Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
By hemogoblin Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:26 pm
I hope there is a way to do this. What I am trying to do is this. Lets say I have 3 keyboard samples, I want to map each of those samples across a midi keyboard so I can play them using keys. I know I can set each sound to auto assign and that works great. My problem is when I want to use more then one sound in Auto Assign.

Lets say Drum Programs 1-3 are full with my drum sounds. Now I want Drum 4 to be all the Keyboard samples. I know I have to goto the PGM:OFF and change that to PGM:5,6,7 etc... And also assign each sample to that particular program.

The problem is, lets say Track #15 is using Drum 4 and PGM:5 I can play my keys fine. But when i goto Track #16 using Drum 4 and PGM:6 for a different sample also in auto assign, Track#15 starts to play the sound from Drum 4 PGM:6. So I'm not able to play two different sounds on the same Drum Program.

Anyone have an idea how to fix this? Workarounds? or Even know what im talking about ? Any help would be highly highly appreciated.

By hemogoblin Wed Aug 25, 2004 3:17 am
no one knows? someone must have at least tried to do this before.
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By bboutit Wed Aug 25, 2004 8:12 pm
I am not sure that you are asking? The XL has 4PGM Banks and if you want more that one AUTO-CHROMED sound, I guess you would need a program for each sample and assign them accordingly. So that each would be in a different program. I guess you want to use two different samples auto-chromed in ONE program will the others are used for drums. If this is what you want to do, then I guess you will need to assign each sound desired into the PGM and designate the pads you want to play that sound. AGAIN, I am not sure what you are asking.

By hemogoblin Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:27 pm
lets say i load up 4 drum programs, all 4 fill up all 4 banks. So Programs 1-4 are all drum sounds. Now, lets say i want to play 3 sounds on the mpc via a keyboard. Would this be possible without losing 3 drum programs already loaded? there is a little icon labeled PGM:OFF and that lets me choose pgm's 5-128, can i jsut assign these sounds to pgm's 5,6,7 ?