Logic Pro 9 **Please Help Recording from MPC to Logic**
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Eddie Sullivan
Logician
MPC and Logic
First thing- if you are new to Logic, you should spend some time in Logic and learn Logic. Logic is a complex software and doing what seems like a simple thing, like recording your MPC, requires that you spend at least some time learning Logic.
Recording the output of your MPC requires that you think about 2 things, getting audio into Logic and getting MIDI into Logic. So you will need an audio interface with enough inputs to correspond to the outputs you are using on the MPC and that will record the audio, and you will need a MIDI interface (perhaps your audio interface has MIDI) so that you can synchronize the MPC with Logic and record any sequences you have performed on the MPC.
In Logic you will need to create audio tracks that correspond to the physical ins and out of your MPC and audio interface. So say you are using 4 outputs of the MPC and those outputs are plugged into 4 inputs of the audio interface, you need to create 4 audio tracks in Logic that correspond to them. Then you need to set up Logic to send MIDI clock, and the MPC to recieve MIDI clock, this way 'songs' or sequences on the MPC play back in time. You should have a MIDI 'in' and a MIDI 'out' hooked up between the MPC and the MIDI ports hooked up to your computer. You should also create some MIDI tracks in Logic, it is really nice to have the raw MIDI data generated from the MPC for editing later on.
First thing- if you are new to Logic, you should spend some time in Logic and learn Logic. Logic is a complex software and doing what seems like a simple thing, like recording your MPC, requires that you spend at least some time learning Logic.
Recording the output of your MPC requires that you think about 2 things, getting audio into Logic and getting MIDI into Logic. So you will need an audio interface with enough inputs to correspond to the outputs you are using on the MPC and that will record the audio, and you will need a MIDI interface (perhaps your audio interface has MIDI) so that you can synchronize the MPC with Logic and record any sequences you have performed on the MPC.
In Logic you will need to create audio tracks that correspond to the physical ins and out of your MPC and audio interface. So say you are using 4 outputs of the MPC and those outputs are plugged into 4 inputs of the audio interface, you need to create 4 audio tracks in Logic that correspond to them. Then you need to set up Logic to send MIDI clock, and the MPC to recieve MIDI clock, this way 'songs' or sequences on the MPC play back in time. You should have a MIDI 'in' and a MIDI 'out' hooked up between the MPC and the MIDI ports hooked up to your computer. You should also create some MIDI tracks in Logic, it is really nice to have the raw MIDI data generated from the MPC for editing later on.
Eddie Sullivan
Logician
There are some things about Logic's environments that help with certain tasks, but really you should not need to use environments to simply get audio and MIDI into Logic from the MPC...
Do what I did- get Native Instruments Maschine- works as a plug in in Logic- much easier way to do MPC-style performance, sampling and sequencing... it's killer... : )
http://imsproav.com/main/NATIVE17924.html
http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/products/producer/maschine/
grooveiron
Logician
If this happens when you press record, you maybe have feedback resulting from recording the track's own output. Change the input or output assignations.
grooveiron
Logician
If you change the output of the audio track to "no output" does it still happen?
grooveiron
Logician
Perhaps try switching the input source? With and without the Output being changed...
grooveiron
Logician
What is your audio hardware?
I am using the MPC2000. I have made some progress. I have it now where I know midi information is being transmitted between Logic and the MPC2000. I can trigger the song on my MPC2000 by hitting the play button in Logic but if I hit record in Logic it triggers the song on the MPC2000, once the song has completed I return to Logic and play what was record.. the only sound that comes out of the speakers is the metronome. Can some help me.
In Logic I create a new project with an audio track.. Is this the correct way to record the song from the MPC.
In Logic I create a new project with an audio track.. Is this the correct way to record the song from the MPC.
Is there any particular reason why, despite having been asked more than once, you haven't provided necessary details?
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grooveiron
Logician
It could be that the built-in speakers are feeding back through the built-in microphone. You will still see the meters responding to input. Try changing inputs to "Line" if it is set to "mic"
grooveiron
Logician
Actually, the place to make this change is in the Audio Preferences window, where you can choose between Built-in Microphone and Built-in Input.
Should I be running the cable from my MPC2000 to the headphone jack or the other jack on my macbook?.
Ok I went to System Preferences --> Sound .. and this is what I have.
OutPut
Name: Type:
Internal Speakers Built-In Output
Input
Name: Type:
Internal microphone Built-in Microphone
Line In Built-in Input.
Ok I went to System Preferences --> Sound .. and this is what I have.
OutPut
Name: Type:
Internal Speakers Built-In Output
Input
Name: Type:
Internal microphone Built-in Microphone
Line In Built-in Input.
grooveiron
Logician
Your MPC2000 output will connect to the Macbook input (the other jack than the headphones)
You don't need to go to system preferences to do what I was suggesting - it's all inside Logic. Choose Preferences and click the Audio tab - that's where you find the options for I/O.
You don't need to go to system preferences to do what I was suggesting - it's all inside Logic. Choose Preferences and click the Audio tab - that's where you find the options for I/O.