Velocity pads are annoying...

Teewok · Post by **Teewok** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:59 pm

I have the 606 with the velocity pads and I turn that shit off... Anybody else do this?

PHeMoX · Post by **PHeMoX** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 7:07 pm

I tend to often turn it off on my MV as well, did so on my SP-606 too.

Personally I think the whole velocity sensitivity is overrated. I rarely use it, sometimes for hi-hats and snares, but that's it.

Of course, getting the best variation and dynamics in a beat does mean you should use samples at different volumes, but I am a bit of a control freak when it comes to this. It's incredibly difficult to use the velocity sensitivity and get the perfect dynamics in one go.

tape smoke · Post by **tape smoke** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:17 pm

yea when i had my mpc 1000 and 2500, i would always turn velocity off.

i think its harder on the pads to get a full volume out.

use only when you need to. it can come in handy.

balazs · Post by **balazs** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:42 am

yeah when i was using the MPCs i always kept it on full level.

ellaguru · Post by **ellaguru** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:23 am

i have an mpc 500 and believe me you have to use an hammer to get the sounds come out in "nomal" level, but as you said before, i use full level on it and normal level to do expressive rolls(this is not bad indeed)...

Nothingless1987 · Post by **Nothingless1987** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:20 pm

allways full level on my 1k, any adjustments jus get done is the step edit.