Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
By livefrmliny Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:55 pm
OK guys i got the samples chopped...theyre ready to go... i sequence them at the right tempo and after I play it back there is spaces and pauses between some of the chopps...I turned the quantize off and even used it after the fact and im still getting pauses... :shock:
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By badsign Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:03 pm
i read the mpc2000xl essentially fades out the last 30ms or so of the sample and so when sampling, a lot of people will record the samples with some silence at the end.

if you already go the samples recorded, i read also that you can record a bit of silence into the machine as a new sample and then just copy/paste it onto the end of your current samples.

im not 100% sure this describes your problem but it sounds very familiar to that topic. i'll see if i cant dig up that thread and post it for ya.
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By badsign Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:08 pm
dubmunkey wrote:if your using a loop and have forgotten to add silence at the end (this is usually done to compensate for the mpc fading down the last 30ms of the sample- causing a gap in your loop) - go into sample and sample some silence- you only need a second....

then save that silence and open your loop, put the start point at the very end (therefore the same as your end point), go into edit and find the insert sound function and then insert the silence sample- this will then add the silence onto the end of your loop, meaning it will loop properly and means you don't have to use software for doing this- a nice tip for those who sometimes only have their mpc with them....

greg


http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=7166&highlight=30ms

read that whole thread cuz there's more talk about this issue as well..

ez bruv n good luck wit that
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By Perks Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:36 pm
The mono advice might work . Also if the bpm is set slower than the actual sample it could cause a slight gap. U could try to tune the samples down a little so itd stretch them out or speed up the bpm slightly to cancel out the gap.

By livefrmliny Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:15 pm
Does end margin in the zone edit option have anything to do with it???
I set the value to 99 and it helped a little but i still cant quite get it right...
maybe my chops are a little off???
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By Perks Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:41 pm
yup, that could help. or u could try to timestretch it as well.

u could go to the rechopping route if it just aint workin out
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By badsign Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:11 pm
Lord Toranaga wrote:practice makes perfect


amen my brotha