drum quistions

hey so i just got my mpc and loving it i read the manual and i was woundering if when i am do i am my drums do i have to record them in real time or is there a pattren mode on it like the yamaha rs 700 has or any thing like that thanks for the help in advance peace

page 30 in the manual.

the 1000 is a pattern based sequencer unless you make your seq 70 bars (before it loops) then you are recording in a mock linear mode.

When you say pattern record mode, do you mean drum programing with the drum grid (808 style) programing??? if so, nope, no pattern style programming like the rs. There's a step sequence mode , and real-time recording. but you can change sequences or loops on the fly like the rs using the next seq mode.

I've got a yammy rm1x hooked into my mpc, so I can record patterns into the mpc using the drum grid or the arp with the midi fx or whatever into the mpc. it's gooood!

no when i said pattern based sequencer, i was referring to how you build your song. for the 1k the terminology for pattern is seq. you arrange multiple seqs together to form a song. you arrange multiple patterns together to form a song.......


get it?

step edit and step sequencer is not what i was referring to.

yea, I know what you're talking about, I was replying to the the original post. I think his question was on the drum pattern recording not sequencing the patterns into a song. I could be wrong tho.

sparq wrote:no when i said pattern based sequencer, i was referring to how you build your song. for the 1k the terminology for pattern is seq. you arrange multiple seqs together to form a song. you arrange multiple patterns together to form a song.......


get it?

step edit and step sequencer is not what i was referring to.

ok so i have to record all my drums in realtime and just use the T.C funtion to kinda get them more on beat

epicdean wrote:ok so i have to record all my drums in realtime and just use the T.C funtion to kinda get them more on beat

nope

ok so then use the SEQ edit funtion on the mpc to get the drums on beat then

epicdean wrote:ok so then use the SEQ edit funtion on the mpc to get the drums on beat then

Once you get one, you'll find out pretty quickly to use the note repeat button while playing the pads to get quantised beats. press the TC button to choose your note spacing (1/8,(slow) - 1/32 (fast), ad some swing if you want a less mechanical feel. The note repeat only works while it's playing a sequence. It's dope and dead simple
Check the manual if you want to input notes the step edit, it's easy, but not as fun.
of course you can just go into record mode and play your pads in real-time. Depending on the setting you have set in the TC window it will quantise your playing as it records.

use the seq button to switch between sequences.