Difference between mpc as slave or daw as slave?

i dont really understand what this means

The master controls the slave by sending midi clock or midi time code.

You have one master device, and one or more slave devices connected by MIDI.

The master device sets the tempo for all connected slave devices. In most cases the master device also send commands from its transport controls (start, stop, play etc) to slave devices to keep them all synchronised. Sometimes this type of synchronisation needs to be set up manually.

What you are trying to do is synchronise two or more sequencers so that they are locked together in absolute time (MIDI Timecode) or rhythmic tempo-based time (MIDI clock). If done correctly you can record note events on either sequencer to build the parts to a song. Synchronisation can also be useful for tracking purposes.

The sequencer has always been one of the MPC's strengths, in most situations I'd suggest letting the MPC be the master device. But there are situations when making the MPC slave to another device will get the job done. You'll need to play around with what you have to see what works best for YOU.

okay sweet! so i definitely want to utilize the sequencer, and i can still use all the controls/ parameters/ plugins of logic while logic is the slave yes? and can i also make my akai mpk 88 keyboard a slave to the mpc? so that i can record in to my sequences

thank you for your replies btw

immeiam96 wrote:i can still use all the controls/ parameters/ plugins of logic while logic is the slave yes?

Yes.

immeiam96 wrote:can i also make my akai mpk 88 keyboard a slave to the mpc? so that i can record in to my sequences

No. The master/ slave relationship relates to sequencers; the MPK doesn't have a sequencer, it is just a MIDI controller. If it has a MIDI output (not USB) you can connect the MPK to any MPC to enter note data into sequences.

Don't make the common newbie mistake of thinking that connecting devices means you are synchronising them. Synchronising is locking two or more sequencers (where you record MIDI notes/ data) together as I previously stated. You don't need to synchronise a midi controller keyboard.

sweet that clears it all up for me, thank you very much clint, preciate you man

That's cool, the forum is all about helping the community.

when i use my mpc with logic, i dont really use a master or slave setup, i use the mpc as the soundsource, and logic as the sequencer.

basically im just using the mpc as a midi controller with sounds already loaded into it, instead of using it to control the sounds in the DAW.

i guess you could argue that im using the mpc as a "slave," but im not syncing up via mtc or locking timecodes or anything like that.

im just having my chops in my mpc, then hooking up via midi to logic, and running my audio outputs to each separate track and at the end, recording them to audio.

when recording the audio from the mpc, there is no need to sync via mtc, you just have to move your scrolling cursor in logic to before the first bar and click record from there. once it gets to bar one your computer will have had enough time to "sync itself" up and record the audio to your audio tracks.