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my gear:
-mpc 1000
-sp303
-mackie u420 (has main outputs + stereo aux output)
-ableton live

basically what i want to do is, play and sequence everything like normal on the MPC 1000, chops, drums..everything. once i have everything sequenced the way i want inside the MPC, I want to record my sounds ...

ive been using the Mackie U420. its got 4 stereo channels (each can be used as mono if you want) . the 4th channel is for turntables/phono. has stereo aux out. monitor outs + headphone out. onboard eq and gain for each channel.

also has firewire. REALLY reliable and durable, great sound. been ...

im using the MPC 1000 + Sp 303 combo now, but what I used to do for velocity on the 303 is....when recording hats for instance, i would tap the pad and then turn the main volume knob left and right.

a little tricky to get the hang of, but it worked for me.

but obviously its a lot easier to control ...

just make an 8-bar drum loop for the verse and then copy that same drum loop for the chorus, but overdub a few kicks to change up the loop a bit...like this

say the loop is like this: kick snare kick snare

make the chorus loop like this: kick snare ki-kick snare

but, i've found it difficult to ...

can you plug this up via USB to your computer and stream music from iTunes/youtube/a daw ,etc. and record onto the ndx400 and loop it/add efx, etc?

or is the usb function only for choosing files, drag/drop, etc.?

chop samples inside the mpc and run into the sp 303 for fx, then sample back into the mpc to sequence everything.

with software involved, i like to do all my chops inside soundforge, sample into the sp 303 and sequence inside cubase.

its very easy for me doing it this way...

just get ready to play your sample and then hit record and a pad on the 303 and then when the 303 is ready to record to tap 'record' and hit play on whatever your sample source is, almost hitting them simultaneously, but making sure you hit record on the ...

if my beat is based off a sample/chops, then i will find the bpm and lay down the chops to a hat track or something. then i will lay down drums/percussion over the chops and when i get a drum loop that i like, thats when i start doing my layering.

once i get the basics down, i start adding ...

Im not new to beatmaking, but new to the 303. I dont have the manual and Ive been learning everything on my own. So my only question is:

When I add drums/samples or anything else and I apply the Vinyl Sim, for some reason it tunes down the sample. Why does it do this for and how do i fix it?

This ...