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By sinisteraudi Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:04 pm
I want to play my drums on the mpc, and I want my synths sounds to be soft synths – which would be coming from the computer, and played through a midi controller. How do I hook it all up? Can I use the MPC sequencer then record everything into protools? Would an MBox 2 be enough? Or is easier to run everything into a computer sequencer like Cubase?
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By Shadyrest59 Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:28 am
there's a thread that has all the answers to this question not even three posts down.
By 4dahaterz Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:09 pm
It all Depends on the Softsynths you wanna use... and is that all the equipment that you will be using, or is there more as well, such as a MIDI Keyboard Controller, etc.....
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By dabmeister Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:01 pm
The questions you're asking lets it be known that you're very green at this. What do you want to do? The reason I say this is you're looking for other opinions instead of building one for yourself, which is a dangerous move IMO.

Take a look at what features you like in a daw then take it from there. I assume you already have Cubase. And if so, learn to use it. You don't need to invest in a MagicBox2, it ain't going to make your situation any different than it is now.

But let us know what type of audio interface you're using, that is if you do have one.
By Clint Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:57 pm
Your first thread. Welcome to the boards!

I'll just put this thread in the right place. A place where you can find lots of other useful information for beginners. You may want to read a little and do some research of your own if you want to familiarise yourself with studio basics.