Reviews and questions about the entry-level MPC500
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By Contra Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:59 am
strength wrote:
Contra wrote:
strength wrote: some of the most sought after gear: asr 10, sp 1200 etc... got similar or even smaller screens and u dont really hear people bitchin about those


yea dogg! cuz it got dat 12 bit crunch to dem drumz dogg, and that uber special fx on the asr10 dogg itz whut itz all aboot1

lol.

honestly i see nann difference other than sound processing, cuz other than that its whuts in the mind.

word cause if i need lo fi drums i'll sample some lo fi drums or do that trick where u sample at 45rpm and then pitch it down to get the 12 bit effect. for real i think the 500 is the joint


shhhhhh.
why u gotta give away all the secrets.
;)
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By DUNE Sat Feb 22, 2014 9:48 pm
Contra wrote:
strength wrote: some of the most sought after gear: asr 10, sp 1200 etc... got similar or even smaller screens and u dont really hear people bitchin about those


yea dogg! cuz it got dat 12 bit crunch to dem drumz dogg, and that uber special fx on the asr10 dogg itz whut itz all aboot1

lol.

honestly i see nann difference other than sound processing, cuz other than that its whuts in the mind.



What is the "Nann Difference"
Is that a jjos trick or something?
By LORD BEATJITZU Sun Feb 23, 2014 1:36 am
yea the 500 is the sh1t..I mainly got it because you are forced to chop by ear.
Plus if u use Inflict copy and chop method it is super fast and you can get more creative than just using some chop shop which I think leads to more cookie cutter type beats....cats is sleeping on the 500,like homie said 'sh1ts the bomb'
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By ralphyartis' Sun Feb 23, 2014 5:20 am
Lately I've been chopping straight off the record. Sample in the first, spin it back, stop, play then sample in the next. If you've got a turntable this probably is the quickest way to do it. Plus it makes me feel more like I'm playing an instrument. There's more of a physical skill involved and needed in the process. Just my 2 cents.

Peace.
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By inflict3 Sun Feb 23, 2014 6:41 am
LORD BEATJITZU wrote:if u use Inflict copy and chop method it is super fast and you can get more creative than just using some chop shop which I think leads to more cookie cutter type beats....'



that made me smile!! thanks man!
By owlzilla Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:05 pm
werd (also kinda new, manual read, got 500, blur blar...)

So im pluggin in the turntable, playin my 2 bar sample or whatever.

Record the 2 bar to 1 pad, set tempo,

then cut the start-end of the first beat, assign,

cut start-end second beat, assign,

cut start-end third beat, assign, ect....

am i right thats the best way?

I aint got no pc right now (at work) , so just mixer turntable and MPC.

The other way was mention back their sounds usefull (pullin back the record) but sound hard to get the 4 beat samples to sound seamless when pushin pads,

Im sure this come up a million times, i just can find it

pz
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By Menco Mon Feb 24, 2014 3:45 pm
strength wrote: actually considering sellin my 1000 and going 500 all the way. dont even mind the small display that much.


The only thing I really missed on that machine were the 4 extra pads.
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By inflict3 Mon Feb 24, 2014 7:04 pm
owlzilla wrote:werd (also kinda new, manual read, got 500, blur blar...)

So im pluggin in the turntable, playin my 2 bar sample or whatever.

Record the 2 bar to 1 pad, set tempo,

then cut the start-end of the first beat, assign,

cut start-end second beat, assign,

cut start-end third beat, assign, ect....

am i right thats the best way?

I aint got no pc right now (at work) , so just mixer turntable and MPC.

The other way was mention back their sounds usefull (pullin back the record) but sound hard to get the 4 beat samples to sound seamless when pushin pads,

Im sure this come up a million times, i just can find it

pz



cut start first then copy, cut start then copy, cut start then copy,. once u got em across as many pads as u want then go back and cut the end points :-D check the first post on the chopping on my 500 thread..
By solidwon Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:26 pm
I have chopped for years on a variety of machines that don't have graphics to assist. However, I decided my attention span was my main inhibitor. I just copped Beatcleaver and my ability to get busy has just went stratospheric. Highly recommended....
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By Eponim Wed Mar 19, 2014 11:02 am
inflict3 wrote:
cut start first then copy, cut start then copy, cut start then copy,. once u got em across as many pads as u want then go back and cut the end points :-D check the first post on the chopping on my 500 thread..


it's like chopping in the Asr10...so easy and fast.

I love my 500 !!!