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hey guys! effects question

By AmpleSoul Wed May 11, 2011 2:38 pm
Really glad to be apart of these boards. Been reading around for awhile. Im not new to beatmaking, but I am new to certain things...such as the following problem I have.

Ok, say I want to run my MPC through a compressor and an effects box. My problem is if I have my MPC going into the compressor and Im compressing my drums, the it will also effect everything else in my MPC (samples, hats, bass).

My question is, using hardware, how do I individually run all my sounds through reverb/effect boxes/compressor WITHOUT affecting everything at once.

EXAMPLE:(My MPC is running through my reverb processor, which is affecting all the sounds in my mpc, which i DONT want. I only want that particular reverb being applied to my hats.)

What I have:

MPC 500...possibly an MPC1000 this summer
Nady SDP-20 EFFECTS
ALESIS 3630 COMPRESSOR
Last edited by AmpleSoul on Thu May 12, 2011 2:28 am, edited 1 time in total.

Re: hey guys! effects question

By ghosty Wed May 11, 2011 4:48 pm
Yes , solo each track into a DAW. Then solo "audio track 1" through the compressor and capture the audio on a new track.
you have to solo each track into the daw, then solo each track in the DAW through the Hardware back into the DAW on a seperate Track of its own. So for example , 8 tracks in to DAW , 8 tracks through Hardware into new tracks. you will have 8"raw" tracks and 8 new "effected" tracks. Then just use the summing mixer in the DAW to Create drum track.. and perhaps drop into the MPC and loop while you flip the sample or whatever it is you do.
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Re: hey guys! effects question

By DJ Plan A Wed May 11, 2011 5:51 pm
You can! You have tow channels out, so pan each section hard left or hard right, picking one channel for your effects signal path, and one for your direct signal path.
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Re: hey guys! effects question

By dabmeister Wed May 11, 2011 6:15 pm
poundaproblem wrote:You cant.

You will need to either track out the beat in a DAW or get an MPC with multiple outs.
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Re: hey guys! effects question

By poundaproblem Wed May 11, 2011 6:57 pm
DJ Plan A wrote:You can! You have tow channels out, so pan each section hard left or hard right, picking one channel for your effects signal path, and one for your direct signal path.



That wont work. Say he wants to compress his drums, apply reverb to just a snare and a delay to the sample. He's already out of options. Furthermore, he will force the entire beat to be mono which will be flat and lifeless. He needs to implement a DAW and or a mixer into his setup.

Re: hey guys! effects question

By AmpleSoul Thu May 12, 2011 1:55 am
i could be getting an MPC 1000 this summer. which i understand has 4 extra outs. so lets say i have an MPC 1000, i want my kick drums and snares to be mono everything else stereo. what type of mixer would i need to get this job done (apply seperate compression for my drums and snares and seperate reverb)?

Im thinking maybe a 4-channel mixer. Snares on Ch1, Kicks on Ch2 with seperate compression, Hats on Ch3 with FX and Samples with seperate FX on Ch4

wouldnt this work? Seperate effects for all 4 channels (snares, kicks, hats, samples)

----Could I use the Alesis 3630 as 2 separate mono compressor, since its DUAL CHANNEL. (ex: Run my mono snare into Ch1 on the 3630 and apply a certain compression and then run my mono kick into Ch2 on the 3630 for another separate compression)
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Re: hey guys! effects question

By dabmeister Thu May 12, 2011 2:04 am
AmpleSoul wrote:i could be getting an MPC 1000 this summer. which i understand has 4 extra outs. so lets say i have an MPC 1000, i want my kick drums and snares to be mono everything else stereo. what type of mixer would i need to get this job done (apply seperate compression for my drums and snares and seperate reverb)?

Im thinking maybe a 4-channel mixer. Snares on Ch1, Kicks on Ch2 with seperate compression, Hats on Ch3 with FX and Samples with seperate FX on Ch4

wouldnt this work? Seperate effects for all 4 channels (snares, kicks, hats, samples)


It would be wise to at least triple that number of inputs for future expansion.

I started with an 8 channel mixer, but found out I could use a 24 channel.

What happens when you figure out more of this stuff but you gear is limited to how you saw things in the begining. :idea:
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Re: hey guys! effects question

By mr_debauch Thu May 12, 2011 2:11 am
poundaproblem wrote:
DJ Plan A wrote:You can! You have tow channels out, so pan each section hard left or hard right, picking one channel for your effects signal path, and one for your direct signal path.



That wont work. Say he wants to compress his drums, apply reverb to just a snare and a delay to the sample. He's already out of options. Furthermore, he will force the entire beat to be mono which will be flat and lifeless. He needs to implement a DAW and or a mixer into his setup.


yeah ... I think for the time being (until he gets the daw etc) maybe he could try and resample or pre-record the sounds with the fx... it would be tedious and maybe not that great but it may help a bit.

Re: hey guys! effects question

By AmpleSoul Sat May 14, 2011 1:47 am
well my cousin has an Alesis IO 26 interface. They are hard to find, but could I get the job done with that (i think), along with the MPC1000 im getting this summer?

Using the assignable outs,
Kick thru MPC assignable out into 3630 Compressor Ch1 (apply compression)
Snare thru assignable out 2 into 3630 Compressor Ch2. (apply separate compression)
Hats thru assignable out 3 into Effects processor (apply effects)
Sample thru assignable out 4 into Effects processor (apply separate effects)

The Alesis IO 26 has 8 inserts and 8 outs. Would the above work?
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Re: hey guys! effects question

By mr_debauch Sat May 14, 2011 2:17 am
AmpleSoul wrote:well my cousin has an Alesis IO 26 interface. They are hard to find, but could I get the job done with that (i think), along with the MPC1000 im getting this summer?

Using the assignable outs,
Kick thru MPC assignable out into 3630 Compressor Ch1 (apply compression)
Snare thru assignable out 2 into 3630 Compressor Ch2. (apply separate compression)
Hats thru assignable out 3 into Effects processor (apply effects)
Sample thru assignable out 4 into Effects processor (apply separate effects)

The Alesis IO 26 has 8 inserts and 8 outs. Would the above work?


ya.. I think a few guys around here have the alesis io26.
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