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By sirparksalot Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:06 pm
Well.....the 3000 might be warmer than the 2000xl or any mpc after that....but it's certainly not dirty. An mpc 60 will be "dirty" because it's sampler is 12 bit. The 3000 is still pretty sonically clear because it's 16bit.
By m56p87 Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:26 pm
sirparksalot wrote:Well.....the 3000 might be warmer than the 2000xl or any mpc after that....but it's certainly not dirty. An mpc 60 will be "dirty" because it's sampler is 12 bit. The 3000 is still pretty sonically clear because it's 16bit.


It's dirtier because its older, not because of 4 bits... 12bit is only an indicator of grit because 12bit samplers were created like 25 years ago along with their old ass ADC. But it's a misconception that 4bits alone dramatically alters the sound...
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By sirparksalot Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:26 pm
Retro Styles wrote:I don't know I might buy 3k
It's a heavy hitter solid classic machine

Do it. Get a card reader for it and you will love it.
By m56p87 Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:05 pm
You don't need to record into the mpc after sampling into the s950/s900. Just play some samples out of the xl and some out of the s900. Usually drums from the s-sampler and chops from records on the xl.
By m56p87 Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:04 pm
To put it simply, an s950/s900 is an MPC without drum pads or a sequencer. So lets say you sample your drums into the s950, using a midi cable you can play those drums sounds from your mpc 2000xl's drum pads. I would recommend NOT re-sampling sounds out of the s950 into the 2000xl. It's unnecessary and will also alter the sound quality of those samples..