2500 and some issues

initialy, i was using the mpc because its all i know. I hate using computers for anything other than recording. I cant edit, cant do screw all on a computer. but give me an external device (turntable, mpc, 505-100110) and i can at least string a song together.

i use computers but i HATE using computers for Music. It is un-inspiring for me.

mabye i am not specific enough with my samples in the past which is something i am looking into at the moment.

after using the 2500 for 3days straight i must say it is a nifty little machine after all. Still not appreciating the memory though!


PS: The Aussies will win the 2010 world cup

I think the original poster never had a 2000.

Australia is a lame duck. Unfortunately France looks really good. F@G.

not that i have anything to prove but i wouldnt have come on this forum WHATSOEVER if the damn floppy drive on my 2000 carked itself.

now i did i am glad tho

lipton wrote:not that i have anything to prove but i wouldnt have come on this forum WHATSOEVER if the damn floppy drive on my 2000 carked itself.

now i did i am glad tho

you're pretty stupid. Just my opinion

If you could have bought a G5 then why didn't you!?

The specs were clearly available for you before you bought the thing

lipton, I think you should have picked up an MV-8000 or something similar if you need a drum machine to do what you are intending it to do. Otherwise, software would be the most logical choice for you.

Spirez wrote:If you could have bought a G5 then why didn't you!?

The specs were clearly available for you before you bought the thing

already have one

i know the mv 8000 is more suited now. tryin to return my 2500

Well, that's that. You have the tool of your dreams that will not cramp your creative process with remixing 3 minute loops. But you still could have saved yourself plenty of heartache and money by buying something that is more suited for that application. Even the MV is subpar for what you decribed you want to do. There are numerous software applications that will do a much better job. These software programs are what the 'pros' use for remixing. An MV or MPC can't really duplicate what these software programs do. Its not even close.

But you probably already know this..so good luck with the MV.

jahrome wrote:Well, that's that. You have the tool of your dreams that will not cramp your creative process with remixing 3 minute loops. But you still could have saved yourself plenty of heartache and money by buying something that is more suited for that application. Even the MV is subpar for what you decribed you want to do. There are numerous software applications that will do a much better job. These software programs are what the 'pros' use for remixing. An MV or MPC can't really duplicate what these software programs do. Its not even close.

But you probably already know this..so good luck with the MV.

I agree with you j, but at the end of the day the turntable is what I want to use and manipulate. Can you give me an example of who the 'pros' are that use this software you speak of? I am really unfamilar with that aspect of pc software things. sorry to sound ignorant.

i may have a 'fix' for u.
bear with me a sec ill try and explain what im thinkin.

y dont u play the tracks from ur turntable.,
cut all the Stabs, loops, drums,
and use the mp to make programs to "blend" tracks together, even using tempo shift , surely you wouldnt need more than 30 per track max this way,, unless ur after acca's ..etc

i am thinkn sum mad fun could be had with a hdx and mpc,, mmm sample to vinyl

i don't understand what yuo trying to do...
are yuo gonna try make old skool bombsquad style tracks ?
e.g recording a long segment of track then adding other elements(e.g drums,stabs ,guitar licks in via yor turntables??
if this the case then mutitrack software such as cool edit is probbly what yuo should be using and a lot cheaper than hardware...
i've made quite a few tracks in this way

didnt djs do megamixes with turntablles once upon a time??

SKUMBAG wrote:or a little SKUMBAG trick i sometimes used before i got the ram upgrade, before putting long samples on Flash card use audio program(sound recorder if ur pov) to increase speed, then once loaded on mpc just tune it wayy wayy down, good in chop shop, - its a Pretty **** tactic but it saved ram

I just thought about that trick...if it really saves you memory, it must discard some of the data in your WAV file. So after you tuned it down again, you will have lost some of the high frequencies, depending on how much you increased it beforehand. But I'm sure you're aware of that.

But it's actually a pretty cool way to resample your sounds, for example in the 2500 which does not have resampling. Just Tune your sample up, resample it via the Main Outs, and Tune it down again by the same amount. That way you have in fact resampled your sound to a lower sampling rate.

On how to convert semitones into speed, and thus sampling rate percentage, use this:
http://mp3.deepsound.net/eng/samples_calculs.php


Cheers,
Stilo.

lipton wrote:yea all akai ram.

i dont want to change to roland, but the sample time is too small.

if i have 128 installed, record a 3 min sample use chop shop then record another 3 min sample. use chop shop then record another 3 min sample. (for a megamix) is it possible?

or each time do i have to clear the ram then record again.

i want to have about 10 different type of drum kits/programs at once.
is this possible

wow 3 minutes , it can be alot easier jus by samplin it into pieces man instead of loadin it haha thas too much .

that aint a bad idea.

i wish i was the manual.