Problem recording audio from sampler (MPC 1000) to Logic using midi trigger thru Lexicon Omega box. When I hit the record button in Logic, it triggers my mpc to start playing. Logic then picks up the incoming audio signal on the appropriate track and starts recording the audio... PROBLEM- Logic appears to keep restarting the incoming audio, repeating the first 1/4 of the first 1Bar. So every time I hear the metronome tempo counter as it records, the incoming audio replays from the beginning and this is what gets recorded. On the contrary when I'm controlling the sampler via midi and just hit the play button in Logic, the audio signal comes threw and plays the full 4 bars of the audio that I want recorded. Any idea on how I can fix this? It seems like it has to do with my metronome counter or midi time code? Thanks to all that help!

"Do you mean that the MPC 1000 is looping the first 1/4 of the first bar ?" No, the MPC 1000 plays all the way threw once it's triggered to play, at least this is what it appears to do by reading the time measurements. Unless your manually taping the mpc pads to trigger sound play, the mpc is not that fined tuned to only play part of a bar. Usually once triggered to play via midi it just plays threw until triggered to stop. I would like to add that when I record a "drum line" created on the MPC 1000 (kick, snare and hi hats were sampled and played out individually to construct drum line on a mpc track) into Logic, Logic triggers and records normally from the MPC. End result is 4 bars of audio that is the MPC drum line now in Logic ready to be arranged. ???

[/quote]do you mean that the MPC is starting during the metronome countdown and that you're missing part of the loop during recording ?[/quote] Yes, Okay lets say I have a 4bar sample that say's DE BOO, BE BOO, CE BOO, WE BOO. "DEE BOO" is the first bar of sound. When I record in Logic it triggers the MPC, a audio signal comes threw and Logic begins to record the 4 bar sample. But instead of recording "DE BOO, BE BOO, CEE BOO, WE BOO" completing the 4 bars, it records and repeats "DE,DE,DE,DE,DE,DE,DE,DE.." matching the metronome click that is playing while recording. When I hit stop and review the recording all I here is the repeating "DE" note and not the entire sample melody. I hope this clarifies things a bit?

Aaaaaawh Yeaaaah! I'm not positive witch option you told me worked But I did everything you said and I'm recording the full audio bars like I need to. Thanks Christian Labbe!!!

I'm having issues with mixing my drums in a song to get that hard "boom bap" feel in my song. I'm using Logic 8 express mainly for hip-hop. I've purchased Logic 101 tutorial and have tried the section where the instructor "beefed" up the kick drum (this doesn't always work for me) Before entering the wonderful world of software I mixed my songs in my hardware (mpc 1000) and arrange in a live recording to one track in garage band or sound studio. As long as my input levels where good my mix kept the hard "boom bap" feel I desired. NOW that I'm using Logic 8 express, I'm tracking out my drums separately. When I mix my song, compress the kick and snare it sounds "decent to good" when playing back the mix in Logic BUT when I bounce my song to mp3 and listen to it in itunes, ipod or my car the drums in my mix tend to be at a lower level, sitting in the back ground instead of a hard hitting main charecter. Any suggestions?

Thanks

Hey Darren thanks for the advise! I'm going to try your method this weekend. I have a couple of questions. Question 1 - What was your Compressor & Limiter settings? Question 2 - From your knowledge can Ultrabeat be used on drum line audio files that were imported or recorded into Logic from external hardware(mpc 1000)? I'm just getting my feet wet with Ultrabeat and plan to purchase the tutorial soon. From what I've explored I have to map out my drum hits (snare & kicks) in the "Drag & Drop" program selection, then replay the drum line in Logic in order to utilize Ultrabeat options. If I create a new audio track then import a drumline wav file I created, Ultrabeat doesn't come up as an option when trying to select it with in the channel strip. Thanks again!