workflow tips for creating kits

i'm new to the MPC. i have the 2500.

i have a bunch of drums and sounds. now, is it me or is it a time consuming task to choose the sounds you want to use and create kits (programs) that you want to use?

i don't want to spend most of my time creating kits when i'm ready to make music.

so, do you all have a certain workflow you use? do you create kits specifically for songs you are creating at the moment? or do you create your kits ahead of time and pull them up when you want them?

maybe i just need to set aside some time and create kits. an auto-assign feature would be great for the MPC. like creating a folder with 64 samples or less and perform an auto assign function that assigns the samples automatically to pads and banks.

i don't want to spend most of my time creating kits when i'm ready to make music.
That's a part of "the game" (Yeah Ant I said it, lmbao)

so, do you all have a certain workflow you use?
Yes

do you create kits specifically for songs you are creating at the moment?
Sometimes

or do you create your kits ahead of time and pull them up when you want them?
Sometimes

maybe i just need to set aside some time and create kits.
Yes u do, it's a big part of your craft, take the time to do it and do it right, don't halfstep.

Don't get lazy and start using default sounds everywhere.

Layer, twist and tweak sounds to make your own creations...

the good thing about taking time out to create kits is that you will remember how they sound and when you're working on a track or looking for a certain vibe you will remember "that kit" you made and load it up and it will save you the time of looking through each sound and waiting to create a kit.

finding which sounds work together is part of making music. If you don't have your sounds organized, you are not ready yet.

xpressive wrote:i don't want to spend most of my time creating kits when i'm ready to make music.

I know this is cheating, but I got a homie who finds my drums off of vinyl, and organizes all my sounds for me in the triton, mpc 1000 and 4000 format, and on cd. Saves me time.

i appreciate all the responses. it seems as though my post was understood to imply that i'm not willing to create my own kits. no, that's not the case.

i'm a keyboard player/sequencer. so, i'm definitely familiar with finding sounds that work together and knowing my kits. i'm just used to turning my machine on, pulling up patches, and starting to sequence when the idea hits. even with assigning samples across the 61 keys on my keyboard, there's a way to auto-assign them. so, it's just a bit of a change for me to use the mpc as my sequencer and brains of the operation. it'll just take some getting used to.

i was just asking questions about how others put their kits together to see if i was going about assigning samples "the hard way". now that i know that i'm not, it's all good. i'll adapt.

thanks again!

xpressive wrote:a bit of a change for me to use the mpc as my sequencer and brains of the operation. it'll just take some getting used to.

Yeah, that happens when you take yourself outta your comfort zone, attempting to innovate, create, and/or improve your workflow/processes. You'll be fine though.

TonyB wrote:I know this is cheating, but I got a homie who finds my drums off of vinyl, and organizes all my sounds for me in the triton, mpc 1000 and 4000 format, and on cd. Saves me time.

Is that Pete Rock/Madlib/MF Doom speaking?