Forum to discuss all matters relating to the MPC1000 and MPC2500 operating systems created by 'JJ' (all versions).
By HerbertH Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:08 pm
Hi,

with V2.1 the sustain (damper) pedal is not working correctly. The midi messages are recorded OK but when I am playing a sound live, the sound will keep playing until its natural death after the pedal was released.

I wanted to ask if somebody maybe knows if this is any different with JJ OS?

Thanks,
Herbert

By HerbertH Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:16 pm
I tried it out myself and of course the sustain pedal does not act any other with the JJ OS. Uninstalled it immediatly. I don't need pong in the unit. I need the basics to work.

I guess - since from what I read the JJ OS is about the maximum tweak - that it is just impossible to get the pedal operating correctly with the MPC 1000. I don't think using a sustain pedal is too esoteric, I though the unit would definitly support it.

So long
HH
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By melton Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:32 pm
wow. sustain pedal is the deal breaker eH?

I'd think you could get a sustain pedal to work through midi,
(ex. pedal -> midi keyboard -> mpc in).

I don't think mpc samples respond to sustain pedal messages,
but if you're controlling midi gear, the sustain should work fine as described above.

By HerbertH Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:52 am
Yes, external gear reacts fine to the sustain pedal messages. It's just the internal samples that refuse to obey.

I loved to use the MPC because I have it sitting on an e-piano and it can provide sequencing and is a good beat box, too. I then started to use it for bass lines and soon enough had the desire to use it for some pad and keyboard sounds my e-piano would not provide. At that stage I find it heart-breaking that the MPC does not use the pedal (in live mode, it records fine if one uses the sustain to duration option) and I am stumped that I can not find anything about this fact anywhere on the web.

I guess the MPC just wasn't made for keyboard sounds and it is considered to be lame to have an MPC on an e-piano anyway. In the long run I will look out for an additional expander with some pads and keys but it's a shame because I switched to the keyboard/MPC combo because I did not want to use Cubase and a lot of wires and gears anymore.