Record a new sample while playing back the sequencer?

Is it possible to play my recorded sequence then record a new keyboard or guitar part into the sampler while its still playing, so I can hear the song while I'm adding a new part? Like over-dubbing, in a sense.

The reason I need to do this is because I want to be able to add a keyboard part that has some pitch bends/mod wheel adjustments and I don't think the MIDI sequencer will record cc data. Am I correct?

This is on a mpc500 to clarify. I think the others will do this, but not sure about the 500.

Maybe there is an easier way to do this, but its all I could come up with.

jk81 wrote:and I don't think the MIDI sequencer will record cc data. Am I correct?

No, you are not.

Thanks,

I just found that out last night looking in the manual.

The one thing that I'm still unsure about is the low resolution of 96ppqn. I've had a 96ppqn sequencer before and its fine if quantizing everything, but when playing live it really makes you sound sloppy/unprofessional, even if you aren't.

Consider 1 tick is equal to about 4-5 on a 480 ppqn. When off a few ticks on a 480ppqn, it sounds good -- still in time, but not rigid. But, a few ticks on 96ppqn is like 8-10 on a 480, which is when it starts to sound out of time/sloppy.

My idea is to use the sampler to record my tracks live and avoid the resolution altogether. Since I don't quantize anyways, I don't really need the MIDI editing features.

Does the 500 allow you to sample something new while the sequencer is playing back?

(ie) I record my bassline as a sample, then record that sample onto track 1. Then, keep track 1 playing my bassline as a loop, while I record a new keyboard part as a new sample at the same time, so that it plays in time with the bassline. Then, just record that new sample onto track 2 at the same start point as track 1, and they should both be in time.

Is this possible to do, as long as I have enough sample memory?

Firstly, the resolution. Try doubling the BPM. Instantly you have resolution of 192ppqn. Research has indicated that anything above 133ppqn (from memory) is not detectable to the human ear.

Secondly, no you can't sample like that. The mpc is not a looper as such, it simply plays back sequences on a loop. Your best bet for this sort of thing would be a dedicated looper.

You can record while you play back, just hit the play button in the record mode. The ppqn is the chronologi resolution of data. I can't see why you would record anything higher than 128 ppqn. I shure can't hear any resolution glitches in recordet midi data at 128 ppqn.