beats sound choppy , timing correct? Mpc500 user

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beats sound choppy , timing correct? Mpc500 user

By KingJacob Mon Jun 24, 2013 11:57 pm
Basically I've been playing beats that sound smooth when I play them live but when I record them onto the MPC 500's sequencer I play them back and they sound choppy and out of time. I've tried using different timing correct settings, turning timing correct off and changing the amount of swing but the beats still don't sound right. There must be some small, simple thing I'm missing out on what is it?

DON'T JUST VIEW THIS.PLEASE HELP.
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Re: beats sound choppy , timing correct? Mpc500 user

By Lampdog Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:58 am
Your not explaining in detail enough for anybody to even give a good guess as to what's going on/wrong.

Maybe upload an audio clip of this "choppy beat" so we can hear it for ourselves.
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Re: beats sound choppy , timing correct? Mpc500 user

By Lampdog Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:23 am
KingJacob wrote:...I've tried using different timing correct settings, turning timing correct off and changing the amount of swing but the beats still don't sound right.

There has to be something else that hasn't come to light yet
or it could just be your pad bang technique, human error.
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Re: beats sound choppy , timing correct? Mpc500 user

By inflict3 Tue Jun 25, 2013 4:45 pm
take more drugs man..... blaze more herbs, that should take care of the issue :)
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Re: beats sound choppy , timing correct? Mpc500 user

By Lampdog Tue Jun 25, 2013 4:53 pm
So if you take our advice then you'll be outta sync right along with your mpc which will put you and your mpc "in sync"?!

Sound right?

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Re: beats sound choppy , timing correct? Mpc500 user

By sirparksalot Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:51 pm
A lot of the time, when playing ''live'', it sounds in our heads like we are in perfect time......but if you record your performance, you really aren't. Record what you're doing into pro tools live and see how it sounds. Chances are (with TC off) if it sounds bad in the sequenced version, it sounded bad in the live version.

Experience: playing drums and recording myself to tighten stuff up.

Re: beats sound choppy , timing correct? Mpc500 user

By KingJacob Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:08 pm
S.I.C.K THE DRUMGOD wrote:Check your ATTACK settings.If the attack is too high it delays/blurs the pad strike.*shrugs*

Or maybe you should refrain from any alcohol or other psychoactive drugs when making music.Ha ha ha!!!

Thanks i guess , some of my questions may seem stupid/silly but I'm new to using a mpc & I'm still learning .

Re: beats sound choppy , timing correct? Mpc500 user

By KingJacob Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:10 pm
sirparksalot wrote:A lot of the time, when playing ''live'', it sounds in our heads like we are in perfect time......but if you record your performance, you really aren't. Record what you're doing into pro tools live and see how it sounds. Chances are (with TC off) if it sounds bad in the sequenced version, it sounded bad in the live version.

Experience: playing drums and recording myself to tighten stuff up.

I recorded it with timing correct (Tc) off then i went to seq.Edit & i changed the setting from off to 1/16 with a swing of 65 & it sounds alot better. Thanks for answering my post.
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Re: beats sound choppy , timing correct? Mpc500 user

By Lampdog Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:28 pm
KingJacob wrote:Thanks i guess , some of my questions may seem stupid/silly but I'm new to using a mpc & I'm still learning .

Not at all, it's all good, we were just having fun with you. You seemed to already know it was timing correct. :lol:

Bang the pads, be happy, you'll get better, we all do.
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Re: beats sound choppy , timing correct? Mpc500 user

By inflict3 Wed Jun 26, 2013 6:53 am
KingJacob wrote:
inflict3 wrote:take more drugs man..... blaze more herbs, that should take care of the issue :)

MIX DRUGS & MUSIC .... Lol.


fixxed :smoker:
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