MPC 1000 + Alesis Control Pad

Has anybody used the Alesis Control Pad synced with the MPC 1000, to playback drums/percussion??

I was thinking of chopping up my melody samples inside the 1000, record a few tracks of chops and then some bass, misc sounds, etc. and then find some percussion/drums, layer them, tune'em and then trigger the percussion/drums on the Alesis Control Pad for that "live" feel and so that the audiences won't have to just watch me "finger drum" all night.

I have no experience but that sounds totally like it would work with ease. I don't know if that Alesis sends program change messages but you have my mind reeling at the possibilities of that setup.

It would definitely draw my attention as a patron if I saw someone with sticks and a 1000.

hopefully it would all work out as planned, but i was on youtube and saw a video of Dibiase and another dude, with 2 Sp 404's. Dibiase was messing with the chops on his Sp and the other guy was triggering the drums from his Sp on the Control Pad


here i just found it, **** iLL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QStGt02Kirg

Dope video.

You've I'm sure done some research already but I just read this in a Sound On Sound review.

"There are 21 slots for storing Kits, eight of which are used up by presets, although these can be modified and overwritten. The parameters stored in Kits include the MIDI note numbers that are assigned to the different pads (and external trigger devices, if any are attached), along with the MIDI channels on which data will be sent.

Program Change data can also be sent by the Control Pad, and each Kit can have a unique Program Change message associated with it. In practice, this means that you can arrange to have your software or hardware sound source switch programs automatically when you switch Kits on the Control Pad.

Editing Kits is simple and straightforward. For example, to change a pad's MIDI channel you press the Function button twice (a red LED labelled 'Pad MIDI channel' comes on), hit the desired pad, then press either the up or down arrow buttons until the appropriate MIDI channel number is shown in the LED display.

To change the MIDI note number assigned to a pad, the procedure is almost the same. Press the Function button three times (a red LED marked 'Pad MIDI channel' comes on), hit the desired pad (its current MIDI note number is shown in the LED display) then use the up and down arrow buttons to change to a new MIDI note number. The pad updates immediately, so you can find a new sound 'by ear' even if you don't know its MIDI note number off the top of your head."

looks like sky's the limit with your plot.

niiiiice

appreciate that post Metatron!