Tuning Samples on the MPC

Was wondering if anyone had any thoughts about tuning samples (for example horn stabs) with a chromatic tuner in program mode. As in if I sampled a horn stab and in program shifted the pitch down or up and wanted to hit another note perfectly... Is there an easier way to do this to get perfect pitches of pitch shifting samples?

Thismachinekills wrote:Was wondering if anyone had any thoughts about tuning samples (for example horn stabs) with a chromatic tuner in program mode. As in if I sampled a horn stab and in program shifted the pitch down or up and wanted to hit another note perfectly... Is there an easier way to do this to get perfect pitches of pitch shifting samples?

Dude if you want to get chromatic pitch just open the sample in keygroup programs that is what it is made for!!!

But the catch is that you need to now the pitch of your sample to assign it right in a keyspan and the root note. Also one sample is not enough to cover a full 88 keyboard you will need about 7 to 8 additional samples to properly map the samples over the keyboard.

However if you just want to stay within an octave like the traditional mpcs 16 levels pitch load the sample in C3 set the low keyrange to C2 and the upper keyrange to C3 to get that RZA effects.

Or you can do it the way you thought make a zillion copies of the sample up them on different pads and tune each sample to different pitches as you wish. But like I said previous a sample can only be pitch a few semitones before it sounds unnatural that is why you need several samples at various pitches.

Understand you are using real sounds not synth sounds.

P.S. read the manual too.

I know I could make a keygroup, but you are right it does start sounding unnatural once the pitch starts tuning up our down past a certain point because well the sample gets to over bent and just sounds wierd. I was saying just for like three stabs like a 3rd and a fifth about like a sampled stab at E and then a A and C, I guess I could make a keygroup but I just havent gotten perfect pitches in the past from doing that, I mean perfect enough to play a piano over and have them perfect but I guess I will work them more... They seem to be off a little bit when I let the mpc set up the samples from C.. I guess the easiest would be to take the 7 samples at what like c an f# up the octaves and then tune everything individual with a tuner... I was just offering a suggestion to people, I guess I should have said does anyone tune there sample with a tuner after making keygroups, because mine arent always on pitch!

Yeah I am talking about real samples, with a synth I just seqeunce those with midi or play them live..

P.s I have read the manual a few times in the 4 years that I have owned a mpc, and for the things I want to do, I have actually learned more from your posts and the newbie bible then I ever learned from the manual!!! Thanks for all the tips!!! I would love to hear any tips that you have for using logic with an mpc!!

Also you actually can just use one sample and in program assign it to different pads then adjust the tuning right there.

Yeah that is right but it depends on what you are after, natural sounding traditional instruments or some wild unique sound design effect?