Only 128possible program changes?

sry, guys...did a search and couldnt find exactly what i need...

i wanna program a song with 2kxl and emu proteus 2500. the emu has about a 700 different "programs"/"kits"/....
what if i want to use lets say prg. 245 on my emu...i can't go there by just scrolling with the control wheel on my mpc (where it says pgm:...)...


anybody know what i mean?

I dont know

that was i didnt want to hear! =)

Midi controller numbers only go up to 128. What you need to do is check the Proteus manual or a Proteus forum to see if it allows a combination of controller numbers to get to all those different programs. The MPC will be able to send those, but the information you want is something specific to the Proteus, not the MPC.

featherboy wrote:Midi controller numbers only go up to 128. What you need to do is check the Proteus manual or a Proteus forum to see if it allows a combination of controller numbers to get to all those different programs. The MPC will be able to send those, but the information you want is something specific to the Proteus, not the MPC.

as far as the proteus goes, it doesnt seem to be possible....

anyways..there must be another solution...i'll find it!

ty

you need to insert a bank change in the step sequencer.

Featherboy is correct, there are only 128 MIDI program changes. So the Programs in your Proteus are arranged in "Banks" or groups of 128.

As nanoloop mentioned, you will need to insert a Bank change. A Bank change uses a combination of Controller Change 0 (Bank Select MSB) and Control Change 32 (Bank Select LSB). With the MPC2000XL, you will need to do this in the Step mode and make sure you are at the start of the sequence. Press Step, then Insert and select "Control Change" as the type of event. When you hit the "Do It key", you'll see Control Change:Bank Sel MSB with a value of 0 You'll need to change the 0 to whatever is specified in your Proteous manual. Repeat the steps again and select Bank Sel LSB

With most MIDI devices you will need to Enter both of the Controller Changes Bank Sel MSB (CC 0) and Bank Select LSB (CC32)to pull up a different bank. With the Proteous, the manual will tell you what numbers to use to select different banks. As an example, you may need to insert Bank Select MSB with a value of 0 and Bank Select LSB with a value of 2 to pull up bank 3 on your Proteous.

Once you have selected the Bank, you will still need to use a Program Change to select a Program from the Bank. It seems a little complicated at first, but gets real easy as you do it. Just remember,

"Bank Sel MSB" is the same as Conrol Change 0 and "Bank Sel LSB" is the same as Control Change 32

Hope this helps,
Nick

just keep the pgm on the mpc to off and change the program to the one you want directly from the emu...

yeh thats alright if you remember all the patches you used for that particular project. its very handy to have your sequences load up and all your modules/synths are ready to boot on the right patch.

sup!
thanks for the help so far!
and shout to nikenn...i'll try that, ty!

the problem with choosing the programs on the emu is, that i want to improve my workflow...and choosing pgms on the emu wouldt be a step back in my case...

but i'll check out nikenns aproach!

ty