By sync
Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:17 am
Well, just bought my MPC500-- and was surprised to see that the MIDI implementation is looking pretty scant. I just assumed it was complete because I've been working with Korg, and on the Electribes for example, EVERY front panel function can be sent to the unit from an external device. EVERY function, period. I just thought it was de rigueur...
This is crucial for me-- I need to be able to externally mute on and mute off tracks via MIDI, or this thing is pretty useless. I would have just used the Electribe, but I also need more voices, chording, etc., that the Electribe falls short on. I'm pretty amazed that a modern musical instrument company would fall down on the job with this one, if that's the case here...
Can you even send MIDI messages that are equivalent to pad hits? If so, can't you do that when in Track Mute and have it mute/unmute the track? If not, that's pretty darn basic is it not? Akai even makes a pad controller, shouldn't you be able to plug THEIR pad controller into an MPC and control the pads with it?
For me, I don't need it to trigger samples or anything, just to control the muting externally. That's the WHOLE reason I need this box, or at least thought I did, as an interactive sequence controller & sampler that's got more voicing than the Electribe and travels lighter than a computer...
This is crucial for me-- I need to be able to externally mute on and mute off tracks via MIDI, or this thing is pretty useless. I would have just used the Electribe, but I also need more voices, chording, etc., that the Electribe falls short on. I'm pretty amazed that a modern musical instrument company would fall down on the job with this one, if that's the case here...
Can you even send MIDI messages that are equivalent to pad hits? If so, can't you do that when in Track Mute and have it mute/unmute the track? If not, that's pretty darn basic is it not? Akai even makes a pad controller, shouldn't you be able to plug THEIR pad controller into an MPC and control the pads with it?
For me, I don't need it to trigger samples or anything, just to control the muting externally. That's the WHOLE reason I need this box, or at least thought I did, as an interactive sequence controller & sampler that's got more voicing than the Electribe and travels lighter than a computer...