So, there’s no way that Logic 8 can substitute for a real MPC in terms of that authentic hip hop sound and swing feel but what if all you have is Logic?
Here’s something you might find useful and interesting…
MPC custom Groove Quantizes for Logic courtesy of Logic Cafe.
I have personally tried them and I likes what I hears, until I get my hands on a real MPC.
Here’s what the site blurb says:
“Get that sought after MPC feel in your music with these custom Groove Quantizes. The quantizes included are 1/16th note and 1/8 note quantizes with swing values from 50% through to 75%
Logic Café brings to you the Swing of the Akai MPC 3000 sampler and sequencer as groove quantizes to be used in Logic Pro
To add the groove quantizes to your Logic Pro setup, click on the link to download the file containing the grooves. Open the download and copy the MPC 3K templates into your song / autoload then follow the Create your own Groove Quantizes lesson here at Logic café.
The MPC 3000 was an updated version of the legendary MPC 60 sampler / sequencer with improved features and an internal architecture designed by none other than Roger Linn Electronics of LM-1 fame.
The machine featured:
- 16-bit 44.1 kHz sampling
- 32 note polyphony
- VCF analogue filter with resonance
- 20 songs
- 99 sequences
- 99 tracks
- Up to 75,000 notes
- Full MIDI features”
Happy producing!
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