Reviews and questions about the entry-level MPC500
User avatar
By DPM Sun Sep 14, 2008 2:04 am
http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=101700&hilit=resample+12+bit

that url is where i searched and found the closest thing, but didnt understand exactly what bedouin said. i remember reading somewhere that re-sampling drums in 12-bit will give it that good hip hop sound. and sampling drums in mono will give it that effect as well. but how do you do either one? like is there an option when recording that will change the drum kick to 12-bit mono? i seriously dont remember either option showing up, on audacity or the 500. i also dont record straight into the 500, i record from my TTUSB Turntable into Audacity, then export that sample to my 500, after i chop it or whatever.

Thanks!
By thecatinside Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:21 am
When sampling just use one input of the mpc's input pair and VoilĂ , you have your mono-drums.

The 12-bit part is a little bit harder since mpc 500's bitrate is fixed to 16 bit. Using the grunger effect will give you same(ish) results to some extent. Lower bitrates are associated with crunchier and more 'older/fatter' sound.

In audacity press the clips name on the upper left corner and dropdown menu with 'split stereo track' should appear. Surprisingly click on the stereo track option. You should have to different tracks now. Press the same corner again and choose the mono option this time. Now you should both the left and right track of the original stereo track converted in to mono.

One could propably convert samples to 12-bit using audacity but I doubt it would have the same effect to sound that sampling straight to akai would have.

Have you tried sampling straight to your mpc btw? I think it sounds much better that way.
User avatar
By DPM Sun Sep 14, 2008 5:10 pm
oh ok man. thanks a lot!

yea, i sampled once, straight into my mpc. but i dont have the RAM upgrade so, i usually just sample into audacity and chop in there.

thanks for the info man! i'll try it out and see how it works.