Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
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By tapedeck Tue Jul 12, 2016 6:07 pm
Wal Martian wrote:It's true there are lots of uses for multiple programs, for me personally going from classic to xl I felt slowed down. In my workflow 16 levels is my chromatic go to, and for other stuff I use alot of keyboards via MIDI or a s series rack.

yea 16-levels is a great way to save program space. however it won't let you do chords easily, and i have always liked how with the xl i can do almost everything in one box.

i've never actually used a classic - but they seem to fill a nice spot and i often consider grabbing one if cheap enough.
By Rugged1 Tue Jul 12, 2016 10:31 pm
tapedeck wrote:i still dont really follow you - but glad you figured it out. i'm confused how you 'create' a track...all 64 are there. also don't get what you are naming as the programs should already have their names. what is 'the track part in drum2'?

basically, every sentence you said doesn't make sense to me :mrgreen:

but mostly - glad you are up and running.


I was very tired at the moment when I wrote the message, so no wonder you didnt undrestand.
Yea, I know they are all there, but i didnt mean exactly create them. Thats why I used the " ".
More like choose/assign. Yeas they also have the names allready, but I rename/mark them so I remember where each instrument/sample/rec goes, so I don't accidently record or edit in wrong place.
With the track part in drum2, I meant the track that becames the track you want to use in program.
It was hard to explain and still kinda is.
If you move from drum1 to drum2 it may copy the track and recording there, if you dont know how to use the tracks and program. Thats what happened to me. I hope you understand a little bit better now.

@wal I dont really see how XL would slow you.
The program and track system can be hard to understand at first, but its very simple after finding out how it works. I just got confused how it works and accidently copied the recording and doupled the track in to wrong place some how.
Now its all clear. I just did forget how it works, because Its long time since i last time used XL.
I dont think its more complicated than in classic. XL may be even easier, even though it haves more things to work with. It took only 3 - 4 days for me to learn to use XL.
Its definately my favorite MPC.
Its something that I will use rest of my life, because it haves sound I like and nice work flow,
just like Dj Premier keeps usin his mpc60 and s950. For me its the mpc2000XL.
If XL didnt exist, I would probably get the classis 2000 or the older one (mpc3000).
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By Wal Martian Wed Jul 13, 2016 2:27 pm
Rugged1 wrote:@wal I dont really see how XL would slow you.
The program and track system can be hard to understand at first, but its very simple after finding out how it works

Compared to the classic I'm slowed down by having to press F1 to choose my DRUM 1. I'm slowed in Zn edit having to cursor over to the next chop 2K has only one zone. I'm slowed because I haven't figured out how to stop all sounds from playing quickly, like if I'm in main screen and I hit a pad with a MONO or POLY sound and it's a jumbled mess coming from my speakers, there are ways to silence that on the 2K, haven't found this yet on the xl. These are just small things that add up to alot of wasted seconds, I was slowly learning more and more of the xl but I've switched to the 3K which is again different but I like it so far.
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By Lampdog Wed Jul 13, 2016 3:06 pm
Wal Martian wrote:Compared to the classic I'm slowed down by having to press F1 to choose my DRUM 1. I'm slowed in Zn edit havi I'm slowed because I haven't figured out how to stop all sounds from playing quickly, like if I'm in main screen and I hit a pad with a MONO or POLY sound and it's a jumbled mess coming from my speakers...

Pressing STOP x 3 will kill all sounds.
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By tapedeck Fri Jul 15, 2016 6:31 pm
Lampdog wrote:
Wal Martian wrote:Compared to the classic I'm slowed down by having to press F1 to choose my DRUM 1. I'm slowed in Zn edit havi I'm slowed because I haven't figured out how to stop all sounds from playing quickly, like if I'm in main screen and I hit a pad with a MONO or POLY sound and it's a jumbled mess coming from my speakers...

Pressing STOP x 3 will kill all sounds.

you sure about this? i recall this being an annoyance i have with xl too, but maybe i never hit the button enough.