8chez wrote:Hi guys. I'm seriously looking to buy a 5k, as it looks like a missing piece to my current set up. I've never used ANY sampler before, and I've tried my best to plow through this wonderful thread (and other not-quite-as-wonderful threads too).
But still...I got a probably very silly question...so bear with me 
I've got some outboard gear that I'd like to use after samples have been laid down to a track. Can I SIMUTANEOUSLY (1) play the track, (2)have it output through digital out (for processing), and (3) have the HD record the processed track, so that I can use the new track and maybe make a new sample out of it?
I'm guessing it should be able to do that, right? But will it cause some kind of feedback? Or is there any trick to avoid the feedback? This is important to me because if this is possible, I won't need to get another computer or sampler. And in this case, the HD mode is probably gonna get used a lot, even if not for real time recording--this kind of 'outside re-sampling' (dunno if there's a better word for it 
) is pretty cool!
BTW, thanks so much for doing all this, scd!
What you actually ask is if the digital output + analog input can be used as a send/return plus that you wan't to record it and monitor it. Interesting question.
I have no digital input on any effect at the moment so I can not feed with the digital out of the mpc,. I have to do this test with two of the sub outs (which will have a big advantage as well):
Set up:
On the mpc:
A two track sequence with on track 1 a piano and on track 2 a drum.
In mixer mode track 1 (piano) goes to the main outs, track 2 (drums) to sub outs 1+2.
sub outs from the mpc go into a roland FX and the wet signal goes back into analog input 1 and 2 from the MPC (I also tried the digital input which works ok as well).
On the mpc: in sample mode, the sample input is set to analog input 1 and 2, monitor is set to ON.
With this setting I have created a send/return than can be sampled while the mpc is playing and monitored as well. Works fine here
However, I think you will have trouble monitoring this when you use the digital outputs as send. Because that is a mirror of the main outs. So when that wet signal returns into the 5k it will get summed with the dry signal from the 5kgoing straight to the main out from the mpc (understand this?)
But you still can sample that wet signal while the sequencer is running.
Conclusion: what you want is possible.
