Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
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By young_keyz Wed Nov 10, 2004 12:05 am
just pick up some of your fav. R&b cd's and give them a play and just use the tap tempo button on the mpc and just write down some numbers. I mean somebody here can tell ya what they like but you already can answer that question.
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By bigbeats Wed Nov 10, 2004 4:21 am
65.5 - 120.00 BPM are most ,TAP TEMPO/NOTE REPEAT from whatever CDs you have to find that tempo u are looking for all mayvery its all on how u freak it..........Good luck!
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By Smoove03 Wed Nov 10, 2004 2:24 pm
70's, 80's and 90's. you can go towards 130 and still have a slow sounding tempo. just shorter bars.

its not really all the tempo's job but how you arrange your drums also.

By Beats Beats Beats Wed Nov 10, 2004 3:54 pm
Smoove03 wrote:70's, 80's and 90's. you can go towards 130 and still have a slow sounding tempo. just shorter bars.

its not really all the tempo's job but how you arrange your drums also.


I just find that out last night.

This girl keeps calling me telling me to make her a beat so she can have a song to take home for her family to hear an Thanksgiving.
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By Smoove03 Wed Nov 10, 2004 3:58 pm
so you doin aight wit it? or you havin trouble. i like doin slower tempo beats. and i do a lot of r&b. i just like the feel of it. go for it! why not. that would be pretty unique

a thanksgiving track hhaha :wink:

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By samplerate Wed Nov 10, 2004 3:59 pm
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By Beats Beats Beats Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:52 pm
Smoove03 wrote:so you doin aight wit it? or you havin trouble. i like doin slower tempo beats. and i do a lot of r&b. i just like the feel of it. go for it! why not. that would be pretty unique

a thanksgiving track hhaha :wink:


No she just want a song to make people think she doing big things with this singing stuff. I don't thanks its going to be about Thanksgiving.
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By Smoove03 Wed Nov 10, 2004 7:44 pm
o :?


my fault

By Beats Beats Beats Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:00 pm
I heard your page nice work.

What kind of keyboard and track recorder is that that you use.

By djames Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:03 pm
Smoove03 wrote:70's, 80's and 90's. you can go towards 130 and still have a slow sounding tempo. just shorter bars.

its not really all the tempo's job but how you arrange your drums also.


any R&B track that is 130 bpm is definitely recorded at double time meaning the actual bpm would be more like 65 BPM. Alot of people use this because most R&B joints are set up at 8 bars ( 8 bar verse, 8 bar chorus, 8 bar bridge, 4 bar outro and intro) at double time that's 16 bars which is what a lot of producers are used to.
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By Smoove03 Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:04 pm
my keayboard i got for a good price. its a Kawai KC-20. does what it needs to :wink:

The track recorder I have is a Tascam 488. 8 Tracks. I have my laptop now so I record into C.E.Pro instead of usin the tascam to record. I used to record all my tracks onto cassette until I brought c.e.p back in the setup. its a strong piece of equipment. love it.

what about you?

By Beats Beats Beats Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:14 pm
I been in it for 2 months all I use now is the MPC2000xl. I'm saving to buy me a Yamaha Motif 8. I will post some beats in a minute. I produce with my brother.