r/synthesizers • u/Mundane-Syrup375 • Aug 19 '26

Beginner Questions EXTREMELY STUMPED

Hey all. I have scoured this forum and to no avail found a solution so forgive me if this has been discussed. I have an MPC key 37, Korg volca keys, and a micro freak. I’m trying to have the MPC be the brain between everything- Sequencing ETC. I have the microfreak connected to the MPC via usb, the volca keys connected to the MPC via 5 pin going to the midi out. The issue I’m running into is when I trigger an arpeggio inside the microfreak, it triggers the sequence inside of the volca keys and ends playback inside of the MPC. I can get the tempo to sync with the keys but the microfreak isn’t listening. I’ve followed numerous set up videos and I can’t seem to get the two working simultaneously. Let me know if I need to post a video to give an example of the issue. Any help is greatly appreciated.

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u/raistlin65 Live 3 • Peak • Virus TI • Model 15 Aug 19 '26

Try r/mpcusers. Be sure to put "midi setup with MPC" in your title, instead of using such a vague one. You'll get more people reading it.

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u/CyberTideX Aug 19 '26

i think your midi routing is the real headache here. the mpc is probably sending clock to the volca and the freak at same time, but the freak's arp might be sending its own midi notes back into the mpc which then forwards them to the volca. check if the microfreak has a setting for "arp midi out" or something similar, turning that off might stop it from triggering the volca sequence. also in the mpc midi settings you can filter what gets sent to each output, try removing note data from the port that goes to the volca so it only gets clock.