tried the bit converter for the first time, whats ur opinion

i like how it sounds on samples when i put it to 12 bit

but it kinda makes drums sound crappy

the bad part is then it's hard to get your sounds to blend when you have it on the samples but no the drums

i gotta figure sumthin out with that

yeah

Click try this

hey - i wanted to see what the link led to but it said im not authorised read that forum...

whats this secret forum business?!

lol yea it aint work for me either?

poundaproblem wrote:lol yea it aint work for me either?

+1

lol
lamp fckukin up
posting the secret area51 from the mpc forums

i don't mess with the bitrate, instead mostly just the sampling freq. that's the more desirous effect in my opinion. but remember this is a 1 time destructive thing - if you pitch your sample afterwards, you'll also be pitching the applied downsampling. this can sound really cool but it's not at all the way these things usually work.

99% of the time i apply these kinds of effects in daw, where they're more controllable and you can do more with them/undo more with them.

for example: this is my ultimate favorite bit crusher vst:


http://www.kvraudio.com/get/1976.html

Multiband Bitcrusher I is a multiple bitcrush & downsample plug-in. It selects 4 frequency bands from the incoming signal - Low; Middle Low; Middle High; High - and then processes them through the bitcrusher and/or the grinder. Frequency cut-off point for each band is selectable in a variable range depending on the band; unselected frequencies are cut.

Features:

* 4 selectable frequency ranges:
1. Low band (250/500 Hz)
2. Middle-Low Band (500/2000 Hz)
3. Middle-High Band. (2000/8000 Hz)
4. High band (7000/16000 Hz)
* Selective Bitcrush & Downsample for each band.
* Additional "grind" for each band to squash more your signal.
* Additional gain for each band.
* Mute-solo-bypass for each band for better control of the bitcrushing process.
* Enabling/disabling post filter for each band.

ah man. I feel down now. Dang Lamp...lol

That bitcrusher looks good, nym, id like to try that. The link at kvr seems to be down though, would you mind mailing me it?

i'll see what i can do - it's on my daw, which is disassembled after my relocation.

I'm a big fan of down-sampling drum sounds to the max (especially bass drums/noises), but I like grindy Gridlock-style industrial noises, so that might explain that. Bottom line, the MPC bit converter has a fairly distinctive sound, which you either like and use, or don't like and find other methods to achieve the effect you're looking for. No tool is completely universal.

-t