one of the best EQ's ive messed with is the one on logic
Word. A bit off topic but it was stuff like that that made me make the switch from Live to Logic.
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Dam dude, i read your post too fast - but i think i get what your looking for now. Im just gonna leave the info i wrote earlier below since its still helpful to a certain extent.
But in regards to using an EQ setting similar to the MPC - Im assuming your referring to the filters inside PROGRAM MODE rather then applying an actual EQ FX as an FX Insert in the MIXER?
If so, those are just LOW PASS, BAND PASS, & HI PASS filters....
Its been a while since i used Live now, but i would be dammed if it didnt have a basic set of filters such as those.
If not, you can achieve very similar results by simply rolling off all low freq's to taste in a parametric EQ and the same thing goes for the Hi's or Mids if your going for a hi-pass, or band-pass filter sound instead. A true bandpass is best left to a filter made specifically for that use though depending on the parametric EQ your trying to get that sound from.
[Also - play with your Q setting once u roll off the low or hi end freq's....using more drastic settings that are a bit more brickwalled so to speak will come closer to what your hearing on the MPC. The filters on the MPC dont have a generous slope/Q for where u cut the bandwidth - instead the lows or hi's just get cut like a knife right at the selected frequency inside the MPC...Thats a big part of why your parametric's' not gonna sound exactly the same.]
HOPE THAT ACTUALLY ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION!? haha
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**Snaelro - What you have to keep in mind about the way the MPC sounds is that it imparts in own color of sound on the audio sampled into and tracked out of it. This is largely thanks to its excellent converters. (Analog -> Digital) So because of factors like this, its unrealistic to consider a particular effect inside a DAW to be able to do the same thing.
If your looking for a analog emulation or saturation effect, u might want to try something like Vintage Warmer or something similar, but u really can't just slap a iZotope Vinyl plugin on the track for example and expect it to sound the same because it wont. You'll get something similar but it def wont be the same.
Also, in regards to converters and sampling - what i would suggest is if your working solely inside the box (Computer/DAW) to generate your music...consider purchasing a higher end audio interface with better converters for sampling in your sounds if you record from sources such as records into your DAW for example.
