DRUM MUTES ON MIXDOWN??

Antonym wrote:1 sequence beats are doomed to simplicity and a lack of creative motivation...utilize song mode and program the hell out of your songs.

I honestly don't usually use a sequence more than once. There's always something cutting out, or droppin in, and then all the different combinations of these variables. Most of my beats are at least 20 sequences. You got 99 sequences available, why not use 'em?

I don't see what muting out drums at mixdown has to do with how many sequences you use. You could make make 99 different sequences or one really long sequence in which you tapped out the drums all in one pass to add variety. The question was about muting drums during mixdown. People do it all the time. What if you do all of your mutes in the MPC, then realize after the vocals are recorded that the drops would be better off in another spot? Do you go back into the MPC and reprogram it, or do you, gasp!, do the drops in the DAW?

If I feel there's a dope drop or break that belongs in a certain spot, no doubt it's done in the MPC. All of the main programming is done there. But again, doing some drops on the fly with the vocals works to capture the full vibe of the entire song, not just the "beat". In all my years, I don't think I've ever worked on a session with another producer where they didn't mute stuff during mixdown, even though they've programmed the hell out of the track before it was dumped.
Peace

yea it's good to utilize ALL Tools that you have at your fingertips. sticking to just one unit won't make your track better...

i think dropping in the DAW is better, because u competely silence out all noise, while if umute in the MPC, it records as silent noise.