Just got a mpc 500,trying to use mpc maid

but i dont kno how to get the samples to be 4 bars,50bpm,
im new to music production
and ive tryed cutting the sample into smaller ones using audacity,
but i guess length isnt the issue,
Can Anyone Help?

What is the length of the sample originally and what's the current BPM? MPC Maid doesn't have time stretch so if the samples quicker/slower you'll need to **** with the time stretch in the 500.

Also, if the sample is longer than 4 bars you'll need to trim it down and if it's shorter you'll need to loop it in the 500. I think MPC maid can trim as I know It can chop but I can't say for certain (only used it twice a couple years back).

MPC Maid is cool for program building and it's OK for chopping but the 500 can be just as easy once you're familiar with the machine.

Man.. go into the 500 section of this forum and I started a thread called chopping on my 500.. **** mpc maid and all that.. learn how to do it in the mp...u will build ur skill that way and once u learn how to do it in the 500 by ear and number , no one will be able to **** with u..

the samples like 17 secs, i dont kno wat the current bpm is or how to read it,

in all honesty id rather learn how to do most of the chopping on the mpc 500
but is it possible to load full length songs on to it and chop them?
i tried once and only got like 15 secs of the song
and i couldnt figure out how to get it onto a pad or anything
.
sounds wack but i litterally just got it
so im new to everything

inflict3
the mpc is pretty intimidating haha
but ill check ur thread out,
i need to kno the basics of everything

mastasteez
how do yow trim it down to be shorter than 4 bars?

Don't load the whole song . Just sample the bit that you want then trim that.
Sounds like you need the Ram expansion too.

yes.. get the ram for it...be very careful when installing it...look for online youtube tutorials and anything mpc500 tutorials...chop like this...

viewtopic.php?f=26&t=163030

i have the ram expansion,
do i need to have my mpc connected when using mpc maid?
and i chopped the song into bits but how exactly would i get the samples down to 4 bars 50 bpm?

RESTINPAINT wrote:i have the ram expansion,
do i need to have my mpc connected when using mpc maid?
and i chopped the song into bits but how exactly would i get the samples down to 4 bars 50 bpm?

How old are you my man?

inflict3 wrote:Man.. go into the 500 section of this forum and I started a thread called chopping on my 500.. **** mpc maid and all that.. learn how to do it in the mp...u will build ur skill that way and once u learn how to do it in the 500 by ear and number , no one will be able to **** with u..

Listen to this man, you can do it all in the box.

Here's my timestretch method straight from the Caiman Scroll.

Set a blank sequence to 4 bars. Then record the sample into the sequence. When it goes into Overdub, adjust the BPM until the metronome is in time with your sample. If it sounds perfect, write down the BPM. Do this with as many samples as you like, in that you'll figure out their BPMs.

Ok, NOW! The nitty gritty. Set your desired BPM to a sequence. In this case its 50bpm so we'll use that as an example. We have a sequence at 50bpm using 4 bars ready to record. But wait! before recording, lets go into Trim mode and Timestretch the samples. So, if you heard right and the sample is at 112bpm, then you input that into the Origin and then you're gonna input 50bpm into the New because you want it to fit the sequence. Your sample will be timestretched and fit into the sequence and they'll be at 50bpm and 4bars.

Peace

Thanks again Green!!

I`ve been avoiding timestretch on the 500 all this time because it sounded too complicated.You broke that shYT down made it digestible.

Read the manual and then read it again.......i was told this by many people on this forum....and its some of the best advice ive recieved and for finding bpm of a sample tap tempo will get u closethe just dial it in