Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
By BillyEdelin Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:05 pm
Ok I have researched this thoroughly but I have gotten nowhere. I have been recently using a Motif ES rack with my 2000xl, controlling it with an M-Audio Radium. I have no problems with any connections or any of that. What I am trying to do is utilize all of the knobs and sliders on the Radium. Inside the Motif, as users will know, there are screens which allow you to adjust Reverb, chorus, volume, panning, etc. To me it would be much more convenient to use the keyboard controls of the midi keyboard, than the way I now do it which is all done on the rack itself. I know this is a stretch, but has anyone dealt with this and/or figured it out?
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By j rhodes Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:15 pm
honestly i think what you need is to start from scratch programming the radium because patch programs for midi are hard to come by unless a popular set up is used...

i dont think anyone can tell right off bat because diff sets require diff settings... i would suggest starting with the radium's programming section and going from there... then u can switch between programs for midi on that board... as far as accessing those setting i think the only thing you can do is like i mentioned earlier and try programming on that screen itself and see what changes...

trial and error is a ****, lol
By BillyEdelin Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:57 pm
Thank you for your replies, but I am still a bit confused. You're saying I need to program the Motif and the midi keyboard? I'll go back through the motif's manual and look into that. But I don't know what I can with the radium. It is strictly a midi keyboard controller, so I don't believe it has the ability to be programmed. I mean I guess it could, but I believe I would have to program it every time I turned it on because it lacks the ability to save settings. Does that make sense?
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By j rhodes Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:05 pm
the cc info refers to the motif midi value or control changes...

this is what u will program the radium too... ive never programmed one but if u email the company they may be able to plug u with the correct methods for programming it...

just keep in mind that this all has to be from scratch... attempting to change a random programs settings may have adverse affects
By mQueue Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:46 pm
From your manual:

Programming the Sliders and Knobs:

Pressing the MIDI/SELECT button and then the SET CTRL key will allow you to
begin programming the controller sliders and knobs. In order to change the
value of each slider (1 - 8) and knob (9 - 16), do as follows:

1. Press MIDI/SELECT, then the Set Controller key (marked “SET CTRL.)” The
display will show a small “n” to indicate that the desired controller knob
“number” should be entered next.

2. Choose the number of the desired controller slider or knob, using the
number key group (1 - 16), then press the Enter key.The display will show a
“P” in anticipation of the “parameter” number.

3. Assign the desired MIDI controller parameter number, using the number key
group (1-127), then press Enter. (See the chart displayed in “Appendix A” fo
this manual for a list of controller numbers.) The display will show a “C” in
anticipation of the MIDI “channel” number.

4. Assign the MIDI channel number, using the number key group (1-16), then
press Enter. This channel assignment will apply only to the controller knob
that you are programming.
Finally, press the MIDI/SELECT key one more time, to finish assigning values to
the controller sliders and knobs.You can program 15 sets of controls to the
sliders and knobs and then switch between them using “presets” (see the
paragraph titled “Presets:,” contained within the following section).

You might want to try one of the defaults to see what it does, I'll have to check the table of cc's but this listing on the default has some of them right I think:

Preset # Channel # Contoller # Definition Application
(Sliders:)
1 1 82 Attack Filter
2 1 83 Decay “
3 1 28 Sustain “
4 1 29 Release “
5 1 81 Filter Envelope “
6 1 74 Cutoff “
7 1 71 Resonance “
8 1 2 Breath Misc. Controls
(Knobs:)
9 1 5 Glide Time “
10 1 10 Pan “
11 1 21 Pitch, Coarse Oscillator
12 1 77 Pitch, Fine “
13 1 16 Filter Rate LFO
14 1 19 Filter Depth “
15 1 18 Pitch Depth “
16 1 80 Amp. Depth “
*Refer to Appendix B of this manual for the information of the remaining preset banks.
By BillyEdelin Sat Sep 04, 2010 11:35 pm
Thank you friend. I will definitely try this. As for my manual, how'd you find it? I haven't seen it since I moved back up North. Are you still at my crib? As far as that picture on the mantle of me & your girl...I can explain :lol:
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By SMC Tue Sep 07, 2010 4:35 pm
I use the Yamaha desktop utility with my Motif Rack

It's dope.... not sure if there's a way to tie midi control to it, but the utility is sick

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