Alternative way to record & play sound from a keybord

Hi everybody,

Since MIDI is data information (not actual sound), is there anything that can "transfert the information into sound" ?
What I mean by that is some hardware (not a PC) between the MPC2500 and the MIDI Keyboard (obviously not a controller keyboard) that would make it possible ?

The reason for asking is that I am interested by the Casio CTK900: http://www.dv247.com/invt/28241/
It cost about £100 and has over 500 sounds, I reckon it's very good value for money!
But obviously it is useless if I can't get the sounds on the MPC.
I tried today, on the record mode, there is a signal whe the keys are pressed but no sound is being recorded...

If there is no alternative, then can I used a synthetizer ? (i.e: Micro Korg)
I am asking this because it seems that the difference between a midi keyboard and a synthesizer is that the latter sends actual audio signals, not MIDI.

Or am I better off using a sound module ?
are there any hardware sound module that can be used straight away with the MPC2500 without the need for a PC that you can recommend ?

What about electronic keyboards & digital keybords ?
Any recommendation ?

Casio????? Are you serious. Look...

Midi controllers are for controlling. No sounds. It just sends information to whateva it's controlling to tell it what sound to play and when to play it.

Now if you get a keyboard that's a workstation, motif, then it has midi in & midi out. This means, in addition to being a stand alone workstation, the keyboard could be used as a controller OR it can be used as a sound module. So if you have a mpc midi out connected to the motif's midi in, then the motif is a sound module for the mpc.

I hope this helps.

Thank you wookjr,
but this situation has been sorted a while ago, see the following thread: http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=78230