Share your knowledge on these two classic MPCs
By bavarianhustler Thu Mar 12, 2026 10:41 am
Hey!

I am trying to get the MPC60 signature sound out of my machine (MPC60 mkI, Vimana 3.15b). For example: Hi-Tek - The Gimmicks. It is prominently heard on the main and bass sample (if i am not mistaken).

I am a big Hi-Tek fan and i see him utilize it in so many beats. I would love to get a better understanding of how to get this sound to deliberately get some textures to my samples.

I tried 45/78rpm playback speed on my turntable and tuning the sample down to different semitones but to no avail. I tried hitting the a/d converters soft and hard, no effect.

I searched the forum but could not find anything that helped me answer my question.

Any help/tips appreciated, thanks!
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By mr_debauch Thu Mar 12, 2026 2:19 pm
i mean, ok... you might need to find different sample sources, and maybe a bit of EQing on the way in... perhaps on the way out also if you track via the 8 outs. I don't hear any aliasing in that beat you linked.. but there is quite a bit of vinyl noise.
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By Dj Khayos Fri Mar 13, 2026 9:29 pm
bavarianhustler wrote:Hey!

I am trying to get the MPC60 signature sound out of my machine (MPC60 mkI, Vimana 3.15b). For example: Hi-Tek - The Gimmicks. It is prominently heard on the main and bass sample (if i am not mistaken).

I am a big Hi-Tek fan and i see him utilize it in so many beats. I would love to get a better understanding of how to get this sound to deliberately get some textures to my samples.

I tried 45/78rpm playback speed on my turntable and tuning the sample down to different semitones but to no avail. I tried hitting the a/d converters soft and hard, no effect.

I searched the forum but could not find anything that helped me answer my question.

Any help/tips appreciated, thanks!


Buy a SP1200 thats the way you get the dirty. MPC60 never gonna sound like that.
Owned the MPC60, traded up to MPC3000 and SP1200 many moons ago.
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By richie Sun Mar 15, 2026 12:35 am
A pair of Glasses wrote:You can only get that ringing when loading samples from the DD-floppy’s. It’s caused by the rpm of the electro motor.


Amazing
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By Dj Khayos Sat Mar 21, 2026 9:25 pm
A pair of Glasses wrote:You can only get that ringing when loading samples from the DD-floppy’s. It’s caused by the rpm of the electro motor.


Yeah? Utterly amazing nonsense bullshit stupidity I would say!
Dumbest shit I ever heard!

Read up on how floppys and drives do error checking!
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By mr_debauch Wed Apr 08, 2026 8:31 pm
A pair of Glasses wrote:You can only get that ringing when loading samples from the DD-floppy’s. It’s caused by the rpm of the electro motor.


combine that with 2008 youtube encoding.. that was the secret weapon... that is why it never sounded right on the mpc1000 and 2500.