How does an MPC work?
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It is a sequencer with a build in MIDIC controller (drum pads) which are perfect for drums. You can use a MPC in combination witha ny MIDI Instruments... you can hook your complete setup (synths, mixer, comp) to it. It has a build in sampler, and you can add 8 extra outs, which si pretty cool. Alltogether it is a "all in one" sollution.
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klethusrulez
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i'm usin' one and i just love it but i think 8 outs is a must!!
mpc saved my life!!!!!!
mpc saved my life!!!!!!
vitaminman
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ill o.g.
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Hey,
1. There are no samples in it. You have to load your own, either by sampling something into the audio inputs or from a disk.
2. It has some synthesis features like a low-pass filter, envelope and LFO. They are pretty basic though, and I don't think most people use them at all.
Take care,
Nick
1. There are no samples in it. You have to load your own, either by sampling something into the audio inputs or from a disk.
2. It has some synthesis features like a low-pass filter, envelope and LFO. They are pretty basic though, and I don't think most people use them at all.
Take care,
Nick
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CaptainCommando
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Would it be worth getting an MPC even though I have FruityLoops and I can hook a keyboard and a sampler directly to the computer? I'd really like to have pads for laying down drums, but I'm sure there are other ways of doing it.
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Copenhagen
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Check out the Akai MPD-16 or Roland SPD's, they offer the pads as 'midi' controllers' for your pc sequencer.
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CaptainCommando
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For what reasons? Just curious.
C
Copenhagen
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If you aren't interested in spending a lot of money on hardware (maybe just for now) or if you're a bit new to the art of producing and would like a go at it first before investing in hardware, then you should try out the 'midi controller pads'. In my opinion, even if you got the cash and aren't new to the art of producing, the pads together with your computer are just as good as an MPC or perhaps even better but that's a totally different topic that has already caused a lot of discussions in other threads. Basically, some will thank God for the MPC, others will say to hell with it...the choice is yours...
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xkwest
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what about the rs7000... is it really necessary to have 16pads for drums.... cuz its not like cats really tap on several of them simultaneously... right... i was lookin' at the rs7k... and i think it only has two pads....
C
Copenhagen
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Buy a good soundcard. Buy professionally developed sample CD's...not the cheap ones. Learn how to mix it down, or even better, pay a professional to mix down your finished song. A lot of songs just need pro mixing.
Anyway, I know that you can make very tight songs in Reason (even done a little myself)...it isn't Reason that makes your beats sound Nintendo like, its either your soundcard, your sounds or you...(not to diss you
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vitaminman
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ill o.g.
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Hey,
Reason sounds like old video games because the synths they emulate are similar to the synths used in the old Nintendo systems.
If you don't want to sound like Nintendo, don't use those synths.
If you only use the sampler and sequencer in Reason, it will sound EXACTLY like an MPC, provided that the samples are the same.
Nick
Reason sounds like old video games because the synths they emulate are similar to the synths used in the old Nintendo systems.
If you don't want to sound like Nintendo, don't use those synths.
If you only use the sampler and sequencer in Reason, it will sound EXACTLY like an MPC, provided that the samples are the same.
Nick
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Copenhagen
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Go do what himself? Play a violin? You can buy sample CD's that contain a bunch of single sounds, keys etc...with no loops etc, in audio/wav and akai format etc. How can you be unoriginal if you use f.x. single string notes and play/arrange them yourself?
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Copenhagen
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Sampler = An electronic device used to copy and digitally manipulate a segment from an audio recording for use in a new recording.
Synthesizer (synth) = An electronic instrument, often played with a keyboard, that combines simple waveforms to produce more complex sounds, such as those of various other instruments.
I do hope you were kidding...
Synthesizer (synth) = An electronic instrument, often played with a keyboard, that combines simple waveforms to produce more complex sounds, such as those of various other instruments.
I do hope you were kidding...
Qwerty
Sshsh-Straight fiya!
ill o.g.
Originally posted by Copenhagen
Sampler = An electronic device used to copy and digitally manipulate a segment from an audio recording for use in a new recording.
Synthesizer (synth) = An electronic instrument, often played with a keyboard, that combines simple waveforms to produce more complex sounds, such as those of various other instruments.
I do hope you were kidding...
:gosh: Well I wasn't kidding... I did knew what was a synthesizer. I'm here to learn about this art of producing music. If you explain something make it clear as possible. I'm the rookiest on the board!