Gather round and share tipz specifically for the 500!

Yall know wassup i know they already have a thread like this but some of them u can only do with other mps so go ahead and let the tips begin.

I hear people complain that they cant save filters modes in programs.Jus save the entire memory thats what i do it works evertime no problem.

If u have a long sample on vynil use the pitch adjust on your turntable and record it into the 500 then you can pitch it down to its original state in the 500 which helps with conserving ram.

any other tipz are welcome and well appreciated

Be carful inserting ram. clips have been known to break on early models.

Practice!

Thatz a good tip lol but there may be something somebody else doesnt know so thats y this thread is here my young cricket knowledge is essential to production lol i felt like some old Chinese wise man when i said that.But yea my ninja this thread is to spread knowledge to other ninjas dat dont know squat or wanna know more capabilities other than what the manual gives them.

Thread is kind of redundant since if any of us loyal 500 posters find something new, we pretty much immediately write about it in the 500 forum.

"use the pitch adjust on your turntable and record it into the 500 then you can pitch it down to its original state in the 500 which helps with conserving ram."

no need to conserve when the 500 ships with 16mb, or 128mb with the upgrade. This tip was mainly for SP-12/1200 users who only had 10 seconds of sample time. It's pointless to still do this now.
I'll post some tips when I finally get home to use the machine. I bought it a week ago and been away from it for the last 5 days!

roxstar wrote:"use the pitch adjust on your turntable and record it into the 500 then you can pitch it down to its original state in the 500 which helps with conserving ram."

no need to conserve when the 500 ships with 16mb, or 128mb with the upgrade. This tip was mainly for SP-12/1200 users who only had 10 seconds of sample time. It's pointless to still do this now.
I'll post some tips when I finally get home to use the machine. I bought it a week ago and been away from it for the last 5 days!

There's actually still a good use for this technique since ram is not an issue.
This comes in handy for making your samples a bit more grainy.
Since the 500 can't reduce bit depths and sample rates like the 2000xl or JJOS for the 1000 & 2500, combine this technique with a small to moderate amount with the bit grunger effect afterwards.

Study & Practice... the MPC will teach you itself, you just got to get to know it... once you learn all the basic functions then that's when other creative ideas come into play...The more you practice the ideas will hit you ...at least this holds truth for myself... I've had the 500 almost a year now and still find myself discovering new techniques... My official advice would be ...Don't be scared to try new things, experiment, or in ninja terms, become one with your machine!

Well said Cold Snap.
Think out of the box!
Eks. use the solo function to vary your beats live by having different rythms on each of the 12 first tracks.