BETTER SOUND FOR RECORDIN?

Hi,
i make music whit the mpc 500.
when i finish the first part of the beat (all in the mpc) i usually record it in real time on LOGIC to add the midi synths.
but the sound from the mpc rec is too bad. i record conecting 2 plugs from the output of the mpc into a channel of my mixer, and the main out from the mixer is connected to the interface. (and the interface connected to the macintosh...)
How can i rec the sound from the mpc clean as i listened from the sampler?
is there another way? midi? or what?

hi,
you can resample in the mpc and export your files as wave in your computer
or get a better soundcard (what have you got?)

i don't know how to do that but, tell me something,
when i export the audio in wav you got a music track and then i launch it into logic.
But is there another way? what do usually do the professional producers?
they record SOLO tracks of the sequences in different channels? i mean just for a better eq?

OriginalProducer wrote:hi,
you can resample in the mpc and export your files as wave in your computer

i've got a SHIT. my soundcard is this one:
http://www.erretimusica.it/images/54%5B1%5D.jpg
i will also take another.
could you recommend me something good? also expensive (i worked for months)...

OriginalProducer wrote:hi,
you can resample in the mpc and export your files as wave in your computer
or get a better soundcard (what have you got?)

yeah get a better soundcard this one seems limit
what's your budget?
apogee electronics makes good soundcard for mac take a look

OriginalProducer wrote:yeah get a better soundcard this one seems limit
what's your budget?
apogee electronics makes good soundcard for mac take a look

budget? around of 800-1000€ but it have to be something GOOD.
can you send me a pair of links?

and please, if you know... tell me a nice way to record for a nice eq.
it's recommended to rec all the tracks of the seqs in different channels? of the logic. (or which other prog)

If you want to record the EQ and compressor effect, all you have to do it go into record mode and tell it to record from the main. That way, you get the sound that comes directly out of the MPC. It records it into 1411 KBPS .WAV file. Make sure you get an upgraded ram tho.

http://www.rme-audio.de/en_products_fireface_400.php
in your price
that's just an example
yeah export track one by one is surely the better thing to do to mix your sound
unfortunately there is no separate output on the 500

Sm0keydaBear wrote:If you want to record the EQ and compressor effect, all you have to do it go into record mode and tell it to record from the main. That way, you get the sound that comes directly out of the MPC. It records it into 1411 KBPS .WAV file. Make sure you get an upgraded ram tho.

scuse me man. i didn't understand.
when i go to the pad record it gives me the possibility to rec, but on the mpc internal memory.
i was sayin rec on Logic the input of the mpc as an output source. you know i mean?
i wish to rec the mpc as clean as possible on logic, can you tell me the better way?

OriginalProducer wrote:http://www.rme-audio.de/en_products_fireface_400.php
in your price
that's just an example
yeah export track one by one is surely the better thing to do to mix your sound
unfortunately there is no separate output on the 500

other mpcs gives you the option to export the tracks in different lines? which one?
also the maschine? or it's another thing?

the bigger models got more outputs (the 1000,2000xl,2500,5000)
for some it's an option

OriginalProducer wrote:the bigger models got more outputs (the 1000,2000xl,2500,5000)
for some it's an option

how it works?
how them export?

it's the same you got to export in audio but you can choose your output (rythm on ouput 1,bass on 2...) and plug in a soundcard that got several input and you got different track in your software.

headlessworld wrote:

Sm0keydaBear wrote:If you want to record the EQ and compressor effect, all you have to do it go into record mode and tell it to record from the main. That way, you get the sound that comes directly out of the MPC. It records it into 1411 KBPS .WAV file. Make sure you get an upgraded ram tho.

scuse me man. i didn't understand.
when i go to the pad record it gives me the possibility to rec, but on the mpc internal memory.
i was sayin rec on Logic the input of the mpc as an output source. you know i mean?
i wish to rec the mpc as clean as possible on logic, can you tell me the better way?

What I was saying was that you can just record the beat onto the MPC via internal memory then export those straight to your computer via USB cable. When you record onto the MPC's internal memory, you are basically just saving the raw sound of the beat itself. Now when you record into Logic or anything else, there's going to be some obvious feedback noise, depending on the quality of your sound card. If you are planning on tracking into your computer only, then a sound card would help. Other than that, your only other option is to not record live, but record live into your MPC and export that as the main beat, then add whatever you need to in Logic.

Sm0keydaBear wrote:

headlessworld wrote:

Sm0keydaBear wrote:If you want to record the EQ and compressor effect, all you have to do it go into record mode and tell it to record from the main. That way, you get the sound that comes directly out of the MPC. It records it into 1411 KBPS .WAV file. Make sure you get an upgraded ram tho.

scuse me man. i didn't understand.
when i go to the pad record it gives me the possibility to rec, but on the mpc internal memory.
i was sayin rec on Logic the input of the mpc as an output source. you know i mean?
i wish to rec the mpc as clean as possible on logic, can you tell me the better way?

What I was saying was that you can just record the beat onto the MPC via internal memory then export those straight to your computer via USB cable. When you record onto the MPC's internal memory, you are basically just saving the raw sound of the beat itself. Now when you record into Logic or anything else, there's going to be some obvious feedback noise, depending on the quality of your sound card. If you are planning on tracking into your computer only, then a sound card would help. Other than that, your only other option is to not record live, but record live into your MPC and export that as the main beat, then add whatever you need to in Logic.

ok i got it,
but if you rec into the internal memory you can't change sequences, so you have to create the SONG (as a unique seq) right?