Post your views and questions about the Akai MPC2500
By Phoefire Fri Feb 15, 2013 6:49 pm
So im just getting back into the mpc got an mpc 2500 to be exact. I love the sequencer in the mpc so i use logic as a sound module. But what i want to do is record the midi info from the mpc back into logic. Is this possible? and if so How? Please help.
Thanks in advance folks and i know im a few years late but help a bro out. LOL
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By konc3pt Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:49 pm
I dont have logic but I do this in ableton live. you need to configure mpc as master and logic as slave
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By m:t:c Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:57 pm
You could either record or import the midi data.

Recording:
* Connect MIDI OUT (mpc) -> MIDI IN (computer). Create a midi track in logic. Set it to receive the matching midi channel from mpc. Arm the track. Hit record on logic and play your sequence from mpc.

Importing:
* Save a sequence to cf / hd. Save it as MID file (not SEQ). Connect via USB and drag and drop the .mid file to your computer. Choose import from logic (or navigate via the file browser) and import the midi file (/separate tracks).

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Last edited by m:t:c on Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:26 pm, edited 1 time in total.
By Phoefire Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:16 pm
@m:t:c
I tried both methods but again like i said im just using the mpc as a sequencer but the sounds are already coming from logic. Am i working backwards? i just wanna use the mpc the way i know how and the sounds that i have in logic are great for what i want to accomplish just dont necessarily wanna us the sequencer in logic. So there is no audio coming out of the mpc it is clearly just the midi signal from logic. If that makes since.....
I opened up a midi track i routed the channel properly but im still not getting any signal or recording for that matter..
So frustrating.
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By Phoefire Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:41 pm
ok thanks fam.
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By SimonInAustralia Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:57 am
Phoefire wrote:I tried both methods but again like i said im just using the mpc as a sequencer but the sounds are already coming from logic. Am i working backwards? i just wanna use the mpc the way i know how and the sounds that i have in logic are great for what i want to accomplish just dont necessarily wanna us the sequencer in logic.

If you don't want to use the sequencer in Logic, why do you want to get the MIDI sequence into Logic?

Phoefire wrote:I opened up a midi track i routed the channel properly but im still not getting any signal or recording for that matter..

When you play the Logic sounds from the MPC sequencer, where are the Logic instrument plugins loaded/assigned in Logic?

When you import or record the MIDI sequence into Logic, are you assigning the same Logic instrument plugin to that MIDI track within Logic?


If you just want to be able to record the audio output of your MPC sequence playing back sounds from within Logic, you should be able to do that within Logic, while still playing back the sequence from the MPC.
By Clint Sun Feb 24, 2013 6:35 pm
Please don't doublepost.

Since you decided to add Pro Tools into the equation in your other thread, this one is over.

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