Beat Making on the MPC5000 (OS 2.0 Version) – Contents in Brief Preface i How to use this book Section A - Fundamental Skills 17 001 Getting Started 18 002 Understanding MIDI 28 003 Memory & Storage 34 004 Loading Part 1 41 005 Loading Part 2 52 006 Saving 60 007 Naming Samples 73 008 Sampling Sounds 75 009 Understanding Mono & Stereo 84 010 Editing Samples Part 1 86 011 Editing Samples Part 2 94 012 Looping Samples 104 013 Programs 113 014 The Internal Mixer 128 015 Recording Sequences 134 016 Editing Sequences Part 1 148 017 Editing Sequences Part 2 157 018 Understanding Effects 172 019 Effects & Settings 177 020 The Synth 193 Section B – Manipulating Drums & Break Beats 203 021 Drum Manipulation Techniques Part 1 204 022 Drum Manipulation Techniques Part 2 211 023 Chopping Drum Loops Part 1 219 024 Chopping Drum Loops Part 2 229 025 Chopping Part 3 – Patched Phrase 238 026 Chopping Part 4 – Stutter Chopping 244 027 Layering Drum Sounds 247 028 Rebuilding Decay Tails on Snares 257 Section C – Building Drum Kits & Breaks 262 029 Emulating Timbre Changes 263 030 Building Drum Kits - Pure Kits 272 031 Building Performance & GM Kits 277

032 Creating Realistic Drum Performances 284 033 Basics of Laying Down a Drum Beat Part 1 286 034 Laying Down a Drum Beat Part 2 290

Section D – Advanced Techniques 293 035 Fitting an Instrument Loop to a Beat 294 036 Sequencing Tricks 300 037 Multisampling Part 1 309 038 Multisampling Part 2 316 039 Multisampling Part 3 319 040 Looping Instrument Samples 327 041 16 Levels & Auto Chromatic Assign 331 042 LFO, Slider & External Sound Manipulation 338 Section E – Building Songs 346 043 Creating Complete Beats In Your MPC Part 1 347 044 Creating Complete Beats In Your MPC Part 2 252 045 Creating Complete Beats In Your MPC Part 3 365 046 Making Demos & Using External Multitrackers 376 Section F – MPC5000 Studio Environments 384 047 Using Blue Box & MPC Pad 187 385 048 Looping Multisamples in Soundforge 398 049 Using Recycle with your MPC5000 Part 1 406 050 Using Recycle with your MPC5000 Part 2 412 Final Word & MPC Resources 417

Beat Making on the MPC5000 (OS 2.0 Version) – Contents In Full Preface i How to use this book Section A - Fundamental Skills 17 001 Getting Started 18

• Positioning Your MPC 18 • Outgoing Audio connections 19 • Incoming Audio connections 25

002 Understanding MIDI 28

• What is MIDI? 28 • MIDI and the MPC 29 • Controlling MPC pads with a keyboard 30 • Connecting Synthesisers 30 • Adding Sound Modules 32

003 Memory & Storage 34

• What is Memory? 34 • What is Storage? 35 • How to Upgrade Ram 36

004 Loading Part 1 41 • Overview 41 • The DISK Screen 42 • File Loading 45 • Sample loading 49 • Program Loading 49

005 Loading Part 2 52 • Transferring Files From a Computer 52 • Formatting 54 • Sequence Loading 55 • Folder Loading 56 • Updating the OS 58

006 Saving 60

• Saving to memory card and hard drive 60 • How to name files and folders 64 • Saving different file types 66 • Creating Backups 71

• Saving to the optional CD drive 71 007 Naming Samples 73

• How to name sounds 73 • File naming conventions 73

008 Sampling Sounds 75 • The sample screen and settings 75 • Signal to Noise Ratio 77 • Should I add Effects While Sampling? 80 • Sampling Your Sound 80 • Sampling From the internal CD Drive 82

009 Understanding Mono & Stereo 84

• What is stereo? 84 • What is mono? 84 • Creating stereo from mono 85

010 Editing Samples Part 1 86

• The TRIM screen 86 • Setting Start & End Points 87 • Trimming Your Samples 88

011 Editing Samples Part 2 94

• DISCARD 94 • EXTRACT 95 • DELETE 95 • SILENCE 96 • NORMALIZE 96 • REVERSE 98 • STEREO > MONO 99 • FADE IN/OUT & GAIN 99 • The Sample Screen Functions 101

012 Looping Samples 104

• Understanding Loop Points 104 • Looping Drum Breaks 105 • The Loop Screen 106 • Setting Start and End Loop Points 107 • Checking For Clicks 110 • Locking the Loop Points 111 • Auto loop 111

013 Programs 113

• Understanding Programs 113

• Assigning Sounds to A Program 114 • What Are Banks? 115 • Loading multiple sounds to a program 118 • Basic Program Parameters 119 • Voice Overlap 120 • Play Mode 120 • Envelope Settings 121 • Editing Multiple pads 126

014 The Internal Mixer 128

• Using the Internal Mixer 128 • Using the Q Links 130 • Controlling Multiple Sounds 130 • Changing Outputs 131 • Fine Adjustments 132

015 Recording Sequences 134 • Overview 134 • Changing Tempo With Tap Tempo 135 • Sequencer Parameters 135 • Recording a Drum Performance 138 • Endless Recording 139 • Erasing Notes 139 • Note Repeat 141 • Adding Another Track 141 • Controlling Track Level 142 • Recording MIDI tracks 143 • Why Don’t The Pad notes run in musical order? 144 • Recording Mixer Changes 145 • One Sequence or Many? 146

016 Editing Sequences Part 1 148

• Changing Notes in Step Edit 148 • Navigating In Step Edit 151 • Step Edit Options 152 • Note Parameters 153 • Editing Recorded Mixer Settings 154

017 Editing Sequences Part 2 157

• Copy & Paste 157 • ‘Events’ data editing 158 • ‘Bars’ data editing 159 • Track Move 163 • Copying & Deleting 165 • Inserting Program Changes 165

• Grid Editing 166

018 Understanding Effects 172 • Overview 172 • Insert Effects 175 • Master Effects 176 • Effect Sets 176

019 Effect Settings 177

• Chorus 177 • Auto Pan 180 • Combining Effects 181 • Flanger 181 • Delay 181 • Reverb 182 • Filter Sweeps 184 • Distortion 184 • EQ 185 • Compression 187 • Effects & Step Edit 190

020 Synth Programs 193

• Getting Started 193 • The Arpeggiator 194 • Creating your own synth program 196 • Basics of subtractive synthesis 197 • More Advanced Settings 200 • Recommended Resources 201

Section B – Manipulating Drums & Break Beats 203 021 Drum Manipulation Techniques Part 1 204

• Tuning Drums 204 • Bit Rate Reduction 206 • Resampler & Decimator 210

022 Drum Manipulation Techniques Part 2 211

• Distortion 211 • Recording the MPC Outputs 211 • Compression 214 • Filters 216

023 Chopping Drum Loops Part 1 219

• Methods For Chopping Breaks 219 • Chop Shop Overview 220 • Adjusting Regions 222 • Creating the Slices 224

024 Chopping Drum Loops Part 2 229 • Rearranging Your Break 229 • Chopping It Further 231 • EQUALLY mode 231 • AUTO mode 235

025 Chopping Part 3 – Patched Phrase 238

• Overview 238 • Calculating BPM 239 • Patched Phrase In Action 240 • Patched Phrase Editing 242

026 Chopping Part 4 – Stutter Chopping 244 • Overview 244 • Creating Stuttered Chops 244

027 Layering Drum Sounds 247 • Layering Drum Sounds 247 • Converting Mono to Stereo via Layers 248 • SIMULT layering 249 • Morphing Sounds via Amp Envelope 253 • Layering Identical Sounds 254 • Resampling Your Layers 255

028 Rebuilding Decay Tails on Snares 257

• Overview 257 • Utilising fades & envelopes 258 • Adding Filtering 260

Section C – Building Drum Kits & Breaks 262 029 Emulating Timbre Changes 263

• Dynamic Sample Variation 263 • Using multiple samples 263 • Creating your own variations 263 • Timbre variations on one pad 265 • Tuning Changes 266 • Utilising Layers 268 • Zone Play 270

030 Building Drum Kits - Pure Kits 272

• Why build kits in a standard layout? 272 • ‘Pure’ Drum Kits 272 • Building the Kit 273

• Filling the Gaps 275 • Making It Stereo 276

031 Building Performance & GM Kits 277 • Overview 277 • Building The Kit 277 • GM Kits 279

032 Creating Realistic Drum Performances 284 • Real time or step edit? 284 • Turn Off Full Level 284 • Using Quantise 284 • Keep it varied 285 • Drummers and Limbs 285

033 Basics of Laying Down a Drum Beat Part 1 286 • Overview 286 • Steps in laying down a beat 286

034 Laying Down a Drum Beat Part 2 290

• Creating Drum Rolls 290 • Ghost Notes 290 • Recreating Grooves From Other Records 292

Section D – Advanced Techniques 293 035 Fitting an Instrument Loop to a Beat 294

• Overview 294 • Matching up Grooves 295 • Matching Tempo by Tuning 295 • Pitch Shifting 296 • Time Stretching 297 • Patched Phrase 298 • Chopping both Loops 298 • Hints on Improving Tempo Matching 299

036 Sequencing Tricks 300

• Boosting The Bottom End of a Loop 300 • Filter Sweeps 301 • Creating Delay Effects With Your Sequencer 304 • Echoes 305 • Turntable Stops 307 • Fade Back 308

037 Multisampling Part 1 309 • How Do We Multisample 309 • A Sub Bass Program 309 • MIDI notes and the MPC 311 • Tuning 312 • Controlling Note Length 313 • Controlling Decay 313 • Root Notes 314

038 Multisampling Part 2 316 • Overview 316 • Converting a loop into a multisample program 316 • Monophonic Multisampling 317

039 Multisampling Part 3 319

• Keygroup Programs 319 • Checking Root Notes 321 • Keygroups 322 • Keygroup Layers 324

040 Looping Instrument Samples 327

• Overview 327 • Extending note length with looping 327 • Creating a drone 330

041 16 Levels & Auto Chromatic Assign 331

• 16 Levels 331 • 16 levels & Patched Phrase 332 • Auto Chromatic Assign 332

042 LFO, Slider & External Sound Manipulation 338

• LFO Overview 338 • Tremolo Effect 338 • Mimicking Vibrato 338 • Creating Bass Lines with LFO 339 • Real Time Controls 339 • Q Link Sliders 339 • Q-Link & Effects 342 • Manipulation of External Sounds – Input Thru 344

Section E – Building Songs 346 043 Creating Beat & Songs Part 1 347

• Keeping It Interesting 347 • Song Structure & Arrangement Ideas 347

044 Creating a Complete Beat Part 2 352

• First Steps To A Complete Beat 352 • Creating the Different beat sections 353 • Track & pad mutes 353 • Sequence Experimentation 359 • Song Mode 361

045 Creating a Complete Beat Part 3 365

• The Hard Disk Recorder 365 • HD View 366 • Editing Functions 367 • HD Mix 370 • Adding Vocal Effects 371 • Finishing Touches 371 • Mixing Down The Complete Beat 372 • Bouncing Down 373 • Burning Audio To a CD 374

046 Making Demos & Using External Multitrackers 376

• Recording a Rough Demo 376 • Going To A Studio 376 • Using External Multitrackers 377 • Syncing & MIDI 379 • Use of Effects While Tracking 382

Section F – MPC5000 Studio Environments 384 047 Using Blue Box & MPC Pad 187 385

• Bluebox Overview 385 • First Steps 386 • MPC5000/Bluebox Setting Compatibility 387 • Musical samples 388 • Chromatic Programs 389 • MPC Pad 187 Overview 389 • Assigning Samples 390 • Preview Options 392 • MPC5000/MPC Pad 187 Setting Compatibility 393

048 Looping Multisamples in Soundforge 398

• Background 398 • Getting Started 399 • Setting the Loop 400 • Adding Loop Markers 402 • Crossfade Looping 404

• Limitations 404

049 Using Recycle with your MPC5000 Part 1 406 • Overview 406 • Getting Started 406 • Slicing Your Beat 407 • Adding a Slice Point 408 • Envelope Settings 410 • Exporting Your Slices 411

050 Using Recycle with your MPC5000 Part 2 412

• Using AKP Programs 412 • Using Sample Programs 414 • Fixing the Open Hat 415

Final Word & MPC Resources 417