how do u just loop a sample you just recorded.

i want to loop my sample. if u save it to a pad and then try to use it in a sequence, it doesn't come out how i want it. how do u loop a sample and then build your drums and stuff on top off that?

what the hell r u talking about????????????

hey soultrain i need help with this to -padofilac said to slow down oor mabye speed up the sample so that when it gets to the end of the last bar
"the sample" starts over again i tried my 1st sample todat actually and i got it to work but becasue iam only using 2 bars it would cut the sample off to early and when it started over it dosent sound right but iam gonna try speeding up the sample to end exactly when the last bar ends i pertty
sure this is gonig to work

...work these two out and your sample will loop properly in the MPC. If you know that, for instance, your piano loop is 1 bar long, you can set your sequence to loop for 1 bar with the sample playing in One Shot mode. Then it's just a case of adjusting the tempo on your 1K until the piano loops properly. Build it up from there and accept that you will have to read and re-read your manual if you're new to the concept of looping samples.

G4s

When sampling I usually find the loop or section I want, adjust the gain to make sure it's loud enough with out clipping. Then I set my record to play for about 8 bars before the part I want. I count along out loud and tap my left hand on my desk with the beat. I hit start on the 1st beat and count 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1, on the 1 I hit stop. This will give you a perfect 4 bar loop. I prefer to get it right when sampling rather than recording too much and wasting time in Trim mode.

Now go into program mode and set it to a pad and make it monophonic. Hit the pad and punch in the tempo with tap tempo. Tap Tempo works better for me if you set it to 4 taps and only press the button rather than hitting it. This may take some getting used to. Now put your loop into a sequence, either by setting it to 1/8 TC or by inserting it at the proper times in Step edit.

If you do this correctly you should get a perfectly looped sample. Now if you want to change the tempo by pitching, rather than sitting there trying to make it fit perfectly, goto this webpage:

http://www.jmaguire.com/audio_tools.php

This is a Time-stretch, Pitch-shift, Transposing, Tempo, and Delay calculator. For example, you can enter the current BPM and your destination BPM, and it will tell you how much to pitch it to make it fit. Bless the guy who programmed this page, I use it all the time. I hope this helps you guys out. Now build it up.

yo that calculator page is dope good lookin and i will try the tap tempo
i just did my 1st samp yestrday on my mpc 1000 so ill get the hang of it
i use audacity to get it just right before i assinged it to a pad this helped alot to i think it was alot quick than using the trim mode on thc mpc

If you didn't know already, you can use the shift and right/left arrows to increase or decrease the amount of time in trim mode. Makes editing a lot faster, otherwise you'll sit there forever turning that damn data wheel.

yeah i figured that out . i just like to look at the color wave form in audacity instead of the lcd on the mpc and i can get it tight faster in audacity but hey with tap tempo what exactly does that do to the sample
thats like the only button on the mpc i dont touch

While playing the sample, count out the beats and hit the tap tempo to go along with it. It doesn't change the sample at all, it sets the BPM to match the sample.

right-O chap , off da subject-- i just read this thread this cat posted about what type of memory to get for his mpc 1000 and cats just ponced on him inculding you it was funny as hell , talkin bout sell ya mpc and makin beats on ya cell phone

lol! Yea that question is asked to too often. That's why the 2nd post from the top is always there, so people don't have to ask that. Some cats on this forum get very negative with repeated shit.

yaeh i here ya thas why if i got a (?) i serach the forum for like an hour before i post anything but appriciate ya help, BE EZ

SoulRebel718 wrote:yaeh i here ya thas why if i got a (?) i serach the forum for like an hour before i post anything but appriciate ya help, BE EZ

that's what you're supposed to do. glad to hear that you do that. Stay around here long enough, you'll see ppl asking the same question next year.


Welcome to the BOARDS

my first post was a ram question

now i scream at kids who make the same mistake. course, times have changed since then.

i can't believe i've had my mpc for almost a full year....quickest and best goddamn year of my life.

Same here Antonym, I got mine last December. I wish I would have known how cool MPCs were years ago.