Connecting other gear · MPC One G2 guide

15.1BasicsMPC 3.9+Manual Updates in v3.9 (3.9 manual) p.8, Hardware p.62, Rear Panel p.364

USB-C and USB-A

The G2 has one USB-C port and one USB-A port, and the USB-C port works in both directions. As a device it connects to a computer or a phone. As a host it runs USB audio interfaces, MIDI controllers and storage in standalone mode, with no computer involved.

As Akai’s FAQ puts it, that single port can take a MIDI controller or a USB-C flash drive, or link to your PC or Mac. A USB-C cable comes in the box.

What goes where

Port	Connect	What you get
USB-C	A computer, using the included cable in a USB 3.0 port	MIDI and audio both ways: use the MPC as an audio interface (USB audio) or a controller for the MPC software (Controller Mode), or sample from the computer.
USB-C	A phone	Sampling directly from the phone (USB audio).
USB-C	A USB audio interface, MIDI controller or storage device	Direct use in standalone mode, with the MPC as host.
USB-A	A USB flash drive	Direct access to its files on the MPC. In Controller Mode, your computer can reach the drive too.
USB-A	A class-compliant audio interface that the MPC supports, or a standard MIDI controller	Direct use with the MPC.

Two settings in Preferences > Hardware govern the USB-C port (Preferences: Hardware). The data role normally sorts itself out according to what you connect. Set it by hand for dual-role devices such as a smartphone.

USB-C roles

USB Type-C Data Role: Act as device makes the MPC’s standalone MIDI ports and audio device available on the connected device. Act as host puts the MPC in charge of what the connected device offers: its MIDI ports, file storage or audio device, for example.Range Act as device, Act as host
USB Type-C Power Role: Decides whether a dual-role device on the USB-C port gets charged.Range Charge connected device, Do not charge connected device

What else Akai’s FAQ says about USB

USB-C carries 32 channels of bi-directional MIDI, so the MPC can act as a MIDI controller for your DAW while in standalone mode.
The G2 has 2 USB MIDI ports.
MPE keyboards are not compatible.

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The ways in: vinyl and hardware through the inputs, computers and phones over the USB-C port.

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Streaming audio to a DAW in real time over Type-C, filmed on a Key 37 G2, which shares the One G2’s USB-C host and device behaviour.

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The settings and routing for running MIDI and audio over USB-C with Ableton hosting plugins, filmed on a Live III.

15.2IntermediateMPC 3.9+Manual Updates in v3.9 (3.9 manual) p.8, Audio Device p.59

USB audio

USB audio does three separate jobs on the G2. It sends channels to and from a host such as your computer, it lets the MPC run an external audio interface, and it lets you sample whatever a computer or phone is playing. Each is set up in its own place.

Choose the channel count

Press SHIFT + MENU | PREFS, then tap Audio Device.
Set USB Audio Channel Out to 24 In, 24 Out for the full count, or 8 In, 8 Out for fewer.

Send separate tracks to a DAW

Install the MPC One G2 driver (Controller Mode) and connect the MPC over USB-C.
On the MPC, press MIXER | PAD MIXER, tap I/O, and set Audio Out to USB Out 1,2. Set your other channels to the following pairs.
In your DAW, select the MPC One G2 audio device.
Create an audio track for each pair, with its input set to match: USB In 1/2 for the first, USB In 3/4 for the second, and so on.

These steps come from Akai’s FAQ, which also lists 24 channels of audio over USB-C as the limit for this.

To sample a computer or phone, connect it over USB-C, then take either of the two routes the FAQ gives. A phone is a dual-role device, the case in which the manual says USB Type-C Data Role may need setting by hand (USB-C and USB-A).

Sample a computer or phone

Sampler: open it with SHIFT + SAMPLE EDIT | SAMPLER, choose USB Input 1,2, and record (The Sampler).
Audio track: create a new audio track, set its input to USB Input 1,2, and record in Arrange Mode (Recording arrangements).

Use an external audio interface

Connect a class-compliant interface to the USB-C or USB-A port. If you are not sure it qualifies, check with its manufacturer.
Set the interface to a 44.1 kHz sample rate and a 128-sample buffer. The MPC needs both.
In Preferences > Audio Device, change Audio Device from the internal sound device to your interface.
Check 32 Inputs/Outputs if you want up to 32 inputs and outputs at the same time.

See Preferences: Audio Device and Audio/Export for the full Audio Device page.

From the community

15.3IntermediateManual Mode p.55, Pull-Down Menu p.69, Rear Panel p.364

Controller Mode

In standalone mode the G2 does everything itself. In Controller Mode it connects to your computer over USB-C and becomes the controller for the MPC 3 desktop software. According to Akai’s FAQ, this is also how your computer gets at the internal drive.

Switch to Controller Mode

Save your project (The Save window).
Connect the included USB-C cable from the MPC to a USB 3.0 port on your computer.
Tap the Mode icon in the toolbar, or the chip icon in the pull-down menu (The Toolbar, The pull-down menu).
On the screen that appears, choose to continue to Controller Mode, or tap Cancel to stay in your current mode and project.

Install the driver

Open the inMusic Software Center, which you can get from your inMusic Profile.
Select My Hardware, then click MPC One G2.
Scroll down to the MPC One G2 Driver and install it.

What needs the driver, per the FAQ

Using the MPC as an audio interface (USB audio).
Working in Controller Mode.
Reaching the internal drive.
Detecting an attached flash drive so you can transfer files.

Supported computers, per the FAQ

System	Versions
Windows	Windows 10, Windows 11
macOS	macOS 14 Sonoma, macOS 15 Sequoia, macOS 26 Tahoe

Getting at your files

Internal drive: the FAQ says you can reach it over USB-C, which makes it simple to back up projects, samples and expansions saved there.
Drives on the USB-A port: these can also be reached from your computer in Controller Mode.

Other things to know

The G2 does not work with the older MPC 2 software, according to the FAQ. See MPC2 vs MPC3 for what happens to MPC 2 projects.
The Date and Time in the Preferences get overwritten by the host computer’s when you use Controller Mode (Preferences: Hardware).
Controller Mode opens up a wider range of audition outputs (Preferences: General).
Controlling Ableton Live is a separate feature, which you reach from standalone mode: see Live Control Mode.

From the community

Update the G2 and the desktop software together. MPC 3.10 Desktop won’t see hardware on older firmware, so get both onto 3.10 before you try controller mode. via Soul Chemist

15.4IntermediateManual Toolbar p.54, MIDI / Sync p.60, MIDI / Sync p.61

MIDI ports and sync

Hardware MIDI on the G2 is one 5-pin input and one 5-pin output on the rear panel. Those ports sit alongside whatever USB MIDI devices you connect, and every port is listed and switched in Preferences > MIDI / Sync (Preferences: MIDI / Sync). This section is the how-to; that one lists each setting.

What each port’s switches do

Global on an input: its MIDI always goes to the current track.
Control on an input: its MIDI goes to MIDI Learn.
Track on an input: the port appears in the list of track MIDI inputs.
Sync on an output: the port sends MIDI sync messages, of the type set in Send.
Track on an output: the port appears in the list of track MIDI outputs.

Turn on Enable MIDI Ports When Discovered and any MIDI device you plug in has Track enabled automatically, ready to be chosen on a track.

Follow another device’s tempo

Connect the other device’s MIDI output to the MPC’s MIDI In with a standard 5-pin MIDI cable.
Tap the Sync field in the centre of the toolbar, at the top of the screen.
Turn DATA DIAL or press – or + to choose MIDI Clock or MTC. You can also double-tap the field and tap the option.

Send clock to another device

Connect the MPC’s MIDI Out to the other device’s MIDI input with a standard 5-pin MIDI cable.
Press SHIFT + MENU | PREFS, then tap MIDI / Sync.
Under Output Ports, enable Sync on the port you are using.
Set Send to MIDI Clock or MIDI Time Code (MTC).
For MIDI Time Code, also set MTC Frame Rate and Start Time.

Join an Ableton Link session

Connect the MPC to your network over Wi-Fi (Preferences: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth).
Set the toolbar’s Sync field to Ableton Link. The field does the same job as Receive in the Preferences.
To share start and stop commands too, turn on Ableton Start/Stop Sync in Preferences > MIDI / Sync.

Ableton Link keeps beat, phase and tempo together between Ableton Live and other Link-enabled apps, and the pull-down menu has a button to turn it on or off (The pull-down menu). To check that MIDI is really arriving or leaving, open the MIDI Monitor from the I/O icons in the toolbar (The Toolbar).

15.5IntermediateManual MIDI Tracks p.50, MIDI Tracks p.51, Working with Audio Tracks p.16, About Tracks p.43, Glossary p.384, Glossary p.385

Sequencing external MIDI gear

A MIDI track makes no sound of its own. It holds notes and controller data and sends them wherever you point them, which can be a synth or sound module at the other end of a cable. Once the part is right, record the instrument’s audio back onto an audio track.

Play a synth from a MIDI track

Connect the MPC’s MIDI Out to the instrument’s MIDI input with a standard 5-pin MIDI cable.
Press MAIN | TRACK VIEW, tap New Track along the foot of the screen, and pick a MIDI track.
Press SHIFT + TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING to open Track Settings.
Set MIDI Output Port to the port you connected, and MIDI Output Channel to the channel your instrument listens on. The two channels have to match or the instrument will not respond.
If you want the track to call up a sound, check Program Change and enter a value. See the table below.
Record your part as you would on any track (Recording sequences).

Track Settings for external gear

MIDI Input Port: Where the track takes MIDI from. All Ports accepts data from every connected port.
MIDI Input Channel: The channel the track takes MIDI from.Range Any, 1–16
MIDI Output Port: Where the track sends its MIDI.
MIDI Output Channel: The channel the track sends on.Range Any, 1–16
MIDI Send: Sends the track’s MIDI on to another track.
MIDI Monitor: Off ignores the input and plays recorded events, which suits keyboards with Local Control active. In always monitors the input and silences recorded events. Auto monitors the input when the track is record-armed and plays recorded events. Merge always monitors the input and plays recorded events.Range Off, In, Auto, Merge
Program Change: Check the box to enable program changes, then double-tap MIDI Program Change and type a value. The track sends it when played.Range 1–127
Bank Change: With program changes on, check this box to enable bank changes, then set the MIDI Bank MSB and MIDI Bank LSB fields.
Transpose: Shifts the track’s pitch by the amount you set.

The remaining Track Settings, including Position, Rec Arm, Color, Delete Track and Reset Strip, are covered in MIDI tracks. If a port is missing from these lists, check that Track is enabled for it in the Preferences (Preferences: MIDI / Sync).

Record the instrument back as audio

Press MAIN | TRACK VIEW, tap New Track, and select Audio.
Select the new track in the Track View area, then tap the icons above the Channel Strips to expand them.
Tap the I/O tab of the channel strip.
Tap Monitor and turn DATA DIAL until it reads Auto, so that you hear the input when the track is armed.
Connect the instrument’s line-level output to the 1/4” inputs on the rear panel, and set Audio In to the inputs you used.
Press REC | RECALL to arm the arrangement for recording.
Play the instrument and turn REC VOL to set the level. The meter should not be peaking all the time.
Press PLAY or PLAY START | METRONOME to begin recording, with your existing sequence running behind it.
Press STOP | RETURN to finish.

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Setting up, sequencing, sampling and recording a hardware synth over MIDI, filmed on a Live III.

15.6IntermediateManual CV Tracks p.52, CV Tracks p.120, CV Tracks p.254, Rear Panel p.364, Connections p.476, Glossary p.382, CV Enhancements p.9

CV/Gate

The G2 can sequence analogue gear directly through its CV/Gate outputs, so a synth, a drum machine or a modular rig can follow your tracks without any MIDI. CV sets a note’s pitch and gate sets when it sounds and for how long. They leave the MPC’s outputs and go to the CV and gate inputs on the other device.

Cabling the four jacks

Cable	Signals per jack
Standard 1/8” (3.5 mm) TS cable	One CV or gate signal
Stereo TRS-to-dual mono TSF breakout cable, such as a Hosa YMM-261	Two CV or gate signals

With breakout cables on all four TRS jacks you have eight outputs in total. These jacks only send: the G2 has no CV inputs.

Since MPC 3.10, port menus list CV 1–CV 16 on every MPC. A port your hardware doesn’t have is labelled CV [number] (unavailable), so on the G2 you can see at a glance which of the 16 you can use. In Controller Mode, the names update by themselves when the connected hardware changes.

Set up a CV track

Connect a jack to the input on your synth or module.
Press MAIN | TRACK VIEW, tap New Track along the foot of the screen, and pick a CV track.
Press SHIFT + TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING to open Track Settings.
Set Type to Melodic or Drum.
For Melodic, tap each port field and turn DATA DIAL or press – or + to match your wiring. For Drum, tap Edit Map.
Record or draw your part as on any other track, and use Track Edit if you want to set the outputs by hand.

CV track settings

Type: Melodic works like CV tracks on earlier MPC software, and adds the five fields below. Drum lets any pad output on any CV port.Range Melodic, Drum
CV Port: Melodic only. The output carrying pitch.
Gate Port: Melodic only. The output carrying the gate.
Mod Wheel Port: Melodic only. The output carrying the modulation wheel.
Velocity Port: Melodic only. The output carrying velocity.
Note Priority: Melodic only. The manual names the two options but does not say what each one does.Range Note, Last
Edit Map: Drum only. Assigns each pad to a particular CV port and data type.

In Track Edit, a CV track shows every available CV output with a slider for each, so you can set the values directly (Track Edit for CV tracks). The rest of the settings are in CV tracks, and the Pro Pack extends all this in Advanced CV track edit.

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A session with two synths on Advanced CV, monitored through the MPC; filmed on a Live III, and Tefty says any MPC with the Pro Pack can do the same.

15.7AdvancedManual Live Control Mode p.320, Control Bar p.322, Matrix View p.323, Mixer View p.324, Device Control View p.325, MPC One G2: Shift Controls p.463

Live Control Mode

The MPC comes already mapped for Ableton Live (version 10.1.2 or later), and you can jump between standalone work and Live Control without stopping playback. Connect the G2 directly to your computer over USB-C, or go cable-free over a Wi-Fi network.

Akai’s FAQ confirms that the G2 supports Live Control over USB-C.

Over Wi-Fi: set up the Akai Network Driver

Get the Akai Network Driver, either through the inMusic Software Center or from your account at akaipro.com, and install it.
Restart your computer when the installation finishes.
Power on the MPC.
Press SHIFT + MENU | PREFS and tap Wi-Fi. Make sure Wi-Fi is On, and connect to your local wireless network (Preferences: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth).
Open the Akai Network Driver application.
In Configured Remote Device, select your MPC, which is listed by IP address and Serial Number. To check you have the right unit, hold SHIFT and tap Info in the MPC’s Wi-Fi menu.
If your unit is not listed, click Add a Device and enter its IP address yourself.
Once configured, you can name the unit with Rename a Selected Device. Then close the application and open Ableton Live.

Configure Ableton Live

Open Ableton Live 10.1.2 or later, and select Live > Preferences.
In the Audio tab, make sure your preferred audio device is selected.
In the Link / MIDI tab, click the first free Control Surface field and select Akai Force MPC.
Still on that row, set both Input and Output to Akai Network – DAW Control.
Under MIDI Ports, set Remote to On for the Akai_Force_MPC input and output.

To enter the mode, press MENU | PREFS on the MPC, or use the icon at the screen’s upper left, then tap Live Control. To leave, do the same and pick another mode. The tabs on the left of the display switch between Matrix View, Mixer View and Device Control View.

Always available on the display

Tap a track name to select that track.
Tap the stop icons at the bottom to stop clips in the selected track.
The Launch Quantize field, sitting over the scene launch arrows, sets the launch quantise value.
Tap a Scene Launch arrow on the right to launch every clip in that row.

Shortcuts in Live Control Mode

Hold Q-LINK | EDIT: Shows the Q-Links Overview, where you can see assignments and pick another bank.In Live Control Mode
SHIFT + PAD: Picks out a clip but does not launch it.In Live Control Mode
SHIFT + Q-LINK | EDIT: Steps backward through Q-Link Banks 1–4.In Live Control Mode
SHIFT + BANK A | E: Shifts the Session Matrix focus eight rows up.In Live Control Mode
SHIFT + BANK B | F: Shifts the Session Matrix focus eight rows down.In Live Control Mode
SHIFT + BANK C | G: Shifts the Session Matrix focus eight columns left.In Live Control Mode
SHIFT + BANK D | H: Shifts the Session Matrix focus eight columns right.In Live Control Mode
SHIFT + UNDO | REDO: Puts back what you just undid.In Live Control Mode
SHIFT + TAP TEMPO | GLOBAL: Toggles the metronome.In Live Control Mode
SHIFT + STOP | RETURN: Stops and sends the song position back to 1:1:1.In Live Control Mode

Every other mapped control is in Ableton control map.

The Control Bar across the top of the display has three presets for different ways of working. The gear icon at the top right opens the Settings window, where the Control Bar field picks one.

Control Bar presets

Preset	Best for	Controls
`Session`	Working in Live’s 8x8 clip launch matrix	`BPM`; `Phase Nudge Down` and `Phase Nudge Up` to briefly slow or speed the tempo; the metronome icon; the follow icon, which keeps Live’s display on the playback position (Follow Behavior is set in Live’s Preferences); `Position`; the + icon for MIDI Arrangement Overdub; the automation icon for automation recording
`Arrangement`	Working in Live’s linear Arrangement view	`BPM`; `Position`; `Start`, the Arrangement loop start; the loop icon, which turns Arrangement looping on and off; `Length`, the Arrangement loop length
`Performance`	Performing in real time	`BPM`; `Phase Nudge Down` and `Phase Nudge Up`; `Quantize To`, the time division for quantising: 1/4, 1/8, 1/8T, 1/8 and 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/16 and 1/16T, or 1/32

Matrix View shows a window of up to eight tracks by eight rows from Live’s Session view, and Live draws a coloured box around the area you are seeing. Tracks, clips and scenes keep the colours and names they have in Live.

Reading clip colours

Clip state	Pads	Display
Stopped	The colour set in Live	The colour set in Live
Playing	Blinks green	Fills with white according to the clip’s length
Preparing to record	Flashes red until the launch quantise value is reached	Flashes red until the launch quantise value is reached
Recording	Blinks red	Lit red

Buttons at the bottom of Matrix View

Quantize quantises the selected clip to the Quantize To value from the Settings window.
Delete removes the selected clip.
Insert Scene adds a new scene after the selected clip.
Rec turns Live’s Arrangement Record on and off, so you can capture a Session performance into the Arrangement view.

Mixer View puts Live’s main mixing tools on the display, with tabs at the bottom. Any slider or knob here can be tapped and then changed with DATA DIAL or – and +, or simply dragged.

Mixer View tabs

Tab	What it gives you
`Levels`	The level of every track, the Returns and the Main Output track, with sliders and meters. Double-tap a track to open a large slider and meter.
`Main`	A full channel strip for each track: the track activator under the name to enable or mute it, `S` to solo, the record button to arm, plus pan and level sliders. Double-tap a pan or level slider to enlarge it.
`Sends`	Send knobs for each track, and `A` and `B` icons that assign the track to Live’s A or B cue mix.

Device Control View works the instruments, effects and other devices in Live. What it shows follows the “blue hand” remote control icon in Live’s Detail View.

In Device Control View

Select a track by tapping its name under the Control Bar. Its first device, if it has one, appears below.
Tap the lock icon on the right to lock parameter changes to the device.
Tap a slider and use DATA DIAL or – and +, or drag it, to change that parameter.
Use the Device – and + buttons to move between devices on the track. The white and grey boxes under the sliders show how many there are.
Use the Bank – and + buttons to step through a device’s banks of controls. Live’s own devices show the bank’s name, and third-party plugins show its number.
Tap Device On to enable or bypass the device.

The Q-LINKS work across four banks. Banks 1 and 2 set track volume. Banks 3 and 4 work the current device, wherever the “blue hand” is.

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15.8AdvancedManual MPC One G2: Basic Controls p.462, MPC One G2: Basic Controls p.463, MPC One G2: Shift Controls p.463

Ableton control map

In Live Control Mode the G2’s hardware takes on a fixed set of Ableton Live jobs. The first table lists what each control does on its own, and the second what it does with SHIFT held.

Basic controls

Control	What it does in Ableton Live
Display	Shows a live, changing picture of Ableton Live’s software.
`PAD`	Launches clips or scenes. `16 LEVELS \| NOTES` decides which: off for clips, on for scenes.
DATA DIAL	Changes the highlighted field.
`–` / `+`	Lowers or raises the value of the highlighted field.
`Q-LINK \| EDIT`	Steps forward through Q-Link Banks 1–4. Hold it to see the Q-Links Overview window on the display.
Q-LINKS	Change the selected parameters. Banks 1 and 2 set Track Level for the eight tracks in view. Banks 3 and 4 work the device on the current track, wherever the “blue hand” sits in Live’s Detail View.
`BANK A \| E`	Shifts the 4x4 Session Matrix focus one row up.
`BANK B \| F`	Shifts the 4x4 Session Matrix focus one row down.
`BANK C \| G`	Shifts the 4x4 Session Matrix focus one column left.
`BANK D \| H`	Shifts the 4x4 Session Matrix focus one column right.
`16 LEVELS \| NOTES`	Switches the pads between launching clips (off) and launching scenes (on).
`COPY \| DELETE`	Makes a duplicate of the selected clip in the next free slot.
`ERASE \| CLEAR TRACK`	Gets rid of the selected clip.
`UNDO \| REDO`	Takes back your last action.
`TAP TEMPO \| GLOBAL`	Sets a new tempo in Live when you tap it at the speed you want.
`SHIFT`	Hold it for the second set of functions in the table below.
`REC \| RECALL`	Turns Arrangement Record on and off.
`OVERDUB`	Turns Session Record on and off.
`STOP \| RETURN`	Stops Live’s playback.
`PLAY`	Starts playback from where the playhead is now.
`PLAY START \| METRONOME`	Starts playback from the start of the Arrangement (1:1:1).

Shift controls

Control	What it does in Ableton Live
`SHIFT` + `PAD`	Picks out a clip but does not launch it.
`SHIFT` + `Q-LINK \| EDIT`	Steps backward through Q-Link Banks 1–4.
`SHIFT` + `BANK A \| E`	Shifts the 4x4 Session Matrix focus eight rows up.
`SHIFT` + `BANK B \| F`	Shifts the 4x4 Session Matrix focus eight rows down.
`SHIFT` + `BANK C \| G`	Shifts the 4x4 Session Matrix focus eight columns left.
`SHIFT` + `BANK D \| H`	Shifts the 4x4 Session Matrix focus eight columns right.
`SHIFT` + `UNDO \| REDO`	Puts back what you just undid.
`SHIFT` + `TAP TEMPO \| GLOBAL`	Turns the metronome on and off.
`SHIFT` + `STOP \| RETURN`	Stops and sends the song position back to 1:1:1.

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15.9AdvancedManual MIDI Machine Control (MMC) p.454

MIDI Machine Control

MIDI Machine Control is a standard protocol for transport commands. With it switched on, pressing PLAY on the MPC can start another device, or another device can start the MPC. It works in both directions, and you enable each direction separately.

Send MMC to another device

Connect the MPC’s MIDI Out to the other device’s MIDI input with a standard 5-pin MIDI cable.
Press SHIFT + MENU | PREFS, then open MIDI / Sync.
Select your MIDI output for sending (see the note below).
Check Send MMC.
Leave the Preferences, and set the other device up to receive MMC.

What the MPC sends

Press	MMC command sent
`REC \| RECALL`	`MMC Record Strobe` when recording starts, then `MMC Record Exit`
`OVERDUB`	`MMC Record Strobe` when recording starts, then `MMC Record Exit`
`STOP \| RETURN`	`MMC Stop`
`PLAY`	`MMC Deferred Play`
`PLAY START \| METRONOME`	`MMC Locate Zero`, then `Deferred Play`
DATA DIAL, `–`, `+`	`MMC Locate` values

Receive MMC from another device

Connect the MPC’s MIDI In to the other device’s MIDI output with a standard 5-pin MIDI cable.
Press SHIFT + MENU | PREFS, then open MIDI / Sync.
Check Receive MMC.
Leave the Preferences, and set the other device up to send MMC.

What the MPC responds to

Command received	What the MPC does
`MMC Deferred Play`	Play
`MMC Locate Zero`, then `Deferred Play`	Play Start
`MMC Stop`	Stop
`MMC Record Strobe`	Record (Rec)
`MMC Pause`	Stop
`MMC Locate` values	Moves to a new location in the sequence