Fantom G6 Slave setting with MPC

9 Jan 2010, 01:31

When I set my Fantom to Slave-MIDI and turn the Local sound control OFF, I want to use my MPC 4000 as my master sequencer. When I turn the setting for the MPC to play the fantom G sounds, I can not hear the fantom when I play the keys on the fantom but I can hear them when I play the MPC pads. I have two MIDI cables going from In and out on both machines but I am unable to play the keys on the fantom? what is the problem?

Re: Fantom G6 Slave setting with MPC

9 Jan 2010, 02:49

The MPC isn't passing the MIDI signal thru. If that's much help

Re: Fantom G6 Slave setting with MPC

9 Jan 2010, 07:15

You need just one midi cable .

Re: Fantom G6 Slave setting with MPC

18 Jan 2010, 14:45

When you set your Local Control to "off" on your G6, you disabled the sound generator triggered by the keyboard. Set it back to "on" and you can trigger sounds again.

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Re: Fantom G6 Slave setting with MPC

18 Jan 2010, 14:52

By setting the Local switch to "off", you disconnect the Fantom-G from its keyboard. So playing the keys you won't hear any Fantom-G's sounds. I assume that you want to control the Fantom-G's and MPC's sounds through the Fantom-G's keys at the same time. To be able to do this, you have to set the MPC in MIDI thru mode. You'll have to see if the MPC has any MIDI Thru connection(s), or otherwise look at the system settings for a setting like a "MIDI soft thru" or something like that. In this case, the MIDI signal that the MPC receives in its MIDI In (from the Fantom-G's MIDI Out) will be re-routed to the MPC's MIDI output (or MIDI Thru port).

So the routing diagram should be like this:

FG MIDI Out -> MPC MIDI In

MPC MIDI Thru (or MIDI Out with soft thru function enabled) -> FG MIDI In