Need midi help

I need help connecting everything together and I hope someone can help me. I have an mpc 1000, keystation 61es midi controller, proteus 1000 sound module, stanton turntable (strictly for sampling), denon dj mixer and krk rp5's for monitoring. I'm having a problem linking the mpc midi controller and sound module. Can someone help me step by step please. The way I had the turntable hooked up to the mpc was through the dj mixer for the pre amp but now that I got the midi controller and proteus I can't get them to work together. When I got the midi controller, I tried testing it with the mpc and I was able to control it . I was also able to control the sound module. But what I wNt to do it use the mpc as my centerpiece for sequencing and sampling. I would also like to record midi notes from my sound module while using the controller to play the notes. Someone help me please

if you want clear answers, ask clear questions

you haven't said what you've tried, what you did, what worked, what didn't - you've just been really vague and said "i tried it and it didn't work"

well, here's an answer like that: get a midi cable and connect the equipment you want to connect, then set the settings right - bingo!


if you aren't going to be less vague, why should anyone waste their time explaining everything in detail, when they might explain the bits you already know?
read your manuals, read about midi - all the info you need is already written down somewhere

need help connecting everything together and I hope someone can help me. I have an mpc 1000, keystation 61es midi controller, proteus 1000 sound module, stanton turntable (strictly for sampling), denon dj mixer and krk rp5's for monitoring. I'm having a problem linking the mpc midi controller and sound module. Can someone help me step by step please. The way I had the turntable hooked up to the mpc was through the dj mixer for the pre amp but now that I got the midi controller and proteus I can't get them to work together. When I got the midi controller, I tried testing it with the mpc and I was able to control it . I was also able to control the sound module. But what I wNt to do it use the mpc as my centerpiece for sequencing and sampling. I would also like to record midi notes from my sound module while using the controller to play the notes. Someone help me please

I would attempt to help you if you were more clear.Stanton turntables or a dj mixer have nothing to do with your midi problem. Be more exact.

Hmmm... okay, well first of all, the turntable is really only used when you want to grab some vinyl samples. At least that's all I use the old phonograph for. So connect the turntable to your mixer, and then connect the mixer's outs to the MPC's 'RECORD IN' inputs. Hook it up whenever you feel like diggin' thru your crates.

Now the midi connections are a bit more tricky... But contrary to popular opinions provided by "other forum members" I think that you have provided enough info for us to get a feel of where you're headed.... So uh, check it out bro-tato...

Connect MIDI controller's MIDI OUT to MPC's MIDI IN.
Connect MPC's MIDI OUT to Proteus' MIDI IN.
Connect Proteus' MAIN AUDIO OUT (Left and Right for Stereo) to MPC's Record IN.

Now on the MPC make sure you go to MIXER MODE (Shift > PAD8), and press the INPUT TAB (F5). Turn the MPC's INPUT THRU to ON. And set the MODE to L, R, or ST... depending on if you're sound module's outputs are connected to the MPC's LEFT, RIGHT, or BOTH left AND right (stereo) inputs.

Think about what's happening with the signal flow, and it will help you understand routing. It's all very logical. You're controller is sending instructions to the MPC to trigger sounds in the Proteus. Therefore, when you start playing the controller's keys... your control is translating that into MIDI instructions that it will send to the MPC via its MIDI out port. The MPC receives the MIDI instructions (via MPC MIDI IN) from the controller, and outputs those instructions (via MIDI OUT) to the Proteus. Those MIDI instructions will trigger sounds within the Proteus as instructed. This all happens at the speed of light... so as soon as you strike a key on the controller, you're gonna hear the sound being generated by the Proteus.

Example: You hit the middle C key on the keyboard... the keyboard tells the MPC to trigger a middle C note... and the MPC sends that MIDI information to the Sound Module, and the Sound Module generates the specified sound, and outputs the audio to the MPC via the Sound Module's main audio outputs. The MPC then outputs the Module's sound thru it's MAIN OUTS and HEADPHONE Output so that you can hear it.

So maybe I'm going overboard... but once you understand this, you'll start to understand MIDI THRU. The fun never ends dude. If you got another sound module, say a Triton Rack, you could then make a MIDI link from the Proteus MIDI THRU port, to the Triton Rack's MIDI in. Set the Triton to MIDI channel 2, Put your MPC track to MIDI channel 2 and keep the Proteus on Channel 1... and you can now use your controller to trigger the Triton. You can daisy chain as many modules as you have channels using this method. Well... you're also limited by how many audio inputs you have... but you get the general idea... right? Anyways, good luck and hope I didn't confuse the shit out of you.

Oh shit, one more side note: As soon as you disconnect the MIDI cables you'll have no sound coming from the modules. The MPC is only recording MIDI info only at this point. So when you save your project and attempt to play it back later, you're not gonna hear your MIDI tracks, although the MIDI info still exists on the track and can be heard once you get your module hooked in. So with everything hooked up still, you can record your project into your DAW with all of the audio and MIDI working together in harmony. Or you can always go to MPC's RECORD MODE, hit play, and sample the MIDI tracks with audio, and assign them to MPC pads just as you would with any other sample.

Sorry, didn't intend on this being so long... that's why I try to stay off these boards.

-K LOCO

stickyrikky wrote:Now the midi connections are a bit more tricky... But contrary to popular opinions provided by "other forum members" I think that you have provided enough info for us to get a feel of where you're headed.... So uh, check it out bro-tato...

well of course it is possible to help him by typing out a really long post with loads of info he could have found for himself in the manuals. if that's what you want to do, awesome. I still think if he'd been more precise about what he'd tried and what he'd already done, you could have saved a lot of time by only explaining the bits he was doing wrong. but that's cool, if you want to spend that time then that's great.

... until the next lazy person comes asking the same thing

I hear ya dude... and a lot of times my first reaction is like F**K that, do your HW like the rest of us man. But then I remember back to when all of this stuff was so overwhelming to me, and I had no idea where to begin. I read manuals... I even went back and took courses covering music theory, and the history of electronic music at the local community college AFTER I already graduated from the University. But I still had questions... and I depended on forums a lot. They're more interactive than a manual, and more straight to the point. Are they a bit lazy?? Sure. But I can remember when technology and technical jargon was the ultimate cockblocker... only preventing me from converting the ideas stuck inside of my brain into a sonic reality. And to be honest, I would say that the answers to roughly 99 percent of questions asked in forums can be found in a manual or book somewhere... but sometimes you don't want to take that route. Ya know? This dude seemed genuinely confused, and was reaching out. So thought I'd take some time out and give a little back to the community, bro.

With that being said, I highly recommend that everyone (including myself) READ THE DAMN MANUAL!!!

Peace

K-LOCO

cool - good on you for taking the time