@tobdoly: nice tricks, keep 'em coming.
But, why pad mute?
I have two main workflows with the MPC:
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completely live, just one bar, 20-40 drum kits, half tempo (64 to achieve 128 bpm) --> essentially a two bar loop where the Erase Bar button combo deletes “both” bars. you can use this setup on several tracks sent to separate outs and mixed externally on a DJ mixer to transition to a different drum kit or just blend different kits together. the great thing: people have a chance to understand what you’re doing, if you care about that.
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long sequences with 32-50 bars recorded while jamming, with a lot of variety. press the Loop key to loop a bar (which sounds like two bars because of half speed), if you need variation press the Loop key again to proceed in the time line and again to loop a different position. that Loop key is amazing. sometimes I just want to focus on something else (TR-8, Samplr) and need a beat going.
most of the kits consist of sliced samples. the MPC is so incredibly efficient in slicing things up. it’s faster (and more fun) to sample a drum kit into the MPC than to usb, copy, load files…
Of course, you can also jump to workflow 1) whenever you want.