By JJG
Sun Oct 09, 2022 7:24 am
Does anyone know how to sample/record from and mpc one onto abelton?

mpc_fan_2022 wrote:Ableton is the business, the software is called "Live", not Ableton. It would be like calling a MPC "AKAI". Ableton has many other products, such as "Push" and "Push 2".
Why do you need to sample anything? Just bounce the audio in the MPC and transfer the resulting file into Ableton Live via a SD Card, no audio quality loss.

Neodymium wrote:Come off it, loads of people call it Ableton.
Schnooker wrote:Yeah, bit of a weird one this - I’ve been calling Ableton - Ableton since it came out.. I don’t know of anyone who calls it Live.


EnochLight wrote:Neodymium wrote:Come off it, loads of people call it Ableton.Schnooker wrote:Yeah, bit of a weird one this - I’ve been calling Ableton - Ableton since it came out.. I don’t know of anyone who calls it Live.
Calling a tomato a steak doesn't make it one, no matter how many people call it that. Personally, I call it Ableton Live (for the reasons already mentioned). A lot of people do as well. But hey - you do you, and I'll do me. Oooo... that came out wrong.![]()
For the OP, why don't you just open the MPC Software plugin in Ableton Live as a plugin while in Controller Mode, and sample from that track?

JJG wrote:Can you? lol I thought the abelton link was kinda messy I haven’t seen any YouTube videos go over it very well but how do you set it up and can you still use the mpc effects?

EnochLight wrote:JJG wrote:Can you? lol I thought the abelton link was kinda messy I haven’t seen any YouTube videos go over it very well but how do you set it up and can you still use the mpc effects?
Huh? I didn't say anything about Ableton Link - that's something completely different. I said open the MPC Software (as a VST) in Ableton Live as a plugin (while your MPC is connected in Controller Mode). If your goal is to sample from your MPC into Ableton Live (I'm assuming as a Clip in Ableton Live's Session View, or as a linear audio track in Arranger View?), then running it as a plugin in Controller Mode is the simplest way IMHO.
Alternatively, you can run your MPC's line-out into your computer audio interface line-in and sample in Ableton Live the old school way.
I mean.. am I understanding what your original goal was? If not, apologies. Need more information from you...