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Summary of Contents for padpimps The DownBeat Kit
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Overview The Articulations The Mic Mixes The Vintage Mix The Seventies Mix The Modern Mix Install: MPC X, Live & Akai Force Install: MPC Software MPC Renaissance & MPC Studio MPC Expansion: What’s Inside? Cycle Kits vs Velocity Switching Kits Sound Patches Demo Sequences &... -
Page 3: Overview
Overview The Downbeat Kit features a fully multisampled 1963 Ludwig Downbeat acoustic drum kit, with 24 different articulations recorded over multiple dynamic levels using 12 positional mics. All sounds have been mapped to MPC programs and are compatible with all MPC models ever made, as well as the Akai Force. - Page 4 series was The Beatles’ Ringo Starr, who is often seen pictured with a set sporting an 'Oyster Black Pearl' finish (ours was the Champagne Sparkle). The full kit was recorded at MU Studios, Sheffield, UK and consisted of the following 8 unique instruments: •...
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Page 5: The Articulations
The Articulations Most instruments are provided with a number of different articulations to reflect the many ways the instruments can be played by a drummer - for example the hi hat has six articulations; a closed hat (centre hit), closed hat (edge hit), fully open, half open, pedal open, pedal closed. - Page 6 Snare Cross Stick – tip of the stick rests on the skin, shaft brought down on the rim, creating a dry click sound. Snare Flam – Quick double snare hit Snare Drag – very short snare roll Snare Multiple Bounce – stick allowed to bounce up and down on the skin, producing a long, mellow snare roll.
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Page 7: The Mic Mixes
The Mic Mixes The kit was recorded using a combination of 12 different microphones; Electro- Voice HM7 (Kick), Yamaha Sub Kick Mic (Kick Sub), Sure SM57 (snare 'over'), 3 x AKG C414 (snare 'under, rack & floor toms), 2 x Neumann KM 84 (overheads), 2 x Coles 4038 (additional ribbons), Neumann U87 (room mic 1), AKG PCC170 (room mic 2) Having mics in so many different positions gave us the flexibility to create... -
Page 8: The Vintage Mix
The Vintage Mix This is a classic 2 microphone mono mix that consist of two ribbon mics placed directly at the front of the kit, with one mic near the kick drum, the other nearer the snare. The resulting mix gives a distinctly early 60s/late 50s vibe, with less emphasis on the hats and cymbals (as to be expected by the lack of overheads). - Page 9 The Kit LaYOUT Each mix consists of 24 articulations mapped to the pads in an MPC program in a finger-drumming friendly layout which follows the same fundamental layout used in the other kits in this series. For 16 pad MPCs, Bank ‘A’ contains what we feel are the ‘core’...
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Page 11: Install: Mpc X, Live & Akai Force
Enter the ‘MPC X-MPC Live-Akai Force Edition’ folder and inside you’ll see a sub folder ‘The Downbeat Kit’ – this is the folder we’re going to transfer to your MPC X/Live or Force. - Page 12 If it doesn’t already exist, create a folder called ‘Expansions’ in the root of your disk - now copy the ‘Downbeat Kit’ folder inside this ‘Expansions’ folder. You can now ‘eject’ the disk from your computer and in your MPC/Force, return to ‘Standalone’...
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Page 13: Install: Mpc Software
Install: MPC Software The MPC Software expansion is fully compatible with MPC Software 1.9 or greater. Locate the ‘MPC Software Installer.XPN’ file and drag & drop it directly into the MPC Software UI from your computer’s File Explorer/Finder: Please note that an XPN file cannot be installed from the MPC Browser, nor can it be installed by double clicking. - Page 14 Select ‘Import’ and once installed, open the Expansion Browser (‘X’ on your keyboard for MPC Software 2.x, ‘shift & E’ for MPC Software 1.9), and click on the ‘Downbeat Kit’ thumbnail to view: You will find all the kits within the ‘Programs > Kit > Downbeat Kit’ group.
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Page 15: Mpc Renaissance & Mpc Studio
Single click the program to hear a preview (requires ‘Autoplay’ enabled). To load a kit, simply double-click the program or drag and drop it to a ‘DRUM’ type track in your MPC sequence. MPC Renaissance & MPC Studio If you use the MPC Renaissance or MPC Studio, there are generally two ways to browse and load your kits. - Page 16 The folder will be called 'com.padpimps.downbeatkit'. Alternatively go to the ‘MPC X-MPC Live-Standalone Edition’ folder and copy the sub folder ‘The Downbeat Kit’ to the location on your computer where you usually store the rest of your sound library (for example, the ‘Documents > MPC’...
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Page 17: Mpc Expansion: What's Inside
MPC Expansion: What’s Inside? The expansion edition is made for the newer generation of MPCs such as the MPC X, MPC Live and MPC Software (including its controllers such as the MPC Touch, Renaissance and Studio). These expansions work in both MPC Software 2.x and MPC Software 1.9. -
Page 18: Sound Patches
New MPCs also support ‘round robins’ where the pads can be configured to play back a different timbre sample each time it is hit, regardless of how hard you hit the pad. Each round robin in a ‘cycle’ is recorded at the same velocity but sounds subtly different each time the pad is hit. -
Page 19: Demo Sequences & Patterns
‘Remember these are standard MPC DRUM programs, so you are free to further customise any of the provided programs with your own FX and parameter settings. Demo Sequences & Patterns Each program is provided with its own demo sequence, which is the same sequence that was used to create that patch’s ‘Program Preview’. - Page 20 To load a demo sequence simply load the SQX file into your project. In the MPC Software, loading a demo sequence will also load the associated program (standalone mode does not support this so you’ll need to load the program manually).
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Page 21: Preview Loops
Preview Loops We have also included all the 'Program Previews' as separate WAV files which can be used as ready-made loops in your projects. In the MPC Software Expansion Browser, these are found in the Samples > Previews category:... - Page 22 In the hardware UI, these found in the Previews sub folder - search for the term 'previews': Now enter the folder with the 'All Files' or 'Samples' filters selected: ...
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Page 23: Legacy Mpc Information
Legacy MPC Information In the Legacy MPC folder we have provided legacy versions of the kit, including the three mic mixes; these are suitable for any legacy MPC model. Simply select the appropriate folder for your MPC model. Now just transfer this entire folder to your legacy MPC disk using your preferred method. - Page 24 • MPC5000 – load the .50s files (features round robins – for velocity switching please use the standard MPC1000 PGM above) • MPC500 – load the PGM appended with ‘500-‘ • JJOSXL – load the PGM appended with ‘JJX’ – this kit contains round robins •...
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Page 25: Further Resources
MPC-Tutor’s range of MPC tutorial books at: https://www.mpc-samples.com/section.php/8/0/mpc-tutorials-courses/ The Downbeat Kit is one of our huge range of Expansions and samplepacks for all MPC models – check out our entire range here, with loads more multisampled drum kits, instruments, loops, breaks &... - Page 26 Copyright & License ‘The Downbeat Kit’, published by MPC-Samples.com, 2019. All recordings, MPC program files & audio previews by Pad Pimps. Copyright © 2019. All rights reserved. License MPC-Samples.com (‘The Publisher’) grants You a royalty free, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicenseable, worldwide License to use The Downbeat Kit (‘The Product’) to create Musical Compositions for You and for third party...
- Page 27 cease using The Sounds, delete all copies and archives of The Sounds and if requested, confirm to the Publisher in writing that You have complied with these requirements. If You are unsure if this License covers Your intended use, please contact the Publisher for clarification;...
- Page 28 Recorded & Produced by Pad Pimps. Copyright © 2019 Padpimps.com. All rights reserved. Engineering by Martin Smith, Mu Studios, Sheffield Sample Editing & Programming by Andy Avgousti...
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