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By SwayLocks Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:15 am
Aight i am completely new to this mpc shit so sorry i do realize that i am asking simple questions..

Just bought my first mpc 2000 classic and flash card drive I have no idea how to get sounds (drum kit) (chopped samples). I know you have to upload them on the flash card or sample but I just don't know how to get started. Which programs should I use to chop up a sample.

And also I don't know how to connect it to speakers. (I have computer speakers wit a nice sub and also have a 120 watt guitar amp) the computer speakers are connectable by regular mp3 cord and my guitar amp uses 1/4 cables ( I would rather use my guitar amp tho)

Please vets school a noob on how to run this shit..
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By Pastor-of-Muppets Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:43 am
wtf is an mp3 cord?!?

chop in the mpc, you don't need software

read the mpc's manual, it should tell you how to set it up for basic connections - and since you apparently don't know how to connect a sound source to the inputs or how to connect the outputs to some speakers, you are at the BASIC connections stage

if you don't have the manual, download it now before you do anything else. NOW!
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By SwayLocks Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:40 am
Thanks for help. I did check out the Manual and theirs no explanation on how to connect the output stereo to a guitar amp. Whereas theres a left and right output stereo theirs only 1 input for the guitar amp. And how do I chop a sound on the mpc, I don't even know how to get a sound onto the flash card!? I know the mpc only accepted Certan file formats so thats where my problem begins. How do I convert a song into those specific formats.

any wisdom to get me jump started would be great..

"SHARE THE WEALTH"
Last edited by SwayLocks on Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:10 am, edited 1 time in total.
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By Pastor-of-Muppets Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:00 am
your guitar amp takes a mono signal, so just connect one channel to it

or get a dual 1/4 to stereo 3.5mm adapter and connect the mpc to your computer speakers

you don't need to put files on the flash card ... IT'S A SAMPLER. connect a cd player, or even your TV, to the inputs and SAMPLE some sounds to play with
Bymember_5949kfk50e0d3 Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:58 am
as for sounds, borrow your friend's yamaha keyboard and sample all of them
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By MVP Loops Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:34 am
You can always check out royalty free sound libraries online. They are good resources for getting loops and samples that are professionally recorded and you don't have to worry about copyright issues.
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By dabmeister Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:51 pm
On the real...y'all noob katz need to do your homework before you hit these forums. There's plenty of basic fundamentals that set you in the right direction. But for some reason, y'all rather not go that route? :?

What's the reason for jumping straight into this technical jargon rather than equipping yourself with the tools necessary to guide you through this stuff without any problems?

I just don't understand it. :?

BTW, I did a search for chopping or slicing audio and this is what I found...

1. http://audioslicer.sourceforge.net for mac only

2. http://audacity.sourceforge.net for mac & pc

Nothing to it, and both are free & from the same source. :roll: