Recording MIDI for playback through mpc.

So heres the deal.

i use mpc1000, jj0s1 (4.99) .
Midi device is a Roland Um-One
PC is working, and uses XP
Chosen DAW is Reaper.


What i want to be able to do, and what i have seen in studios, is record the midi data from the mpc to my daw. for example i have a basic beat made from drums bassline and a sample.

I want to be able to record all of the above, in three seperate tracks, in Reaper, as MIDI data. NOT AUDIO

So after recording i have three tracks in my daw, one made of midi notes which represent the hits for drums in mpc, the second the midi nots of my bass line, the third the midi notes of my sample.

So once i have done this, i can route the track 1 from my DAW to track 1 in the mpc and have the DAW trigger my mpc drum samples. etc

in short ; i want to hit play on my DAW - which then plays MIDI notes to my MPC via the um-one MIDI device, which them triggers the original samples i had in the mpc.

I can then edit MIDI data inside the computer to tighten up my MPC sequence. after im happy with it, i can record the audio from the mpc outs.

Hope that makes sense.

This has nothing to do with getting Reaper to recognise my MPC - that is done already.

This is not about syncing my MPC to Reaper - i can do that.

This is not about getting audio from MPC to PC - i can do that.


I do not want to load samples into my DAW.

Pure Midi.

If anyone can shed some light on the matter i will appreciate the shit out of it.

Cheers!!!!

Sounds like you need the MPC to be in multitimbral mode (not possible with JJOS1). And then just match reapers midi tracks to output to MPCs tracks (eg. track 1 -> MPC track 1, track 2 -> MPC track 2). Without multitimbrality you're only able to control the active track on MPC.

Hope this helps.

Here's a vid about it and essentially your daw (reaper) is the keyboard here:

m:t:c wrote:Sounds like you need the MPC to be in multitimbral mode (not possible with JJOS1). And then just match reapers midi tracks to output to MPCs tracks (eg. track 1 -> MPC track 1, track 2 -> MPC track 2). Without multitimbrality you're only able to control the active track on MPC.

Hope this helps.

Here's a vid about it and essentially your daw (reaper) is the keyboard here:

Much needed answer. Lucky my synth rack is multitimbral, leaves only one upgrade.


Cheers heaps mtc. much love.

Mind tho that there are differences between JJOS2XL and JJOS1 pgm's, sequences & q-links so carefully check that everything's in place and working after the upgrade.

http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~mpc1000/os2xl/important.htm

i think you can save the SEQ file as a MID file and then just import that MIDI data into your DAW and assign the sounds manually...

thanks for the info guys. guess if i upgraded the mpc id probably keep the 1k and just buy a 2500 with suitable OS.

two mpc's would be boss