By DJ Hellfire
Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:50 pm
While I'm happy we finally have zoom from the hardware, the method chosen to execute it feels extremely awkward and unnatural when done with one hand. The Data Wheel get's in the way of your middle and index fingers, so you have to fold those two fingers back into a fist. If not, those two fingers move the data wheel unintentionally. Not to mention pressing the cursor with your pinky finger just feels weird.
So I've thought of a way to maximize hardware control by zooming using the Q-Links. Other guys have thought of another way to zoom from the hardware using the F Keys. So please vote on what method you prefer.
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1. Q-Link Method
2. Legacy MPC Method
3. Akai Method
So I've thought of a way to maximize hardware control by zooming using the Q-Links. Other guys have thought of another way to zoom from the hardware using the F Keys. So please vote on what method you prefer.
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1. Q-Link Method
MPC Ren:
Sample Edit:
1. Q4 turned right zooms in on sample
2. Q4 turned left zooms out on sample
3. Q8 turned right scrolls right on the sample
4. Q8 turned left scrolls left on sample
Sequencer:
1. Shift + Q4 turned right zooms in on piano roll
2. Shift + Q4 turned left zooms out on piano roll
3. Shift + Q8 turned right increases piano roll height
4. Shift + Q8 turned left decreases piano roll height
MPC Studio:
Sample Edit and Sequencer are both shift functions:
1. Shift + Q1 turned right zooms in on sample (zooms in on piano roll in sequencer)
2. Shift + Q1 turned left zooms out on sample (zooms out on piano roll in sequencer)
3. Shift + Q2 turned right scrolls right on the sample (increases piano roll height in sequencer)
4. Shift + Q2 turned left scrolls left on sample (decreases piano roll height in sequencer)
On both MPC Ren + MPC Studio:
Shit+Cursor L/R should nudge selected notes and Shift+Cursor U/D should transpose them
This method maintains consistency between both Sample Editor and Sequencer as well as between both Ren and Studio, and maximizes use of the current gen Q-Link technology! Not to mention it's much more ergonomically comfortable.
Also, the Q-Link GUI in the software can have labels for these functions like it does other sampler/sequencer functions (Start x 1000, Threshold, etc). Also, whenever in the Main Mode or Step Sequencer Mode, holding the shift button will display the zoom/scroll function labels on the Q-Link GUI. Releasing the shift button will revert the Q-Link labels back to their default Pad Parameters view!
In the sequencer (Main Mode and Step Sequencer Mode), the Q-Link GUI would display as shown below when holding SHIFT:
2. Legacy MPC Method
1. Transport buttons for zooming as seen in the JJ OS.
2. But also the Fine Edit Screen as seen in the MPC 1000, 2000, 2000XL, 2500, 5000, and JJOS to zoom in/out to make fine edits. You simply move the cursor over the Sample/Slice start or end parameter and press [Window]. Then the Fine Edit screen is displayed which shows both ends of the waveform. This is perfect for creating loops. The F keys are used for zooming in/out.
3. Akai Method
Sample Edit:
1. Shift + Cursor right zooms in on sample.
2. Shift + Cursor left zooms out on sample.
Sequencer
1. Shift + Cursor right zooms in on piano roll.
2. Shift + Cursor left zooms out on piano roll.
3. Shift + Cursor up increases piano roll height.
4. Shift + Cursor down decreases piano roll height!
Last edited by DJ Hellfire on Mon Mar 04, 2013 3:21 am, edited 10 times in total.
Perfect just what I was trying to say, but with the added function of Q links + shift. this would be for double the speed amount especially the x1000 for long samples. I would think this is compatible for both the ren and studio. 
