Ways around timestretching...

OK, so there's no timestretch function on the MPC 1000 (so far anyway)...so what's the best way around that if I want to be able to adjust the BPM of a sampled loop I already have. I know I can use programs on my computer, but I'm most likely using my MPC because I don't want to turn on my computer and deal with software. Is there any tricks that I should know about within the MPC? Is there any (hardware) equipment that is capable of timestretching samples? Is the only way to slow down or speed up a loop I already have in the MPC to resample it from my turntable at a slower or faster speed?

idralt wrote:Is the only way to slow down or speed up a loop I already have in the MPC to resample it from my turntable at a slower or faster speed?

yu can do pitch adjustement in various places in the mpc, that should avoid you to resample from the tt.

I guess what I'm asking basically is...if I have a straight drum loop that I want to use that is 97 bpm and then I have a sample I want to use with those drums that is only 89 bpm, is it possible in the MPC to slow down (or speed up) one of the samples so that they can both match up and loop properly together.

yes just pitch them up or down until they are at matching bpms. Like Truvc said.

and if you know exactly the old BPM and the new BPM you want, have a look at the 2nd grid here ( http://mp3.deepsound.net/eng/samples_calculs.php ) for the calculations.

(and the rest of the page is also really usefull)

a must-have link !!

thanks truvc...that link was perfect...thanks all others for your help as well

The "Changing the tempo of a loop with pitch-shifting" Calculator rocks!

But, it might sound a little different to do yer re-pitching on the turntable itself, due to the physics of the record player.

Like, a record slowed way down definitely sounds different than slowing it down on the computer.

mayne... this is almost the same topic as the other 1.... read what I posted on the other topic - there's some good info there.

thanks for the resource truvc!!!