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Beat Making on the MPC5000 (OS 2.

0 Version) Contents in Brief Preface i How to use this book 17 18 28 34 41 52 60 73 75 84 86 94 104 113 128 134 148 157 172 177 193 203 204 211 219 229 238 244 247 257 262 263 272 277

Section A - Fundamental Skills 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 Getting Started Understanding MIDI Memory & Storage Loading Part 1 Loading Part 2 Saving Naming Samples Sampling Sounds Understanding Mono & Stereo Editing Samples Part 1 Editing Samples Part 2 Looping Samples Programs The Internal Mixer Recording Sequences Editing Sequences Part 1 Editing Sequences Part 2 Understanding Effects Effects & Settings The Synth

Section B Manipulating Drums & Break Beats 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 Drum Manipulation Techniques Part 1 Drum Manipulation Techniques Part 2 Chopping Drum Loops Part 1 Chopping Drum Loops Part 2 Chopping Part 3 Patched Phrase Chopping Part 4 Stutter Chopping Layering Drum Sounds Rebuilding Decay Tails on Snares

Section C Building Drum Kits & Breaks 029 030 031 Emulating Timbre Changes Building Drum Kits - Pure Kits Building Performance & GM Kits

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Creating Realistic Drum Performances Basics of Laying Down a Drum Beat Part 1 Laying Down a Drum Beat Part 2

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Section D Advanced Techniques 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 Fitting an Instrument Loop to a Beat Sequencing Tricks Multisampling Part 1 Multisampling Part 2 Multisampling Part 3 Looping Instrument Samples 16 Levels & Auto Chromatic Assign LFO, Slider & External Sound Manipulation

Section E Building Songs 043 044 045 046 Creating Complete Beats In Your MPC Part 1 Creating Complete Beats In Your MPC Part 2 Creating Complete Beats In Your MPC Part 3 Making Demos & Using External Multitrackers

Section F MPC5000 Studio Environments 047 048 049 050 Using Blue Box & MPC Pad 187 Looping Multisamples in Soundforge Using Recycle with your MPC5000 Part 1 Using Recycle with your MPC5000 Part 2

Final Word & MPC Resources

Beat Making on the MPC5000 (OS 2.0 Version) Contents In Full

Preface i How to use this book 17 18 18 19 25 28 28 29 30 30 32 34 34 35 36 41 41 42 45 49 49 52 52 54 55 56 58 60 60 64 66 71

Section A - Fundamental Skills 001 Getting Started Positioning Your MPC Outgoing Audio connections Incoming Audio connections Understanding MIDI What is MIDI? MIDI and the MPC Controlling MPC pads with a keyboard Connecting Synthesisers Adding Sound Modules Memory & Storage What is Memory? What is Storage? How to Upgrade Ram Loading Part 1 Overview The DISK Screen File Loading Sample loading Program Loading Loading Part 2 Transferring Files From a Computer Formatting Sequence Loading Folder Loading Updating the OS Saving Saving to memory card and hard drive How to name files and folders Saving different file types Creating Backups

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Naming Samples How to name sounds File naming conventions Sampling Sounds The sample screen and settings Signal to Noise Ratio Should I add Effects While Sampling? Sampling Your Sound Sampling From the internal CD Drive Understanding Mono & Stereo What is stereo? What is mono? Creating stereo from mono Editing Samples Part 1 The TRIM screen Setting Start & End Points Trimming Your Samples Editing Samples Part 2 DISCARD EXTRACT DELETE SILENCE NORMALIZE REVERSE STEREO > MONO FADE IN/OUT & GAIN The Sample Screen Functions Looping Samples Understanding Loop Points Looping Drum Breaks The Loop Screen Setting Start and End Loop Points Checking For Clicks Locking the Loop Points Auto loop Programs

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Understanding Programs

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Assigning Sounds to A Program What Are Banks? Loading multiple sounds to a program Basic Program Parameters Voice Overlap Play Mode Envelope Settings Editing Multiple pads

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The Internal Mixer Using the Internal Mixer Using the Q Links Controlling Multiple Sounds Changing Outputs Fine Adjustments Recording Sequences Overview Changing Tempo With Tap Tempo Sequencer Parameters Recording a Drum Performance Endless Recording Erasing Notes Note Repeat Adding Another Track Controlling Track Level Recording MIDI tracks Why Dont The Pad notes run in musical order? Recording Mixer Changes One Sequence or Many? Editing Sequences Part 1 Changing Notes in Step Edit Navigating In Step Edit Step Edit Options Note Parameters Editing Recorded Mixer Settings Editing Sequences Part 2 Copy & Paste Events data editing Bars data editing Track Move Copying & Deleting Inserting Program Changes 148

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Understanding Effects Overview Insert Effects Master Effects Effect Sets Effect Settings Chorus Auto Pan Combining Effects Flanger Delay Reverb Filter Sweeps Distortion EQ Compression Effects & Step Edit Synth Programs Getting Started The Arpeggiator Creating your own synth program Basics of subtractive synthesis More Advanced Settings Recommended Resources

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Section B Manipulating Drums & Break Beats 021 Drum Manipulation Techniques Part 1 Tuning Drums Bit Rate Reduction Resampler & Decimator 022 Drum Manipulation Techniques Part 2 Distortion Recording the MPC Outputs Compression Filters 023 Chopping Drum Loops Part 1 Methods For Chopping Breaks Chop Shop Overview Adjusting Regions Creating the Slices

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Chopping Drum Loops Part 2 Rearranging Your Break Chopping It Further EQUALLY mode AUTO mode Chopping Part 3 Patched Phrase Overview Calculating BPM Patched Phrase In Action Patched Phrase Editing Chopping Part 4 Stutter Chopping Overview Creating Stuttered Chops Layering Drum Sounds Layering Drum Sounds Converting Mono to Stereo via Layers SIMULT layering Morphing Sounds via Amp Envelope Layering Identical Sounds Resampling Your Layers Rebuilding Decay Tails on Snares Overview Utilising fades & envelopes Adding Filtering

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Section C Building Drum Kits & Breaks 029 Emulating Timbre Changes Dynamic Sample Variation Using multiple samples Creating your own variations Timbre variations on one pad Tuning Changes Utilising Layers Zone Play Building Drum Kits - Pure Kits Why build kits in a standard layout? Pure Drum Kits Building the Kit

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Building Performance & GM Kits Overview Building The Kit GM Kits Creating Realistic Drum Performances Real time or step edit? Turn Off Full Level Using Quantise Keep it varied Drummers and Limbs Basics of Laying Down a Drum Beat Part 1 Overview Steps in laying down a beat Laying Down a Drum Beat Part 2 Creating Drum Rolls Ghost Notes Recreating Grooves From Other Records

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Section D Advanced Techniques 035 Fitting an Instrument Loop to a Beat Overview Matching up Grooves Matching Tempo by Tuning Pitch Shifting Time Stretching Patched Phrase Chopping both Loops Hints on Improving Tempo Matching Sequencing Tricks Boosting The Bottom End of a Loop Filter Sweeps Creating Delay Effects With Your Sequencer Echoes Turntable Stops Fade Back

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Multisampling Part 1 How Do We Multisample A Sub Bass Program MIDI notes and the MPC Tuning Controlling Note Length Controlling Decay Root Notes Multisampling Part 2 Overview Converting a loop into a multisample program Monophonic Multisampling Multisampling Part 3 Keygroup Programs Checking Root Notes Keygroups Keygroup Layers Looping Instrument Samples Overview Extending note length with looping Creating a drone 16 Levels & Auto Chromatic Assign 16 Levels 16 levels & Patched Phrase Auto Chromatic Assign

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LFO, Slider & External Sound Manipulation LFO Overview Tremolo Effect Mimicking Vibrato Creating Bass Lines with LFO Real Time Controls Q Link Sliders Q-Link & Effects Manipulation of External Sounds Input Thru

Section E Building Songs 043 Creating Beat & Songs Part 1 Keeping It Interesting Song Structure & Arrangement Ideas

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Creating a Complete Beat Part 2 First Steps To A Complete Beat Creating the Different beat sections Track & pad mutes Sequence Experimentation Song Mode Creating a Complete Beat Part 3 The Hard Disk Recorder HD View Editing Functions HD Mix Adding Vocal Effects Finishing Touches Mixing Down The Complete Beat Bouncing Down Burning Audio To a CD 376

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046 Making Demos & Using External Multitrackers Recording a Rough Demo Going To A Studio Using External Multitrackers Syncing & MIDI Use of Effects While Tracking Section F MPC5000 Studio Environments 047

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Using Blue Box & MPC Pad 187 Bluebox Overview First Steps MPC5000/Bluebox Setting Compatibility Musical samples Chromatic Programs MPC Pad 187 Overview Assigning Samples Preview Options MPC5000/MPC Pad 187 Setting Compatibility Looping Multisamples in Soundforge Background Getting Started Setting the Loop Adding Loop Markers Crossfade Looping

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Using Recycle with your MPC5000 Part 1 Overview Getting Started Slicing Your Beat Adding a Slice Point Envelope Settings Exporting Your Slices

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Using Recycle with your MPC5000 Part 2 Using AKP Programs Using Sample Programs Fixing the Open Hat

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Final Word & MPC Resources

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