Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
By GMOTIF6 Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:39 am
I heard that you can zone a sample and assign all zones to one pad. You can also make them play in a sequence. If anyone know what i'm talking about can this be done and how? on both the classic and xl.

By GMOTIF6 Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:45 am
i guess to free up pads for more sounds
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By TicToc Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:46 am
think about it. you chop a sample into lets say 8 parts. Then you put those 8 parts on the same pad? That would be 8 different sounds playing at once, it would sound like garbage.

Try recording yourself saying 8 different words at once. ....then playback all 8 recordings at the same time.

By GMOTIF6 Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:55 am
one cant cancel out the other like a note off on one pad?
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By Lampdog Sat Jun 18, 2005 2:11 am
GMOTIF6 wrote:I heard that you can zone a sample and assign all zones to one pad. You can also make them play in a sequence.

If played back sequentially that result would be the same loop/sample you started out with. If played back at the same time, it would be jumbled like Tic said. So, no, you were misinformed. Sorry.

GMOTIF6 wrote:i guess to free up pads for more sounds

On the XL you have 64 pads in one bank, you have 4 banks at 128 pads. Do you REALLY make tracks that are that intricat/complex that you need to free up pads or worry about freeing up pads?

GMOTIF6 wrote:one cant cancel out the other like a note off on one pad?

We just went through this.. :(