Reviews and questions about the entry-level MPC500
By StephenIK Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:56 pm
I'd like to conect (synchronize) KORG EMX (master) with MPC500 and then ROLAND SH201.
There is no MIDI THRU socket in MPC.
So how can i pass midi clock signal from EMX to SH201 through the MPC?
Some people said that akai have this feature.


p.s. I tried to connect mpc using midi thru box, but akai doesn't see a signal..
On the other hand SH201 perfectly synchronized with korg using midi thru box. Why the such can happen?

p.p.s. At serial connection (korg=>sh201(no midi thru socket) =>mpc500) korg plays pads of mpc according to the sequences. Changing reseive channel in mpc leads to change of an amount sounding pads. There can be somebody knows as to adjust roland? :)
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By Ill-Green Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:05 pm
I don't my 500 with me but I believe you can change the MIDI in into Soft Thru. Hold Mode and hit Pad 7 and find the option there. Though I'm not 100% sure if it'll work, I never tried it.