The MPC X & MPC Live Bible 1

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1 The MPC X & MPC Live Bible 1

2 Table of Contents 000 How to Use this Book... 9 Which MPCs are compatible with this book?... 9 Hardware UI Vs Computer UI... 9 Recreating the Tutorial Examples... 9 Initial MPC Set Up Understanding The MPC Workflow The MPC in a Nutshell The Basic MPC Structure Your First Project A Simple Drum Beat Setting up an MPC Sequence Sequence Tracks Understanding DRUM programs Standalone Vs Controller Mode Building a Simple Drum Kit DRUM programs & Pads Loading & Assigning Sounds Navigating The File Browser Loading Sounds Into Your Project Loading & Assigning Sounds Via the Browser Browser Filters Saving Your Project Project Filters Auto Save Recording Your First Beat Real Time Recording Configuration Metronome Settings Recording Your First Take First Look: Grid Edit Mode Understanding the Sequencer Grid Basic Sequence Editing Overdubbing Understanding Sequence Resolution Adding New Events Manually Transposing Pad Events Editing Velocity Quantising and Swing Essentials The MPC X & MPC Live Bible 3

3 Applying Swing Moving Events Outside of the Quantize Grid Adding Live Feel to a Quantised Beat Erasing Events ERASE in real time Recording Hi Hats With Note Repeat Correcting Mistakes with UNDO Drum Layering What is Drum Layering? Utilising Sample Layers Using Q-Links To Change Parameters Changing the Pitch of a Drum Layer Creating A Dragging Clap Sound Creating Stereo Width Creating a Deeper, Crunchier Kick Shaping Your Sounds with the Amp Envelope Adding Vinyl Crackle with Simultaneous Play Varying The Vinyl Crackle with Round Robins Drum Kit Essentials Using Mute Groups For Open Hats Tuning the Whole Kit Adding Some Internal Effects The Pad Mixer Setting Custom Pad Colours Sampling Sampling Audio into the MPC Sampling your Sound Sample Edit Mode Waveform Editing Edit Points Adjusting the Start Point Zooming In For Accuracy Snap to Zero Setting the START Point Adjusting the End Point The Discard Function Normalizing Renaming an Edited File Recording a Bass Line With 16 LEVELS Setting Up The Bass Sample Changing the Pitch of your Sample Recording a Bass Line with 16 LEVELS The MPC X & MPC Live Bible 4

4 Configuring Your Sequence Editing 16 Levels Sequence Data Introduction to Keygroup Programs Creating Keygroup Programs Using Multisamples in a Keygroup program Sourcing Multisamples & Setting the Root Note Setting Up Your First Keygroup Adding Keygroups Applying ADSR Creating Instrument Melodies & Chords MIDI Sound Sources Finding the Key Recording a Piano Rhythm Track Chord Progressions Adding a Melody Line Choosing Other Instruments Using Software Instruments In Controller Mode Configuring a Plugin Track The Hybrid 3 Plugin Interface Recording a Plugin Instrument Bouncing Plugin Tracks To Audio First Look: Audio Tracks Setting Up an Audio Track Converting Any MIDI Track to an Audio Track Editing Audio Tracks Splitting Audio Tracks Moving Regions Using The MPC Mixer MPC Mixing Options: An Overview Track View Mode Adjusting Levels in Track View The CHANNEL MIXER The Program Mixer Channel The MASTERS Channel Using The RETURNS Dealing With The Submix Omission Working with Loops How Do Loops Work? Setting Loop Tempo Using Loops in a Sequence Re-Tuning The Loop The MPC X & MPC Live Bible 5

5 Time Stretching a Loop Using Loops in a DRUM program Using the Timestretched Loop Looping Instrument Samples Setting the Looping Region Chopping Drum Breaks Part Basic Chopping Using the Extract Function Using the Dedicated CHOP Mode Fixing The Regions Exporting Your Regions Chopping Drums Part Chopping Down to Individual Hits Fixing Clicks & Pops Exporting Individual Hits Real time Tempo Changes Editing Existing Chop Events Overdubbing Additional Chops Applying a Quantize Template Building Velocity Sensitive Drum Kits Timbre Variation Using Multiple Drum Sounds Using Multisampled Drums Velocity Switching Pad Layers Setting Up the Velocity Switch Ranges Performing Velocity Switches Layer Switching Creating Cycle Kits Muting the Open Hat with Mute Targets Velocity Sensitive Timbre Emulations Utilizing The LFO Extending the Open Hats A Practical Kit Set Up Dynamic Tempo Manipulation Problems When Changing Sequence Tempo Warping Audio Warping in DRUM Programs Patched Phrase Loops Tuning a Patched Phrase Warping in CLIP Programs Non Destructive Chopping Techniques Introduction to Non Destructive Chopping PROGRAM Chop Mode NDC Over Multiple Layers The MPC X & MPC Live Bible 6

6 Chopping Using Pad Parameters Experimenting With Your Initial Chops Tightening Your Chops Finishing Up Progressive Drum Layering Techniques Sculpting Together Sample Elements Layering With Pad Start & Pad End Applying Filters to Individual Layers Resampling Your Sounds Sound Design Tricks Emulating Vintage Sampler Crunch Increasing Grit While Sampling From Vinyl Using Sample Tune to add grit Emulating Scratching With Reverse Experimenting With LFOs Emulating Vinyl Crackle Wacky Bass Bit Crushed Drums Effects to Dirty Up Your Drums Vintage Effects Transient Shapers Compression Using EQ in Sound Design Creating a Live Sounding Snare Advanced Keygroup Editing Timbre Emulation Within a Keygroup Utilising the Root Note setting Filters and Effects Utilising the Filter Envelope Applying LFO Build A Standalone Synth Creating The Looped Waveform Tuning Your Sound Building Your Keygroup Program Building Songs & Performances Working on the Basic Song Structure Experimenting With Track Mutes Creating The Chorus Creating The Intro Creating the First Verse The Second Verse The MPC X & MPC Live Bible 7

7 Live Sweeps With XYFX Recording Automation Creating the Ending Sequence Experimentation Next Sequence Song Mode Adding Vocals & Exporting Your Beats Limitations of Song Mode Converting Your Song into a Sequence Recording a Vocal Over Your Song Performing a Rough Mix of Your Song Recording Automation With the Q-Links Adding Some Scratching Exporting Your Work Exporting Track Stems Fading Out a Song? Final Words Appendix A: Setting Up Your MPC Which Cables Should I Use? MPC Outgoing Audio Connections Incoming Audio Connections MIDI Connections Software Installation Appendix B: MPC File Transfers File Transfer Restrictions (Internal 16GB Drive) What is an Attached Disk? File Transfer Methods Accessing Projects Saved to the Internal Drive How Do I Continue Working on a Standalone Project in Controller Mode? How Do I Backup My MPC Projects and Files? Appendix C: Essential MPC Resources The MPC X & MPC Live Bible 8