How do I get my Motif and MPC 4000 to play together

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How do I get my Motif and MPC 4000 to play together

By sincere570 Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:18 am
How do I get my Motif and MPC 4000 to play together? For example I want to programm drums on my mpc 4000 and program instruments on my motif. How can I get both sequencers to play together when I press play on either one?
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By mnh2410 Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:21 am

Follow my little guideline 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


I think what your talking about is using one as a controller

By sincere570 Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:39 am
What I really want to do is use both sequencers simultaneously with the push of a button. As I said I want to use the mpc 4000 to program and play drums on its sequencer, and i want to use the motif to program and play instruments on its sequencer.
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By feline1 Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:59 am
Did you steal this gear in a burglary?

Re: I think what your talking about is using one as a contro

By fader-pro Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:24 pm
sincere570 wrote:What I really want to do is use both sequencers simultaneously with the push of a button. As I said I want to use the mpc 4000 to program and play drums on its sequencer, and i want to use the motif to program and play instruments on its sequencer.


Excuse me for asking, but why? It's so much easier to do all your sequencing in the 4k. It's a far better sequencer and it will easily play your motif sounds via MIDI..........
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By Lampdog Thu Jul 05, 2007 4:29 pm
CHOOSE a sequencer, you can't use 2 together in midi. You need to record to ONE of them, use the 4k as master and kybd as slave.

How to midi to external gear is most likely in each machines manual. Have you looked and followed through with what's said in the manuals?
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By sinister_keys Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:27 pm
feline1 wrote:Did you steal this gear in a burglary?


i ask myself the same exact question ... about 3/4's of the cats who post here ..
how in the heck do you have thousands of dollars worth of equipment and not know anything about it ... thas why this site is strictly for entertainment purposes .. most of these cats aint got nuttin but hopes and dreams lol
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By sinister_keys Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:29 pm
Lampdog wrote:

How to midi to external gear is most likely in each machines manual. Have you looked and followed through with what's said in the manuals?


of course not lamp that would be the most obvious thing to do ..
but as we all know from experience .. equipment doesnt come with manuals anymore .. thas why the mpc-forums are here lol
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