Akai MPC 2500 Beat making by DJ Hellfire: Harold Mabern sample request. Pro Tools 9. HD

[smoke1va]

thats heat!!! And how did you gig your name on the mpc on the lcd sceen

[djhellfire1]

@smoke1va It's a JJOS feature. You just make a bitmap image and drop it on your CF card. When the machine loads up, it sees the image and displays it!

[HDentmusic]

Nice work!

[AdrianMakesMusic]

after you sampled the beat did you keep same tempo of the original song to new beat? or different tempos?

[djhellfire1]

@AdrianMakesMusic I pitched/sped it up a little bit!

[pokeher26]

the spiders on ur balls

[Hartformer2]

Nice beat!

[DanArmaniBeats]

nice. yet really. respect.

[offbeatz79]

this is a nice sample and beat. good work!

[surphkid11]

yooo im friends with Keith. i think u know him hes from trenton and moved down to south jerz in blackwood, i work with him. he told me to check u out. shits hot!

[XxplosiveAM]

how much did that beat pad cost

[jizzinaye1]

Sick, sick, sick! I love this joint! I can Nas or Common rockn' to this joint.

[FlintBoi4Life]

Yeah you finessed that chop up, nice work hommie!!

[SWITCHSTRUMENTALS]

feelin this......yo how do u get that sort of bend in the bass notes...do u do that with the slides on the mp...or

[djhellfire1]

@SWITCHSTRUMENTALS I do often use the sliders to pitch bend bass and then tweak the pitch bend values in step edit. However, in this particular beat I didn't use any bass bends at all. Just play the notes on the pads and fine tuned in step edit! Thanks!

[gambino617]

OWWWW!!! YOU GOT EM B

[livewires4christ]

So iLL!!!! Got me breaking my neck and freestylin with my eyes closed over here!!!

[bumbumzack1]

nice1

[stumpybeats]

Top Notch!

[KidLeonOfficial]

yo man can u get an acapella version of ugk murder & sample it to a beat. look 4 lil wayne 's "No other" from dedication 2 , i just need a remake of the beginning . thanks if u do !

[SupraFTWR]

whered you get your mpc customized at?

[djhellfire1]

@SupraFTWR Did it myself!

[cocokat813]

nice beats man keep at it. Check out my beats on youtube at dittogreen peace.

[nickwiz72]

CRAZY!

[djhellfire1]

@nickwiz72 Good lookin out g!

[djhellfire1]

@nickwiz72 Thanks kid! Didn't even see this comment. I'm mad late! Lol! How's Maschine treatin you?

[GTrizza]

man when you gonna start putting up more sample beat videos lol your my favorite producer on youtube really enjoy this man keep em coming

[djhellfire1]

@GTrizza Hopefully soon. Haven't even made a beat in a few months due to the studio build. But thanks fam!

[kult12]

Yo, DOPE beats man!

Why do you record in 180bpm?

[djhellfire1]

@kult12 Thanks bro! I don't record at 180bpm. What you mean?

[kult12]

@djhellfire1

Ohhh... sounds like the metro goes in 180... mine is much slower.

no biggie! =)

Big up's from Norway!

[djhellfire1]

@kult12 @kult12 Oh! Yeah, that's just the click. I set that too 1/8 note. I like it better than the 1/4 note. You can change it by going into the click menu from the home screen. On the 2000, I think when you press open window on the tempo field, you can change it from there. Thanks bro!

[Concretenjeffro]

Is there any way I can "mimick" and MPC using pro tools and a midi controller (with samples)? Please let me know

[jonblakk73ab]

Dope

[TheGoodChap]

Was the sample a Jazz version of Rachmaninoff?

[jfootballfreak06]

DAMN this is beautiful. reminds me of the boodocks on adult swim lol

[WordsMakeRaps]

Hey man can you put up a free download for this beat?

[graymancharge]

sweeeeet, dude... you're 15 years behind dj shadow, but he was at least 10 yers ahead of the herd anyway!......

and the guy who said that about the velocity on the hi-hts, was right... they need a bit of shuffle,or variation in the attack...

that said, it sounds sweet.

great job, Sir.

peace.

[djhellfire1]

@graymancharge Yeah, I use multi velocity hats on some beats, just not all. Depends on the sound I'm going for. If I'm going for more of a "live drum" sound or crazy swing, I'll do it. But for just regular boom bap shit, one setting is what I usually stick to. It's all a mood thing. I hardly think velocity hats make or break a 'groove' though!

[djhellfire1]

@graymancharge But thanks for checking dude. Appreciate the feedback bro!

[cope21995]

Damn...that's all I got to say...

[brand1angel]

Homeskillet is ill on the chops

[djhellfire1]

@brand1angel Yup yup! Thanks homie!

[brand1angel]

@djhellfire1 any thinf new i can dwn load from amp , surg , i dnt get stuff anymore :( lol need that voice screaming truth music !!!

[brand1angel]

love it :)

[mrbealer]

i like your syle

[NosoCOMINSOON]

I don't get why peeps are using mpcs for making synth basics why wouldn't you use a MIDI?... That just seems so hard, complicated, and too controlling...idk.

[djhellfire1]

@NosoCOMINSOON Well, this beat has no synths in it. It's pretty obvious that all the sounds are sampled. As far as using an mpc with a synth, it's as simple as pluggin in a midi cable, selecting a midi track and channel in the mpc, and playing your pads or keyboard. Just a simple as plugging in a USB cab and using a midi controller. The only real difference is using the MPC's sequencer vs using the daw sequencer. And that just comes down to preference.

[OnSenBat]

No velocity on hi-hats = no groove.

[GTrizza]

yo this video was doppe, but could you do a video on how to add layers, and ups and sequencing please thanks man

[CoyoteBeats]

Can you give me this track?

[CoyoteBeats]

I think it sounds real nice!

[atlridder]

after hearing this i had to hit the sub

[djhellfire1]

@atlridder Dope! More vids on the way! Thanks!

[djkmann]

You're dangerous on that MPC! Great work

[djhellfire1]

@djkmann Thanks bro! Appreciate that!

[Altruwest]

Dope track, sample was sick

[jibber951]

Dope work homie!

[Sikoh6]

hmmmm...do i get a 2500 or a BEAT THANG? perhaps both..the 2500 to make beats on and the beat thang to be a nightlight when i shut everything else down so that i dont stub my toe on my way to bed when I'm done...that's the ticket!!! win-win!!!

[djhellfire1]

@Sikoh6 LMMFAO! CTFU!  Hahahahahaha!

[strugglebuggietv]

@Sikoh6 Uh, I wouldnt do that if I was you (i have the 2000XL) Its going to take you about 3-4 months to wrap your head around the MPC concept of recording and sequencing...What I did was read the manual from cover to cover about 6 or 7 times, making notes to myself on the border of the pages, then going back to the MPC and trying out that technique>>>timestreching, reversing, chopping the sample into 16 parts, etc, etc...Learn one machine and learn it better than anybody else...

[djhellfire1]

@strugglebuggietv He was joking dude! LMAO!

[Explicit626Beats]

Hellfire as always dropping heat on the MPC.

[djhellfire1]

@Explicit626Beats Thanks broski! ;)

[BeatKangz]

You Dont know what you missin' out on man, just wait when the BeatThang Hardware Drops Its taking ova

[billcosbyman]

@BeatKangz

When is the beat thing coming out?

[djhellfire1]

@BeatKangz Nah, bro I know what I'm missing. I've checked it out, but it's not for me! I personally don't think the pad layout is fit for a drum machine, at least not for the way I use them. The way you guys designed them looks like it would be hard to remember where sounds are and what pad plays what note. All the lights are cool though! Good luck with it homie!

[redickalous]

fire ass beats!!! only thing i say is you should get some bends on that bass. think you should have used a keyboard for that.

[djhellfire1]

@redickalous Thanks fam! I use bends on the bass a lot actually. You can do it right in the MPC with the Q-Link sliders. If you go to my website, the player at the bottom has a beat called "End Of My Rope" and another called "Unspeakable Things". Both beats have bass bends that I programmed from the Q-Link! A keyboard pitch bend wheel is a lot easier though. Lol! Peace!

[stokezbeats]

stokezbeats nice beat

[drhater]

this beat is really sick !!

[Explicit626Beats]

Nice sample request. The finished product is HEAT. Sick baseline aswell. That spider is a straight "G"

[emzehpfau]

dopness!!

you got the thicker pads from MPC stuff, I see?

are they worth it?

[djhellfire1]

@emzehpfau They aren't thicker pads. Just different color. Got them from mpcstuffdotcom. They have a bunch of colors.

[BeatKangz]

Good job man check out that beat thang virtual its on our page

[billcosbyman]

@BeatKangz BWAHAHAHAHA too funny...

[Sikoh6]

dope!!!

[billcosbyman]

Bill Cosby gives this two thumbs up...with tha Jelloooo!

[soulburner978]

the sample is sick. hot joint indeed!

[CiseDj]

This beats fire man! Glad you liked the sampled.

[djhellfire1]

@CiseDj Thanks bro! Glad you sent it!

[djhellfire1]

@CiseDj Thanks bro! Glad you sent it!