Electric Bass 3 Demo

FAQs

• Does this expansion work with MPC3 and MPC2?

  Yes, the expansion includes separate versions for MPC3 and MPC2 making it compatible with all modern MPCs, Akai Force, MPC Software and MPC Beats. It also comes with an edition made specifically for the MPC Sample.

• How do I use this in the MPC Sample?

  We provide two ways to use this expansion in the MPC Sample. The first option is to use the 300+ multisampled bass one shots with the 16 LEVELS feature to a 16 note chromatic bass instrument from any pad in your current project. The second option is via the 10 'starter projects'. Each project loads with a 32 note multisampled bass instrument mapped chromatically across the pads of bank B and bank C. This instrument utilises many samples (including round robins) and is the closest we can currently get to a proper 'keygroup' instrument on an MPC Sample.

• What is a round robin?

  To mimic the subtle changes in timbre you can hear each time you play a note on an acoustic instrument, we record multiple 'takes' for each note and set up the MPC program to play back one of these samples randomly each time you play that particular note. This is referred to as a 'round robin'.

• How easy is it to customise the instruments?

  We've included sixteen MPC3 Q-LINK macros in all instruments which give you instant hands-on control of many different aspects of the instrument including string damping, release time, dynamic range, attack transients, lofi noise layer and various FX such as distortion, chorus, compression, EQ and delay. For deeper control, head over to 'TRACK EDIT' where you can use the MPC3 'advanced keygroup' interface to customise any parameter you wish, or use the XL channel strips for more granular editing of FX settings. MPC Sample users can easily control the FX applied across the instrument via the 'PAD FX' screen and make changes to filters and envelopes via the SAMPLE screen.

• Can I play these instruments with a MIDI control keyboard?

  Yes, just hook up your keyboard to your MPC (via USB, MIDI cable etc) and you can immediately play the instruments with the keyboard. Set up instructions are provided in the User Guide.

• I can’t play keyboard, can I still use these instruments?

  Yes! You can play the instruments directly with your pads via PAD PERFORM mode which maps pre-built chords and scales across your pads.