Reviews and questions about the entry-level MPC500

ByErgg Sat Sep 08, 2007 4:51 pm
I guess you need a usb-midi interface to connect the MPC to your computer.

Connect the midi-output from the MPC to the input of the computer, setup your software properly and your set.

Snerg
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By RivolverOcelot Sun Sep 09, 2007 2:24 am
Hey i hope this helps I use a m-audio usb uno device. One end has the USB to put into computer and the other end has midi cables In and Out cables for your mpc . Connect this Uno device and then configure everything in your software program. I personally use REASON but it also works in FL. I hope this helps . Peace

By tonip87 Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:35 am
i have already done that, but there has got to be some sort of menu or program i need to enter in the MPC itself right?

thats what im struggling with

By sighup Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:36 pm
Create a track. Hit the Params button, scroll to "Track Type", select MIDI as your type. That should do it, MIDI info from that track will send.

Bear in mind, the MPC's default MIDI note assignments are a little weird, so check the manual to see what note is going out for each pad. You can change that. Easiest thing to do is create a program with the note assignments you want and load that any time you want to send MIDI.

By T-Style Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:08 am
sighup wrote:Bear in mind, the MPC's default MIDI note assignments are a little weird


Yeah, WTF is with that?

By sighup Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:50 pm
I haven't figured that out yet. It's messed up though.

Maybe it's somehow related to General MIDI mappings? I've created a template for mine to just map each pad bank to an octave. Makes using it way easier.