Keyboard with sounds

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Keyboard with sounds

By Carey Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:09 am
I got a keyboard with sounds and MIDI connections.

How do I hook it up so the sounds can be played from the keyboard and recorded into the beat?
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By mnh2410 Mon Jan 08, 2007 2:08 am

First go to www.tweakheadz.com and learn the Basics of MIDI. Then follow my directions below.

Connecting a Keyboard to the MPC:

Keyboard Settings:
MIDI OUT to MPC MIDI IN
Local Control OFF
Make sure its in Multi-Mode
Route Audio Outs(headphone out if stereo out isnt available) to your Mixer

MPC Settings:
MIDI OUT to Keyboard MIDI IN
Turn DRUM to MIDI 1A or 1B(most likely 1A)
Route Audio OUTS(stereo outs or headphone out) to your mixer

Cables Required:MIDI(2) and Audio Cables(depends on how many outs the gear has)

Example:
Say you have a bass on the keyboard and it is on Channel 2(track 2 for some keyboards with onboard sequencers)

Then the MPC should be set to MIDI:2A

So basically whatever the sound in the keyboard is the number should be the same on the MPC.

Channel 1 or Track 1=MIDI 1A
Channel 2 or Track 2=MIDI 2A

ect....

Real simple and easy.

Nicole



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Re: Keyboard with sounds

By TeeBlack Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:14 am
Carey wrote:I got a keyboard with sounds and MIDI connections.

How do I hook it up so the sounds can be played from the keyboard and recorded into the beat?

Thanks i need to know that too.
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By electric dragon Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:12 am
you should follow Nicole's post closely so that you can record the MIDI info into the MPC's sequencer.

but to literally answer your question, you will either need to change the setup or add the additional step of routing the sound from the keyboard out of the mixer and into the MPC....


if you don't have a mixer yet, you can just hook the output of the synth directly into the MPC. then adjust the levels in record mode and sample the sound of the synth.....
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