MPC5000 reviews, bug reports and fellow user support on the most recent standalone, hardware MPC from Akai
By AgaToad Fri Aug 27, 2010 9:54 am
....to control the va-synthparmeter via mpd32 qlinks and play the 20 voice synth with mpd pads, while playin the sampleprograms with the mpcpads and control effects and sampleparameters with mpc qlinks simultaeniously?


so it would practically play 64 voices from the sampler and up to 20 voices from the va synth at the same time? or do i have to be in some kind of "synth mode" if i'ld like to change parameters of the synth while playin?

Couldnt get my hands on one yet to check myself....
By dirkklages Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:36 am
to play the mpcs pads using the mpds should not be the problem but i don`t think it`s possible to control the mpcs synth params with external midi devices. the midi implementation of the mpc is very poor.
By AgaToad Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:10 am
thanks for the respond!

but is it possible to play the synthprogs with the mpd pads(or other controller) while playin sampleprogs with the mpc's pads at the same time? would be awesome to do that!
By SILVER.CITY Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:15 pm
i am defiantly wondering the same thing... i would be excited to do that, twice as many pads with synth on 16 and your samples on the MPC pads :D
By dirkklages Sat Aug 28, 2010 9:17 pm
i think the midi data from the internal pads and external midi controllers are going straight to the selected track. so i don`t think you could play another track/pgm on an external controller.
i use a m-audio oxygen midi keyboard on the mpc and when i open up a track with a synth or sample program the mpc plays the same on the oxygens keys as on the mpcs pads.