Share your knowledge on these two classic MPCs
By RudeRuben Wed Feb 12, 2014 10:57 pm
I hit the pads. For example hihats, I can hear all the sounds I play,

But when the recording is done and Im going to listen to the sequence I played, some of the sounds are missing..

This happens 8 of 10 times..

Any ideas ?.

Got the MPC 3000.
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By *Pilchard* Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:29 pm
Do you think you could be exceeding the polyphony?
If you are using long samples these can eat into your polyphony maximum as can stereo samples.
Maximum in use is 32 but stereo samples count as two.
if you then make a busy sequence you will hit problems
By jimmie Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:33 am
Also, maybe you need to understand the quantise function better.
Try putting quantise on 1/16, 1/32 or higher and then see if you get missing notes on playback.
By Clint Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:34 pm
More information?

Reset all the machine parameters to default settings.
By RudeRuben Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:35 am
jimmie wrote:Also, maybe you need to understand the quantise function better.
Try putting quantise on 1/16, 1/32 or higher and then see if you get missing notes on playback.



I will try that.. Always played with quantize off..
By RudeRuben Sat Feb 15, 2014 4:14 pm
Still the same problem.. Also on my 60. Hm,

Finger-technique ?!.

I still can hear all the sounds when I record,. But some of them are missing in sequence.. Quantize on/off doesn't matter..

Sound as mono/poly/note off.. Doesn't matter.
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By mr_debauch Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:13 pm
are you using external midi gear? what exactly is happening with the samples? what kind of samples, how many are you sequencing..... there has to be something going on here causing this.
By RudeRuben Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:47 am
mr_debauch wrote:are you using external midi gear? what exactly is happening with the samples? what kind of samples, how many are you sequencing..... there has to be something going on here causing this.




No external midi-gear..

4 bars, Straight 16 note HiHat.. I play 2 different pads, 16 levels velocity..
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By mr_debauch Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:22 pm
what the christ? that's all you did and it's doing that?

You wouldn't run out of polyphony with just that.. or midi events. And this is happening on both machines?

You got me stumped... Looking forward to the answer.
By RudeRuben Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:31 pm
mr_debauch wrote:what the christ? that's all you did and it's doing that?

You wouldn't run out of polyphony with just that.. or midi events. And this is happening on both machines?

You got me stumped... Looking forward to the answer.


both machines yes.

Really strange.. I can hear the whole pattern when I record it, But when the sequence plays, its like some of the sounds are gone..
I don't know what to do. Haha.
By Clint Wed Feb 19, 2014 7:57 pm
Clint wrote:
Reset all the machine parameters to default settings.


Have you tried this yet?
By jimmie Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:39 pm
Video or it didn't happen.
Gotta be a PEBCAM. :lol:
I mean, how can it be the same on both a 3000 and a 60?
Unless it's an extremely rare coincidence, which is entirely possible, just not probable.

Go to OTHER and INIT all parameters.
By soundtech Thu Feb 20, 2014 6:26 pm
Yeah you are doing something wrong for sure. Its a matter of settings your 3000/60 certainly works just fine

While at it how do you save a par file on the 60? Read the manual and didnt find it. 3.10 here
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By mr_debauch Thu Feb 20, 2014 7:42 pm
isnt the par file the parameters file? because the 60 has an internal battery that keeps the parameters which is no good if you make changes and are working on another song... so you reset the parameters and save a new par file for the new song. It should be in the disk/save section... at least in the old os it is.
By soundtech Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:12 am
Yeah thats what i'm saying i want to make some settings so each time i turn the mpc 60 on it initiates a sequence with the desired paramaters.

That can be saved internally by using the internal battery but also to disk just in case the battery needs be replaced at a certain time

I couldnt find how you do that yet

Cheers