samples.

ok here is my problem...............let say that i have a sample that is 2 1/2 bars long......how do i get it to fit into a loop in my sequence that is 3 bars long or 2 bars...i dont see no in betweens....i just got this thing a few days ago and been going day and night on...havnt been to school for a minute.....another question is, is there any way to have the sequence come it delayed after pushing record....so instread of it recording right aways after pushing record is there anyway to ujust it so it starts after like 3 clicks or something.........sorry for all these dumb question but i need help........

re the 3.5 bar sample... u just need to decide what you want to do...

its not the mpc right its the basic concept, how do you line up a 3.5 bar loop with a 2 bar loop?

the 1st question is does the loop lock into the right tempo the way it is?

if not, fix that first (repitch or timestretch or chop) then come back...

if so either choose a 2-bar piece out of the 3.5 bar loop (thats what id do), or

if you really want the loops repeating at different intervals, on the mpc the only way is probably use a longer sequence, for instance a 28 bar sequence would let you fit in , um, 7 4bar loops together with 14 2bar loops together with 8 3.5bar loops math!

keepin in mind that usually in 'normal' music all the loops sync together at regular intervals, unless its like ambient background stuff or auxillary percussion layers etc.


oops i just read again u said 2.5 bar o well the principle is the same

and re: the recording, not quite, but remember with the level-based trigger it won't start recording till u play the first note, if you set the level right.

and luckily it samples a bit xtra at the beginning so you don't lose the first bit of the note if it has a slow attack

hope i didn't confuse ya

so theres no way to change the legnth of the bars right?...but good looking i never thought that deep into the situation and it makes sense.....

i got the ableton degidesighn version that came with my m-box...can i time stretch with that? if so how?

wouldnt it be off anyways if you used a loop that was 2 1/2 bars long ?? i think you should just use the 2 bars. if you strech it its not going to change the bars. its just going to make that 2 1/2 bar loop longer.

do any of yall have this problem or is it just me......i guess it something to get used to.....well when im edditing the sample how do i know what the length is.the only way i know is to sequence it and look..........its there and more practicale way?

you got to use your ears and musical knowledge to determine in the first place,
how long is your sample in terms of bars/beats. if you don't know that, things will be um difficult

cause typically you trim first, to an even number of bars n beats (like try 2 bars, dont make it hard on yourself)... and THEN if it doesn't lock into place, u know u need to repitch or timestretch or chop.

know what i mean?

HOW DO I FIGURE OUT HOW THE BARS AND BEAT OF THE SAMEPLE

ENT wrote:so theres no way to change the legnth of the bars right?...but good looking i never thought that deep into the situation and it makes sense.....

change the time signature for the whole sequence or the last bar.....works for me all the time

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ENT wrote:HOW DO I FIGURE OUT HOW THE BARS AND BEAT OF THE SAMEPLE

1. can you clap along with a beat, or tap your toe?

2. if not, give up

3. if so, the number of beats is like the number of times you tap your toe from beginning to end of a sample. Try counting in your head like "1 2 3 4". Typically those are the -beats- and every 4 of em is a -bar-.

4. don't think you can get away without figuring that part out. the mpc is a musical instrument, right? that means you got to know something about music.

ok stop me if im sounding too harsh. im a little unsure if yer just kidding at this point