Best way to incorporate with Ableton ?

Read many post over the internet the past few days.

MPC1000 JJOS2XL
Live 8
Edirol FA-101

Didn't have a computer for a while....got a bunch of projects on MPC

Really want to record the midi info as well as the audio....

messed about yesterday and got it all routed and sounding....

whats best way to retain the groove in the midi?(and start on 1)
whats best way to record audio at proper time in the DAW?

I record everything in to MPC and use Ableton as a sound module.
Possibly the easiest way to manage projects.
I also record (electric) bass ja guitars to Ableton, keep the best parts and export to MPC for chopping (if needed).

do you just fiddle with track delays to get the audio lined up in ableton?

No.
Everything from MPC goes to audio tracks 1 (drums & perc) & 2 (other samples).
Try to mix with synth parts, and the record everything live from the master channel to a new audio track, or to a Minidisc from my audio interface.
I'm not even so familiar with Ableton. This is just my way to survive without mixer and synth at home.

You can also use you mpc as a soundmodule. Triggering the mpc from ableton live. Launching different midiclip on the fly. If you have a monitor output from your audiointerface you can have a zero-latency setup.

If you record you'll have some latency. Try out different settings nudging the recorded audio.

well.....got it sorted.

-7ms track delay gave me desired results on soloing tracks from MPC to clips in ableton

results

now that you've got it synced up to ableton, you may wanna check out a VSTi called POISE... it's basically like having an additional 16 pads on screen within ableton that you can trigger with your mpc pads... it definitely comes in handy if you ever find yourself running out of voices within the mpc or if you just want to drag and drop samples to pads and assign other vst effects in realtime etc...


here's a video that gives a basic rundown...