Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
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By undun357 Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:56 pm
I hope i can explain this well enough for ppl.

okay,
i know that the mpc plays whatevers on the pads, but i need to know how to make a sample, like say an 8 second vocal loop play when i hit the pad but stop when i let it go without having to chop 1 sample into many. In other words, how do i make my samples sustain and not just play straight out, overlapping each other?
If this wasnt clear enough, please say so and i'll try to explain it better.

THANKS
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By Penfold Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:00 pm
1. Read the manual
2. Read this and be a lazy git
3. Go to program, and select the pad u want, then change from MONO to NOTE OFF ....this will do what u asked.

4. another way is having another pad mute that pad u want muted. for this read the manual. If you u dont have one www.akaipro.com has a copy waiting for u.
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By undun357 Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:08 pm
The manual i have is wack and most of the stuff in it doesnt apply to what i do. On the other hand, arent the notes already off on the pads anyways?
I appreciate the help, thank you very much.
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By classic Sun May 01, 2005 6:44 am
This is real basic its all in the manual man, im not trying to be an ass, but its there, trust me

class...

By cooocooo1 Sun May 01, 2005 2:20 pm
you should ask newbie questions in the "Newbie" forum.........

your question contradicts itself, you want the sample to stop when you let go of the pad but you also say you want it to sustain, well which is it? Do you want to have to hold thr pad down or do you want it to sustain and cut itself off when you hit the pad again? Either way................

pg. 126 in the manual(the 2kxl manual anyway)

program>params>voice overlap>set it to note off if you want the sample play til you let go of the pad or set it to mono if you want the sample to play when hit but not overlap when hit again

now that I've answered your question RTFM!!!(I couldn't have said that if you had posted this in the Newbie forum)
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By ryancee Mon May 02, 2005 7:59 pm
all this negativity is giving me a headache - we were all confused beginners @ one time - - - - -


...imma go blaze
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By classic Mon May 02, 2005 8:25 pm
ryancee wrote:all this negativity is giving me a headache - we were all confused beginners @ one time - - - - -


...imma go blaze


I dont think cats is being negative, penfold gave a good explainatition. It just i dont think cats really try, they want people to hold their hand threw ish.

Now if he had come back and said, yea i check out page 56 of the manual and i searched this thread etc....and i still dont understand

Cats would be alot more willing

class....
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By Lampdog Tue May 03, 2005 3:19 am
classic wrote:Now if he had come back and said, yea i check out page 56 of the manual and i searched this thread etc....and i still dont understand
Cats would be alot more willing


That's exactly right. Been trying to get that point across for a millenia.
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By nardo Wed May 04, 2005 1:07 am
note off homie
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By undun357 Wed May 04, 2005 7:27 pm
Thanks for all the help. I found what i was looking for and its all good.
Personally, there are alot of people who use this forum that need a checkin. I may be a rookie to all this but i know ignorance when i see it. I think instead of critizing people, try actually helping people.
Out!
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By cyrus Fri May 06, 2005 6:15 am
undun357 wrote:The manual i have is wack and most of the stuff in it doesnt apply to what i do. On the other hand, arent the notes already off on the pads anyways?
I appreciate the help, thank you very much.


How does it not apply? its an mpc manual isnt it? If you read it youll learn something that will help you, if not help you now, but later down the road.

The biggest mistake is to not read the manual, even if its boring, and dry, its still usefull. Ive read mine probably 2 times (im not talking about browsing or looking up answers) and this was because i just wanted to be as knowledgeable as possible.

I know some people sound arrogant, but your question sounded like this: "dude, whats the phone number to walmart?"(and the phone books right next to you)

I think you gotta give everyone the benefit of the doubt, as undun was Most Likely asking an honest question; but dudes get lazy-and its difficult to determine if someone is being an ass. You cant jump off and accuse people........either way.

Everyone who answered you was a more experienced user......they arent telling you to read the manual for thier health....is it blunt? yes, but its good advice.

Yes, this forum is to help people, but there are some basic requirements! atleast try to read the manual, youll save yourself time and everyone elses. Now, if you still dont understand..........thats fine. I guarentee you that most people here will try to help you, they are not being arrogant;

I think lampdog's point is exactly what im trying to say.

you gotta realize that this is the internet, you cant interpet emotion. So to others, your question sounds newb ish.........to you, we sound like dick know it alls. The best thing to do is be good spirited, and honest. Even if someone responds negatively to a post, chances are they just misintereped your words. Give people the benefit of the doubt, if you pass on your patience, even to some who is rude, they will correct themselves without you needing to even mention it. For all we know you could be a genius who just didnt know the answer to yoru particular question..........but that doesnt matter, all we know about you is what we can grab from the words in your post. Its just the nature of the internet.