Post your views and questions about the Akai MPC2500
By scratch baker Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:38 am
I have an mpc 2500 and a korg r3 and I want the mpc 2500 to play the korg r3 synth using midi to play two sounds at a time , I can play one sound at the moment with no problem , maybe my problem lies within the korg but i want to be sure i have the mpc working properly first .
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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By Mr modnaR Sat Sep 08, 2007 8:28 am
use different midi channels for the different timbres. it's as simple as choosing a different channel on the track on the main screen. you may need to alter settings on the r3 too, but you'll need to figure that out for yourself.
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By episode Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:56 am
You can also record the sequence to the MPC, copy the midi notes to a new track, and change the instrument on the next corresponding channel on the M3. Stacking instruments has never been easier.
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By thedvs01 Mon Sep 10, 2007 11:41 pm
He as an R3 though not an M3

R3 has two timbres. So you can assign Timbre1 to say midi channel 1 and timbre2 to midi channel 2. That's the most you can do at once.

I'd tell you exactly how to do it, but I haven't actually done it on my R3 - I just sample the R3 as many times as I need to to get as many different timbres as I have RAM for (which is what I think episode said to do).

Check the R3 manual though, it will have an explanation on how to do it - as far as what you need to do on the MPC... just set the tracks to the appropriate midi channel.
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By episode Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:33 am
thedvs01 wrote:He as an R3 though not an M3
ahhh, got it. i don't see how i read that wrong. anyway, yeah, having being that it only has two timbres then, it's quite limited.

By scratch baker Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:59 am
Im getting there , these machines are working well together .
dvs01 do you mean sample the audio to get more than two timbres.