Exchange tips and tricks for the Akai MPC4000
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By Blue Haze Mon May 23, 2005 4:24 am
Before alot of users post up it can`t be done, I`m having problems Posts.

Please realize several things;

Anything is possible

Ask yourself do you know how to do it?

Did I really understand the manual?

Can I really learn everything in one reading?

Does everyone have the same experience and understanding as me or
their may be others that spent more time with the gear?

If my favorite jam was made using this gear by others, then how did they
program the machine.

What am I`m doing wrong, I need to go back and check again and again til
I get it right.

Most likely I f***ed up somewhere in my programming.

I may be doing too much and not realizing that I`m operating blindly
to do something that doesn`t make sense.

Why am I`m having so many problems and others are not is it me or
the bud talking?

Maybe I should ask one of these 500 or more posts guys on here, Lampdog, or Tutor before I declare that I know what can`t be done.


Did I check the Newbie Bible for the 4k?

Did I check the Newbie Bible at all?

Why not check the 3k/60 forum since an mpc is an mpc especially concerning sequencing, drums programming, recordings, and tricks and if these is my first mpc?

Did I use the search button yet the gear is 2 to 3 yrs old and this forum has alot of threads going back 20 or 30 pages a simple title, 4k forums and click submit.


I have to realize that we all may be in the same class but, we are not all at the same level with the same goals therefore I can assume that everyone gear, experience, wants, and goals are the same as me? Why would I make blanket statements without just asking what others experiences? Do I think that we all will graduated and progress together holding hands NO!!

How can I dream to just buy it and truely understand everything in a short period of time when I didn`t even that the time to read the instructions. All I`m doing is asking questions to those that read the manual.
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By AWW_NAWW Mon May 23, 2005 5:33 am
now you know damn well if people cant do a simple ass word search for related topics reguarding the issue that they are now faced with that they sure as **** aint gonna go down the well thought out list you just posted.
the same people that ask the same type of question are the same people that will read maybe the first couple of lines in this post before clicking out the go to the next thread and reading my responce fahget about it.....
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By Blue Haze Mon May 23, 2005 6:02 am
AWW_NAWW wrote:now you know damn well if people cant do a simple ass word search for related topics reguarding the issue that they are now faced with that they sure as **** aint gonna go down the well thought out list you just posted.
the same people that ask the same type of question are the same people that will read maybe the first couple of lines in this post before clicking out the go to the next thread and reading my responce fahget about it.....


Yeah I know however if even one would slow down and think about what we have been trying to show then that is a first step. It is difficult to reach them all but we might reach some. Maybe the wording might open their minds to at least try. :D




It would definitivity save alot of headaches.
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By Reveal Mon May 23, 2005 2:33 pm
lol^
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By rookie Mon May 23, 2005 2:48 pm
Lord Toranaga wrote:What synth works well with the MPC4000?

the tora-naga 17,000.but unplug it first ,then plug it back in.


How do I sequence fat drums? let a fat chick hit the pads.






How do I burn a cd of my beats with the mpc4k?

use a lighter so you won't hurt yourself.




Am I A retard?
nah THE retart :D
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By Phabeon Mon May 23, 2005 3:40 pm
Lord Toranaga wrote:What synth works well with the MPC4000?




How do I sequence fat drums?






How do I burn a cd of my beats with the mpc4k?






Am I A retard?
Phabeon wrote:
Skagarax wrote:Was in a band once that recorded at a great studio with huge, superb monitors. Everything came through very warm and accurate. When tunes were cut and played on a smaller stereo, they had a tendency to sound... slightly toilet. Fact is, most people don't hear tunes on huge, superb warm and accurate monitors!

Get a small portable stereo in your studio. Listen to your outputs on that and compare it to what's in the shops / your hero's sound.
going along wit what YOU are saying, DOES it not make sense then that when you do a mix to do it on the sh*ttiest speakers available because once you have it decent on thos sh*tty speakers, it should sound "good" on all other systems? or am i talkin from TOYLAND as that sasquatch Lord Cookamanga(taremango or taranaga) would say?

let me know

peace

oNe


oNe thousand
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By DaSoof Tue May 24, 2005 11:00 pm
just like to say that the search facilities on this site are dodgy.
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By Blue Haze Wed May 25, 2005 5:58 pm
No offense DaSoof, but for some others i might change this to the I can`t use the search button. :D
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By DaSoof Wed May 25, 2005 10:43 pm
Blue Haze wrote:No offense DaSoof, but for some others i might change this to the I can`t use the search button. :D

no offense taken

how can i only search for a keyword in the TITLE of a post?

By jbplaya Thu May 26, 2005 2:01 am
Yeah, on the real, the search function has always acted funny, at least for me. :?
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By Blue Haze Sun May 29, 2005 3:01 am
Learn what you don`t know cuz that may be the cause of all your problems.

As least read the manual twice before you start foaming at the mouth screaming for help saying the 4k can`t do this and it can`t to that.

Ask a question cuz you don`t know, don`t make a blank statement like you know it all and when the experienced users correct you catch an attitude like you are never wrong. It isn`t about being RIGHT it is about UNDERSTANDING the gear!!

DON`T Be AN A:S:S:H:O:L:E aka A:S:S:W:I:P:E of the board thinking its all good asking for suggestions or help cuz the next time people in the know will just ignore the sillly sh*t and prank. There isn`t in humor just nuttiness and ineptiness of the cornhole shooting off with the mouth.



if you can use yahoo or goggle to search for shit then take the god damn time to search for answers to basic sh*t in the search. Read the god damn Newbie section if you don`t know.


There is really no such thing as it can`t be done. Really admit to yourself that you just don`t how to do it and stop trying to fu*k up the board with BS. Either learn or move the fu*k on to something else. Too many ineducable, contemptuos, petty, inflated, inept busters that DON`T TAKE THE TIME TO SIT DOWN AND THINK THINGS OUT AND WRITE IT DOWN.

If you don`t have a plan you are going nowhere fast.

If you are running off with the mouth, you will learn nothing.

If you have nothing constructive to add to the discussion, you are just wasting your time and everyone else`s.


Mind over the god damn matter. Humans control the machine not the other way around. Learn to GOD DAMN TRY.


TRAIL AND ERROR, Don`t reinvent the wheel RTGDM, if you don`t know say you don`t god damn know, whether than flap your lips with BS when you haven`t even read page 1 or even pˆck up a book or gone 2 pages back in the forum.


This wasn`t directed at any particular individuals just the mindsets of enigmatic, vain, and sometimes ludicrous BS that dominates the board every full moon with morons with querulous nervy prejudgments.

Thats two botttles of Chianti talking to ya now I hope I didn`t stutter moron. (Mr. Cheese with the stupid grin that I most likely will get an silly candy ass response from). But I have no qualms just shooting off shit too like every other moron too.


On the real others did it and so can you just be persistant it is easy to be a quitter. It isn`t Rocket Science.



IDEA, ACTION, DEVELOPMENT, PATIENCE, DEDICATION, EXPERIENCE ADDS TO EXCELLENCE.
:idea:


Or else FU*K IT Sell the fuc*er fast and buy some other BS join that gear forum and continue the same lame ass BS there that you`re doing here and still not get the music popping
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By DaSoof Sun May 29, 2005 1:26 pm
no offence but, i think u love your mpc too much or u a loner.
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By Blue Haze Sun May 29, 2005 3:43 pm
DaSoof wrote:no offence but, i think u love your mpc too much or u a loner.


no offence but I think you have too much pride and not enough experience, knowledge, or patience to learn to use what you have. Or you are a buster surrounded by negative crabs that blame everyone and everything for their problems except themselves. Look in the mirror and get your mind right. Cuz misery loves company I just refuse to be a part of it. We always talk about how sad it is that people can`t learn to think and make something themselves everyone wants to be told what to do

In my family (over 50 were I come from) we were instilled with the value each one teach one and don`t let nobody stop you not even your own foolish pride or lack of knowledge. If your fishing for personal info I`m not like you my blood, wife, and just about everyone I know give me positive feedback to keep trying not to cry, quit, or drop out and blame the world for my problems. I love the fact that GOD give me a mind, my parents have me a heart, and my family give me love, and my friends got my back and believe in my dreams about making great music.

Come to think about it you must hate the machine or you are surrounded my negative people with alot of BS and little knowledge or wisdom to kick to ya. Its only a piece of plastic, with a chip, and pads and knobs, if you can`t do a simple convert mono to stereo sample you are a joke and indeed the machine is greater than you its not Rocket Science but it may be idiot-proof.



Its never ever, ever, ever, ever been about the machine its the MAN behind the machine. People produce music, Not a 4k produciing Jay-Z or whoever dude. Sh*t Hell yeah I love to use my tools once you learn what you are doing you will too if you don`t leave it alone and get something else. What you eat don`t make me sh*t Cuz I can make it do what I want it to do now pretty much. It took me some time to learn what all through buttons do by reading supplement materials, months of practice and using the my MOST IMPORTANT TOOL my MIND aka Trial and Error and I listened to what all the pros were saying in those articles USE YOUR BRIAN AND YOUR EARS.

Shit half of the shit is in the open for all just sit down pop in your favorite CD and study ignore the rap and concentrate and break down the beat in your Head get some paper and arrange the shit. Recreate, Innovate on your 4k and you can discover with the hell you are suppose to do.

I just been on the board longer than you and can see the board get bog down with crabs that 9 out of 10 don`t have a clue what they are doing.

RTFM


Ask yourself this question who is the man you, did your boys tell you that its to hard to use a 4k?, did your so called buddies tell you that you don`t need no manual or the gear is a POS and buy something else?

In your heart do you reallly, really know what the hell you are doing or do you want to blame me now or someone else for your lack of heart to try at least be a man and do for yourself?



I leave ya with a motto I live by from the late great Notorious B.I.G. (Don`t make moves unless your hearts in it and remember the phrase the SKY`s the Limit, mut******, CUZ AIN`T NO CHUMPS ON TOP Yep.

Sky`s the limit keep on pushing on, Sky`s the Limit cuz you can be what you want , do what you want no chumps. Got it.





:idea: :idea:


By the way I`m sober now from the other night :lol: