Nym wrote:cool! all using the main outs, too? just automates a longer process instead of trying to use the individual outs. could you describe what you did?
I haven't done it for a while so its all from my memory and dont have the setup up in front of me. I should do a vid !!!!I actually haven't use marker actions for this.. haa i lie!! Midi actions only...
There's a few prerequisites.
Obviously need a audio interface that has midi and audio .. and you are using both in and out midi inputs.
On mpc set it so that the "track next" is set to a incoming midi note.. (remember what it is for reaper) So this method works by doing each track. not pad.(use can just use pad to track function though)
It only works in main mode because of the above step. (convert song to sequence)
You need to know the total bar length and add extra 1 bar for start and at end. set reaper to slave to external sync. also match the tempo of mpc. Then set reaper loop locators to match mpc seqence( This what i couldn't really remeber if i need too set loop locators since reaper is syncing via ssp )
(Create a midi track in reaper to send to mpc The midi note and channel that is assigned to "track next" Right at the end of your sequence..)
make sure solo is on on the mpc on first track .
Create a audio track in reaper to record/track your audio and arm it.
Create a midi out track in mpc. (make this track last as this runs a midi action in reaper . It can be a simple stop record action .. Or it can be a custom action to stop recording and playback. Then select all clips.. Then explode takes to multiple tracks)
If You follow what i've rambled haha basically it's like bouncing each track out from mpc into reaper .. When reaper loops at the end, where you set the midi note out from reaper to mpc it changes the track on the mpc. When reaper is in loop mode it does takes. The last track on the mpc is a midi out command into to reaper to stop recording and explode all takes to seperate tracks.
I've done it a few times because i mostly make beats with reaper and dont have to use this..
But when i've soley used the 1k to make something, then i need to track it out, this was the only way i could do it as using individual outs are limting if you want lots of things seperated.. ie kik, snare, claps, hihats, cymbals, toms, samples piano , sample bass, samplestrings,, etc.. IT's power is that all tracks are stereo.. (ie stereo sounding claps , snares, hihats, samples, etc)
I found that you cant use this method with individual outs because you are using solo mode on the mpc, and you would have to make elaborate commands in reaper to have too many tracks armed and disarmed and then create new tracks to arm on the fly with midi actions.
Keeping it simple and just doing one track at a time is better and more powerful.. And it's automated.. So it's really all the same as you just leave it to do its thing...
peeping tom wrote:hey Daz whats chances of hooking a brother up with that template for tracking??
or getting a few lessons next time i'm in Perth 
SURE!!! pm..
