Emax

>
> Hi all,
> I've gotten some nice results with my akai mpc2kxl and emax setup, but my workflow is very limited by the way im currently using them both together. Ive got the two connected via midi- but at the moment im recording sounds from the emax into the mpc because trying to control the emax via the mpc midi seems very limited.
> 
> as an example, i cant control velocity, pitch, envelope settings on the emax with the mpc.
> 
> can anyone help? where am i going wrong here?
> 
> Thanks people.
>

> For the record, im refering to an Emax 1 Rack, not keyboard
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "wagwan.drgreenthumb" <wagwan.drgreenthumb@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > I've gotten some nice results with my akai mpc2kxl and emax setup, but my workflow is very limited by the way im currently using them both together. Ive got the two connected via midi- but at the moment im recording sounds from the emax into the mpc because trying to control the emax via the mpc midi seems very limited.
> > 
> > as an example, i cant control velocity, pitch, envelope settings on the emax with the mpc.
> > 
> > can anyone help? where am i going wrong here?
> > 
> > Thanks people.
> >
>

>
> you have to learn how to program the Emax.
> 
> it's really not that difficult, you go into the analog processing section
> and adjust the velocity settings...  and by the way, you can't control
> envelope settings via CC data, maybe there are some synths/samplers that can
> do that but most can not.  and pitch...  i don't understand what you're
> asking: pitch is controlled from the keyboard.
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 9:41 PM, wagwan.drgreenthumb <
> wagwan.drgreenthumb@...> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> > I've gotten some nice results with my akai mpc2kxl and emax setup, but my
> > workflow is very limited by the way im currently using them both together.
> > Ive got the two connected via midi- but at the moment im recording sounds
> > from the emax into the mpc because trying to control the emax via the mpc
> > midi seems very limited.
> >
> > as an example, i cant control velocity, pitch, envelope settings on the
> > emax with the mpc.
> >
> > can anyone help? where am i going wrong here?
> >
> > Thanks people.
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
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>

>
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "wagwan.drgreenthumb" <wagwan.drgreenthumb@> wrote:
> >you need the sysex manual for the emax so you can see the what the sysex data is to control the functions you require 
> 
> also you can set controllers in the emax to perform functions filter vca volume and lfo and pan and others to work from midi cc controllers
> 
> 1/2/3/4 and so on once set in the emax you can say use mod wheel to control filter cutoff 
> 
> i have a emagic sound diver 3 that i made a synth editor with to control the emax by using the sysex data 
> 
> 
> > For the record, im refering to an Emax 1 Rack, not keyboard
> > 
> > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "wagwan.drgreenthumb" <wagwan.drgreenthumb@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > > I've gotten some nice results with my akai mpc2kxl and emax setup, but my workflow is very limited by the way im currently using them both together. Ive got the two connected via midi- but at the moment im recording sounds from the emax into the mpc because trying to control the emax via the mpc midi seems very limited.
> > > 
> > > as an example, i cant control velocity, pitch, envelope settings on the emax with the mpc.
> > > 
> > > can anyone help? where am i going wrong here?
> > > 
> > > Thanks people.
> > >
> >
>

>
> 
> the MPC does not work like that.
> the mpc slider set to pitch is for modifying pad samples, not MIDI
> messages.
> 
> all pads can have just one MIDI note assigned to them, and the default
> midi note mapping is pretty out there (not quite sure what they were
> thinking with that, actually..) so if you want to play via mpc only,
> you'll want to spend time making up pad maps (kits) for playing in
> different keys and registers... if you can swing it I'd recommend adding
> a basic MIDI keyboard to your setup - at least for writing.
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, 03 May 2009 15:10 +0000, "wagwan.drgreenthumb"
> <wagwan.drgreenthumb@...> wrote:
> > Im using an Emax 1 rack, and i have no seperate keyboard controller.  my
> > ideal would be to control everything on the emax from the mpc.  as far as
> > pitch goes, i was hoping i could control the pitch of any sample in the
> > emax, by using the pitch control in the mpc's program screen.  this would
> > be quicker and easier than spanning a sample across many keys.
> > 
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> I'm considering getting a carillon control 25 midi keyboard controller.  should i expect to be able to control the following on the emax with it:
> 
> pitch (e.g pitch wheel)
> velocity (e.g min/max velocity)
> sample truncate
> filters, vca etc
> 
> ???
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "Julian" <jujulilianan@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > the MPC does not work like that.
> > the mpc slider set to pitch is for modifying pad samples, not MIDI
> > messages.
> > 
> > all pads can have just one MIDI note assigned to them, and the default
> > midi note mapping is pretty out there (not quite sure what they were
> > thinking with that, actually..) so if you want to play via mpc only,
> > you'll want to spend time making up pad maps (kits) for playing in
> > different keys and registers... if you can swing it I'd recommend adding
> > a basic MIDI keyboard to your setup - at least for writing.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Sun, 03 May 2009 15:10 +0000, "wagwan.drgreenthumb"
> > <wagwan.drgreenthumb@> wrote:
> > > Im using an Emax 1 rack, and i have no seperate keyboard controller.  my
> > > ideal would be to control everything on the emax from the mpc.  as far as
> > > pitch goes, i was hoping i could control the pitch of any sample in the
> > > emax, by using the pitch control in the mpc's program screen.  this would
> > > be quicker and easier than spanning a sample across many keys.
> > > 
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> > 
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