assignable outputs

First of all da mpc 1000 manual is da worst instruction book ever but anyway I got the yamaha 16awg and I'm trying to break my tracks down so how do you assign da outputs because I can only record using da stereo outs when I use da assignable outputs I don't hear nothing coming outta of da 1000 so can yall please help me out

hey mate,
to assign pads to a particular output, u need to go into the mixer page (press "mode" then "pad 8". in this page, press f2 to get into the "L/out" page.
this page represents the output configuration of your pads ("A01" = pad A bank 1) and the "st" at the top of it tells you that pad A bank 1 is assigned to the stereo out. to change this, use the cursur up button to get to the "st" field, then twiddle the data knob. "st" will change to "12" and "34"
it's imprtant to note that this means output 1 AND 2 (not twelve!). you'll notice that if you select "12" for example, that the sound will come out of BOTH outputs 1 AND 2. in order to separate these, you need to go intp "L/pan" and then pan pad A0 hard left (output 1) and pan pad A02 hard right (output 2). to get individual outs 3&4, select "34" for a particular pad in the "L/out" page, then pan these pads hard left and right.

phew! hope this helps. good luck...
ps.i agree the manual is awful!!

Good look man you really help me out on this one now just wondering can you answer some proteus 2000 question ha ha just kiddin unless you can though

The panning thing kind of confused me.
If I'm using mono samples, could the MPC1k (like the other MPC's) have each individual pad out an individual output?

I.E. Kick drum out of output 1, snare out of output 2, etc...

I couldn't find this in the FAQ

Just use the panning control to choose where it's going...

ie. to send pad B03 to output #3, goto b03 in mixer, under 'out' pick 3/4, then under 'pan' go hard to the left.

.. i think; im at work right now no mpc

So you just can't assign a pad to "output 1" it has to go to "1/2" and then hard pan to get it in 1?

Sounds fishy... maybe i should keep my 2kxl

well, yeah im pretty sure and yeah it is a little fishy... but it works fine and everything. basically the indiv. outs are grouped in stereo pairs.

it doesn't really take much longer at all tho, u get used to it. a lot of mixers n stuff work like that too, but anyway yeah why make excuses.

tell me though, what would really make life easy is if u could assign the whole program at once to a particular output-- can the xl do that? that would be really non -fishy .

i do love my mpc1k, it fits what i want which is a quick and creative and funky sounding sequencer, plus good drum samples, plus lots of memory so i can sketch down and save a bunch of long audio loops on compact flash. its helped my creative flow a lot since i got it. ...but that being said sometimes i do feel like akai just pulled out some features from it to justify it being cheaper than the 2k series.

sleepersriddle wrote:
tell me though, what would really make life easy is if u could assign the whole program at once to a particular output-- can the xl do that? that would be really non -fishy .

On the XL you can program whatever pad you want to whatever output you want. I have 8 individual outputs and 2 stereo outs. I NEVER use the stereo outs because I like to run my individual drums through different signal paths (different pre's and comps, etc..).

This is the only thing keeping me from going into the 1k. I only really need 4 outputs. There's gotta be a way (aside from the panning thing) to get individual pads to individual outs. I've been searching and searching these forums... erghh..

the panning thing only requires like 1 xtra button press, then turn the wheel for about 1/2 second... is that really such a deal breaker?

i think the end result is exactly the same.

its not like the panning thing is reducing sound quality, since all the routing is digital at that point...

the 1k is NOT the XL. there will be features and functions that are different.

sleepersriddle wrote:
its not like the panning thing is reducing sound quality, since all the routing is digital at that point...

Great point

sparq wrote:the 1k is NOT the XL. there will be features and functions that are different.

genious

anyway.. it just surprises me the way that they approached that. Every sampler I've ever worked with had straightforward output assignment (S series, the 3k, 60, etc.. Emu stuff, Roland S stuff, etc..) It's just an awkard way to approach such a vital process. I'll check with some people I know to see if it truly doesn't affect the signal, the digital point you made is a great point. If this were an orthodox sampler there would truly be a loss of tone that would ultimately mess with my head... (i run all my individual outputs to completely different preamps, im a nut about this..)

sleepersriddle wrote:but that being said sometimes i do feel like akai just pulled out some features from it to justify it being cheaper than the 2k series.

yup!!!!!!

pretty lame, especially since they just dumbed stuff down and stripped little things away, yet the processor works WAY faster than an xl.

.... !!!

sleepersriddle wrote:its not like the panning thing is reducing sound quality, since all the routing is digital at that point...

do you mean that analog panning would reduce sound quality ? how come ?

if you are using mono samples, it doesnt matter. if you are using stereo samples, they are gonna come out on only one channel or the other, as if you were using the pans on the stereo outputs. they work like pan pots on a mixing board

You could look at the stereo grouped assignments as a FEATURE if you use alot of Stereo samples... Less button presses to assign a stereo sound to an individual out put.

If you could assign entire PROGRAM mixes to the stereo outs that would be nice. If you have 3 seperate kits and want to process each differently, that would be nice and quick.

There are plenty of little things that are missing... being able to select patches/ programs on external modules is one! Why is that missing! The Alesis MMT-8 had that!

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