MPc with reason

i can not get the mpc too work as a midi controller for reason. i hook it all up right and when i hit a pad i see the midi signal turn red in reason but i do not get sound. i dont know how to set it up properly i guess. im using my edirol pcr 50 as my midi interface also.

no one?

what are you trying to trigger from the mpc?

If you have red lights appearing in the MIDI in interface at the top of the rack - you must (obviously) be getting MIDI activity into reason - so - if that is the case - have you loaded a sound patch or program into the device you want to trigger?

Might sound like a really stupid mistake to make - but an easy one!

I use Reason all the time withh the MPC and never had any probs

Yeah Grant is right, if you've got red LEDs poppin in Reason you've got a signal. You need to assign which channel goes to which Reason device in the rack with the dropdowns at the top.

One thing to watch out for is Redrum's mute buttons, etc. These are keyed to specific Note #s rather than CCs. So if you hit the particular Notes in the sequence you might accidentally mute or solo drum parts. I've done it numerous times.

Another thing I find that makes MPC/Reason sessions work best is to sequence in the MPC (possibly connecting a keyboard to control synths and samplers in Reason) and save to .mid file. That way, you can import the .mid file into the Reason project and save it all in one space. Later you can open the .mid on the MPC for editing if you want, or edit further in Reason.

-tank.

Also, be sure to insert a mixer first when using Reason, then when you add samplers/synths/drum machines, etc, they'll usually automatically route their audio signals the way you want them, and all be audible.

If you fail to use a mixer, only one stereo signal will come out of your speakers, whatever the first device added is.

If you add a mixer as an afterthought, hit Tab and connect all the cables on the back of the rack so your audio signals are right.

Could be you're not hearing anything because audio connections aren't set right.

You also should make sure your audio settings for Reason as a whole are set right.

-tank.

i got the red leds, a sound loaded up and am using a mixer, you know where you choose which track is usign the midi controller in the sequncer the green bar does not go up when i hit a pad but the red led does light up. i never thought about it but it must have something to do with me using a midi controller keyboard as my midi interface i should probably check that manual on how to run midi imputs. ya im dumb. but any other suggestions would be nice.

nothing im doing wrong with the keyboard as a midi device. can someone explain what to do on their mpc to set it up right?

make sure you go into the preferences and see what the audio is set to if you have a soundcard it should identify the card in reason preferences try that and see what happens. :

Ey I was wonderin how good the 1000 and Reason go together. I was lookin into gettin somethin Pc to along with the 1000 and reason seems aight. Reverse, time stretch all that junk? I mean whats good with it. Anyone leme know was up. Peace.

In the arrange page of Reason - The page where all the MIDI info is displayed - on the left where all the tracks are named there is a small icon that looks like a midi plug (if you click on the extreme left of the track name - this should appear.)

You need to put this in the track that you want to record to or control - when midi is getting through a green led will light up.

I can't really think of anything else that it could be without seeing your setup.

Let me know how you get on.........

To Atahualpa - Reason is excellent to use with the MPC - loads of great sounds that you can obviously run alongside your beats produced in the MPC, and as mentioned before - you can save all your MIDI info from the MPC and transfer it to Reason using the MPC's MID file format, useful for further editing

Reason however does not offer time stretch - i would reccommend using Propellerheads sister software to Reason - Recycle - indispensible if you are using looped phrases or samples. - It offers effects and the ability to change pitch tempo and slice the sample up into its constituent parts

Cheers

G.

I have it set up as a large sound module sequenced by the MPC. Here's one idea on how to set it up.

1. In Reason, start with an empty rack and create a mixer, some effects and about 3 of every instrument (malstrom, subtractor, etc...).

2. In Reason, set whatever instrument specific fx and filters you want and patch things however you like.

3. In Reason, select your midi interface in the preferences, then set each instrument 1-16 on the Midi In module at the top of the rack. (click and hold to bring up window.

4. Save this file and call it Template or something like that. You can also have it autoload if you like.

5. In the MPC, plug an in and out to your Computer's Midi interface. Plug a controller keyboard if you like into the other input.

6. In the MPC's midi/sync page make the track recieve channel is set to All, and the sync out to is set to AB or whatever port is going out to the computer.

7. You can now make tracks on the MPC with Reason as a big sound module. In the MPC, just select a track, put the type to midi and set the midi channel to whatever instrument (1-16) of reason you want.

8. You can change settings to the Reason instruments, fx or whatever and save the changes with a new name for the Reason file, to go along with your specific MPC sequence and easily load it up.

A few extras: You can turn on or off sync in reason if you like, allowing you to also playback sequenced tracks in reason along with the mpc (but watch for conflicting midi messages to the same instrument.). Also, you can record and playback reason knob movements in either machine and have them playback (better to do in reason & sync so you can edit the knobs.)

Sorry for the long post, but I felt like I had to contribute this setup.

p.s. It works much better with a good sound card with low latency and multiple outs.

can you hook the mpc 1000 to reason by USB like the mpd 16 does or can you only do it by MIDI?

looking4crates wrote:can you hook the mpc 1000 to reason by USB like the mpd 16 does or can you only do it by MIDI?

Sorry but no, the USB is only for data files transfer between a CF card inserted in mpc1k, and a computer. In your Mac/PC, your mpc1k appears as a mass storage device. USB is only available in the special "USB mode", and sadly disables all other functions in mpc1k.
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