MPC 4000 Pro Tools (Not a timecode/clock sync question)

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MPC 4000 Pro Tools (Not a timecode/clock sync question)

By Dramatix04 Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:01 pm
I hate syncing my MPC with pro tools. When I owned a 1000 I preferred to press play and record on my MPC manually, in time with my pro tools session. I got pretty good at this, and my MPC would lock up with pro tools for as long as I wanted - 5 minutes even.

Problem is, when I track into pro tools with my MPC 4000, manually syncing, or even just recording an MPC jam into pro tools, it goes waaay off sync with my PT session even though both are set to the same BPM.

My MPC starts rushing, even after 16 bars or so. Forget recording 5 minutes.

Extremely extremely frustrating. Has anybody found a solution to this problem? With the 1000, it worked instantly.

Please help.
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Re: MPC 4000 Pro Tools (Not a timecode/clock sync question)

By Lampdog Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:50 pm
Try some of this.

viewtopic.php?f=35&t=124702&hilit=synchronizing

Synchronizing your MPC with Pro Tools
http://www.akaipro.com/syncprotools
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Synchronizing your MPC with Ableton Live
http://www.akaipro.com/syncableton
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Synchronizing your MPC with Cubase LE4
http://www.akaipro.com/synccubasele4
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Synchronizing your MPC with Cubase 3 and Nuendo 3
http://www.akaipro.com/synccubase
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Synchronizing your MPC with Logic Pro 8
http://www.akaipro.com/synclogic
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Synchronizing your MPC with Reason
http://www.akaipro.com/syncreason
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Synchronizing your MPC with Fruity Loops
http://www.akaipro.com/syncfruity
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Synchronizing your MPC with Sonar
http://www.akaipro.com/syncsonar
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Re: MPC 4000 Pro Tools (Not a timecode/clock sync question)

By Lampdog Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:21 pm
I know you say you know this already but... How are you going to get them the two to play nice without telling them to sync to each other some sort of way?

MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It's an industry-standard protocol defined in 1982 that enables electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other. MIDI allows computers, synthesizers, MIDI controllers, sound cards, samplers and drum machines to control one another, and to exchange system data. MIDI does not transmit an audio signal or media - it transmits "event messages" such as the pitch and intensity of musical notes to play, control signals for parameters such as volume, vibrato and panning, cues, and clock signals to set the tempo.
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