MPC 2000XL with Reason 3

Is anybody using an MPC with Reason? I was able to get a good deal on a 2000 XL a while back but started using Reason before ever got to learn anything about the MPC. So I was wondering if there would be any benefits of teaming them up.

So I was trying to find out how others are using their MPC in collab with Reason. What role does the MPC play for you in your software studios?

a few people use mpc as the sequencer/programmer and reason/computer as the synth. I hear this can be a deadly combo. I want to start doing something similar to this, but can't find the right help.

I use this combo all the time, and I think it is essential. I am running an Audio phile 2496, MPC 2000, Korg electribe and midi keyboard.

If you search there is and in depth explanation, search for Reason on this forum, and you will find it, but here goes.

Plug the midi out from the MP to the in on your computer interface, I also plug the midi in the the computers out.

Plug your midi keyboard in the the midi in on your MP.

Those are the physical connections.

On the computer, I open Abelton Live 4, and get the audio from the Mp coming in through the sound card, through my mixer.

Then I open reason, Read up on rewiring Reason and Live, pretty simple, make sure a channel in Live, is sourced from Reason.

So you have a beat playing on the mp, You want to use a synth in Reason.

Set your MP to a blank track, change it to midi and a channel, Start with 1A

Then go in to reason and if it is hooked up right you will see signal coming in on your channel 1 in reason. Assign a synth, and you should hear it in the mix.

When ready to record, record from the Mp. Ok I for got to say

Hit the EXT control button in Live so it syncs, which also means you have to send clock signals from the MP, which is under midi, in the manual

Different tracks for different devices in Reason.

PLay with it and read this forum is my advice. My explanation is probably choppy, at work you know.

I have a lot of fun opening up rex files and reseqencing the slices.

Hope this guides a little

damn jesse, thanks so much. any advice on how to run into pro tools?

If your using your PC as a module, than you can't record to it right? Can't playback and record what you're playing back on your PC can you? I got CEP, I don't think I can.

to record your Reason tracks in PT you just need to create an Aux track, insert Reason via ReWire on the aux track, route the output of the aux track to a bus, create an audio track, make the input of the audio track the bus that you routed Reason to, arm the audio track, record