hooking up mpk49 to mpc500

i've googled this and tried to find an answer but have failed so if someone could tell me how or point me in the right direction i would greatly appreciate it. i want to record music from the mpk to the mpc. i use reason 4 for my mpk. im sure i need to use the midi hookups but am not quite sure. i am a noob and just recieved this equipment from a friend of mine. thanks in advance. i love this forum...so helpful.

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diddley2 wrote:This is a handy lead for your setup: ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-to-MIDI-Keybo ... 240%3A1308

Nice link... too bad it don't work! I was actually interested in this thread cuz I'm bout to purchase the mpk49 my self...

The mpk is a midikeyboard. So it hasn't any sounds or a sample engine inside of it. U use it to trigger sounds inside reason or the mpc or any other soundmodule/sampler/daw/ synth.

If u want to hook it up to control reason, u connect the mpk with the comp by using the usb cable. Don't know the exact settings in Reason, but u have to select the mpk as ur main keyboard somewhere in the prefferences menu.

U can also plug it into the mpc, so u can control the sounds in there. plug a midi cable in the mpk's midi out, the other end in the mpc's midi in.

U can sample reason sounds and loops/riffs into ur mpc by sampling the computers outs.
Or rewire them, check the produtcion environment forum on how to do that. There's a sticky with a nice vid on how the rewire the mpc with reason.

hey thanks for the help. couple questions though. how do you sample the computers outs. not quite sure what that means. also where do i fid the production environment forum? thanks again to all who are helping the biggest noob around.

I'm glad someone posted this.
I've also got a question.

So is it possible to get a midi trigger keyboard (no sounds, just trigger) and use it to program the sounds within the 500 to the 500 sequencer just like with the pads?

What I would like to do is:
I have a grip of keyboard sounds on my cf already. But the 12 levels function just isn't dynamic enough to make using them worth it as far as trying to play a lead key section or a baseline etc.
I would like to get a small keyboard trigger and use it to play the internal sound into the internal sequencer in place of the pads.

Is this possible / easy?

And would it create a regular sequence that would stay intact and playable like a normal sequence after removing the keyboard trigger?

cmacc80 wrote:hey thanks for the help. couple questions though. how do you sample the computers outs. not quite sure what that means. also where do i fid the production environment forum? thanks again to all who are helping the biggest noob around.

If u have a normal soundcard, then it's the port in which ur computer speakers are plugged in.

Here's the direct link for the mpc reason rewire vid:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=31174

robthom wrote:I'm glad someone posted this.
I've also got a question.

So is it possible to get a midi trigger keyboard (no sounds, just trigger) and use it to program the sounds within the 500 to the 500 sequencer just like with the pads?

What I would like to do is:
I have a grip of keyboard sounds on my cf already. But the 12 levels function just isn't dynamic enough to make using them worth it as far as trying to play a lead key section or a baseline etc.
I would like to get a small keyboard trigger and use it to play the internal sound into the internal sequencer in place of the pads.

Is this possible / easy?

And would it create a regular sequence that would stay intact and playable like a normal sequence after removing the keyboard trigger?

This can be done very easily. Just plug in the keyboard, and u just trigger the sounds like the pads.
If u try this, it seems like the sounds are out of order. To place the samples in the right order u go to Program-> note assignment-> and there's where u can put them in chromatic order. It won't change anything in the way u sequence. A midi note is a midi note, wheter it's triggerd by a pad or a key. As longs as the right notes are assigned to the right pads and/or keys

(if u plug in a midi keyboard u should also check out the instrumental stock programs. If u understand how u can built them, it's easy to make ur own instrumental programs u can play with ur midikeyboard.

Menco wrote:

robthom wrote:I'm glad someone posted this.
I've also got a question.

So is it possible to get a midi trigger keyboard (no sounds, just trigger) and use it to program the sounds within the 500 to the 500 sequencer just like with the pads?

What I would like to do is:
I have a grip of keyboard sounds on my cf already. But the 12 levels function just isn't dynamic enough to make using them worth it as far as trying to play a lead key section or a baseline etc.
I would like to get a small keyboard trigger and use it to play the internal sound into the internal sequencer in place of the pads.

Is this possible / easy?

And would it create a regular sequence that would stay intact and playable like a normal sequence after removing the keyboard trigger?

This can be done very easily. Just plug in the keyboard, and u just trigger the sounds like the pads.
If u try this, it seems like the sounds are out of order. To place the samples in the right order u go to Program-> note assignment-> and there's where u can put them in chromatic order. It won't change anything in the way u sequence. A midi note is a midi note, wheter it's triggerd by a pad or a key. As longs as the right notes are assigned to the right pads and/or keys

(if u plug in a midi keyboard u should also check out the instrumental stock programs. If u understand how u can built them, it's easy to make ur own instrumental programs u can play with ur midikeyboard.

Awesome! Thank you Menco!
Now that I know that its possible I can feel comfortable about throwing some money at a controller.
Kool Beans!

Definetaly worth the money. A keyboard brought me to a whole another level.