MPC5000 reviews, bug reports and fellow user support on the most recent standalone, hardware MPC from Akai
By lobit Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:03 pm
Basic question, but is there any way to select the current track from the mixer screen? it seems to just default back to whatever track you were on on the main page when you select a track on the mixer screen.

is there any other 'shortcut' method to selecting tracks using the pads or in track mute mode? its irritating to have to go back to the main screen and use the (track+)(track-) all the time to do a simple program edit especially when the tracks start piling up.
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By mmcerda Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:46 pm
lobit wrote:Basic question, but is there any way to select the current track from the mixer screen? it seems to just default back to whatever track you were on on the main page when you select a track on the mixer screen.

is there any other 'shortcut' method to selecting tracks using the pads or in track mute mode? its irritating to have to go back to the main screen and use the (track+)(track-) all the time to do a simple program edit especially when the tracks start piling up.




Just select the track you want to work on with the pads, or with the cursor buttons, then use the qlinks to adjust the parameters
Hope it answers your question
By lobit Sat Aug 02, 2008 4:31 am
yeah, i hear what you are saying but what if you want to go into the program to change something then you still would have to go into the main screen and scroll to the track?

there has to be a way to select tracks without having to scroll up and down with the arrow keys.
or from the mixer somehow.
By lobit Sat Aug 02, 2008 4:38 am
i found a 'wrong' way to do it by accident, select the track on the mixer, then hit window and hit main screen.

anyone else want to chime in on this issue?