Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
By dwill44 Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:09 am
Hello my name is denzel, and I'm new to the site. I've owned my mpc 2000xl for 1 year now and I still haven't learned how to use the zone effectively...I know how to adjust the zone but not sure how to assign it to the pads for use, could somebody help me out?
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By Krux Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:24 am
After you get the zones set, hit edit, and slice sound (this option comes up automatically once you hit edit). you can either create a new program, or have the zones put into the 'current' program. If you don't create a new program, you have to go into program mode, into the assign screen, and manually assign each of the zones to 'available' pads using the the data wheel.
If you create a new program, you still have to assign the zones to the pads you want. And to select that program to use the sounds in a sequence on the main screen, select the track you want to record to and down on the bottom row of the screen when it says 'Drum 1' etc, hightlight that, and select drum 2 or drum 3 or whatever the new program is with the data wheel.

Note: Once you get the start / end points good for each zone, if you then open a different screen (eg. trim, loop, or ANY other screen) you loose those settings you just entered in the zone section. This is something small but it does suck. I've done that a few times by accident and it's a pin in the a$$ to re-zone the sample.

Hope that helps
PEACE

By dwill44 Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:23 am
Dope kid thanks a lot...other than that I'm pretty nice with the other functions, but thanks a bunch your dope

By ntalec Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:29 am
:shock: :roll:
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By Lampdog Sun Oct 23, 2005 3:54 pm
Yo, D, welcome to the boards and have fun with that zoning thing.

By ntalec Sun Oct 23, 2005 5:08 pm
Talk about kind hearted.
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By Lampdog Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:21 pm
ntalec wrote:Talk about kind hearted.


I do that from time to time. It aint regular though.