Reviews and questions about the entry-level MPC500
By Reefer Mutherland Fri Apr 27, 2012 5:45 am
So i got dope ass samples looped 2 perfection i jus wanna kno how record tht shit an make it sound like whn u hit play loop in program mode i been reading the manual an i even changed the number of bars in the sequence 2 make it right but it still aint plus i dnt how the ****.tht q link slider work i keep the maual right next 2 my mpc but tht shit is worded so wierd to me i jus wanna record,my loop an add sounds over top of it an it aint workin 4 me help please
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By Lampdog Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:31 pm
Ur all over the place with that and I don't know where to start to even try and help.
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By Ill-Green Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:50 pm
I'm gonna pull one out the hat and say turn off Time Correct and turn off the metronome and set the bars to a 100 and record your samples like a tape recorder.
By Reefer Mutherland Sat Apr 28, 2012 4:57 am
Good look ill try but why whn im in trim mode an hit the play loop button it sound like how i want it but in sequence mode it sounds totally different is tht the q link slider doin tht
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By crossings Sat Apr 28, 2012 5:09 am
yeah, man... sounds like that that q-link slider is really fvcking with your beats...

you need to get a mpc500 if you wanna... oh wait, never mind... you already got one... :lol:
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By Ill-Green Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:37 am
:lol: :lol:

I don't think its the Qlink, its the settings in Program mode. Check everything like pitch, volume and filters, and put them all back to normal.
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By Lampdog Sun May 06, 2012 8:26 pm
Place the sample you want to loop into a sequence, run the sequence and then adjust the samples pitch/tune until it plays perfectly with the sequence when it wraps around.



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Place the sample you want to loop into a sequence, run the sequence and
then adjust the bpm until the sample plays perfectly with the sequence when it wraps around. If the bpm is close and you can't get it any better then go into the sample and fine tune/pitch until it plays back correctly.

It's a balancing act/ tune/pitch/bpm. It's technicallly not a loop, it's just a sequence triggering a sample.


And there is no cookie cutter answer for it, you just have to try it and keep trying. Also how you chopped the sample in front will have a big affect on whether or not this will work. Sloppy chopping will make this really hard, you'll loose your mind, you'll wake up with no memory (mpc or brainwise), you'll then sell all your stuff and become a shoe salesman because you couldn't make a sandwich.
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By inflict3 Sun May 06, 2012 9:17 pm
^^ hahahahahahhahaha :shock: its all about bpm, get the tempo right and its all there, or get the sample pitched with the tempo, just like he said, once it all lines up it should loop just like in trim mode :D
By Reefer Mutherland Mon May 07, 2012 5:14 am
Good lookin brotha i tried the bpm thing b4 an it worked i just thought it was a better way cause i was @ like 300 bpm so i was like this cant b right but it was loopin perfectly i will jus keep tryin tho