Controlling VSTi's in with the MPC 2000XL

Hey thanks for reading.

I'm relatively new to the MPC, but not new to making music.

I am heavily indoctrinated into using the computer and my VSTi's and DXi's in my compositions.

Now I have been able to successfully integrate it with my Roland XP-50, Pro Tools and Reason. I am also able to separately and simultaniously control my Roland XP-50 and Reason as a multiple channel midi sources for the MPC.

Here's the problem. Because I wanted to use my plug-in instruments from the computer and have my MPC be in control. I did a search here to find out what you guys do and I found out about using Chainer. I downloaded Chainer and it's a great program. The only problem is the different Midi Channels are mushing together. What I mean is if I play a pattern on one plug-in on channel one on Chainer and Channel one track one of the MPC everything is fine. Once I go to channel two on Chainer and track two channel two on the MPC it plays the pattern that I played on track/channel one and two in the MPC on the plugin on Channel two in Chainer. Thereby disregarding the first plug-in.

My goal is to have many discrete patterns playing various VSTi's. And I'm open to using another software option if it's neccessary.

Anyody have any ideas?

Peace and thanks.

Froglips88 wrote:Hey thanks for reading.

I'm relatively new to the MPC, but not new to making music.

I am heavily indoctrinated into using the computer and my VSTi's and DXi's in my compositions.

Now I have been able to successfully integrate it with my Roland XP-50, Pro Tools and Reason. I am also able to separately and simultaniously control my Roland XP-50 and Reason as a multiple channel midi sources for the MPC.

[Anyody have any ideas?

Peace and thanks.

bump...... very interesting.

i might be stating the obvious but, did you set each channel in chainer to recieve midi info from one midi channel? I think the defualt action for chainer is for each channel to recieve midi info from all midi channels.


shannon

chainer?? where can i get it... what is it.... i think i need it


lol

find out about chainer here
http://www.kvr-vst.com/get/261.html

check out energyXT as well. its cheaper and it host vsts in a modular environment.


shannon

Chainer does not separate midichannels by default. You need to set it up manually. It's a bit akward to set up, i used a separate slot for each channel from what i remember.