Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
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By MalaKai Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:04 am
Saw this thread:

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/rap-hip-hop-engineering-production/785932-mpc-2000xl-60-mute-groups-pgm-how.html

It looks fairly genius. Given enough time I could probably recreate it, however if the file is still out there floating around (download link in thread not working) it would be dope to keep it alive.

Might even try to contact the OP creator.

Can't seem to find this floating around anywhere else.

So anyone have this program file? :nod:
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By MalaKai Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:20 pm
From the original post, by user 'goldenmean' on 18th November 2012 :

a lot of ppl seem to like the mute group feature of the mpc1000 so that you can have a whole bank of pads cancel eachother out. this was never a feature available on the mpc 2000xl, and all you could do is 'note off' which isnt bad but not quite the same effect. i created this program that relies on a complicated layout of mute off and pad simults that allows you to do actual mute groups on the 2000xl the same way you can on the 1000. (note:this also works just fine on a 3.10 updated mpc 60 as well)

the only downside is that you lose bank D, but it doesnt really matter, because you can use drum 1-4 and write the same sequence out w/ several programs, actually allowing you to do multiple mute groups if youd like.

anyways, its basically bank A 1-8 and 9-16 are on 2 separate mute groups. for the muting to work, you MUST assign a sample (any sound, it doesnt matter) to ALL pads on bank D. Bank D is turned all the way down, but assigning a sound to it allows the pad to function as a mute.

anyways, heres a low quality video to prove it works:
Mute grp

and heres a dl link to the .pgm file.
Download MUTEGRP1.pgm from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way
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By MalaKai Tue Mar 03, 2015 12:58 pm
Yea I probably will try to contact the person if it's even possible. Scoured the net and couldn't find this thing anywhere else. I get the concept, it's basically an elaborate program utilizing the 'silent pad' trick to get extra pad mutes. If the original file is gone into oblivion I might eventually try to wrap my head around the math on this, it can probably be done easier with a MPC computer program. But I've never messed with any of those.
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By Lampdog Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:30 pm
All this time waiting you maybe could have manually created a mute assign pgm already.
No such thing as mute "groups" on 2k/2kxl.
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By Lampdog Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:20 pm
I have only used the mute assign in experiments and non-seriousness. I just didn't care about it enough.

Note Off, I have used extensively and in serious practice/beats.
By jambo Fri Mar 04, 2016 1:46 am
I dont care if you dont need or it is not a default feature. I already know that. The guy just made a useful program and we are searching the original file. You don't have it, ok, ignore this thread.
By jambo Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:36 am
I spent one hour tryin to figure out how the op did it, but zero results. Its more complicated than what it seems. Btw I asked in the original Gearslutz thread and they upped a similiar pgm.
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By Wal Martian Fri Mar 04, 2016 7:47 pm
MalaKai wrote: (download link in thread not working)...

So anyone have this program file? :nod:

Third reply on gearslutz thread, it's on dropbox.
http://www.dropbox.com/s/fbzw6zjejimz3i3/MPC2000XL%20Mute%20Groups%20PGM%20%26%20APS.zip?dl=0
Poster noted you will have to rerecord the silence.snd