By
revtor
Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:41 pm
allright my dude....... Here's how I would set it up: Triton keys are used to program MIDI tracks on the MPC that will play bas/lead/synth, etc. sounds from the Triton. MPC pads will be used to program MIDI tracks on the MPC that will play drum samples from the MPC and/or Triton. D1600 will get audio from both of these, keeping as many tracks separate as you can, so you can have more flexibility when mixing your tracks later on. If possible, I would want the D1600 to be the MIDI MASTER clock so I could start and stop recording exactly in sync each and every time. This will keep your separately recorded audio tracks in sync. Recording exclusively digital out would be nice but I don't think the MPC or Triton sends separate tracks over digital (they are mixed internally) and the D1600 probably doesn't have 2 digi inputs anyway, so I'd rather use the analog outs so everything could be on its own track. If you really really want to use the digi outputs then you would have to record one track at a time. This would be my plan. Also, I don't know how many ins/outs the triton/D1600 have - audio or MIDI, so I'm just spewing here, but you'll find what works for you somewhere in here.
remember, these 3 machines are your "Instrument" and they're complicated, but capable of so much. LEARN THEM.
MIDI SIDE OF IT:
-TRITON MIDI OUT to MPC MIDI IN (this lets you use the keys of the Triton to program MPC sequences - what you need for basses, lead, etc) Make sure to turn the Triton to LOCAL OFF (keeps the keys from triggering the tritons sounds directly, we want the MPC to do that with the next connection)
-MPC MIDI OUT to TRITON MIDI IN (this lets the MPC sequences you record to play the Triton sounds)
- D1600 MIDI? (don't sweat this for now, but...) If this has MIDI then you might want to use it to be the master clock to tell the MPC to start/stop etc.. Will help when recording many tracks to keep stuff in sync. So, D1600 MIDI out to MPC MIDI IN. Alternately, you could probably use the MPC as MIDI master and it would tell the D1600 to stat/stop etc.. That would be MPC MIDI OUT to D1600 MIDI IN. You could try both ways one might be tighter, maybe only one of these would work..
AUDIO SIDE OF IT:
I doubt the D1600 has 2 digital inputs, so pick one machine and use its DIGI outs into the D1600 DIGI In. As far as mixing DIGI signals you need a PC for that so forget it. Analog outputs are what 99% of all music is made with, they're good enough for you bro.
I don't know how many ins the D1600 has but you want all your sounds piped into this thing to keep stuff as separate as you can, so it will be more flexible to mix down later. So if you have 4 ins on the D1600 the i'd use two for MPC outputs and 2 for the Triton outputs. If you are using the Triton exclusively for sounds then I'd use all D1600 inputs for all Triton outputs.
If you have more tracks or outputs than the D1600 has inputs, and you want to keep all the tracks separate then you can record one (or two) at a time into the D1600. This is better than mixing your signals with a mixer and recording them all at once because with everything separate you can get in there and mix them with more control later on. But it is more complicated and time consuming. When recording all MPC tracks onto different tracks of the D16, having the D1600 as MIDI master will allow you to start and stop the MPC exactly the same way every time, and so you can record separate tracks at different times and they will be in sync.
hope this helps, keep asking questions
~Steve
