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By Nick Nintendoe Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:06 pm
i am still pretty new at all this, and i have tried to figure it out, but i cant seem to manage.
what i want to do is be able to record the sounds of the microkorg into my mpc so i can do alot of the production in the mp. i have seen loads of videos on youtube and what not, where they just record the keys into the mpc.
all help greatly appreciated!
By djredhead Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:34 am
repeat from tips and tricks...

*******Emulating DAW Recording *******

A) To emulate auto-recording with a pre-programmed MIDI note:

* Prepare an empty Drum Program and in Zone, force all KGs to CONST/ONE SHOT
* In MULTI, assign this Program to a Part of the current Multi, and assign
this Part to an internal MIDI channel, say 1B
* In RECORD, set Trigger via MIDI note on the same MIDI channel, say 1B, and set a slightly longer record time than you want to record (so you can manually stop recording when needed)
* In MAIN, set a new Drum Track out to INT-B, Ch:1
* IN STEP EDIT, insert a note, say Pad A01, at the time where you want to
start recording
* In RECORD, arm recording (waiting for MIDI note)
* Put the sequence in Play
* At the pre-programmed time (Pad event), recording will start automatically
* When you want to end recording, press F6:STOP, or wait until record
finishes automatically at the end of the programmed record time
* Press F5: ADD PGM, select the empty Drum Program prepared above
* Hit the same Pad, say A01, and press F6:DO IT
-> the recorded sample will play in sync with the rest of the sequence


B) To emulate recording on-the-fly:

* Prepare an empty Drum Program and in Zone, force all KGs to CONST/ONE SHOT
* In MULTI, assign this Program to a Part of the current Multi, and assign
this Part to an internal MIDI channel, say 1B
* In RECORD, set Trigger via MIDI note on the sane MIDI channel, say 1B, and set a slightly longer record time than you want to record (so you can
manually stop recording when needed)
* In MAIN, set a new Drum Track out to INT-B, Ch:1
* Turn Timing Correct OFF (so that the MIDI note is not quantized)
* In RECORD, arm recording (waiting for MIDI note)
* Put the sequence in Record (PLAY+REC or PLAY START+REC)
* When you want to start recording, hit a Pad (Full Level), say Pad A01
* When you want to end recording, press F6:STOP, or wait until record
finishes automatically at the end of the programmed record time
* Press F5: ADD PGM, select the empty Drum Program prepared above
* Hit the same Pad, say A01, and press F6:DO IT
-> the recorded sample will play in sync with the rest of the sequence


Of course, if you want to make multiple recordings, you will need to select
a new Track, and change the MIDI channel or assign the already "recorded" track out to PART (so that it doesn't send the MIDI note to the trigger Channel).
Again, this can be planned ahead of time by preparing the "recording" Tracks in advance and only changing the Track Out (Channel or Part) for each recording."
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By beach_break Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:46 am
using a 1/4 jack cable, plug the audio out of MK into the record in of MPC (or your preamp). hit record, play the MK. chop it up and assign to pads.

or, use direct record. select an audio track, hit record, play away on the MK.

you can also record your playing as midi.

anyway, have a read of the manual. it's all in there. also have a bit of a look through this section of the forums. this questin has been dealt with a few times.
have fun.
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By respect_mbs Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:01 am
what i used to do is...

1. record your performance as midi
2. hook outputs of your microkorg to input on mpc
3. set the midi track's loop setting = off
4. Go into record mode (if you dont have direct record)
5. Hit play...your mpc should now play/record the output from the MK
6. Save the sampled performance
7. assign to pad
8. Seq the sampled one-shot on the 1.

downside is u lose the ability to play with the track mutes since the sample will play until done or you hit stop twice.
By Nick Nintendoe Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:55 pm
again guys, thanks for all the feedback. but i still cant figure it out. been going through all the manuals and searching the forum. if ANYONE can help me on this i will me in eternal gratitude to them.

this is my setup:

i got my microkorg and mpc hooked up to their respective inputs on my mbox2 pro, and my mpc and microkorg connected via midi.

i have tried to go into zone and set all the kgs to oneshot like djredhead suggested but still does not work.

i dont know if its the connections or what, but if somebody could give me the step by step it would be a huge help.

also i am using the mpc 4k plus, dont know if it makes any difference.

thank you all in advance,

the nick
By _Stilo_ Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:05 pm
Nick Nintendoe wrote:i got my microkorg and mpc hooked up to their respective inputs on my mbox2 pro, and my mpc and microkorg connected via midi.


Did it strike your mind that you might need to connect the Mircokorgs Audio Out to the MPCs Audio In? I even believe that answer was given already ...