Tracking Beats

Whats The Best Way To Track Out My MPC Drum Tracks N Stuff Yo

run cables from the outputs of the mpc to the inputs of your audio interface

run cables from the outputs of the mpc to the inputs of your digital recorder

run cables from the outputs of the mpc to the inputs of your analog recorder

here's the way i do it...your method might be different.

first, i only sequence loops in the mpc. i just build up a track and play it live using track mutes. once i'm convinced i have all my loops in order, i'll mute every track.

i thencopy a sequence out for each track i have a mute for + 1. so if i have 16 loops, i'll copy it out to 17 sequences.

the first one i leave muted, then i scroll through each sequence, unmuting a track in sequential order.

then i go to song mode, and set the first sequence to blank, next sequence to #2, muted, #3, muted, #4, etc...

the muted bars in between allow you to catch the tails of your other sequences without it chopping off. you can chop it later if you want.

this way you can record everything into your DAW in one shot, and use the scissors and DAW to arrange your song.

works for me...

Rino242 wrote:Whats The Best Way To Track Out My MPC Drum Tracks N Stuff Yo

Well the "best" way would be to buy a Pro Tools HD system, SSL desk, pro outboard, compressors etc etc, or pay 1000's a day hiring a pro studio to do it for you.
But without you giving any information on your personal set up, its a bit hard to help you.

There is no 'Best' way to do anything, so maybe you should tell us what equipment you are working with and we could suggest the VARIOUS METHODS available to you.

High end gear will not somehow make a wack beat sound good, the pioneers of hip-hop used basic gear to produce many of the classic tracks we all know and love. WACK IN=WACK OUT.

What MPC you have?
What DAW you have?
What audio interface you have?
What mixer you have (if any)?
How many outs your MPC has?
What digital I/O do you have?
What Midi synths you have?
What experience do you have?
What do YOU do?


Do us all a favour dude, DONT TRIPLE POST. Bump up your old threads if you still want answers....

Whats The Best Way To Track Out My MPC Drum Tracks N Stuff Yo?

I Got A MPC 1K Rite Now N I wuz wonderin wut do you guyz do or use ta track out yall beats...like do u do each thing seperate and or wa interface do u use........Or Lol ...do u do it manually?

Wat Do The Pros Do Wen They Make A Beat With Their MPC and Stuffs....Do They track it out manually wth a mbox or how do they do it...or better yet how do u guyz do it...?


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