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By shimmyshimmy Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:15 pm
Hello. I was looking around a bit and I could't find anything that would help me. Well maybe something could but I never owned keyboard until now and I don't know where to start. I have Technics KN901 and the guy who borrowed it to me lost owner manual and I couldn't find it on the internet, even on the official site.
1. I want to sync keyboard with my MPC.
2. I've connected cable from MPC INT-A to keyboard MIDI OUT. I'm able to use buttons from keyboard to record it on MPC, but I want to record sounds that comes directly from keyboard to MPC. Do I have to connect second cable to keyboard MIDI IN to MPC MIDI OUT? :roll:

MIDI Interface OUT--------->Keyboard MIDI IN (if you are only using your software synths this connection is not required. If you want the computer to play the sounds on your keyboard, or if you want to connect a 2nd module it is required)

I've tried this but it plays all the sounds from MPC plus keyboard sound. Guess I've **** up with channel settings or parts.
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By Jaytim3 Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:08 am
Midi is only message so u cant transport or record audio. If u really want to record the sounds directly in to the mpc u need to record directly in to the record Inn. Its like sampling from yourself.

What u also can do is record the midi in to the mpc so it triggers the sounds in the keybord and then record it in to a DAW.

But the sounds that already are in the MPC can be recorded straight in to the MPC.
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By DJ Plan A Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:44 pm
To set up an MPC track to record and trigger MIDI event <wires=midi out A->keyboard midi in, keyboard midi out->mpc midi in A> you have to prepare a track in the mpc that corresponds to the midi channel, just like you would use an audio channel but set the midi channel to 1a, and turn off all audio programs on that channel. that should do it.