sampling MPC style software.

[kheir]

hi, need a little help here. Just wana know wether is there such software that i can control my m audio trigger finger the same way as how mpc works? like triggering a recorded sound from it. hope this is clear enuf for you guys to understand.

 

[Cheez]

Any softsampler can do that - from ableton live,sampletank, giga, kontakt etc. I believe you can find open-source softsamplers nowadays if you don't need lots of power. Reason also has a sampler in it, I believe.

The way to do it is to map the pads to a note. That note can be programmed easily in the softsampler, looped or not.

 

[kheir]

hey cheez, thnx! but where in s'pore to get sampletank?

 

[Cheez]

You can get them online.

 

[rawn]

if you like the format of the MPC, you can try native instrument's Battery 3

 

[moondog90210]

MPC Style drums...

Battery is good but if you use Ableton Live as your host I find the in-built Impulse flexible enough. Also Live 7 has some nice beat chopping features so you can load in a loop and automatically spread it along the pads for Hip Hop style chop ups.

BTW I use the MPD16 pads with my Ableton Live setup but I don't recommend because the driver will blue screen the PC constantly. I have to run them as MIDI only. The M-Audio pads are meant to be good.

Nic.