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.
By TheseusWrex Wed Jul 20, 2016 7:56 pm
So, I'm having a bit of trouble here. I'm using the MPC Renaissance, and I've easily figured out how to take a sequence and record track mutes. Just hit "Track Mute," hit record and my track mutes are saved. My problem is that when I try to do the same thing with Pad Mute, after hitting record, my mutes and unmutes aren't saved like track mutes are. Either the pad is muted for the entire sequence, or it's not.

For example, I can open up Track Mute, hit record and mute a specific track every other bar just by hitting the pad for the designated track. You can see that the track has been muted in the "Tracks" window indicated by a red area for that specified time frame. This doesn't happen for Pad Mute. Either the pad is muted for the entire sequence, or it's not. I can't hit record, then mute a specific pad for, say, a bar or two, then turn it back on. Am I doing something wrong here?

Update: For now, I've been using Explode Track to send each sample to a separate track so I can record those mutes.
By dreadtafarian Wed Aug 10, 2016 11:51 pm
When I tried to use pad mutes, it worked properly, but i've only used it once. The pad mutes are used if you record your drumkit or various samples on the same track. In case you record your drums on track 1, all midi notes are in there kick snare hihat clap and percussion workaround is to copy the same track 4 times rename them respectively and erase the notes that you dont need on each track so that you have them corresponding to the names of the tracks kick snare hihat clap and percussion or whatever you choose to. Then just record track mutes if it works. When using longer samples(1 or 2+ bar loops) in versions 1.8.3 trigger the sample then mute and unmute the sample wont start, probably the same thing messes up the pad mutes. Workaround for this is to record volume automation. it looks inverted from your track mutes in the main screen, and you must not decrease the volume to 0 because then it is the same. it must be at least one and you will probably hear the sample in the background like on the dub mixes from the 70s and 80. I hope it helps