How do I loop and match sample tempos to sequencer tempos?

Good evening from Philadelphia,

I just unboxed my MPC Studio this evening and got to tinkering with it. I'm trying to loop a sample around eight bars, however there seems to be an issue with the loop length and the bar length. How can I match the sample tempo to the bars to the point where there are no gaps in the loop? Timestretch does not seem to fix my issue.

Thanks in advance.

Tap the tempo of a sample as it plays. Also, you mean to say that the MPC software doesn't detect BPMs of samples?

Ill-Green,

I may be answering your question prematurely, as I just unboxed my MPC Studio last night, but as far as I can tell the MPC software does not detect BPMs of samples.

harry.ethics,

- why would I need a MPC500 to do that?

justineastwick wrote:Ill-Green,

I may be answering your question prematurely, as I just unboxed my MPC Studio last night, but as far as I can tell the MPC software does not detect BPMs of samples.

Other words, the drugs and liquor was more important than learning the product. Like I'm suppose to make your bed when you come home. Well I got news for you my brain-fried friend, I don't have a Studio. I just got six Gemini DS-8s and I keep telling myself its an MPC so I can look and feel good like John Travolta. I suggest reading that manual and get familiar.

Ill-Green wrote:Other words, the drugs and liquor was more important than learning the product. Like I'm suppose to make your bed when you come home. Well I got news for you my brain-fried friend, I don't have a Studio. I just got six Gemini DS-8s and I keep telling myself its an MPC so I can look and feel good like John Travolta. I suggest reading that manual and get familiar.

I guess you tinker and read things and understand them thoroughly the first time around? I highly doubt it. It wouldn't be much of a forum for you if it were that simple, now would it? Maybe instead of bashing your "brain-fried" buddies, try thinking about the people who give you reason to do whatever it is you obliviously do on here.

P.S.: drugs and liquor aren't nearly as important to me as they are to you, Ill-Green.

justineastwick wrote:I'm trying to loop a sample around eight bars, however there seems to be an issue with the loop length and the bar length. How can I match the sample tempo to the bars to the point where there are no gaps in the loop?

How long is your sample in bars? What type of sample is it?

Try doing things the other way around; match the sequencer/bar length to your sample. Loop the sample perfectly between locators and then adjust the bar length/ sequence tempo until you get a good fit.

C'mon man you need to a) think a little for yourself and b) lighten up. It's just jokes.

Clint was spot on. No point tryna loop a 3 bar sample to a 4 bar sequence. You need to count how many bars your sample is first off. Then set your sequence to the same amount of bars. Then put your sample to note on and lay it on beat 1. Then let it play. If your sample starts again before finishing you need to slow the tempo down. If your sample ends before your sequence starts over again you need to speed it up.

1 bar = 4 beats.

mastasteez wrote:C'mon man...It's just jokes.

It takes some getting used to, but jokes often accompany constructive advice around here. Anything involving the MPC500 is usually intended as a joke, but some folks can still make heat on that lil battery operated mofo.

The mpc 4000 does the tempo detection well. When I watched the Sounds for Samplers vid the tutor said that the 4000 and the old 2000 were the only ones that do this perfectly. Anyone else know if that is the case?

Go figure.

cheers,
Ian

Ill moron wrote

Other words, the drugs and liquor was more important than learning the product. Like I'm suppose to make your bed when you come home. Well I got news for you my brain-fried friend, I don't have a Studio. I just got six Gemini DS-8s and I keep telling myself its an MPC so I can look and feel good like John Travolta. I suggest reading that manual and get familiar.

Moron advice(NOT FUNNY)calling out Limp dick.