Discuss the various methods you use in music production, from compressor settings to equipment type.
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By ralik allah Wed Mar 12, 2003 1:29 am
IF I'M USING THE MPC AS MASTER AND SEQUENCER, I SHOULDN'T EVE HAVE TO BOTHER THE SEQUENCER FUNCTIONS ON THE KEYBOARD RIGHT? I SHOULD ONLY HAVE TO SET THE PATCHES TO THE CORRESPONDING MIDI CHANNELS, SET MY CHANNELS ON THE MPC AND ROLL WITH IT! I CAN'T GET THE KEYBOARD TO PLAY ON THE MPC SEQUENCER WITHOUT GOING INTO MULTITRACK MODE ON THE KEYBOARD. IS THIS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN?
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By J Smacks Wed Mar 12, 2003 3:41 pm
I think you got it right. Make sure you are in multitimbral mode. Every keyboard has a different way of doing this and for some multitimbral is the default mode.

Now that I got a mpc, I only use my keyboard sequencers when I take my keyboard out with me.
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By ralik allah Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:30 pm
I'M NOT IN MULTITIMBRAL MODE, MAYBE THAT'S IT! I ALSO HAVE IT HOOKED UP TO MY MO PHATT! WHEN I PLAY THE MO PHATT SOUNDS
THEY SYNC LIKE BUTTER. THE PATCHES ARE SAVED WITH THE MPC PROGRAM, IT'S LOVELY. BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PLAY THE KEYBOARD PATCHES THE SAME WAY. THE ONLY WAY THEY ARE RECORDIND IS IF I OUT ON THE RECORD FUNCTION ON THE KEYBOARD. MAYBE I SHOULD JUST GET ANOTHER ONE. THIS SUX! NOW I KNOW WHY JUST BLAZE AND KANYE WEST ARE GETTIN' PAID LIKE THAT. THE FREAKIN KEYBOARDS ARE LIKE CHINESE ARITHMETIC! I REALLY WANNA FIGURE IT OUT, BUT RIGHT NOW SAMPLING SEEMS LIKE IT'S JUST EASIER. GUESS I'M JUST A LAZY BAST@RD! IF ANYONE ELSE CAN HELP PLEASE LET ME KNOW!