Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
By gutta Fri Sep 10, 2004 6:11 am
I have my MPC controlling my Motif (MPC Out A to Motif IN/Motif Out to MPC IN A) and a Triton (MPC Out B to Triton IN/Triton Out to MPC IN B). This works fine while making beats.

Now I have a Pro Tools system that I need to sync with the MPC and the rest of the gear. I have a Uno USB Midi adapter for the Pro Tools rig. The problem is that I am out of Midi slots on the MPC (because of the Motif & Triton connections). Is there a 3rd party midi box that will give me more inputs? Or is there a way to rearrange my setup to allow me to plug the Pro Tools into the MPC?

Thanks

Edit: sorry i'll post this in the studio environment forum!
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By featherboy Fri Sep 10, 2004 10:20 am
You should be fine just going from one of the THRUs on either the Triton or Motif, especially if you just need midi between the external gear & Pro Tools for synching.

Also, you don't actually need both outs from the synths connected to both ins on the MPC, unless you are recording sys ex data from both. They are both keyboards, not modules right?!? You just need one of them going to an MPC midi IN, & that will be your controller keyboard for everything. Then you can go from Pro Tools to the free MPC in if you need to.

Otherwise you can get little midi splitter & merge boxes. I've got a few made by a UK company, Philip Rees.

What you have is a really neat set up because you know A is one instrument B is the other. I doubt you use all 16 midi channels on both instruments at the same time, so maybe reserve the higher numbers for controlling Pro Tools.