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By djadonis206 Wed May 05, 2004 6:41 pm
Do you keep the 1000, hit the streets make some $ and buy a Z4 or Z8 sampler or sell your 1000 hit the streets make some $ and buy a MPC4000

this 16bit is getting me down - I'd like to keep the 1000 and rack up a Z4 or Z8 and go from there

thoughts?

By Mindtravel Wed May 05, 2004 7:02 pm
So your looking at 24 bit sampling as the primary reason to switch??
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By deity13 Thu May 06, 2004 2:26 am
[this 16bit is getting me down - I'd like to keep the 1000 and rack up a Z4 or Z8 and go from there

thoughts?[/quote]

so you don't like the overall sound of the 1000 16bit and that's why you want 24 bit?

By tiger vomitt Thu May 06, 2004 4:35 pm
normally i dont dig 16 bit anything but i think the 1k sounds great.

i just wanted to post to say the chicks in your avatar are so fine.
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By djadonis206 Thu May 06, 2004 6:24 pm
tiger vomitt wrote:normally i dont dig 16 bit anything but i think the 1k sounds great.

i just wanted to post to say the chicks in your avatar are so fine.


So here's my next question then - how can I get my samples out of the computer that I load up into the 1000 to sound as clean and crisp as they do in the computer - after awhile of working on the MPC the samples start to sound dull (feel me?)

Hot girls make the world go round!

By tiger vomitt Thu May 06, 2004 8:42 pm
hmm i find myself wondering how to keep the awesome mpc's color when going from mpc to computer! i always feel like it gets too thin when i bounce it into my DAW. the mpc's sound is really beefy. i think if you use the spdif outs to go to your PC you'll avoid the coloration from the mpc's converters, or whatever is is exactly that adds that color. i think.
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By djadonis206 Thu May 06, 2004 8:53 pm
Word

So I'm sitting here @ work thinking to myself - preamp - Like a good tube amp to run my MPC through to give it some character

I should correct myself - I'm not necessarily looking for a clean sound but unique - I really like that Scream Distortion in Reason - if I could insert that over my MPC tracks to give it some real flavor I'd be happy (I'm pretty happy though, lifes wonderful and the MPC blows up tough - don't get me wrong)

Suggestions on preamps?

I heard the Sans Amp is coo'

By tiger vomitt Thu May 06, 2004 9:05 pm
yeah scream is really cool. a sansamp is gonna sound a little extreme to run a whole thing thru. it's basically a distortion pedal, usually it's used to mix in with the clean signal. ive used it that way and it's great for that.

as for preamps or compressor, that's an easy answer cuz that is basically the whole world of mixing and studio gear, etc.

i use all kinds of stuff here on my mpc tracks. i wouldnt wanna limit myself to only one sound to process it with ya know?

maybe you should get a UAD card and use that once youve recorded your mpc tracks to PC.
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By djadonis206 Thu May 06, 2004 10:20 pm
I have a tube compressor - maybe I'll start running everything thu that - I also use a filter factory - You could turn the filter off and just use the Buzz thing over there on the left of the green box

But back to the sans amps - your saying use it as a SEND instead of a INSERT?

With aux outs on the MPC your not stuck with placing something like that over your whole mix

Good stuff

By elmacaco Fri May 07, 2004 1:42 am
Yo Adonis,

What's the chick on the right's number ? ;)

By mpc3000 Fri May 07, 2004 2:46 pm
MPC1000 User is curious....

for like-minded MPC User. Must be into to trying new beats and alternate pad-pressing styles. Willing to share midi connection is a plus.

Does your plug fit my socket?
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By djadonis206 Fri May 07, 2004 3:38 pm
I dun fuc'd around and installed OS X on my computer last night - updated Logic 6 and Reason 2.5 with this Core Audio shzzt so now there's little to no LATENCY AT ALL

LATENCY drove me back to the MPC - aw shzzt