editing samples via numbers not graphical, yay or nae?

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Re: editing samples via numbers not graphical, yay or nae?

By Sm0keydaBear Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:26 pm
What's the whole point in graphics? Do you think that it first started with numbers, THEN moved on to graphics, making graphics more advanced? Well, yes, but some of us still prefer the old-fashioned way. Call us old-fashioned, but it's just the way I would prefer to do my music. Numbers makes me feel as if I'm producin' fried chicken straight up, and that's the way I like it.
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Re: editing samples via numbers not graphical, yay or nae?

By mr_debauch Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:11 pm
yeah but the real advancement was in graphical displays... notice for example the XL there are still numbers. it leaves the option to still do it by ear also. If you are doing it by ear you shouldn't even be looking at those numbers anyways...
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Re: editing samples via numbers not graphical, yay or nae?

By Sm0keydaBear Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:04 am
mr_debauch wrote:yeah but the real advancement was in graphical displays... notice for example the XL there are still numbers. it leaves the option to still do it by ear also. If you are doing it by ear you shouldn't even be looking at those numbers anyways...



Lol yah I totally forgot about the by ear. That's how I do mine, tempo and by ear. The numbers kind of just serve the purpose to me as what I'm "looking" at, and playing the sound is where I do the real editing.

Re: editing samples via numbers not graphical, yay or nae?

By Emilie Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:28 pm
dsp wrote:yee numeric....we listen music with our ears not our eyes :wink:


Well painters paint with their hands, not their eyes. I'll say graphic editting anytime! But numbers works fine too if you have the time.

Re: editing samples via numbers not graphical, yay or nae?

By aeoner Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:42 am
For my workflow, it doesn´t matter. I used to chop samples in DAWs with graphical waves, but changing to the more simplistic interface of the MPC 500 wasn´t a problem. In fact, you always will use your ears for chopping, and when you know the "zone" of the sample that you´re going to chop, you turn the wheel really fast to get the exact point.

For me, the less graphical the best, so I can concentrate only on the music.

Re: editing samples via numbers not graphical, yay or nae?

Bymember_5949kfk50e0d3 Fri Mar 26, 2010 1:57 am
NearTao wrote:
Doglamp wrote:Neighhhhhh. It's retarded.


I hate numbers too, especially zero, I mean where does zero come off always being so uppity! I vote for more zero's on pay checks and less zero's on those dang bills.

I vote for less 99's in prices
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Re: editing samples via numbers not graphical, yay or nae?

By boxcutter butta Fri Mar 26, 2010 5:44 am
i chop with number but then again i dont even use the display when chopping unless im choosing a location to adjust numbers. i dont mind it

i mean the graphical display is super easy coast threw it because you can make a mental note of where you last left off

Re: editing samples via numbers not graphical, yay or nae?

By dsp Fri Mar 26, 2010 2:57 pm
eimer wrote:
dsp wrote:yee numeric....we listen music with our ears not our eyes :wink:


Well painters paint with their hands, not their eyes. I'll say graphic editting anytime! But numbers works fine too if you have the time.


mmm... sure.... :lol:
those famous blind painters ? ahha...

Re: editing samples via numbers not graphical, yay or nae?

By Emilie Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:45 am
dsp wrote:
eimer wrote:
dsp wrote:yee numeric....we listen music with our ears not our eyes :wink:


Well painters paint with their hands, not their eyes. I'll say graphic editting anytime! But numbers works fine too if you have the time.


mmm... sure.... :lol:
those famous blind painters ? ahha...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P84bfFpVWE
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Re: editing samples via numbers not graphical, yay or nae?

By Avene Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:46 am
Just use whichever method you're most comfortable with.

Chopping on the MPC500 can take a while, and sometimes creating a beat can take less time. It's like spending 2 hours cooking a meal, slicing dicing and all the rest, and then it's eaten in 20 minutes.

For me the ideal scenerio is having hundreds of samples ready to go. Everything pre-chopped, like basslines, guitar parts etc, and all mapped out on the pads.. So if I wanted to, I could do 10 beats in a day without having to worry about the sampling/chopping/mapping part which would slow me down. Better to keep that stuff separate, in which case software like Soundforge and MPC Maid can really help speed things up.
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