Forum to discuss all matters relating to the MPC1000 and MPC2500 operating systems created by 'JJ' (all versions).
By notimetowaste Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:31 am
As the title states...

Anyone else think this is annoying - I often want to delete more tracks but have to re-enter track list every time. It's just because I have a lot of miditracks auto-loaded from start and I delete those I don't use during a session. Minor thing but annoying and doesn't follow the logic in other menus where you stay in the menu above after an action is done...
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By The Jackal Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:06 pm
stop auto-loading templates with everything set up and instead save a few single midi sequences with different track settings based off what you commonly use and then pick & choose which of those to load from? it sounds like you're basically loading some sort of template, so just create several different templates for different things.

i don't use templates because i don't like creating set workflows like "track 3 is always bass", "this piece of gear always goes on this track", "my synth is on midi channel 13, i have to put it on track 13 on my mpc". i will record a kick on track 1, snare on track 2, fill up a bunch of other tracks...then realize i want a simple snare-fill at the end of 8 bars and just put it on track 97 for all i care. synth on track 6 and record automation for it on track 11 because tracks 7-10 are full of other stuff. it sounds all over the place, but even simple templates become too constricting to me.

i'm able to work fast because i don't care about where i put stuff and because how music looks/is formatted has absolutely no bearing to me. as long as i mentally map out everything, my system of slop works absolutely great for me. whatever idea i'm working on takes up whatever midi channel or track i'm on at the moment.