MPC2500 jjos & Ableton live 8

Q1. Can i trigger MIDI samples from ableton live with my mpc2500 ?as if how ?

Q2. What is the reason for mpc2500 to sync with ableton ?



Thanks

Q1. Yes. Connect MIDI out from MPC to MIDI in of computer, set an MPC track to send MIDI to a channel on that output port, set an Ableton track to receive MIDI from the same channel on that input port. Put your samples on that Ableton track.

Q2. If that's not apparent to you then why do you want to do it? Not trying to be a smartass, but the answer (to use them both together, leverage the strengths of each, have them play in sync, and so on) is obvious. The only reason not to sync them is if you aren't using the MPC for any sounds or samples, just strictly as a MIDI controller. But if that's the case then you could have saved about $1800 and just got a MIDI pad controller.