Post your views and questions about the Akai MPC2500
ByAK84_2500 Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:26 pm
Hi! I have a motif es 6 for 2 days now and today i hooked it up whit my mpc. My problem is i play on the motif and record to the mpc whit midi cables but the mpc doesnt record it but when i play on the mpc pads it will record the midi track. What is wrong?

Mpc:Midi out to Motif Midi in

Mpc: Sync in 1 slave Mode off Sync out Master
Mpc:Seq1 Track1 Midi 1A

But what to do whit the Motif i dont now what to do!
So can anywone help e please!
Thx
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By Ras Desta Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:53 pm
AK84_2500 wrote:Mpc:Midi out to Motif Midi in

Great. Now connect the Motif midi out to the MPC midi in...

ByAK84_2500 Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:04 pm
it is in mpc midi in to motif midi out and mpc midi out to motif midi in
sorry i have forget it to wright
By sparq Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:33 pm
AK84_2500 wrote:Hi! I have a motif es 6 for 2 days now and today i hooked it up whit my mpc. My problem is i play on the motif and record to the mpc whit midi cables but the mpc doesnt record it but when i play on the mpc pads it will record the midi track. What is wrong?

Mpc:Midi out to Motif Midi in

Mpc: Sync in 1 slave Mode off Sync out Master
Mpc:Seq1 Track1 Midi 1A

But what to do whit the Motif i dont now what to do!
So can anywone help e please!
Thx
do you have the audio outs of the motif going anywhere? the way you are describing your setup, it seems as if you are just recording midi notes and not able to hear anything. is this right? if so, you have to have your main outs from your motif going to either a mixer or directly to monitors.

ByAK84_2500 Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:47 pm
yes i have connect it i can hear the sounds but whn i play on the motif keys the mpc doesent record it and when i play on the mpc pads it is recording it.
i dont now what to do is my mpc setting wrong or the motif settings?
i dont now whre th motif settings are and what to chose.
sorry for my english

By sparq Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:26 pm
AK84_2500 wrote:yes i have connect it i can hear the sounds but whn i play on the motif keys the mpc doesent record it and when i play on the mpc pads it is recording it.
i dont now what to do is my mpc setting wrong or the motif settings?
i dont now whre th motif settings are and what to chose.
sorry for my english
ok, i think i am beginning to understand what you are saying.

in order for you to be able to play the motif's keys and record it on the mpc, you have to have a midi cable going from the motif out to the mpc in.
once you do that, you will be able to record the motif using the keys into the mpc.

let me know if this helps.

ByAK84_2500 Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:29 pm
no it dont work!!
i can only record when i play the mpc pads whit the motif keys it dont work

ByAK84_2500 Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:21 pm
can anywone helpme pls!!!
i hate the motif mauel it sucks

By sparq Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:16 pm
i was assuming that you had everything on the motif setup right. you have to go into the setup screen on the motif and change the settings to allow the sounds to come out on certain midi channels and then on the mpc, you have to set it up to allow incoming midi on the same channel.