Moving Projects from MPC to DAW

reaper is basically my mixer
all outputs from the MPC are set up record enabled in Reaper, always listening
very cool to drop fx on the analog outputs from the MPC. i leave drums on the spdif.
i compose in the MPC and use vstis as an extension of my MPC. dial in a patch/library, then play and record "da midi" on my MPC.

when i'm done with the outline of the beat, i record everything from the mpc as audio, drums individually tracked out, and the midi composition data as well. then i turn off my mpc and finish it in DAW.

it's nice feeling like you're working with 1 integrated system instead of a bunch of separate components.

I use audio tracks (JJOS) to resample each track and/or sound inside the MPC to a 4/8/16 bar loop, hook up the USB to the computer, then drag the loops into Ableton. Done. Quicker than tracking out, plus the samples stay cleaner since you don't have an extra DA/AD conversion stage muddying things up.

Once the loops are in Ableton, I can either keep them straight as they are, or I can tweak out and take the beat in a whole different direction... Personally, I find that using an MPC and a DAW together is just feature overload. I'd rather use them separately, each in a task that its optimally suited for.

Aside from my AX-80, I use Kontakt as a sound module. I can either run it (and a few other softsynths) off a dedicated laptop hooked up to the MPC, or just transfer the beat to the DAW as above, and add keys at that point (I prefer the former).

I have so much latency that I do it the other way around, I play parts with I.e. synthesizers and record those to WAV and then put them on my mpc 1000.

hey nym why do you choose to track ur drums out via spdif?

because spdif is the most true to the sound that is sent/coming from the MPC. the analog ins/outs apply extra conversion/coloring that i'd rather not mess with.

numbers:

1 => spdif => 1
1 => analog => 1.09345161635

Nym wrote:reaper is basically my mixer
all outputs from the MPC are set up record enabled in Reaper, always listening
very cool to drop fx on the analog outputs from the MPC.
when i'm done with the outline of the beat, ....then i turn off my mpc and finish it in DAW.
....it's nice feeling like you're working with 1 integrated system instead of a bunch of separate components.

I have an identical workflow. I too use Reaper as my mixer with outputs from my MPC and S3000 fed 1st to my patchbay then to my audio interface's 10 inputs which reaper sees. MPC sequences everything including vsts. Once i have my shell layed out i send audio from mpc to reaper with any sequenced vsts. Once in Reaper i add/drop as needed, mix to taste....Liking this way so far. .....(Sometimes though i love turning on ableton with the MPD26 and getting down!!!!...Nice change up)

ay im new to this whole thing
where is the sequencer located on the mpc and what tool is best to connect the mpc like a midi to logic

If i'm away from reaper(just using mpc standalone)when i'm finished standlaone i track out using 2 outs with a template i have setup in reaper to track out each seprate mpc track into reaper as seprate audio tracks with one button/custom action in reaper.

if i'm working with reaper, i play live/ record it straight in. So reaper becomes sequencer.(sequencing audio not midi)
I dont use tc so it works in my favour this way.
My tempos are usually kinda awkard.. Becuase i just play the loop and use detect/set tempo from time selection function in reaper.

sbrecreations wrote:ay im new to this whole thing
where is the sequencer located on the mpc and what tool is best to connect the mpc like a midi to logic

mpc is a midi sequencer. to acces main sequencer screen press the "main" button...

You need a midi interface. google 'midi interface'

then connect mpc midi out port to midi in port of midi interface..
Then read about//google 'how to set midi inputs in logic.'

I've spent a while trying to figure out what works best for me using both the MPC and DAW and have for the moment settled on using at as an audio recorder and then mixing down audio tracks.

it didn't make sense to essentially copy my beat out again in the daw, kept killing my flow and i'd end up getting sick of the beat as it took so long.

I use a lot of hardware; delay, reverb synths etc. so tend to get all my sounds recorded and the sequencing done, then just make a recording of either short bars or longer dub mixes. i try and separate out the beat making and recording too, and keep them as two distinct processes.

really depends on what you need/want it to do for you though!

boy_blunder wrote:it didn't make sense to essentially copy my beat out again in the daw, kept killing my flow and i'd end up getting sick of the beat as it took so long.

That doesn't make sense, not sure why you be doing that in the first place.