Post your views and questions about the Akai MPC2500
By Gus B Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:50 pm
is it possible to downsample to 12bit to get the old akai sampler sound?
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By Lampdog Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:34 pm
Maybe it's in the manual whether you can resample or not.


The 2500 is not made with old akai electronics so that "sound" "coloring" will not be there.
By Gus B Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:57 pm
had look in the manual before but not in there.

there is an effect but not sure it sounds the same, more distortion sounds

thanks
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By Lampdog Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:07 pm
bit grunger maybe.

of course it won't sound the same, it's not an old akai machine.
By capsella Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:20 pm
you could downsample on a computer first, then xfer to your mpc.

-c
By dtaa pla muk Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:05 pm
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jjos manual wrote:A sample can be converting into the sound of 4-12 bits.
F2(OVER W) = An overwrite convert is carried out with the set value.
F3(ALL) = The overwrite convert of all the samples is carried out with the set value.
If PAD13-PAD16 is pressed, the audition of the present set point can be performed.
If PAD01-PAD12 is pressed, it can try listening an original sound.
Notes: File size does not change after convert.


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jjos manual wrote:The output of two oscillators is mixed and a metallic sound is made.
Frequency: 100Hz-5000Hz
WAVE :Sine,Square.
Mix: 1-10
Note: An audition is possible even if it press PAD13-PAD16.

http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~mpc1000/
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By Lampdog Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:02 am
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By Gus B Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:44 am
ah, so jj os it is... has anyone compared the 12bit on that to say an akai S950 - that was my other option, but the jj os would be quicker
By Spirit Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:45 pm
...can't really comment on the jjos but in a nutshell pretty much every system will sound slightly different - how much that that difference is worth is your call.

Every system will colour the sound in a slightly different way on both input and output. You can push the input on a hardware sampler but can't with resampling and the 2500s filters & DACS aren't the same as the 900/950s

You also gotta keep in mind that systems deal with samples differently - one reason the old E-mu SP's sound the way they do isn't just because of the filters it's because of how, for example, they treat a sped up, pitched down sample internally, i think part of it is sample skipping... (but don't quote me on that lol)
By Mastermindsmusik Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:48 pm
Nym wrote:Image

jjos manual wrote:A sample can be converting into the sound of 4-12 bits.
F2(OVER W) = An overwrite convert is carried out with the set value.
F3(ALL) = The overwrite convert of all the samples is carried out with the set value.
If PAD13-PAD16 is pressed, the audition of the present set point can be performed.
If PAD01-PAD12 is pressed, it can try listening an original sound.
Notes: File size does not change after convert.


Image

jjos manual wrote:The output of two oscillators is mixed and a metallic sound is made.
Frequency: 100Hz-5000Hz
WAVE :Sine,Square.
Mix: 1-10
Note: An audition is possible even if it press PAD13-PAD16.

http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~mpc1000/


Lmao, that is hilarious
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By EducatedHands Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:53 pm
Gus B wrote:ah, so jj os it is... has anyone compared the 12bit on that to say an akai S950 - that was my other option, but the jj os would be quicker

i can assure you no one could tell the difference. HAH.
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By dablunt Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:05 pm
Lampdog wrote:Image


So many people fall in to this category, its amazing that they can even read the price tag of the Gear they buy.
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By itslikezacanduh Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:27 pm
dablunt wrote:
Lampdog wrote:Image


So many people fall in to this category, its amazing that they can even read the price tag of the Gear they buy.


For people that got it, it's a lot easier to spend money and ask questions later than to do research or RTM.

I think on every board I've ever been on, no matter the subject, the search feature was never utilized to its potential (judging from the repeated posts on the same topics, over and over and over).