I HAVE AN MPC2KXL AND A ROLAND XP-60 KEYBOARD. WITH THE XP-60, IT ONLY LETS YOU USE ONE EFFECT EVEN IN MULTITIMBRAL MODE. EXAMPLE: IF I USE THE WAH EFFECT ON TRACK ONE, ALL OF THE OTHER TRACKS WILL HAVE TO USE THE WAH EFFECT OR HAVE NO EFFECT AT ALL. I WAS CONSIDERING PURCHASING AN MPC1000 TO SAMPLE ALL OF MY KEYBOARD PARTS SINCE THERE IS NO WAY TO SAMPLE WHILE A SEQUENCE IS PLAYING. ANY GOOD ADVICE OR TIPS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
First off: GET OFF THAT CAPS LOCK KEY. It's like screaming.
Second: use a more descriptive topic title.
I'll try to help you out, even though your problem is hardly MPC-related.
Are you sure the XP60 only has a global effect? It's a workstation, so I'd expect it to have send or insert effects. Isn't it something like a JV module with a keyboard? Check the manual again. Buying another MPC to sample you keyboard parts sounds backwards to me. It's highly impractical for this. You'd be much better off (a) buying a digital multitrack recorder, or (b) adding a module that does allow you to add FX to each instrument seperately (s/h 1080 or 2080, or something E-MU or Korg).


