making beats with hardware

[Zanex Dissociation]

whats the best way to record beats with and mpc and a workstation keyboard in protools?

 

[MellOo]

multitrack.....

 

[Xabiton]

the analog outputs into whatever you are using for recording

 

[Zanex Dissociation]

Multitimbral keyboard with mpc 2000xl

the analog outputs into whatever you are using for recording

no i mean i want it setup to record sequences from the keyboard through the mpc 2000xl. isnt it able to record up to 16 different patches simultaneously if the keyboard is "multicultural"?

 

[Xabiton]

the term is multitimbral and thats not really a strong point of the mpc. some people record their keyboard audio into the mpc but most just use it as a midi sequencer/drummachine/sampler. U would have to play your parts into the mpc live or sequence it on the keyboard and then sample it into the mpc but you could do it. IMO I just don't see the point

 

[Zanex Dissociation]

yeah i meant to say multitimbral. i want to use the mpc to record my drum sequences and also utilize the mpc as a midi sequencer to sequence several layers of keyboard patches at once from one keyboard. for instance a roland fantom, motif, or triton.

 

[youngjboy]

Use the MPC to sequence your workstation and then track it out to your DAW.

 

[Zanex Dissociation]

Use the MPC to sequence your workstation and then track it out to your DAW.

yeah i got you. just trying to figure out how a workstation keyboard can play multiple sounds at one time. so is each sound set to a different midi channel?

 

[Xabiton]

^it really depends on the keyboard. every workstation has a different multitimbral mode but you are going to have to read the manual to find out how it works on each workstation.