By Nubian Mindz
Fri Sep 26, 2014 12:43 pm
For me the negatives have been the following:
No more vintage hack
Issues with loading old projects and having to re-set many parameters in order to have it comply with the new mixer setup.
Plug In Scanner Issues (crashes everytime in 64 bit mode even when I remove every single plug in and start from scratch)
Hybrid plug in crash/bug (although this is well known and being dealt with)
The positives are:
Nicer GUI
Automation (although this can be further refined I feel)
Less crashing when in normal use (excluding plug in scans of course)
Track explode (simply immense as it allows you to create quick, fast and sketch out an idea then BAM! exploded and everything on seperate channels)
32 virtual outs (I'd still utilize more believe it or not...yes I'm greedy)
The Mixer. There's no doubt about it things just sound much, much better now. Things can breathe and it's easier to create a balanced mix just with the MPC. Once you channel it through your DAW then it's all over (this is Reaper in my case)
There's also little tweaks within the software and how you do and see things that seem to make the creative process flow a lot easier.
Oh & of course the ability to utilize the full CPU power of your computer is much appreciated and a game changer.
A definite 8.5 out of 10 upgrade in my book and one that has set the Ren up nicely for the future.
Now, what I need is to control other parameters from an external controller so as to increase the MPC's live performance capabilities
No more vintage hack
Issues with loading old projects and having to re-set many parameters in order to have it comply with the new mixer setup.
Plug In Scanner Issues (crashes everytime in 64 bit mode even when I remove every single plug in and start from scratch)
Hybrid plug in crash/bug (although this is well known and being dealt with)
The positives are:
Nicer GUI
Automation (although this can be further refined I feel)
Less crashing when in normal use (excluding plug in scans of course)
Track explode (simply immense as it allows you to create quick, fast and sketch out an idea then BAM! exploded and everything on seperate channels)
32 virtual outs (I'd still utilize more believe it or not...yes I'm greedy)
The Mixer. There's no doubt about it things just sound much, much better now. Things can breathe and it's easier to create a balanced mix just with the MPC. Once you channel it through your DAW then it's all over (this is Reaper in my case)
There's also little tweaks within the software and how you do and see things that seem to make the creative process flow a lot easier.
Oh & of course the ability to utilize the full CPU power of your computer is much appreciated and a game changer.
A definite 8.5 out of 10 upgrade in my book and one that has set the Ren up nicely for the future.
Now, what I need is to control other parameters from an external controller so as to increase the MPC's live performance capabilities
