Recording mpc1000 beats using a software's resolution

The mpc1000 has a resolution of 96 parts per quarter note.
Software programs like Cubase and Logic can record external midi devices at 960 ppqn or more...
Is it possible to record mpc1000 beats at a higher resolution than 96 ppqn? Or is 96 ppqn the maximum resolution, regardless of which software I use for recording?

If it was recorded at 96 ppqn and you bring it into a sequencer that has a higher resolution you will not gain anything. The notes will still be at the same time value. If you then use groove templates etc. you would be able to take advantage of the higher resolution.

Thank you...

But if I haven't recorded anything and I start from scratch:
Can I hook the mpc1000 up with a software (Logic, Cubase, etc.) on a PC and use the software's resolution for recording?

Anders wrote:Thank you...

But if I haven't recorded anything and I start from scratch:
Can I hook the mpc1000 up with a software (Logic, Cubase, etc.) on a PC and use the software's resolution for recording?

Sorry, I misunderstood your first question. The only way to utilize the software sequencer's resolution in this case is if you are only using the MPC1000 as a controller. Meaning you are just sending note info from the pads to your software sequencer. If you sync them together and use the MPC sequencer you will always be limited to it's resolution.

Just a note. For most modern music, 96 ppqn is actually quite acceptable. I think Velocity/Dynamics play a larger roll unless you are doing solo piano or classical music etc.

One more thing I forgot. If you double the tempo of the MPC1000 but still play at the original tempo (half tempo) you will have affectively doubled your resolution to 192 ppqn.

"Software programs like Cubase and Logic can record external midi devices at 960 ppqn or more... "

Yeah, it called marketing. Even at 10,000 ppqn and a few simultaneous notes, the effective midi resolution is 96 ppqn (due midi's bandwidth, and nothing to do with what the software says it can do).

96 is perfectly fine for 96.96% of the work done.

guitman wrote:Sorry, I misunderstood your first question. The only way to utilize the software sequencer's resolution in this case is if you are only using the MPC1000 as a controller. Meaning you are just sending note info from the pads to your software sequencer. If you sync them together and use the MPC sequencer you will always be limited to it's resolution.

So I basically have to use the mpc1000 as a "midi keyboard" or what?
How do I connect the mpc1000 to my computer to do this?

Anders;

my 2 cents

I guess you know MIDI is not audio but note on,off and control data.
Almost all Audiocards also include MIDI-ports, sometimes hidden in the
game controller port. Separate cheap USB to MIDI interfaces are available,
these are generally not as tight as a PCI solution.
Steinberg has tried to solve these problems with their idiot Midex interfaces.
96 ppqn is the resolution with which the MPC stores its data, it is not a measurement of how tight the machine is. If you record the notes into cubase
they will be stored in a higher resolution, but the precision of this is limited by
crappy PC MIDI inputs, MIDI low speed and your tempo.
If you lower your tempo on MPC and computer while recording you will get
a tighter recording.
Cubase does not seem to like to be synced to MIDI clock which is a shame because that is what the MPC1000 outputs.
Or you could just record Audio

All in my own humble opinion

"Cubase does not seem to like to be synced to MIDI clock which is a shame because that is what the MPC1000 outputs."

Are you saying that it's not possible to use the MPC1000 to record midi on a software (Cubase, Logic, etc.)?

Anders wrote:"Cubase does not seem to like to be synced to MIDI clock which is a shame because that is what the MPC1000 outputs."

Are you saying that it's not possible to use the MPC1000 to record midi on a software (Cubase, Logic, etc.)?

No, Cubase can send Midi-clock, and it is better at it than for example
Ableton Live, so you can slave your MPC1000 to Cubase. I don't know
much about Logic.

okay, thank you