Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
By kid christou Fri Nov 19, 2004 11:49 am
wassup people?

Can someone explain to me if the following is possible and if so how it can be done:

If I sequenced a bassline in midi on my mpc 2000 on track 1 of sequence 1, how can I get that bassline riff (in midi) to lay down in a midi track in Logic - so I can apply it to soft synths.

I hope I am making sense. if not let me know and i'll explain it deeper.

any help is much appreicated.

peace

kid

By bigskee Fri Nov 19, 2004 12:39 pm
i think the easiset way would be to make sure that the track you want is on its own sequence and then save that sequence as a midi file.

By kid christou Fri Nov 19, 2004 4:42 pm
good lookin' out
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By featherboy Fri Nov 19, 2004 7:16 pm
What you can do ..... & this is fun ..... is make up a sequence with a few different tracks on the MPC. Name the tracks clearly, save them, transfer that midi file to your computer & drop it into a Logic arrange window. It neatly spreads the different MPC tracks into separate Audio Instrument tracks.

By kid christou Sun Nov 21, 2004 3:11 pm
yo featherboy,

that's exactly what I need. is there any chance you could please, please, please hit me back with some step by step instructions on how to do this. The MPC2000 is not very detailed on this.

I will then try your steps and make sure i got it down.

I will be most grateful and will return the favour.

peace

metro

By renegadebliss Sun Nov 21, 2004 6:56 pm
kid christou wrote:yo featherboy,

that's exactly what I need. is there any chance you could please, please, please hit me back with some step by step instructions on how to do this. The MPC2000 is not very detailed on this.

I will then try your steps and make sure i got it down.

I will be most grateful and will return the favour.

peace

metro


I don't have a MPC 2000 but from the previous post what they are saying is:

1. Save Midi file on MPC to zip disk

2. Put zip disk in your computer.

3. In Logic/Cubase/MasterTracksPro/ProTools/PalmPilot Sequencer, what ever
your sequencer is, load it up and into the program (person above is saying that
can drag and drop it.). In Cubase, the option is File > Import > Midi File
you'll have to find the equivalent as for Logic.
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By featherboy Sun Nov 21, 2004 10:05 pm
Yes, providing you have a zip drive on your MPC & computer:
1: Save your MPC sequence to zip. That single sequence will be a midi file. You don't need to do any sort of format conversion to this file.
2: Transfer that zip disk to your computer.
3: Drag the midifile to the desktop. On a Mac it will probably have a Quicktime document icon.
4: Then just drag it onto an open Logic arrange window.