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Can I record for example a drumpart on the KP3 as a sample to be put in one of the 4 sample banks - so that it loops and I can then overlay?
Received this thing yesterday and am loving it so far - great for someone like me (see sig); but of course I do have questions, which is why I thought I'd post here. Hi!

You can record any audio onto the banks, be it a drum beat or a screaming child. You cannot overdub on the KP3 but you can still layer by using the other sample banks and then resample to free up sample banks for further layering.

Advice for starting out with something like the KP3... If you think of something, just try it. You're not going to break it. Unless, of course, what you think of is throwing it out of a window on the 17th floor. That might break it. If you do that, be sure to buy another KP3 first to record the sound the original one makes when it hits the ground.

Thanks Mr36
so that's the 'shift-sampling' option I guess... Thanks!
The 'try stuff it will do it if it can and won't if it can't' is what I like about it - I was guessing it would be like that when I heard the stories and saw some films.
Can I sample the internal sounds from it onto a sample bank? So hitting the 'sample' button and then 'bank 1'; and then touching the pad when it's in synth mode?

You have to use the resample function (shift + bank, as you said) to sample on-board sounds. Though, in my opinion, they're awful, so I wouldn't bother.
Each to their own though.

And yes, just keep trying things. If you have an idea that you think might work, try it, then you'll get a sense of whether it could work if it doesn't at least and then you can just try again.

Simplest approach to using it to layer loops is just to sample loops and layers to three of the banks and then resample them all to the fourth, giving you the first three to add more stuff to, and then, if you want, resample again. If you're wanting to keep a loop separate though, so you can mute it freely, you'll have to be careful when you record it or just mute it for a phrase while you resample the others. It's these sorts of limitations that can actually help you mould a song. They can give you direction.

Thanks again. I had so much fun with it last night. Making three loops and sampling to the fourth, as you said. Also, I figured out (as it was easy) how to hook up my turntable to the KP3 and the KP3 back to the AUX-input of my stereo. Had a lot of fun manipulating some drone albums I have. So, thanks again - I am gonna have a lot of fun with this before I bump into another question I think...