Exchange tips and tricks for the Akai MPC4000
By tomc3084 Sat May 07, 2011 2:43 am
Hey guys, I am curious is it possible to convert a song to audio like you can with jjos2 where you go in and hit convert and it does it for your whole song? If not does anyone have any workarounds to this? I used to just record in song mode before and solo each track till I had each individual tracked and then I would bring all those individual tracks into ableton and they would line up perfect.I thought I found an easy way to edit each track quickly: in song mode it says my song is 7:08 long so in trim I set it to length and changed all the individual files to 7:08 but each track has a little bit cut out of the end that shouldn't be....I set to fit how I originally arranged the song when everything fit and the tracks were longer than 7:08 , but on the main page and in the song mode it says end of some in 7:08...weird, right?
I hope what I am saying makes sense.....If so, does anyone have any workarounds to this? I was hoping the record button for length would go to less than just hrs and mins but unfortunately it doesn't, but I guess if what the mpc is registering as 7:08 does not include the whole original track that it really would not help.
I appreciate and help or workaround anyone can provide me with. Thanks a ton in advance.

-Tom
By Lord Toranaga Sat May 07, 2011 5:04 am
when recording the tracks , you should make a one bar sequence, that plays simple quarter note.



play this bar of quarter note on each track you record.


dont worry about cutting to length, just line up the first bar of each track, by lining up all the quater notes.



let me know if this makes sense to you.
By tomc3084 Sat May 07, 2011 9:18 pm
They may line up correctly but how do I have them loop if the lengths are off in ableton, or in anything for that matter...I am severely confused...