Support and discussion for all of Akai’s modern standalone MPCs including the MPC X / X SE, MPC Live 1, 2 & 3, MPC One / One+, MPC Key 37/61.
By TVsVeryOwn Sun Apr 19, 2020 2:10 am
I'm mainly a VJ and I'm looking at buying an MPC One for creating some audio-visual stuff. Can I take the MIDI out, send it to a MIDI to USB box and then plug that into Resolume? Do I have control over what sequences I'm sending? Can I send them over different MIDI channels? I think it'd be really cool to have some stuff trigger off recorded drum sequences, some other stuff off the bass line, etc. Is it also possible to send live playing on a seperate channel?
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By bees80 Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:53 am
Can I take the MIDI out, send it to a MIDI to USB box and then plug that into Resolume?
Yes

Do I have control over what sequences I'm sending?
Depends on what you mean with control. If you change the active sequence in the MPC live while playing, it can send different midi signals from the new selected sequence.

Can I send them over different MIDI channels?
Yes

Is it also possible to send live playing on a seperate channel?
Yes
By TVsVeryOwn Mon Apr 20, 2020 6:14 pm
After continuing my research I guess the stumbling block is it appears I can't have the same track play audio and send MIDI in standalone mode. So for each keygroup and drum program I'd have to copy to a MIDI out track. And I wouldn't be able to play in realtime sound and MIDI out at the same time. Correct me if I'm wrong.