Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
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By jazzur Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:36 pm
A bit new to the aKai way of doin things - Some things i took for granted when moving midi notes around a PC screen, but cant seem to replicate the same method?!? please HELP......

a good example is in the tune im working on now......

basically i got me a beat and a colourfull soul loop thats filtered right down to make the Bass Line. I want to COPY all the settings including Program/Params and the same TRACK NV recordings...so i have a perfect copy to tweek the mid section with!!!....This would be easy enough to just setup another pad (with the same sound) and match up all the numbers in the various windows...... but what if the pitch of the bass line first PAD (pad/sound/note?) is tuned via BOTH the recording on the NV slider and the Tune setting in PARAMS window?

A simpler wayout could be ........

can i copy a track including recorded NV settings and assign the notes and data to another PAD....

Or is there a window i cant find that has visible / changable data ie: time,note 34, sample name etc.....? where i could just change which pad is being triggered in the track i ve just duplicated?


if you still have no idea what im talking about......well on my PC the Whole thing is just a matter of copy midi track (including midi/NV reorded data) to a new track and on my sampler i would copy preset to the corresponding midi track , and hey presto i got the same thing with same sound and same tuning and the chance to go on adding another filtered track !!!

its more a sequencer thing than a sampler one ! im not yet sure about PROGRAMS as i only use one that i know of - unless i splice zones then the chance to make another program? is Programs Like Preset on emu samplers???

I know first few posts are gonna say "why not just record another track by ear to get the tuning right - but this track has to be tightly tuned to match live instruments hence i need to copy the existing track!!!

Wow - the right words would make for shorter questions...but im working on it:))))))))))??
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By BRAVO Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:50 pm
Thats all spread over a few pages in the manual. Dig it out, go thru it while u got the MPC in front with the beat loaded up.

Copy sample....Assign to a new pad...Step edit are all key areas u need to look out for
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By jazzur Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:03 pm
Aaaaah STEP yeah i forgot all about that side of things - thats exactly what i meant ..... i can tweek the control change data too!!! Bonus.... thanks again Bravo :)
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By jazzur Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:30 am
excellent - loving STEP mode - make it all reaal tight!!!!!!!!!!!

But.... i copied a track and changed all the notes in STEP to the new pad i created with same sound---- all was well appart from some Ghost Notes??? i have the track on solo in main window and i hear more notes than in step mode )over 2 bars there is 3 beats that appear in the first part of the second BAR ...... even though i hear them in main window they dont play in <step> play mode ....

i know i originally put too many pads on one track <--- IS THIS THE PROBLEM????

does STEP mode only allow one Pad PER TRACK? this would explain the Ghost Notes not appearing in STEP mode or even Playing in step??

like i said the Ghost Notes appear in SOLO on track5 and although i can Erase them Out ... id really like to find them To understand WHY and also to change the sound asigned to them (My original Plan)

jazzur (with manual in front this time)!
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By BRAVO Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:41 am
Im glad u got manual in front of u, but is it open?????????? I dont think it is. Bruv I like helping people when they are trying their best to figure things out, but u are gettin str8 spoon fed at the mo - Take a moment to think things thru a bit

Step edit is what it says....step edit! U can edit every tic per bar. Not being able to find all hits may b because the notes dont fall on the quantize set - Manually scroll

Step edit can have as many pads as u press per tic per track (think chords)
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By jazzur Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:21 am
WORD!!! - and im a greedy BEAT FREEK - feed me!!!!!!!!!!

LOL

(i would repay you if i could!!!)

seriously thanks - the step is relative to the TIMING in Main Window - would have taken me ages to grasp that - as ive only been into STEP after making most of my tracks!

jazzur (hmm Pease sir...can i have some more????)