Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
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By Ema Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:24 pm
Belive me ive used the search function b4 u ask i just still cnt get the answer. Ive got a keyboard (the sounds arent great on it) Reason 3 an MPC 2000xl and a usb m-audio UNO for the laptop and 2 midi cables. Can anyone suggest the best way to incorporate them together. I know how to use them on there own but i want to use them all together. Any advise would be really appreciated as im really stuck.
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By ieism Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:36 pm
Since the sounds on the keyboard suck anyway, i would just use that as a controller;
Keyboard's MIDI-OUT to Mpc's MIDI-IN 1.
Mpc's MIDI-OUT A to Uno's MIDI-IN.

And i believe Penfold just posted a tutorial on how to set up Reason, so be sure to thank him for that. :wink:

sorted!
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By Ema Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:04 pm
Hey thanx for the help but i gotta a prob. When i play my keyboard (which is playing Reason sounds the sound comes from my computer, shouldnt it come from my MPC cus i want to use the samples i have in my MPC as well but there both playing from 2 diff places. how can i get all of the sounds to play through the MPC and hear nothing from my comp. I hope i described this right. Thanx in advance
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By Ema Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:02 pm
Any advise? Pls i really want to start making beats again.
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By ieism Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:42 pm
Ah, i think i understand your problem. You have either your computer or your mpc hooked up to an amp and some speakers.
This is why mixers were invented. So you can hear more than one source at a time. You may have seen a mixer sometime, they're the big flat boxes with all the knobs and faders. :)

Maybe you still have an old dj-mixer somewhere, you could use that for now.
Good mixers are kinda expensive. I'm guessing you're just getting started, and maybe a good soundcard should be higher on your list that a mixer. You can mix in software with a lot of programs now, but you'll need a good soundcard for that. Once you'll get better, you'll need a way to record your beats too. This can be done in a computer, but you'll need a good soundcard for it. The standard souncard in a laptop is simply not good enough for this.

I'm sorry if i made things more complicated than they seemed, in short:
The sounds from Reason are not going to be coming from your mpc's outputs, ever. That's just not possible.
If you need more help, let me know.