looping Samples

Hi, Can someone tell me how to loop a Sample correctly. I'm Sampling from a record from a turntable but I cant get it to loop right. The sample's not fitting into the 1-bar loop. What do i have to do? do I have to Time Stretch it or Patch Phrase or what. Please Help!

You haven't stated which MPC you're using so I'll move this to the 'Getting Started' forum.

DO NOT post this same question all over the forums.

Sorry, I'm using the 2500.

Gotta put your sample in a sequence to make it loop.

don't loop it. retrigger the sample where you want it to loop. set voice to mono (so it cuts the sample off when retriggered). then adjust the tempo till it sounds right.

^^ what they said. ^^
Also go to trim window and turn on the loop and then set start and end points to make sure it is a perfect loop. Then when it is a perfect loop, turn off the loop in trim window and set it in a sequence as stated above. One thing to consider is the fact that it may be a perfect loop but it might be a tempo that is say 120.58 BPM so in this case it is not perfect but you can not tell if it is put into a sequence. Most people can not tell if a sample is out that tiny amount, and only if you say just loop it and after a while it drifts from BPM. So if it is in sequence it will not drift and stay in time. When you get it in time that is. Do a search as well as there is a lot written about this process. THen you can consider time stretching, patched phrases, and chopping.

FoeFitteen wrote:Hi, Can someone tell me how to loop a Sample correctly. Please Help!

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Just have a little faith, and before you know it, you'll be up and running in no time.

dabmeister wrote:Wow, you must've just got off the bottle. It'll be alright, folks will teach you how to walk correctly

m56p87 wrote:

dabmeister wrote:Wow, you must've just got off the bottle. It'll be alright, folks will teach you how to walk correctly

Sig worthy eh?

i got sum better advice then e'eryone round this forum....... READ thee gawd'dang MANUAL...... that's step 1

The machine won't do it all for you. you have to have a loopable sample really. Why not buy the 2500 tutorials fromt his site, they will help you lots. also RTFM

MoreBuck$ wrote:The machine won't do it all for you. you have to have a loopable sample really. Why not buy the 2500 tutorials fromt his site, they will help you lots. also RTFM

Belive it or not: EVERY sample is loopable. And I dont mean this in a technical way.

peace

Also you could loop a whole sample, for example a drum break. Or you could loop just a portion of a sample, for example the sustain or release phase. Both methods employ slightly different techniques.

I take it the OP was referring to the former in this case.

Search for Sound on Sound articles on sampling technique.