I wouldn't say its stupid, but i do agree that it can be beneficial. Have to remember that there are plenty of songs that became hits that were made only with this machine.

@@BeatsbyDannyG Yeah it was a bad choice of words and I appreciate everyones choices. Historically though most of those classic boom bap records were typically mixed in big studios with analog neve or ssl consoles with great eq and ssl 4000-series even had a built in compressor in every channel + all the outboard gear: urei, tubetech etc. and of course great mixing engineers and producers like Rick Rubin. We probably don't have the luxury of all that but that's where the daw and plugins come into play. Even though I'm an old school guy and have a bunch of outboard I have no hesitation of using a DAW and all the plugins - whatever makes things sound better.

haha lets go, that's an accomplishment.

@@BeatsbyDannyG right on lol 💪🏾💪🏾🎬🎬

yeah you have to connect the turntabel OUT to the MPC IN, or if you have a zip drive, you can convert your sample to 16bit in a DAW and load it onto the zip drive and load it straight into the MPC

@@BeatsbyDannyG thanks

i personally don't use an SD card with my MPC, I like using the floppy's

that means a lot, thank you for supporting my videos and music!

yoooo Jamaal! hope everything is well man! thank you for the support!

I thought about doing this, but they tend to be hard to manage and moderate. What if I made a patreon, would that help? Also, what kinds of resources would you want from there?

Nice! i'm happy this was able to give some new insights

huge compliment bro, thank you!

yo thank you man, i love listening to jungle from time to time, do you have any recommendations?

@@BeatsbyDannyG My favourite all time tune 😊 - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mJeZftt2vp3NZ40.html

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yessir!

in the MPC 2000XL, pitching down also stretches the audio. the audio doesn't stay the same length. So as you pitch down, the speed becomes slower, like when you are manipulating the pitch on a record player. And yes, if the machine is using actual semitones that's definitely easier to imagine. So yeah your example is correct.

yessir! i might make a whole video no that since it's been a hot topic.

@@BeatsbyDannyG would be great! 💥

I basically don't worry so much about tempo. When I chop, I chop with the intention of being able to control the tempo and not necessarily follow a specific tempo. If I want. the song to be a slower BPM, i pitch down the sample chops. If I want it to be a higher BPM, i pitch up the chops. I can also show a technique in the daw that can help make any sample flip any tempo after it's out of the machine if you think that would be helpful.

@@BeatsbyDannyG, but what if you decided to use the sampled 8 step beat for example ... there is a way to get MPC determine the correct speed, but I haven't figured it out yet:)

@@karljanus8308 oh i know what you are referring to now. Yes I can make a video on that technique too.

​@@BeatsbyDannyGthat would be ace if you made a video about sampling entire loops and then using it as/in a sequence along with the other samples. MPC determining the speed is absolutely crucial in such cases

Yessir! This pack is incredible!

Yessir! Thank you for the support!

the 🐐, thank you for the support man! We need some Damon Flores Basement Tapes tutorials!

yeah exactly. every +/- 10 on the 2000XL is a semitone. So in this case it would be 3 semitones. The second part of your question is a little harder to answer. Depending on the sample, and what chord or note is playing in the chop, you might have to tune it differently to stay in key. It all depends on what that note is in relation to the previous note you chopped. That's the best way to think about it. But in general, if you keep going down in the same intervals (whether its 30 or 20, or 10 etc), it makes it easier to hear the notes and know where you are in relation to the previous note or original chop. I basically just use my ear to determine how many semitones to shift the notes. I'm thinking of each chop as a key on a piano rather than a pitch I'm trying to stay in. So in this way, I play the pads like a piano if that makes sense. For example in the case of this video, most producers would keep their entire sample at -30, and thats fine. The reason I changed that note was to get a different feel. The reason I pitched it down was to get that warped feeling. If i wanted a brighter feeling, i would pitch it up. Hope that makes sense, maybe I can do a video specifically on pitching samples

@@BeatsbyDannyG That makes sense. I understand pitching and how it transforms the sounds by either extending or shortening the length of the audio and all that sort of thing. Like you said, normally I pitch the whole sample and stay within that pitch for all of my chops unless I'm using a single stab or chord note and making a melody from that on the piano roll. But I always stay within a semitone or few up and down but that's hit and miss sometimes..That's why I'm interested in learning this.

@@Koedean got it! yeah the 3 semitones is always a minor third away from where you start, so yeah in this case it would be in relation to the melody.

@@BeatsbyDannyG thank you. One more question,does the 2000xl playback in mono or stereo? As in the finished beat?

@@Koedean its stereo, but you can sample in mono if you would like. I tend to only record a mono signal into my DAW for the drums and a stereo sound for the melody

It depends, tbh sometimes I do quantize my stuff and slightly nudge things out of time. Sometimes I only nudge hi hats or play those differently. It really depends on the style. Overall if I know I don't want an artist on the beat, yeah i play out of pocket a lot more.

Gotcha. Much thanks!

yessir!

thats great to hear! Thank you for the support! What MP do you use?

Yes definitely, do you mean the midi I mentioned briefly?

@@BeatsbyDannyG Yes midi and also how you track the beats. Thanks

ok I'll work on this in the coming weeks

Thank you, I’m happy this helped, what else do you want to see?

Thank you!

Yeah all of his work is incredible. I like just listening to his records without sampling sometimes. Thank you for the support!

Yeah Conductor has some wavy beats. There are some other lesser known producers also employing this technique as well.

Thank you for your support!

Of course, thank you for your support! Hope this video helped !

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I made a workflow video not too long ago, I think this can help. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a7WfZ6-X2cXKZ6s.html

this logic makes a lot of sense to me