
Floating Fluids wrote:yes, you got to start somewhere. I started with reading the manual and figuring stuff out one after another.
nobody in this forum will ever give you the master answer which will solve all the problems you are having.

- read the manual
- buy the mpc500 tutorials (it´s not expensive - it will help if you don´t understand the language used in the manual)
- practice

You said you bought your MPC 500 yesterday? Nobody would have figured everything out by today....
It is like an computer.... or a computer program.... you have to learn to use it.

Give yourself some time reading the manual and practicing.

Your question was about bass, right? My suggestion - search the forum. Do you think you are the only person looking for that
bass you can hear in madlib, timbaland, premier, justice, christina aguilera songs? No!

99,9 percent of all the questions you might have with your 1 day old MPC are allready posted in this forum. And most of
them are answered. Some of them got good answers.

Good start with your Machine!



Yeah... cool story!

and Pastor of muppets, thanks :)
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Re: How do you lot add bass to your beats?

By DirtyBird Sat Mar 20, 2010 9:20 pm
rootiful wrote:
Floating Fluids wrote:yes, you got to start somewhere. I started with reading the manual and figuring stuff out one after another.
nobody in this forum will ever give you the master answer which will solve all the problems you are having.

- read the manual
- buy the mpc500 tutorials (it´s not expensive - it will help if you don´t understand the language used in the manual)
- practice

You said you bought your MPC 500 yesterday? Nobody would have figured everything out by today....
It is like an computer.... or a computer program.... you have to learn to use it.

Give yourself some time reading the manual and practicing.

Your question was about bass, right? My suggestion - search the forum. Do you think you are the only person looking for that
bass you can hear in madlib, timbaland, premier, justice, christina aguilera songs? No!

99,9 percent of all the questions you might have with your 1 day old MPC are allready posted in this forum. And most of
them are answered. Some of them got good answers.

Good start with your Machine!



Yeah... cool story!

and Pastor of muppets, thanks :)


12 posts and he's acting like he owns the damn website
i pretty much agree
but he needs to chill back
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Re: How do you lot add bass to your beats?

By rootiful Sat Mar 20, 2010 9:42 pm
Exactly the reason why I ignored it! I also agree that it's annoying when people just ask for things cause I get it all the time, but then you gotta think this is a MPC-Forum so it's pretty much where you'd 'hope' to find answers to questions you have... but maybe im hoping for too much... It's a crazy internet.. but ta'hell with it i've found out what i needed to know and im still happy to have this forum on hand lmao. peace

Re: How do you lot add bass to your beats?

By Self Made Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:10 pm
Now days as the technology has evolved forums now have the Search function.
You can read the manual or master the Search function and you'll probably won't have to ask questions at all.
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Re: How do you lot add bass to your beats?

By rootiful Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:14 pm
Self Made wrote:Now days as the technology has evolved forums now have the Search function.
You can read the manual or master the Search function and you'll probably won't have to ask questions at all.


gee wizz guv'nor i sure do wish they woulda taught us that back in the work house!
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Re: How do you lot add bass to your beats?

By DirtyBird Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:12 am
i'm just **** around...
as far as bass goes...you can sample records with open bass spots. or you can sample synths....tune them to your sample and play out the notes. Many ways. I always get my bass sounds from one of my synths
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Re: How do you lot add bass to your beats?

By ralphyartis' Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:42 am
mr.pleasant wrote:
rootiful wrote:Just checked out your beat on soundcloud man its sick got that old school swing to it! http://soundcloud.com/rootiful - check out mine :)


luvin ur beats bwoi :D ..... keep ur craftsmanship up homie


Your not new to this... just new to the 500? I'm feelin the beats as well....

Ive got some bass multi samples if your interested send me a PM.. I work with the 1000 so I don't think the programs will translate to the 500 but im sure you could work wit em..
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Re: How do you lot add bass to your beats?

By Lampdog Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:36 pm
Floating Fluids wrote:I like "Manha Flipped joint" a lot! Thats fresh stuff!

+1
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