How to make it all work?

I have an Akai MPC2K XL. I normally use it for programming drums only.

This is what I do:

I have a Yamaha AW4416 that I use for tracking instruments. I sync the MPC with the Yamaha through MTC. I have the akai 8 1/4" output card to route each drum to it's own open channel on the AW4416. This works out great since it allows me to use all 16 tracks for recording.

I recently purchased BFD to utilize it's awesome samples. I would like to program the drums using the MPC's sequencer, then midi it up to BFD so I can use it's way better sounds.

Is there an easy way to do this? i was thinking of maybe purchasing an inexpensive desktop computer that will run BFD, get an M-audio 2496 soundcard to midi up to the akai and improve latency.

The question I have is, will the sounds that I trigger only be outputted through the computers soundcard? How could I route the samples through the Akai in order to utilize the 8 1/4" analog out's?
Thanks in advance!

How could I route the samples through the Akai in order to utilize the 8 1/4" analog out's?

2kxl can't do active line in monitoring.

Only in Sample Mode can you utilize Line in.

Lampdog, you always seem to be around to answer my questions!
Thank you for the quick reply. How about a firewire interface? Presonus has one with 8 out's, could I output the sounds from that into the yamaha?

thanks again

Lampdog wrote:What is a bfd?

http://www.fxpansion.com/

I SEE says the blind man..

The question I have is, will the sounds that I trigger only be outputted through the computers soundcard? How could I route the samples through the Akai in order to utilize the 8 1/4" analog out's?
Thanks in advance!

Now that I have a better understanding of BFD which I pervertedly thought you were speaking of something else I wanted to avoid discussion about, I say yes, you can accomplish what you stated.. Trigger the samples when midi'd up to the mpc, the audio of the samples will come from the computer where the actual samples reside.. If the M-audio 2496 is going to be your soundcard, you can get the BFD samples to play through 2496 and route to the Yamaha for tracking...

Sounds like a plan?

Lampdog wrote:I SEE says the blind man..

The question I have is, will the sounds that I trigger only be outputted through the computers soundcard? How could I route the samples through the Akai in order to utilize the 8 1/4" analog out's?
Thanks in advance!

Now that I have a better understanding of BFD which I pervertedly thought you were speaking of something else I wanted to avoid discussion about, I say yes, you can accomplish what you stated.. Trigger the samples when midi'd up to the mpc, the audio of the samples will come from the computer where the actual samples reside.. If the M-audio 2496 is going to be your soundcard, you can get the BFD samples to play through 2496 and route to the Yamaha for tracking...

Sounds like a plan?

Yes! Thanks for all your help Lampdog