pitch changing

I don't want to change the tempo of the sample is there a way to change the pitch by itself without getting that f'ed up quality it gives you if you do pitch shift option under trim- edit on the 2500?

I don't know if you use software but if you do try Recycle or Peak made by Bias if you use Mac.

yes in edit!

Yes it's called "pitch shift". While in the trim screen press "edit".

Why did you delete your explanation?

_Stilo_ wrote:Why did you delete your explanation?

LOL,I accidentally confused Timestretch with Pitch shift. Timestretch sounds unnatural after more than a 20% up or down, at least with the MPC. I have a PC program that will let me squeeze 30% up or down and the sample still sounds pretty good.

Upright wrote:Yes it's called "pitch shift". While in the trim screen press "edit".

I quote from the thread starter:
"is there a way to change the pitch by itself without getting that f'ed up quality it gives you if you do pitch shift option under trim- edit on the 2500?"


Yes , the trim->edit pitch shift on the mpc is complete and utter shit. Adobe audtion is alright, but you should experiment with other computer software and other hardware samplers (if you want to buy one). Get an Eventide H3000. Rayyt cheap....... not!

jimmie wrote:

Upright wrote:Yes it's called "pitch shift". While in the trim screen press "edit".

I quote from the thread starter:
"is there a way to change the pitch by itself without getting that f'ed up quality it gives you if you do pitch shift option under trim- edit on the 2500?"


Yes , the trim->edit pitch shift on the mpc is complete and utter ****. Adobe audtion is alright, but you should experiment with other computer software and other hardware samplers (if you want to buy one). Get an Eventide H3000. Rayyt cheap....... not!

LOL,Actually there are two ways to pitch your samples. The first way would be considered normal pitching or 'tuning', to pitch your sample this way from the trim screen highlight the sample name and press the window key then highlight 'tune' and change the value, this method of pitching also effects the lenght and speed of the sample. The second way is by using the pitch shift function under edit. Sorry about the confusion, just trying to help here.

yo upright what is the name of your pc program for pitching 30 pour cent
with good sound??

funk doc wrote:yo upright what is the name of your pc program for pitching 30 pour cent
with good sound??

It's a fairly cheap program that I use to clean up audio(popping from vinyl and a little mastering) It's called Magix Audio Cleaning Lab 10. I believe version 12 is out now but like I said it's a cheap program( $39.99) it has a lot of features though and a pretty big effects section which is where the time stretching is done.

Here's a link with the info:

http://www.magix.com/us/audio-cleaning-lab/detail/

Try Audacity first before paying for something, it's free and better than the MPC effects as well.

_Stilo_ wrote:Try Audacity first before paying for something, it's free and better than the MPC effects as well.

True that. Although the Magix program timestretch function offers more and works a little better, when compared to the mpc's timestretch Audacity is the better choice when it comes to timestretching.

I use cool edit pro to pitch my samples. I also use the mpc 2500 tuning function. Then I timestretch my sample to my desired liking.