Fanu wrote:You do live shows? Still make a ton of music all the time as always? 
Still on the grind brother. How's your Hip Hop project coming along? That LP was pretty badass!!
Oh, back to topic...1.9..
I would love to be able to switch from this universal mixer to the old mixer we had in 1.6 and also be able to export audio as before. This is a lot to ask I know but it had some important benefits.
Also, the 'next sequence' section. Can this be automate-able? Like, whatever buttons I press on that page are recorded so I can record a performance and have it editable too? The song/sequence options need a steroid injection as it is the one section which hasn't had huge development from Akai and holds massive areas of potential.
I don't want the MPC to become a DAW, although audio tracks would be a big help, a dedicated DAW takes a large team of people to build, maintain and improve so I don't see the Ren going this route and I don't need it to as Reaper (and now Studio One v3) take care of that side of things brilliantly. Plus it's incredibly easy to have all of the Ren's 32 outs patched directly into a DAW and have them record on separate tracks for further editing.
For 1.9 let's take a look at the sequence/keygroup automation abilities please

Oh & maybe a 2nd filter on a sample plus +/- options with envelopes and lfo's, much in line with the previous Akai sampler ranges.