Bug reports & end-user support for Akai's MPC Software 'controllers' including the new MPC Studio 2, the MPC Touch, MPC Renaissance & original MPC Studio and MPC StudioB lack.
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By Fanu Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:32 pm
Nubian Mindz wrote:Anyone messed around with that new step edit feature?

That is something that electronic music producers are going to find very useful.

To have every note in every sequence controlled to that micro level, including, note length, fx sends, filter values, tuning, pan, etc will be of a great benefit to the Ren.

Will continue investigating here to see what difference the other improvements make.



MiniDX wrote:i just tried the list editor, it's actually looking good and helpful. also the note quantize is something important. and the stability and enhancements is a good thing for all since some people still have troubles running the soft, hopefully it will help them.


Even if you're new to step edit, don't overlook it: it's GREAT.
Liberates you from having to use your laptop for many little edits…there's a lot of stuff you can add here.
Notice that you can insert events for each midi note so you don't only have to go for the one default, empty "mod type / value" field entry.
This is something old MPC users will appreciate a lot.
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By JAH Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:33 pm
Love the fact that the List Editor (Step Edit) has returned. I find that it is an improvement over the Step Edit feature found in hardware MPCs. Nudging notes from the hardware is really nice....
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By Fanu Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:35 pm
Airyck wrote:legato notes, no legato WTF? :lol:


It was only yesterday I thought Ren needs this; I was working with a very noisy breakbeat I had played in for 8 bars, and it was quite a bit of work to stretch them all so that there wouldn't be either any dead air between the hits or overlapping of notes.
The legato function does just this.

Also, nudging notes via hardware is something I've been missing on the Ren a lot…this is one step closer to staying away from the laptop land for sure.
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By BDRAKE Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:38 pm
Cool additions that should have been there since 1.00.....This some bu||sh!t
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By Airyck Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:39 pm
Fanu wrote:
Airyck wrote:legato notes, no legato WTF? :lol:


It was only yesterday I thought Ren needs this; I was working with a very noisy breakbeat I had played in for 8 bars, and it was quite a bit of work to stretch them all so that there wouldn't be either any dead air between the hits or overlapping of notes.
The legato function does just this.

Also, nudging notes via hardware is something I've been missing on the Ren a lot…this is one step closer to staying away from the laptop land for sure.


I think you're talking about note length quantize vs. legato.
By mcroepster Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:41 pm
Everyone seen that the 1.6 update mentions november 2013 as release date. :hmmm: :mrgreen:

peace :smoker:
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By 83dude Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:44 pm
Nubian Mindz wrote:And reset peak actually works from the hardware :)


A feature I've been waiting for since 1.0. Unfortunately I can't confirm this, my software peak indicator still stays the same until I reset it by clicking... :WTF:

JAH wrote:Love the fact that the List Editor (Step Edit) has returned. I find that it is an improvement over the Step Edit feature found in hardware MPCs. Nudging notes from the hardware is really nice....


Seconded. I dig it!

mcroepster wrote:Everyone seen that the 1.6 update mentions november 2013 as release date. :hmmm: :mrgreen:


Yupp, says so in the release notes. But I've heard this instills "imminence"... :lol:
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By pk1 Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:46 pm
mcroepster wrote:Everyone seen that the 1.6 update mentions november 2013 as release date. :hmmm: :mrgreen:

peace :smoker:



or the "before christmas" one?

and FANU.. very sick avatar. :mrgreen:
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By DJ Hellfire Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:52 pm
Now that 1.6 is here, we can discuss the mystery of what the PPQ option is for in the Preferences; the List Editor.

When set to 96, the time position is displayed as 1:1:00 (Coarser nudging, by 010 increments)
When set to 960, the time position is displayed as 1:1:000 (Finer nudging, by 001 increments)

The sequencer still records at 960 either way. 8)
Last edited by DJ Hellfire on Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:56 pm, edited 4 times in total.
By Nubian Mindz Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:53 pm
Fanu wrote:
Nubian Mindz wrote:Anyone messed around with that new step edit feature?

That is something that electronic music producers are going to find very useful.

To have every note in every sequence controlled to that micro level, including, note length, fx sends, filter values, tuning, pan, etc will be of a great benefit to the Ren.

Will continue investigating here to see what difference the other improvements make.



MiniDX wrote:i just tried the list editor, it's actually looking good and helpful. also the note quantize is something important. and the stability and enhancements is a good thing for all since some people still have troubles running the soft, hopefully it will help them.


Even if you're new to step edit, don't overlook it: it's GREAT.
Liberates you from having to use your laptop for many little edits…there's a lot of stuff you can add here.
Notice that you can insert events for each midi note so you don't only have to go for the one default, empty "mod type / value" field entry.
This is something old MPC users will appreciate a lot.


Yeah Fanu, been going in hard on the step edit for the past hour and am very impressed at what can be done. Perfect for some very serious, and intricate, loop creation.
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By DJ A-Sharp Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:54 pm
v1.6 300+ Enhancements? Are they serious?
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By 83dude Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:56 pm
The manual in 1.6 is still the 1.5 version. Not a word about the llist editor.