Any workflow tips?

Hi there, I have purchased MPC software with a view to creating live sets which can later be transferred to a hardware MPC (Which I have not yet purchased), and then used as a sound module sequenced with external controllers and sequencers as well as the internal stuff.

The first hurdle I have come up against is the lack of multi timbral midi. But I figure I can get around this by creating elaborate Drum programs that have different voices mapped to different parts of the keyboard.

The daunting part is mapping chromatic multisamples onto the drum program pads. Does anyone have any workflow tips for this? A way to drag a section of a Keygroup into a Drum program? Or a way to freeze "16 levels"? Or is it going to be a case of grinding it out pad by pad?

It's a haul to grind it out pad by pad for sure... but once you've got it in place, you can use it as a template so it is not quite so much of an up hill battle in the future.

Knock out two or three, and you'll also get a workflow down a bit better for yourself... so maybe it won't feel so daunting of a challenge?

I'd practice on either 16 or 32 pads first... before you try and tackle the entire 128 note range.