Is it possible to send MPC sequence midi data to DAW?

Hear me out -- I've tried a few approaches and can't quite get what I want.



My setup is I have an MPC live that I often use in standalone, but also use in my DAW (Studio One) as a midi controller.



If I'm just playing a drum track on EZdrummer, for example, I go ahead and switch to "midi control" mode in the MPC and can play all of my virtual instruments on the wonderful MPC pads. It's great.



I love using the sequencer in MPC. I just like drawing everything there. But I can't achieve the following:



- Step 1: Select instrument that I want to sequence, in my DAW

- Step 2: Draw the sequence in the MPC sequencer

- Step 3:



If I go into Midi Control mode on the MPC, the sequencer stops triggering.

If I leave midi control mode, obviously, the MPC stops sending the midi data to my DAW.

Is what I'm attemping impossible? Should I just buy a small midi sequencer and stop trying to make this happen?



To be clear: I know I can drag and drop the sequence midi patterns into my instrument track in the daw. I'm just wondering if I can trigger my DAW's vst, while editing the midi sequence in my MPC.



Thanks and happy creating!

use midi over wifi. no need for Midi Control: you just go to an empty track, select track type = MIDI, port = Remote. Set your daws preferences to receive note and control data from the mpc midi over network , set your mpc preferences to send out track and control on the remote port and you're good to go. 16 channels of wireless midi.

hyena wrote:use midi over wifi. no need for Midi Control: you just go to an empty track, select track type = MIDI, port = Remote. Set your daws preferences to receive note and control data from the mpc midi over network , set your mpc preferences to send out track and control on the remote port and you're good to go. 16 channels of wireless midi.

Oh wow, I haven't even looked into remote transmission. I ended up realizing (after receiving help on reddit) that what I wanted was easy enough using midi cables, and just leaving the MPC in standalone mode. Got into a rabbit hole trying to have the best of both worlds (controller mode for audio transmission, but hardware for midi)...

Anyway thanks. If I need more channels I'll definitely look into midi over wifi

Sure you could. you can do this over din too. set up a midi program record the seq on mpc then when you hit play it will playback the sequence over midi to your daw. clone the notes from your synths or whatever to the midi program. (make sure you set up the right channel for it in the track view, not in the main window)