amoniker wrote:thanks for the replys.
I understand how sc compression works and I can do it in my daw, but im trying to get away from using my daw. hence why I purchased the mpc and rack comp. obviously the 500 doesn't have multiple outs, so my question was really about how to send just the kick drum sound. I'm thinking that my plan of action is to send the kick from
the left output and the samples and other drums on the right input. i'l send the kick to it's own mix channel and from there use an aux out to send the signal to the sc input on my compressor. meanwhile having the right output of the mpc going to the compressor input, then sending it to its own mix channel. is this correct? or is there another way to send the drums
Ok, this is a weird fix but.... if you had another midi capable sound generator (like a cheap casio keyboard or something)... you could make a copy of your kick track on your mpc and set that track as midi and set the program to none. Run the midi out of the mpc to the sound generator. Now when the kick happens, the sound generator makes whatever sound you have it set to. Now run the audio out of here to your compressors sidechain input.
Like I said, it's weird but you don't have to pan all your drums around to do it. But now you could fool with having a short/long, quiet/loud sound going to your compressor. That might have some possibilities! Good luck!
