Do can I make my chops match my bpm?

Hi I've just got my mpc500 and have started using recycled to chop my samples, i'm only just starting so not sure what do to, I just wanted to know what's the best way to make your chops match your bpm? So they last a beat long, how many chops what you make 1 bar into would it be 4 or 8 so it fits in properly with you hitting the pads in time?

once the chops are cut on beat... you can pitch up or down to fit them.... or time stretch to get them to fit without changing the pitch. I tend to go more towards changing the pitch.

depends on the amount of control that you want... 8 chops per four count is better than four chops if you are trying to get surgical. Conversely, 4 chops will allow more music to be manipulated with the 12 pads without switching banks...

You don't have to chop them precisely to the bpm, just make sure the chops sound in time with the sequence. Best to copy and paste the samples to multiple pads and only trim the start points but let the tails alone. Then put in some mute groups and your gold like Ghidorah.

Thanks for the advice boyz, I'll have a try with the pitch, Recycle seems good for chopping breaks but it doesn't cut in beats with anything other than drums so you have to do it manually, I'm still trying to figure that part out, if a chop isn't one beat long I don't see how it could fit nicely in to a beat unless you you cut that chop into two or three but then the next beat that chop might be on one pads worth of music,
sorry I must sound confusing lol I guess I just need to have a play around with it

Actually, when you chop in Recycle, there's an option to stretch the end, so the tail of each chop will play longer. I haven't used it for ages, but it worked alright. So then you can play back the chops at a slower tempo than the original without the end being cut off.