MPC One/Live/X 2023 Community Wishlist
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- I put out a community question a few days ago asking what you'd like to see in the MPC platform for 2023. I start with my own 'wish list' and move on to everyone's comments up until Friday night. Let us know if you like this type of content or not.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro and personal background with the MPC One/Live
01:47 My wishlist starting with audio tracks
06:39 The looper
09:15 The sampler
10:38 Program and Keygroup features
11:10 Pad tuning
14:04 Yes, less bugs obviously
14:42 Future MPC Hardware thoughts
17:37 Community Wishlist and Comments
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I got two wishes.
- Live looping
- Disk streaming
In pretty sure that is the mpc live 2.
The dumb feature that I want more than any other is the ability to re-order my effects in the effects window! Every day I run into this problem!! 😭
It’d be soooo simple to just switch them around ughhh!!!
Me too
Audio arranger in standalone! That’s what I want.
Would love an eq with spectral graph. Also a dynamic eq. And a vocoder
You can turn off sequence looping and then it will record beyond sequence length for both midi and audio tracks until you stop recording.
Another option is to have your seqeunce length longer and set track by track lengths on the individual tracks.
Il often have 4 bar loops running in a 16 bar sequence. Should let the audio loop further? Reduce length after recording as needed.
I have to admit I didn't know this, thanks!! Especially for vocals this seems like a total solution to my problems. By the way, general preferences also has the option to change truncation duration, which by default is ALSO set to sequence length actually. So I don't know if you need to turn that to "as played". Probably have to...
It srill doesn't solve how those parts are still a b_tch to edit though. And still no overdub available.
Bus and strereo out automation…. Honestly my only request!
But i do agree with everything everybody is suggesting.
I wish for the LFOs in program edit to be able to be set to free-running instead of just on note-on. That would be hella dope lol.
All I want is:
Free running LFO option in programs
A modulation matrix and an assignable lfo to parameters
Sequence as clip program
A high quality reverb even if you can run only one thread in the entire sequence
Macros
Automation copying\moving , automation presets
Stretch goal > A Hype\Tube synth hybrid with user wavetables & multimode filter
Thanks for talking to MPC and asking through the video for these improvements.. we appreciate you..
spot on! with everything you said. Hopefully akai will see this and do those adjustments. cmon akai
Yeah absolutely, the audio limitations hold it back - a really good device which could be great. In all honestly I'm not too bothered about any other updates or new features, but making audio tracks more usable and flexible would totally nail it for me. Extend the 5 minute limit is my number one request, with overdub a close second. Let's hope Akai watch this one too...
For the first year of owning a MPC Live 2 I was going bonkers trying to figure out all the audio features you mention in the first part of this video. I thought overdubbing audio would be a foundational feature in any sampling unit. I eventually gave up and started working with in the constraints of audio tracks. I'm really glad to see you mention it, its great to find out I'm not crazy.
Yeah either the overdub feature is broken or it's just a total disaster to work with. I also hate how an audio track gets cut off past the loop point of a pattern. At leastttt give us the ability to save the trail of what we record live. It's so dumb. Also, it needs way more accurate editing tools. Touch screen touch is not accurate enough for a tight edit or cut of stuff you want out of an audio track recording. And we also need the ability to 'arm' a selected portion of an audio track so we can 'insert' a new live recording into it, like any other regular DAW would have.
The absolute biggest drawback so far for me. I want to overdub piano live as I play a loop and this is a no go on the mpc. At least as I know it right now. I’m kinda new.
@@mrgreanjeans are you using the live 2 ?
The ability to change time signatures in a project, so I can have a sequence in 4/4, and then a sequence in 3/4. or 7/4. or 5/4. Kind of a glaring omission. Please better CPU! And a Q link to CV. Would love to have LFO and Envelopes mapped to CV would be amazing!
Another thing we ABSOLUTELY need is the ability to play pads from pad banks you have loaded whilst playing a song in song mode that will initiate playing sequences for a 'song'. Especially for live performances it would be incredible to have a core background song going with live pad play on top, all using just the MPC One. I have no idea why we can't do that. The only way is manually switching sequences from the main sequence menu, which works but requires a bit too much on the fly switching of sequences to do live pad play along entire sequences, let alone multiple ones...
Preach! Many of my same complaints addressed here I hope Akai is paying attention
I would love to use the same pattern on multiple tracks. So I can have just one track of chords, and that pattern could drive a Pad synth, a plucky synth, the lowest notes could go to a bass synth, and another layer could go through an arpeggiator. And if I edit one note on the pattern - it is updated in all tracks that use that pattern. That would be my dream!!
I would like to see a track organizer and spectrum analyzer also you have to think of the MPC in a different way your kinda forcing it to be a DAW but there is another way the MPC actually can do everything you want it to the MPC is tweeker’s machine and thought provoker imho it really doesn’t need audio tracks at all I’ve been working with the MPC as a full stand-alone machine since the 3000 even back in the 3.5 inch floppy disk days you could do full songs on the MPC vocals and all trust me there is a way.
Spectrum analyzer would really be useful.
For me, a few tweaks to the Sampler would mean it would give all the audio features I need from the MPC. I just need it to give me samples that will sync because recording started at a sequence start and the ability to see and chop the sample at bars and beats.
if you added a SCSI drive you could record til its full, 500 mb.
the 500mb limit was annoying and expensive.
Agree. I’ve been a user since 2000xl - bought new with a rather expensive fx card.
It’s not a daw , it’s a sampler / drum machine and the more you want daw features the more you need to go and buy a laptop. That’s why the Akai force exists.
I think the mpc one is the best workflow (for me and yes I did own the live 2), nice form factor, a program edit button!! but needs a battery and mic input.
Software needs a visual eq, better reverb and to be stable.
Arranging needs to be done with a daw as song mode is long winded but can be done.
@@Marco-ek8wu the MPC (X) is kinda brilliant, with "clips" you can do a live performance on the fly as you can with Ableton accept the pads don't show the title of the clips you're playing. 2 of them synced via midi cables!
Marc Arcardipane did live shows with his MPC3000 back in the day.
I agree with all of your thoughts on this.
I now also use the desktop software quite a bit but I find it very awkward to use on the computer. I just ignore it and pretend im still in standalone mode..
I think MPC software could do with a re think...... I would also like to see a linux version of MPC 2... Shouldnt be too hard considering MPC runs on some kind of linux.
Hardware wise I would really like a thinner version of the MPC one MK2 prefferably with knobs that push in to fit flush with the surface so I can slip it in my bag and take it with me more easily. Preferably with a battery!!!
That Befaco brush is so good, cleans without scratching, Wish you and Meems the best 2023 😍🙏🙏🙏
The more I listen the more I think of.
Note input without playing.
Hit overdub without playing.
Eg. Scroll to 1.1 hit kick. 2.1 hit kick.
Great points where made! THX everybody!
Set the threshold in your sampler & press record. It will essentially be paused until the signal triggers the threshold
That's genius for sure ! Thanks !
"LFO key sync" (check DX7 parameters to see what I mean) in keygroup programs. Unless I'm wrong now the LFO can't be triggered by played notes but only on tempo. need a "button" just to switch between key sync on/off.
Great tip on the list editor! I've spent a good amount of time looking to edit 16 level pitches as well. Seems to me it should be in the parameter mod envelopes of the piano roll.
Two feature requests I don't see often: Groove template quantize and better handling of odd time signatures. Groove templates in particular would really be useful for MPC community, and fairly easy to implement. Think they could get a lot of marketing juice out of it as well. Odd time signatures should be editable right from the sequence screen next to tempo.
My Motu audio interface doesn’t bitcrush spike noise anymore since 2.11.6 update. I’m so glad . It just works in standalone and Motu sounds great to me. Clear sounding and love the preamps
Good points about the audio tracks especially the looper which is _less_ convenient than the cheapest looper pedal other than being in sync and able to export. At risk of being a stuck record, I do want the sampler to be able to auto-trigger at the start of the next loop - though starting on Play would be an improvement.
The pad tuning is a whole gem cause i was convinced i had to replay it. List Edit it is.
Tempo automation lane, to do tempo changes within a sequence and Accelerando & Ritardando.
Also definitively better time signature change support.
And blending in multiple tracks in grid mode, one track active, the rest greyed out in the background just for reference.
The most important thing I think is that Akai should really allow all 32 audio streams to be recorded, by increasing the track count from 8 stereo, to 32 mono(for choice and flexibility), and add a old school mixer interface like and 8 bus console, virtual tracks(that can be assigned to any track), 3 or 4 band parametric eq, ability to combine audio and midi tracks on the same screen in any combination to mix at the same time, etc! Basically they should implement the Akai DPS24(which is what I was describing) into the MPC which would make for a great audio recording, mixing, and sequencing experience that many would find familiar, in combination with the ever expanding new MPC features.
An Akai DPS32 in an MPC
Obviously Disk Streaming is integral to make this a reality
They put a arranger and maybe some streaming and i would be straight.
I’d like to see more CV possibilities for better modular integration for things already editable in other program types like LFOs, envelopes etc
Than you need Akai MPC X with 8 single CV outputs, Akai MPC live II also has 8, but you need to use stereo jacks to mono cables, only 4 holes.
@@AnalogDude_ We need 32 CV outputs, 8 is not enough anymore, and would be great to have some CV inputs to start mangling those samples, this is why so many folks are getting Assimila8or. We also need those Q-links to be more responsive
@@dubmaverick69 easy, buy 4 MPC X and problem solved or buy a Microchip Fubarino (32 bit Arduino clone), some DAC, some coding and build it your self.
@@dubmaverick69 It's not quite the same, but something like an Expert Sleepers FH-1 MIDI-CV interface connected to MPC One via MIDI lets it do a lot more.
@@compucorder64 I got into modular to get away from Midi, there is latency in Midi to CV, rather just have Multiple CV outs and ins and love the MPC Work flow, but that step sequencer could be so much better, they just spending so much time on these plugins, also I am done with Expert Sleepers stuff, to many hoops to jump through, lot of great modules but there are easier ways to do things.
Great idea to be able to use the MPC as effects unit directly on incoming audio without having to use audio tracks for it. I use a B******** XR18 mixer, would be great if I could route 6 aux sends from the mixer to 6 different effects in the MPC :D
I have one of those brushes! They're wonderful!
Speaking of the looper i thought the last gen of mpc's had a great looper function.I use to use it on the 5k all the time one button right on the fly.Audio loops right in the track seamlessly.
Completely forgot I had commented about this. Bit of a surprise to hear my name mentioned! My “less bugs” comment was not entirely informative. But my main point was that Akai have released a lot of buggy updates and seem to expect users to be beta testers. Which is a shame, as it is a great piece of kit. When it works.
I think it would be cool if there was a way to enter a project in different "environments". I'm imagining a Recording environment that declutters the interface for live recording and also allows for one take performance through a song. Maybe another Sample environment that explodes all of the tracks and shows them all in one place. This might help address what you are looking for to find the track you want to mess with and alter in whatever way you want. The software and hardware is so capable as a self-contained DAW that I think leaning into that is something Akai is experienced enough to do well.
Great video! My wishlist: 1) When using chord progressions, I would love to be able to go to the custom section, then tap on the squares and type the chord I want to hear on them to built the chord progression and then play and hear it right there… I know there’s the option to import the chord progression but somehow it feels a bit cumbersome to do that. And 2) There’s no way to rename projects within the device!!! Come on, let’s say you save the project under the name “beat 1” for example and you work on it further because it’s vibing and you may come across an interesting title, well, you need to save the project “as” and then you can put the name you have chosen but it duplicates the project. This function could be put under when you press “shift” and then you have options like “load file” or “delete file”, etc… there’s no rename button which annoys me… maybe 3) Move the project onto… Anyway, the MPC rocks as well as you and Meems do on this channel ❤
If the looper could assign the recently looped audio to a pad without having to menu-dive, I'd be very happy. Like, have a selector on the same screen with the ability to select with shift + press pad or something like that. Also, you should be able to get out of the looper screen and the looped audio should keep playing. For live performance, you should enter the looper, loop your instrument and return to the main screen or go to track mute or something else, and your loop should definitely still be playing.
very true about the looper....
Lots of good suggestions. Multiple independent loops would be really nice(and longer loop/sample times)...even if it was only four. An "overbridge" system with the Beats DAW would circumvent the hardware limitations. Would prefer it to work with Reaper and Ableton though, as I find the Beats software unintuitive. The cv expansion mentioned below would also be super cool as so many of us have eurorack and/or hardware with cv and gate inputs.
Just sync up your audio beforehand (DAW) and use the drum program for audio loops the same way you would one shots. Has to be perfectly synced loops but much more features to use than Clips or Audio tracks
I was going to try this with a USB audio interface, but if they do an MPC Two they should include a send and return so you can use external effects units.
I'll have to play around with the MIDI and Q-Link stuff more. I think a way to make things 'global' between projects(unless there's actually a way to do it that I don't know about) would be to create a new project, set up all your MIDI controllers and mappings, then save the project as a template.
As for A=432Hz, I've never used it or had the desire to.
Edited to add: Oh! Also, as I understand it, the MPC stand alone OS is based on a Linux kernel, which means they should be able to run it on much higher spec ARM-type. A quick search turned up units with 8GB RAM, which would be a huge boost to the amount of things you could have loaded at once. In a nutshell, it should be at least as powerful as my phone.
Ohhh I forgot... Speaking of scrolling cursor / piano roll screen. We really need the screen to bring into view the notes we are currently playing. Whether when recording or when just playing without recording. The whole 'oh you played and recorded a note, now go find it on the piano roll screen' is sooooooo fking annoying. The MV8800 simply always snapped to the piano roll note played. And why the hell can't the scrolling cursor just follow the music playing the way any scrolling view would? The current implementation is horrible and makes no sense. It's very annoying to edit the end of a sequence both without scrolling and with scrolling cursor following the music played.
I wish there was a simple mode. Where it’s a barebones version of just essential functions. Like Koala sampler but on MPC.
Disk streaming 💯 Live looping 😊
yeah less bugs, I stay at 2..11.4 for that reason.
Also more browser features like not having to select "all files" when opening the browser first time after booting. Having the option to name my bookmarked folders, not just using numbers.
quick change of the tools in the grid. now, u have to manualy always change from the draw tool to the view tool back and forth.
multi track view in grid mode. I don't have to edit them and see all of them at the same time but at least a multi view with basic notes to compare the note events of the tracks.
more than 8 audio tracks. period.
One thing I would really love to see is a track arranger like the software.
Feature Requests:
These new MPC 2.11 features are wonderful and welcome additions. However, I just hope Akai makes some simple usability and workflow improvements to these new MPCs and include features from the old ones (1000, 2500, 4000) that were left out of the new MPCs (One, Live, X).
Examples of such features include:
1. Selecting a note/pad or keygroup to edit by pressing a midi note from an external keyboard while in program edit. The MPC Key 61 does this with it's internal keyboard. The ability for all other MPCs to respond from a midi keyboard would be wonderful.
2. The ability to copy a keygroup while in program edit when editing keygroups.
3. The ability to copy/paste names while in the naming screen.
4. The ability to switch the time display between (beats and bar counter) and (minutes, seconds, and frames or tenths of a second).
5. The ability to input a fixed numerical value for all selected midi notes (or for all notes on a specific track) when editing note velocity for a selected group of previously recorded midi note events or all midi notes on a specific track (There’s a dedicated window for that feature in the MPC1000, 2500, and 4000).
6. The ability for the MPC to remember the last assigned midi port, midi channel, bank select, and program change values (from the previous midi track) and pick up from there when creating a new midi track. This would save a lot of time when composing while using sounds from external midi gear.
7. The ability to copy all sequence parameters of the current sequence (without the recorded midi event data) into a new sequence to use as a template for the new sequence.
These are all workflow-related features that exist in older MPCs, such as my MPC2500 and 4000. They save time and make the machines much easier to use. Perhaps I should find a way to submit these "feature requests" to Akai to be implemented in a future update.
I will also add these last four to the list:
8. When double tapping on ANY field containing a numerical value on the MAIN SCREEN, display the virtual numeric keypad to allow the user to directly input a specific value instead of a pop-up list that forces the user to scroll to find a value.
9. USB Multichannel/multitrack audio streaming.
10. Anything that can be done to the software to improve/optimize the tightness of the timing and performance of the MPC sequencer (including when slave syncing to other midi devices and especially when slave syncing to a DAW) will be most welcoming.
11. A screensaver mode menu option for the LCD screen to go completely dark and shut itself off while idle until it wakes up (just like the qlink OLEDs on the MPC X). This would tremendously extend the life of the LCD display and backlight.
To a One from the MPC 60II, there isn't much for me to complain about.
I just wish for a battery, more memory/upgradeable options, and a compartment to install an nvme ssd.
@coldskoolbeatz I think the MPC Live II would've been a better option for you based on the features you're looking for. Then again, the Live is a litte bigger and bulkier compared to the One. However, if the One had an internal battery and SSD drive, it would most likely be heavier and bulkier as well. I do like the interface of the Mpc One better, though.
@@kvmoore1 Actually, I had the Live 1 when it first came out and returned it. The biggest reason was the form factor. It's just not as portable as marketed, and I couldn't just throw it in my bag.
I recently discovered you can buy a battery, which I purchased, and velcroed it under the One along with an SSD, and a hub on the side.
I bought a case for it and the only thing I need to unattach is the hub. The One inside the case can still fit in my bag with a JBL speaker.
Formfactor is the ultimate deciding factor along with the dedicated buttons for me.
@coldskoolbeatz Yes. I agree with you about the form-factor. I like the concept of the MPC Live regatding it's features. However, I find it a bit clunky with a less intuitive interface in comparison to the MPC One. I also own an MPC One and see it as a touchscreen MPC1000 on steroids. I think this is the most ideal form-factor for portability. It's just the right size...not too big...not too small.
@@kvmoore1 Exactly! And as for the wishlist, I could use some Tracklib Integration as well.
For Akai Force, I'd use that as your backing track for Live concert use. Like a DAT machine
Akai own Headrush Looper, they could definitely do something but doubt they will. keep up good work!
I love the mouse idea. of course!
I wish i could audition imported kits (why not!?) or just goto next next kit instead of needing to load 20 kits and delete the ones i end up not wanting to use, i feel like there must be a way that i just haven't found but it seems to not be present. This wasn't ever an issue with the old mpc1000/2500 nor with NI maschine. I also have often wondered why a cheapo loop pedal can do so much a modern mpc cannot, it wouldnt seem unreasonable to expect an mpc to offer the equivalent of a whole bunch of loop pedals chained up as suggested in the video.
The update fixed my audio issue with the model 12 no more cracks n pops
A spectrum analyzer is all i want and better external gear support
Since the Live came out I thought it was going to and should have a Bluetooth audio out in case you don't wanna wear headphones and use a speaker. Then the Live 2 came out with speakers and kinda fixed that, but I don't have "2", so there's that.
27:00 Technically you kinda "can" record to a timeline in a song mode, but you would have to create the basic song with all sequences and then 'bounce to one sequence' where you could export the whole song to mp3 / WAV. It's annoying, but from that point on, you could record to more of a song mode style continuous sequence. However, it's impossible to edit audio tracks in that way, so I definitely prefer not to do this at all.
27:45 Unless I'm missing something about the comment, you _can_ add different versions of the same Hype plugin, so you'd just select that one for the next sequence. All it takes is adding an additional plugin to your project. You can also save automation for these plugins if I'm not mistaken. So I think this one is user error actually. I do agree the MV8800 has a superior way of allowing the user to tweak the internal bass synth though. In fact, the MV8800 has a more intuitive editing screen for song mode / piano roll mode also. I kinda hate the MPC One workflow when it comes to this.
My wishlist:
- when recording midi take back the timeline head to its original position after an undo
- audio track overdub
The 8 audio tracks limitation is also very annoying when we don't have a proper way of bouncing multiple tracks to one audio track. I don't really get it anyway, because with older MPCs they used to have streaming from / to hard disk, which means basically no limit on audio tracks there. I guess the MPC One/X/Live etc. load these audio tracks into active memory, which is kinda a bad design choice. I doubt it's really a fast solution really, loading that stuff at project load. I'd say 16 audio tracks would be way more acceptable, allowing for vocals + one or two live instruments into the device as more of a true all-in-one. And no, I don't want to use the PC to get unlimited audio tracks. Fck that. The reason I got the MPC One is for being an all-in-one more so than a midi controller for a vastly inferior DAW that doesn't really work at all.
M1 _is_ based on Arm architecture, so that shouldn't be a problem
I don't see a reason why the sampler and the looper is a different tool (I understand from a music device standpoint, but software wise they could be easily the same)
I'd really appreciate a step-based sequencer screen which is just a big matrix and then I could edit the velocity step-by-step. In addition to that, the current version also cries for an update, it's really hard to see, which section you're in, etc.
I'd love looper to be available as an fx plugin and be able to run multiple instances. Then you could set up multi channel loops with a variety of instruments or audio inputs feeding the loops
The MV 8800 was the best sampler every. Dope video tho bro 💪🏿
30:31 I think it means an arranger like on the Akai Force. And any real DAW. So, a multi track arranger.
For the LIve 2, the ability to sync phones/tablets with the bluetooth for sampling and if possible send audio out to bluetooth speakers/headphones.Also, it would be great if Akai partnered with djay the ipad app.It would be cool if u could load your different sequences into the turntable decks and fade between them and scratch and mix like a dj. I currently use neural mix a feature in djay to cut the drums, vocals or other instruments for sampling.
Latency with Bluetooth headphones is terrible.. I tried it. No go.. Stick to wired phones.
Dynamic Eq and true audio over usb.
Just automate pitch changer plug-in to adjust pitch easy. Sounds better aswell
Quality of Construction ! I have used both MPC live 1 & 2. It has one of lousiest rubber, Foliatec, Plastidip paint jobs in the history of electronic gear. My live 1 started getting bald spots after a month and been sent in for failed Motherboard. Concerning the bald spots, Akai said its normal signs of use. The illuminated start/stop buttons also got dim due to the rubber smearing. Such good samplers but not built like a tank. I can dust off my 20 year old Virus Polar and it looks like new. My MPC live 1 looks like piece of junk left outside, all scuffed up. Shame
nice brush why they dipped them in rhinoliner i have no idea, but definitely will be investing in a skin.
Parameter locking for pad tuning is all that would be needed.
I’ve heard the synths sound warmer and cleaner if you brush off all the dust from them
Thanks for this! About Looper: it seems to stay in 4/4 even if you make a fresh project with a non 4/4 signature… is it just my MPC one, 16 bar 4/4 loops in a 5/4 project…
It records great with midi, but when I tried to record a guitar, I ran into the same problem with the lack of looping and over dubbing. I thought I was just doing it wrong. I really hope they fix that and make it as simple and easy and recoding synths via midi.
It needs an update with synth preset recall per sequence. It SHOULD do that right out the box but whatever. Also some midi LFOs and envelopes like the Elektron boxes have.
Regarding your comment on x86 -> ARM architecture - if the code is compiled directly for the platform, it should in theory be close in performance requirements. If they just open it up to all plugins, yeah, then you're likely going to be running with emulation. I know that many NI and I believe all Arturia plugins have been made ARM compatible though and I have to imagine many other developers are doing so as well.
Modular sharc processor to be add as you need.
Only had mine for a few weeks after finally upgrading my MPC 1000, while JJOS had audio tracks it was a pain to use but i love it on the new MPC, one thing that bugs me is you can mute them per sequence you have to delete the audio for that sequence, so yeah I want track type mutes for audio tracks
It's so funny that JJOS has more features in audio tracks (marker sets) AND a track arranger \ editor. There are a few things that JJ has implemented way much better than akai in his os
I’d love to see a graphic eq, ghost notes ala FL Studio, put the mouse feature back for standalone, add the serato chopping (same company so this should be easy and triggering pad performance to keys. And using the mpk 37 please midi map so it works automatically with the Mpc
How about expanding the capability of the CAT 5 connection? Right now it only connects to the web for updates and splice connection. Akai can utilize the cat 5 for routing audio beyond the current I/O - especially on the MPC ONE
At least half the things people wanted are things the Force already has. I know you said you don't want a Force, but it really is a nice upgrade for most purposes. MPC works better for hours-long DJ style performance sets, since each sequence works almost like its own separate song... while Force works better for jamming, composing, and producing individual songs. For those things, it can pretty much replace both MPC and Ableton.
You should really try the Force, it solves some of your issues and is better suited for jamming with a ton of gear.
(Intern) program change for the (synth) plugins would be my biggest wish!!
Tef: question here for you what is the best way/protocol while in controller mode to be able to use the ONES pads w/ chords and scale set up as a controller inside of Ableton? (Using on all tracks beside the MPC VST)
Pro ten is basically a place holder until you put your track in the software
First I would wish for bug fixes, improve audio interface integration (without clicks n pops), ability to set buffer size and send out a list of working usb audio interface. After that I would wish for,
1) on a working audio interface, ability to control volume of tracks coming in, without having to use an audio track, for processing, like a pass-thru audio but ability to use the effects. This would increase the audio tracks that can be used.
2) ability to create 'arp' patterns or after playing a pattern ability to export as midi file and import it back to the Arp, to play out the pattern, in key and transposed.
So many features implemented without solid UX. It's typical for a feature pushing team. I have the Force and the UX-fails are all over the place. One that stand out is the Software Sequencer. When editing parameters you lose the note position view. So you are basically blind entering parameters. For a sequencer that's a total fail. The first principle of a sequencer is to always be able to view note positions. It's those things that Akai let's go through to it's products. It can feel really hopeless. And I must I still love the Force. But it's a love/hate relationship.
Song mode drives me bonkers and better velocity/sensitivity pad control.
I'd like a more traditional sequencing interface that integrates the midi and audio tracks.
In my previous post I forgot about not cutting resonances when looping a track !!!!! ……Please Akai !
All other tracks, not just audio, shouldn’t be limited to the sequence length. It’s very annoying when you have to double the length of the entire sequence when it’s only one track that you need to double!
one feature i hear NO body talking about is the ability to select multiple notes on the grid edit not just a bunch of note but specific note at any point in the grid edit and edit as normal (nudge, edit start, edit end, etc) and Also Snap mode (absolute/relative) doesnt work when you copy and paste.......also the automation needs better editing tools!
@17:00 Akai needs to allow for user upgrades to memory and drives.
I don't know if it's been mentioned:::: but, please let us have a loop end point that is NOT the sample end .... so that we can press a key or pad, it plays the bit before the loop and then continues into the loop, upon releasing the key or pad it finishes playing the current loop and then plays the sample end.
Obviously, for a simple sound you can just use the envelopes to create the sample end (using the looped section). But in a complex file, something may happen in the release part of the sample that you want to keep and not have truncated at the loop region. I suppose you could cut the end portion to a different key or pad and trigger on time, but it's a bit of a faff to do something that ANY decent sampler should do.
Thoughts?
-The overdub feature is missing for audio tracks. That's so bad. The MPC One has a looper already, it should support overdubbing already.
-I also hate how an audio track gets cut off past the loop point of a pattern sequence. At leastttt give us the ability to save the trail of what we record live. It's so dumb to do a hard cut there.
-Also, audio tracks need way more accurate editing tools. This is true for audio tracks recording, but also the piano roll screen. Touch screen touch is not accurate enough for a tight edit or cut of stuff you want out of an audio track recording. Why not allow us to dial in a start and end point of a selection? Or for nudging audio?
-And we also need the ability to 'arm' a selected portion of an audio track so we can 'insert' a new live recording into it, like any other regular DAW would have.
-I also notice the MPC One still does _some_ quantizing when it is actually switched off, which is kinda annoying if you want to do any off beat tricks. In fact, it should be fixed to a track in a sequence anyway, not the entire sequence.
-Also, why the f does it select all sounds of a type when you switch from one pad to another? The times this is useful to changing the volume of say all hi-hats is negligible to how often it is a nuisance.
-The sampler is annoying for how it will often trigger a record based on just background noise, instead of real audio you want to record. I no longer use the sampler to record my audio, because the audio recording is just more accurate for this and it's a bitch to trim a sampler recording to match an exact bar or 4 bar loop. Downside is, you don't get a tail for anything that has an echo or delay or fat reverb but still plays until the end of the sequence.
Bruh!!! I'm in North Cal as well...(recently moved here)...They said it doesn't rain here....ummm
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What I would like to see is more audio tracks (16, 24 or just go all out 99) make the mpc 5 terabytes
Midi mapping of the sliders in the organ plug-in
Hello, I don't know which one to choose, Force or Live 2 or MPC ONE? I need a sequencer that will be a drum machine and a traditional sequencer. So it played normal midi tracks (not clips). I want to connect a midi interface or splitter to it so that the midi signal goes to my eight hardware synthesizers. Which one will be better for me??
29:12 the problem occurs when audio is longer than sequence or sequences with different bpm, or time signature changes, probably also other scenarios.
Some are bugs, but no tempo change support in the same sequence is a crime.
yeah, the audio track recording department on the current MPC platform does feel a little clunky,
that said, coming from an MPC60ii, ASQ-10 and 2000xl, - which have been my main sequencers over the last 30+ years, - the MPC1 is a great tool, especially considering the cost.
Personally, the effects section, while powerful, is probably the one thing I'd like to see advanced the most. I like the *Akai* stock plugins, but I'm not feeling the *Air* plugins. Akai should approach Chris Johnson of *Airwindows* - that guy's plugins are amazing, and simple, both in their presentation and the code used, but Chris really understands saturation, tone and colour when writing code, -and with autistic detail, - and having worked with tape and outboard for many decades myself, I reach for his plugins all the time.
ToTape5, Busscolors4, CStrip, DeRez are just a couple to checkout if interested in his work, all his plugs are free, as is the code, - but he's supported through Patreon.
Sounds like you should get an Octatrack
As the 0 Snap is not working every time i need a Function that makes little fade in and fade outs on loops automatically ;)