Reviews and questions about the entry-level MPC500
By tymeAw8z Mon May 14, 2007 4:46 pm
How can I convert a sequence into a .wav file on the mpc500.

Currently, im running L/R audio cables out of the MPC into my computer's digital Sound card input, and recording the ouput-ed audio in real-time with Sound Forge. This sucks azz, ther must be an easier way.
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By Lithion Mon May 14, 2007 8:25 pm
yea there is, you can re-record it as a sample. IT's called re-sampling

Push Mode > Record

then scroll the data wheel over until you reach the record function

change the option from rec In to Main, then push play


It will save your song as a new sample in .wav form

you can then transfer the new .wav file via USB
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By lovesign Mon May 14, 2007 9:30 pm
If you have the memory available :)

And it still takes as long. No better really.
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By Lithion Mon May 14, 2007 9:52 pm
lovesign wrote:If you have the memory available :)

And it still takes as long. No better really.


it may or may not be 'better', but he still deserves to have the knowledge. There is no good reason not to explain re-sampling to somebody. Instead of saying 'nope' and posting a link to a video about something he already knows how to do, thats kinda wack to do dogg.
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By Lampdog Tue May 15, 2007 1:31 am
AND point to it in the manual so that knowledge can be referenced in the future at the touch of a manual.
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By lovesign Tue May 15, 2007 8:43 am
He asked if there was an easier way. I said no, as re-sampling is no easier (or more difficult) than doing what he does already. Either way, it takes the same length of time and requires a hook up to a computer.

Horses for courses.

Check my post history and I'll think you find I'm not in the business of "whackin' dawgs" as you so succinctly put it :?

Quite the opposite actually :)

And as Lampdog says, it's all in the manual.
By tymeAw8z Mon May 21, 2007 2:47 pm
thanks for the answers
By jsmirl Tue May 29, 2007 12:32 am
im resampling a sequence that i made from a song righ tnow, but every time i resample from the main out, and assign it to a pad, the sound quality goes way down hill... whats up with this?