Exchange tips and tricks for the Akai MPC4000
By kid christou Wed Feb 16, 2005 4:58 pm
i am a newcomer to the mpc4k.

i'm having lots of fun learning this piece of gear.

i have now worked out what multis and parts are all about and how they work with programs.

however, i am not quite sure why somone would use more than one multi in their song. can someone please explain to me why in simple ass terms.

cheers

kid
By renegadebliss Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:04 pm
kid christou wrote:i am a newcomer to the mpc4k.

i'm having lots of fun learning this piece of gear.

i have now worked out what multis and parts are all about and how they work with programs.

however, i am not quite sure why somone would use more than one multi in their song. can someone please explain to me why in simple ass terms.

cheers

kid



Here's 2 Examples:

1) Your first Multi has Flange and Chorus being used as FX ( you're in 96khz mode so only
have 2 FX) but during your break down you want Reverb and a Multi Tap delay to be used.
You can set up a Multi to respond to Program changes, and then insert a Program Change
for that Multi to switch when it gets' to that part of the song, and then switch back
when it's out of the breakdown.

So basiclly , allows one to switch FX and/or FX settings


2) Q-Link or Q-Link sequence.

The data for Q-Link or Q-Link sequence is stored in the Multi. So if you have Q-Link
and Q-Link sequence setup to tweak the cutoffs' and resonance, and the Amp
Envelope then you've used all 6 Q-Link knobs (which of course are being sequenced!),
Let's say during the same break down above, that you want Q-Link sequence to tweak
the FX, rather then the Filter Cutoff/Resonance and Amp Envelope, during this break
down. As this info is stored in the Multi, when you do the Multi change described in 1),
then the Q-link/Q=link sequence automatically starts tweaking it's new settings and sequences.




Hope that gives you a couple of idea...


Dave

By kid christou Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:57 am
thanks man.

i understand it now.

peace

kid

By Blonde Peterson Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:47 pm
...but do you really Mr Christou?

By renegadebliss Thu Feb 17, 2005 7:30 pm
Blonde Peterson wrote:...but do you really Mr Christou?



I'm sure he's got an idea of what can be done with it and when he has other questions
will ask, which is what this forum is for.


Dave