Recording the Roland TB-03 Bassline in MPC Live II

Hey Guys,

I'm confused how to go about doing this... If I connect the TB-03 to my laptop via USB, press play on the roland and record midi or audio as I feel. But if I connect the USB to the MPC Live II standalone I can only get MIDI information...

Should I be connecting the TB-03 a different way and why is that??

Thanks,

William

The Live in Standalone can only use class compliant midi. It cannot use devices with class compliant audio. If you want your MPC Live to see audio in standalone mode then you need to hook the TB-03 audio outs to the MPC Live audio ins.

Thanks for clarifying that...

I don't really know what 'class compliant' means, but at least I can stop trying to plug in and unplug everything a million more times.

Since I don't have a cable right now, I can record into the software on my laptop and just use that. It was really just the most repetitive bass line ever.

yeah, i have the same setup but process the TB-03 through an (analog) console to get a nice sweet distortion and then back into the MPC sampling input to get a clip/sample recorded right away
'cause when it's right, you gotta record it straight away, before you know it, the settings/vibe disappear