using a keyboard as a sound module

has anyone done this or have any tips on a) how to get it working, b) what should be happening?

do i need to connect the output of the keyboard to a mixer to hear the sounds when they are triggered and should the mpc be triggering the sounds?

i am very very new to this so i dont really have a clue how / wahts supposed to happen.

peace

Have you searched on this forum? Have you read your manual?

search terms to use:autochromatic, midi keyboard, multisampling..

http://www.mpc-samples.com/section.php/ ... tisamples/

Nicole

well as i have never done this before and am not entirely sure what should be happening and the manual dosnt actualy explain the proces to well. why the hell would i know what i am searching for, the search function on this forum throws up multiple unwanted posts when i use it, so why trawl through a load of unwanted information when i can just ask for advice? isnt that the point of a forum?

and to top it off, you could of probably answered my question instead of typing in some unwanted unuseful comment and being generally an ****-****.

so you have now wasted my time with this stupid reply and your own time with yours. What ever happened to helping people???? never heard of Karma???

your question is a bit vague and once you have an understanding of the MPC and midi in general you will realize how absurd your question really is.

Read up on MIDI basics.

You state you are struggling using your keyboard as a sound module. That doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

this should get you started

from the wiki...

Sound Module
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Sound module (sometimes referred to as tone generator) is an electronic musical instrument without a human-playable interface such as a keyboard, for example. Sound modules have to be "played" using an externally connected device. The external device may be a controller, which is a device that provides the human-playable interface and may or may not produce sounds of its own, or a sequencer, which is computer hardware or software designed to play electronic musical instruments. Connections between sound modules, controllers, and sequencers are generally made with MIDI, which is a standardized protocol designed for this purpose.

Sound modules may use any number of technologies to produce their sounds. A sound module may be a synthesizer, a sampler, a digital piano, or a rompler.

Drum modules are sound modules which specialize in percussion sounds. Drum modules may be triggered by external trigger pads or pickups as well as through MIDI. Drum modules are distinguished from drum machines through their lack of dedicated on-board triggers and lack of an integrated sequencer.

Sound modules are often rack-mountable, but might also have a table-top form factor.
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MIDI
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Musical Instrument Digital Interface, or MIDI, is an industry-standard electronic communications protocol that defines each musical note in an electronic musical instrument such as a synthesizer, precisely and concisely, allowing electronic musical instruments and computers to exchange data, or "talk", with each other. MIDI does not transmit audio - it simply transmits digital information about a music performance.
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What keyboard do you have?

I've got a Proteus 2000 module hooked straight into the digital input of my 2500. I turn on the input thru feature and use the sounds of my Proteus that way. Saves me having to buy a mixer.

Then there's the midi out of the MPC connecting to the midi in of the module so that the MPC triggers the sounds when you want them.

I Should just start writing spirez can you help me as my post titles.

Im using a Yamaha DX7, i have found the local user option and switched it off making the keys on the synth redundant. I have attached the Midi Cables as stated in the manual but dont seem to be having any luck getting sound to play back.

1) should the mpc trigger the sound? (as far as i am aware yes)

2) should the sound be audiable through the MPC output or does the synth need it own output pluged into a mixer?

this is all i ask.

peace

emjay wrote:your question is a bit vague and once you have an understanding of the MPC and midi in general you will realize how absurd your question really is.

Read up on MIDI basics.

You state you are struggling using your keyboard as a sound module. That doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

this should get you started

from the wiki...

Sound Module
*******
Sound module (sometimes referred to as tone generator) is an electronic musical instrument without a human-playable interface such as a keyboard, for example. Sound modules have to be "played" using an externally connected device. The external device may be a controller, which is a device that provides the human-playable interface and may or may not produce sounds of its own, or a sequencer, which is computer hardware or software designed to play electronic musical instruments. Connections between sound modules, controllers, and sequencers are generally made with MIDI, which is a standardized protocol designed for this purpose.

Sound modules may use any number of technologies to produce their sounds. A sound module may be a synthesizer, a sampler, a digital piano, or a rompler.

Drum modules are sound modules which specialize in percussion sounds. Drum modules may be triggered by external trigger pads or pickups as well as through MIDI. Drum modules are distinguished from drum machines through their lack of dedicated on-board triggers and lack of an integrated sequencer.

Sound modules are often rack-mountable, but might also have a table-top form factor.
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MIDI
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Musical Instrument Digital Interface, or MIDI, is an industry-standard electronic communications protocol that defines each musical note in an electronic musical instrument such as a synthesizer, precisely and concisely, allowing electronic musical instruments and computers to exchange data, or "talk", with each other. MIDI does not transmit audio - it simply transmits digital information about a music performance.
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a keyboard/synthesiser is a sound module with keys. how do you think it produces the sound???

and i does say that in the manual.

Boy or man which ever u prefer to be called. I could have gave you every single answer you needed and stayed up with you all night until you got it right. Why didnt I? No not b/c of what you called me.

But my question is what have you done? I bet you 100 bucks right now I can find 20 threads in less than 30 minutes on what you are talkin about.

Research man.

Sprirez help dats on him Im known for helping but its cause of people like you dat make me say today Im gonna make them learn it on there own. You a man for cryin out loud. I guess your mother still takes you to the bathroom to.

My point is learn to explore and research how da hell u think I know so much? I barely even ask questions on here cause I'd rather go out and research it and if I cant find it then I come here but your answer is here.

Nicole

wristmaster wrote:
1) should the mpc trigger the sound? (as far as i am aware yes)

2) should the sound be audiable through the MPC output or does the synth need it own output pluged into a mixer?

this is all i ask.

peace

The pads can trigger the sound.
THe sound from the keyboard comes from the keyboard not the mpc inless u sampled it into it. So yes you need the keyboard hooked up to a mixer.

Nicole

Like i said though, you don't need a mixer if you use the input thru feature but i didn't get a reply whether he'd tried that or not.

Spirez wrote:Like i said though, you don't need a mixer if you use the input thru feature but i didn't get a reply whether he'd tried that or not.

Yeah i dont know if he did that either so I listed another option he could also try but im nothing but curse words to him so he might not even listen to me.

Nicole

mnh2410 wrote:Boy or man which ever u prefer to be called. I could have gave you every single answer you needed and stayed up with you all night until you got it right. Why didnt I? No not b/c of what you called me.

But my question is what have you done? I bet you 100 bucks right now I can find 20 threads in less than 30 minutes on what you are talkin about.

Research man.

Sprirez help dats on him Im known for helping but its cause of people like you dat make me say today Im gonna make them learn it on there own. You a man for cryin out loud. I guess your mother still takes you to the bathroom to.

My point is learn to explore and research how da hell u think I know so much? I barely even ask questions on here cause I'd rather go out and research it and if I cant find it then I come here but your answer is here.

Nicole

what your saying is completly flawed in terms of an argument, because in order to learn, wether it be research or other wise, you must first start by asking a question. so by defanition or default, you have argued my case for me against yourself. How bizarre.

Have you got it figured out?

Nicole

i have dont it, but what i have done dosnt make sense.

seems a little to random, im sure it will make sense eventualy.

So did you try what i suggested or not?