stretch short samples endlessly

first post so hi all. Could you help a noob out, I got an MPC 1000 OS 2.something.

Not intending to use it for drums but rather layered stuff and some klick klick beep beep to accompany the analogue gadgets I have.

So my problem is when I got a descent sample I want to use or parts of it I mostly got 1 or 2 useable seconds there. I rather need it to play like a synth tho, with endless decay up to the point where I take my finger off the pads or even longer, sometimes even a few beats long.

Is there an easy way to accomplish that on the 1k or do I rather have to chop up the samples with something like wavelab and create loops that aren't recognisable as such and sound like one endless tone? When I tried chopping them on the MPC the start and end points were always audible in the end.

Sorry if this all sounds dumb, but the whole timestrech, reverb, delay search here on the forums didn't get me any further

thanks

bob

making seamless loops on an mpc takes a lot of practice.

I thought so.
So where is the mountain dojo with the white bearded shaolin monk who teaches me these secret arts?

its a lot easier to use a software wav editor to do this. i find that even when u make a "perfect" loop using software you still have to make minor adjustments on the mp for it to sound right

I use Wavelab for that.
It's kinda annoying, tho when you got all the samples on the installed hard drive of the MPC. So I check which sample I want to use, then transfer it to my comp, work with it and copy it back to the MPC

I'll try that asap sifu, thanks. Do you play around with attack or anything else to smoothen the whole thing even more?

That is all up to your own taste young padawan, don't be afraid to experiment, you won't break your machine. And don't ignore the ancient scrolls either, they might be cryptic but they show the path to enlightenment to those who have patience and perseverance.
If you will excuse me now, I must go comb my beard.

And don't forget...





Wax on, wax off.

The problem with trying to find seamless loop points is one of pitch.

To loop a sample is one thing, to make sure it is in the correct pitch is another and for that you would need full integer cycles otherwise the loop points will tune/detune over the loop tineline.

I have just created a bunch of multisamples for the MPCs that MPC Tutor will release, and they all had to be pitched perfectly in order to maintain tuning integrity.
I had to do this as the multisamples are all of orchestral strings etc and therefore will clerly reveal any cockups.

If you need precision looping and tuning, then use an external editor and dump into the MPC and then adjust to taste.