pad hit > double/triple triggering?

I bought a 4 year old mpc-2kxl.

When i hit a pad in a certain way i get double/tripple triggering. I have to concentrate to get a good single trigger.

Is this due to worn pads or do you have to practice tapping single hits?

practice hitting the pads in different spots on the pad. You'll eventually figure out what works best for you and you'll get it after a few weeks of practice..

/agreed

I thought there might be a problem too be after a nice little blaze session I zoned out and start practice with different parts of the pads and found a couple spots I could hit as hard as I needed without double/triple triggering the pad. Practice makes perfect.

this is off topic but i got an idea from the suggestion of hitting the pad in different places...

i think this would be would be great for drum programs, it's not possible on any mpc that exist now as far as i know???.... anyway it would be nice if each pad had different touch sensitive zones where if you would hit the pad in the middle you would get the full sound, and the further out you hit the pad the shorter the decay would get and it would also be nice if you could have different settings on each pad for example: a snare could have shorter decay and also increasing attack time the further out you get so you could get some nice ghost hits or a more brushed snare if you leave out the decay.... also crossfading between sounds, a snare set up with the shorter decay setting could with each also hit fade to a closed hihat or perhaps another snare..... oooohhhhh the possibilitys increase the more i think about it

i know you can already do this.. BUT if you say, wanted to use a snare with the shorter decay function you would have to use up all the pads on the 16 levels function.... or have only one sound on the fader which also leaves you whith only one hand for playing the pads...

personally i dont hit the pads, i push/squeeze them but i would still find it usefull and i think it' would be even more usefull for those who hit the pads and play them live

m-prez wrote:I bought a 4 year old mpc-2kxl.

When i hit a pad in a certain way i get double/tripple triggering. I have to concentrate to get a good single trigger.

Is this due to worn pads or do you have to practice tapping single hits?

this is probably becaused you have to change the pads from POLY to MONO. this is in PROGRAMS then PARAMETERS and its on the bottom right part of that screen. just press a pad and change it to MONO, and do it to all the pads. this is how to do it on the 2000. not the XL.

that would be a dope product to develop...
the pads on the fantom are kinda like that but it's not by where you hit on the pad it's by velocity...

psitech wrote:this is off topic but i got an idea from the suggestion of hitting the pad in different places...

i think this would be would be great for drum programs, it's not possible on any mpc that exist now as far as i know???.... anyway it would be nice if each pad had different touch sensitive zones where if you would hit the pad in the middle you would get the full sound, and the further out you hit the pad the shorter the decay would get and it would also be nice if you could have different settings on each pad for example: a snare could have shorter decay and also increasing attack time the further out you get so you could get some nice ghost hits or a more brushed snare if you leave out the decay.... also crossfading between sounds, a snare set up with the shorter decay setting could with each also hit fade to a closed hihat or perhaps another snare..... oooohhhhh the possibilitys increase the more i think about it

i know you can already do this.. BUT if you say, wanted to use a snare with the shorter decay function you would have to use up all the pads on the 16 levels function.... or have only one sound on the fader which also leaves you whith only one hand for playing the pads...

personally i dont hit the pads, i push/squeeze them but i would still find it usefull and i think it' would be even more usefull for those who hit the pads and play them live

m-prez wrote:I bought a 4 year old mpc-2kxl.

When i hit a pad in a certain way i get double/tripple triggering. I have to concentrate to get a good single trigger.

Is this due to worn pads or do you have to practice tapping single hits?

when I first got my mpc I wasnt hitting the pads right. dosnt seem like there's a right and wrong way, but i think there is. like lamp said it might take a bit to get used to. hit your pads in the center. dont be afraid to bang 'em!

Is there a way to bring up the velocity (real-time, no post-processing) without full level and without banging harder

I like to be gentle with the pads still have good dynamic range.

^^^

use full level

Try to hit the pad with the fleshiest part of your fingertip, and avoid hitting with your nails.

I noticed when I first started using mine that when I sit down and hit a pad it double triggered. WTF??? But If I stand up over it, it does what it's supposed to do... triggers once. Try that.

make sure you lift your finger off it after you hit, if you rest the tip on the pad after the hit you are more likely to get a double strigger.

LOL yo that used to drive me crazy when I first started. Its interesting because I actually used the double hit in one of my beats as and effect. Almost like a ghost snare. I did this just last night. Strange. Beat is crazy.

damn I couldn't play the mpc live without the double hit stuff!!!! but yeah like everyone else its mad wierd at first... take your finger off str8 after you hit it to get a single and flatten out your fingertip and leave it there for a bit longer for 2 hits..

check this out... couldn't do it without double hits
http://www.4shared.com/file/557327/f8e1 ... pcomp.html

I' m getting better with doing mpc drum sessions, it's fun!

I got a tip for the turntablist producers. Use your twiddle crossfader technique to do fast drum fills.