Newbie Question

ok i got a roland keyboard and a mpc 1k,and i want 2 trigger the sounds with my mpc,cuz i perfer its sequencer better now how can i use it midi i read the book hooked the cord up right maybe i missin sumpin? thnx fo ANY help

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is it possible 2 trigger the sounds (w/mpc from the roland) and record into my mpc so i can use the sequencer?

You have to record sounds via something else, Multi-Tracker or Pc. The MPC is a Midi Production Center, NOT recorder. So the MPC only sends signals (midi) instructions to the keyboard or vice/versa and the MPC plays them back. So yes, the MPC can be your sequencer for Keyboard and Beats, but no, it does not record. It samples, but this different.

Agreed, you can record MIDI from the Roland's keyboard into the MPC Sequencer, then send it back on playback, that'll work. On the MPC track where you've recorded the MIDI events, set its MIDI parameter to the port and channel you use for the Roland (e.g. 1A = Channel 1 on Out A). (Assuming you've hooked up the Roland MIDI In to MPC Out A.)

Key point: when you do this, you're not sampling, or sending the audio through the MPC at all, only the MIDI. You still have to hook up the Roland's audio outs as normal. Here's a picture I did to show how this works - your Roland would be where it says "Triton"

thnx guys