play mpc program with external keyboard

Bang, try switching pad to sampler to OFF in Midi /Sync mode.

There is a tip also to check out if the midi signal goes through MPC:

In Midi/Sync mode set Soft Thru to ON.
Connect keystation midi out -> MPC midi in
Connect MPC midi out -> PC midi in

Now any midi signal on whatever channel going into MPC should be transmitted from its midi out port.

Load a soft synth in your DAW, set the same midi channel there as the one in your keystation, and then play some keys.

Since the PC -> MPC midi connection in your setup is working, you can also try the following midi configuration:

Keystation midi out -> PC midi in
PC midi out -> MPC midi in

brazeca! thanks for the help.. im gonna try it out later this day. what to do if my daw doesnt get the midi signal from the mpc? what would be the problem then? but the settings in my mpc are correct right? if this all doesnt help, than its goodbye m-audio!! hahahaha thanks alot for the help brazeca.
peace, bang.

Welcome, Bang! However, don't rush to throw your M-Audio into the bin. As it works ok with your PC, obviously, there's nothing wrong with it.

bANGbANG wrote:i posted this in another topic but here is it again:

sup boys!

i still have this problem and i hope somebody can help me. i want to buy a new keyboard but i want to make sure i did everything possible to let my setup work.
this is my setup:

keystation 49e midi out --> mpc 500 midi in
keyboard power suply.
usb NOT connected.
mpc midi out in this case not used.

loaded up prgm with all the notes assigned correctly (padA1 c1 - padD12 b4)

track settings:
assigned prgm
mute track = off
midi channel = 1
track type = drum(and i tried midi, no pos result)

midi sync settings:
receive channel = all
soft thru = off
pad to sampler = on
sync = off
default note assign


keystation settings:

midi data out = channel 1
(advanced function + D1 for the keystation 49e users)

and i tried every channel 1 - 16 and each time i set the midi channel mpc to the same channel as the keystation.

cables are fine because when i hook up the mpc midi in - pc midi out i can sync it with my daw.

i also can play vsts, reason etc with my pads if i hook the mpc midi out - with pc midi in.

so my mpc also works fine.

keystation connected with my daw works also fine. (analog and digital)

so what can be the problem here? is m-audio not compatible with akai mpcs? i dont think so right?

please help!

thanks, bang.

Hi Bang, It's been a few years since your post. Did you ever solve the problem you had described? I'm having the same nightmare with both keyboards I have - a Novation X-station and a Technics P30. I would love to here if you found a solution. I'm hoping that the new MPC500 I just bought isn't the same one you had, just reboxed...