Support and discussion for all of Akai’s modern standalone MPCs including the MPC X / X SE, MPC Live 1, 2 & 3, MPC One / One+, MPC Key 37/61.
By DokBrown Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:13 pm
sample my drum machine longer than 16 bars from different sequences ?

my solution at this point it to
1] sample my drum machine within each sequence using AUDIO TRACKS
2]then load that audio file into a clip program.
I then use the pad mixer to do basic mixing [levels, panning, reverb, etc.]
3] arrange the sequences in SONG MODE with the clip programs instead. these song are usually 100-200 bars
4] solo tracks & export to WAV onto my SD card

With the looper maxed at 16 bars, the only thing I can think of tracking out to Ableton & then loading the drum wave files back into the MPC. Any way to do this just the MPC. I am trying to end up something simple like the following – a basic 3-6 track setup:

1] MPC loop
2] MPC cuts
3] kicks & low tom
4] snare & hi-hats
5] analog bassline
By T-Monk Sat Aug 21, 2021 4:12 am
It’s a little hard to determine what your end goal is. Are you just trying to use the MPC like a multitrack recorder?

Also, are your drum machine songs 100-200 bars through-composed, or are there repeated parts? If there are looped sections, you don’t need to record the audio in its entirety.

A little more info would be helpful.