Question about importing sounds to the 2500

Hi there, I've been making beats for around a yr, using a DAW and MIDI hardware (MPD24 and Oxygen 49 keyboard), and feel that I'm now ready to get into the MPC series. I'm leaning towards the 2500 and just have a couple of questions for those who have experience of working with it.

My first question is can I import synth sounds into the 2500 and assign them onto pads, so I dont have to use a keyboard and/or my PC to create an entire original beat? To go into more detail, for example can I import sounds from plugins such as Hypersonic from my PC into the 2500? I apologize if that seems like a stupid question, but as pointed out I'm new to the MPC series.

I know its possible to connect a keyboard to the 2500 via MIDI. The thing is I currently only have a MIDI keyboard that contains no built in sound, so I can only play those that are coming from the DAW I'm using. So with this being said, is it possible to play synth sounds I have saved on the MPC 2500 on my keyboard, via a MIDI connection?

Many thanks for any help

The MPC plays 16 bit, 44.1khz .wav files.
Makes some samples of anything you like, load them into your MPC, connect your midi keyboard and play.

You can also play your DAW softsynths from your MPC. Have the DAW audio out connected to your MPC so your can record/sample it:
keyboard midi out -> mpc midi in
mpc midi out -> PC/MAC midi in
PC/MAC midi out -> MPC midi in

So, you play your softsynths on your keyboard that is connected to your mpc, that is connected to your computer.
The midi data can be recorded on your MPC. You can assign a different midi channel to each 'track' on your mpc. 'Tracks' in mpc-speak are the layers which make up a sequence/pattern.

simples

Thanks for the reply jimmie I think I pretty much understand everything you said there. Basically I can either connect the MPC to my DAW and record the sounds to my MPC, and then play it on the pads. Or I can connect my keyboard to my MPC and play it that way


Thanks again!