Record pad that triggers another sequence? MPC2500

Hey all. Just getting into the MPC 2500. I picked one up used and it looks great but I have a request, after digging in the manual I can't find it and I'm kind of let down if this won't work.

I'd like to record a bunch of very short sequences (keyboard midi data), then I would like to be able to trigger those sequences by tapping pads in real time, and I would like to record the pad taps.

So basically a bunch of short fills as sequences, but then trigger them and record the triggers so when the trigger track is replayed, all the fills comprised of shorter sequences are played.

I know I can manually chain these together, but I want to be able to chain on the fly while listening to accompanying music.

The only other solution I can think of is to record the short fills as midi data, then replay them and sample the analog with the MPC, then trigger those with pads as normal samples.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks!

It is a common request, but there doesn't seem to be a standard feature to do that.

There are track mutes, if you can put each pattern on its own track you can mute/unmute and record those.

In JJ OS there's a next sequence mode where you can trigger sequences using pads, but you can't record the performance to MIDI. Instead you'll have to record it using an external audio recorder.

Bouncing each sequence to .wav and using those as samples works, but isn't the best approach.