Feature Suggestions: MPC Renaissance

Auto preview should play every audiofile as a whole, no 10 seconds time limitation!

Maybe someone alredy said it put.

Mono channels!

also mono in export.

A few more work flow suggestions:

>>Pad Solo (or some form of solo)
Isolating sounds when EQin is a nightmare!

>>Allow us to use cursor keys to move around all the edit windows on the hardware and not just restrict us to using the Q-Links.
If I want toggle a setting for one shots to note off for example I should be able to highlight it with the cursor then use either the + or - or the dial.

>>Duplicate Pad layers
There should be a quicker way to duplicate a sound from one layer to another rather then opening the drop down menu to find it. As there is no purge function, having 1 kit of 8 banks means to layer the same sound 4 times I have to search & search through the looong list of loaded sounds to find the one I want.

>>Allow us to save a PGM file only (without samples)
If I have a kit using all 8 banks and I make an edit to the program (vol, pan, FX etc) I should be able to update the save file for the program only. Since I haven't loaded any new or changed any samples, it's a waste of time to keep saving all the samples each & every time. Yet another feature omitted from previous MPC's for no apparent reason.
On a side note, please allow the browser to default to out chosen save location for kits. As it stands, must we always be prompted to save everything to a single location (where project files are) without having to open drop downs and find where we keep our sound library?

>>The ability to customize what the Q-Links control for VST plug-ins & Instruments.
Some of the default layouts are ridiculously random. I loaded up my Maag 4 EQ & rather then the Q-Links working logically from left to right to match the Plug-In, the upper left Q-Link controlled the Plug-in control furthest to the right whilst the Bandwidth & gain controls where kept apart in the q-links even though they sit side by side in the plug-in! Either address the auto mapping or let us do it ourselves please.

>>Add support to VSTi plug-ins so that I can choose presets from the hardware like I can with the bundles Akai VSTi's.
Currently this isn't possible with Steinberg Halion Sonic.

>> Options for Plug-In window always on top & for more than one to be open at the same time. Also allow the open button on hardware to open a tracks VSTi GUI by cursoring over the INST: Plug-In field. And I know that FX Presets & Insert Bypass per effect has already been mentioned but since we're on the subject.........

Maybe some of these have already been mentioned. If so, +1!

Also is it me or after you chopped a sample,created a program out of it,then go chop another sample,and go back to the first sample you chopped,you loose all the markers and editing?

When you hit the erase button, you select track to erase the events from. I'd like to have "all tracks" (like in the 1000) so I can delete notes across multiple tracks.

Am I right in thinking that this isn't in 1.1?

comtox wrote:

innerchildmusic wrote:Top Items I would Like to see addressed in the Ren

1. No Plug-In Duplication - (CPU is being killed / Mac 2.66 Quad)

2. Use multiple tracks on a single vst such as Kontakt

3. Audio tracks to record vocals and external gear and plug-ins in real time.

4. Multi-core capabilities for better processing efficiency.

5. Convert a track with multiple sounds on it to multiple unused tracks.

6. All screen sizes adjustable to our choosing when working, i.e. Piano roll, note edit, automation and mixer channels etc. In the Track mixer mode the track width and height should be adjustable.

7. Additional export option (export all pads/sounds used in the song). Layered sounds should export combined.

8. Track names should be exported with each individual exported track so we will not have to rename them in another DAW.

9. File Browser folders should save their positions when a template is saved.

10. 16 Tunings on the 809 plug-in.

11. Volume knob on auto preview.

12. Right click on a track for a drop down menu for duplication, delete and other functions.

13. Freeze vsti tracks to audio tracks or if not audio tracks then freeze to a pad/program or the MPC Ren's re-sample input.

14. Full Mixer Mode which assigns every sound being used to a track (layered sounds on pads are assigned one combined track).

15 Audio Warp feature (when audio tracks are added) to handle re-mixes and syncing to tracks.


Thanks for the hard work the testers and developers are doing, I really want to make this unit the center of my production and believe in time the product will improve dramatically ...

I hope to help make a better MPC Ren experience!!!

Blessings!!!

Dope Post !

Thanks !!

Not sure if this one has been requested but I think in the track view where you see midi blocks if you could have the option or a page where you could see the audio wav in ref to where you have sequenced them like the blocks would could be very useful

Anybody else gets the MPC screen all f***** up when playing the beat during editing on the screen?

DJ Miel wrote:Anybody else gets the MPC screen all f***** up when playing the beat during editing on the screen?

Yep, sometimes I get this after I've finished sampling. I can still see the threshold meters on my hardware screen blended with the main screen. I have to choose other modes to make it 'snap out of it'.

Another feature request, allow us to edit the Q-Link labels used onscreen (hardware) when editing VST plug-ins or instruments. Having pages of controls labeled and abbreviated in a non helpful way is not intuitive. It's a mess trying to figure out what controls what by going off the labeling alone. Also, the order in which the controls work, allow us to re-assign to an order that suits us.

Please sort out the current mixer routing system. Sending pads to submixes just because I applied an effect is illogical. Also, why can I not put an insert on a submix? Say I have a kik & snare from one program/track & a hi hat from another program/track, currently it's not possible to add an insert to the drums as a whole (for example buss compression).

Seriously.. Akai made some real head scratching decisions with the REN.

Another question I have with the Ren and Logic...In the Ren you have 128 usable tracks. In Logic you have a maximum of 16 outputs you can assign tracks to. What about the 112 left? Does anyone know if you can use the Ren as a External Midi in Logic? I tried but it did not work. I know in Propellerhead's Reason you can do this. It would be nyce if we could do this in Logic.

1.So If we could add Mono capability that would be great. I would rather send one mono track to one output than opposed to one track to 2 outputs.

2.Full Hardware Control

3. More compatibility with other softwares such as Propellerhead Reason 6.5

4. Give an example a video showing how to us multiple interface at once.

A few more to add..

Is it possible to combine the Pad coloring WITH the pad velocity activity? Both are useful but it's a a pain to keep switching between them. For example, a dim green could spike to a bright green when triggered.

Also, I'm not a fan of having to repeat all my small sequence edits (swing etc) across multiple sequences of the same song/beat. It means I have to finalize ALL my swing settings BEFORE copying new sequences. I recently made a loop with different swing/timing settings for the kick, snare & hi hat. I had to make the same settings for these 3 sounds across 3 sequences! I think this has been mentioned numerous times....

And can a few additions be added to the grid sequencer please? Auto play note when selected (via step locate) like how the step edit worked in ALL previous MPC'S. And what about data info per note so I can see what time/grid positions the notes lay on? If I adjust swing on a kick drum, other than visual, I can't see the EXACT setting which again, was possible on ALL other MPC's and WAS helpful to many users. Please bring these back.

And finally (for now;) can a few things in the main page be made more obvious? For example, certain shortcuts only work when grid is active but there is no clear way to tell this other then trial & error. The amount of times I've hit the browser short cut or the select tool only to realize I haven't 'clicked' into the right space first for the short cut to work, is a small annoyance but one never the less. Another example is with selected notes. On small note lengths (and in general I feel) it could be made more obvious ie a different color like black. I don't think having a small white outline is AS clear.

I hope others agree to some extent with some of my suggestions.

MANICE wrote:A few more work flow suggestions:

>>Pad Solo (or some form of solo)
Isolating sounds when EQin is a nightmare!

>>Allow us to use cursor keys to move around all the edit windows on the hardware and not just restrict us to using the Q-Links.
If I want toggle a setting for one shots to note off for example I should be able to highlight it with the cursor then use either the + or - or the dial.

>>Duplicate Pad layers
There should be a quicker way to duplicate a sound from one layer to another rather then opening the drop down menu to find it. As there is no purge function, having 1 kit of 8 banks means to layer the same sound 4 times I have to search & search through the looong list of loaded sounds to find the one I want.

>>Allow us to save a PGM file only (without samples)
If I have a kit using all 8 banks and I make an edit to the program (vol, pan, FX etc) I should be able to update the save file for the program only. Since I haven't loaded any new or changed any samples, it's a waste of time to keep saving all the samples each & every time. Yet another feature omitted from previous MPC's for no apparent reason.
On a side note, please allow the browser to default to out chosen save location for kits. As it stands, must we always be prompted to save everything to a single location (where project files are) without having to open drop downs and find where we keep our sound library?

>>The ability to customize what the Q-Links control for VST plug-ins & Instruments.
Some of the default layouts are ridiculously random. I loaded up my Maag 4 EQ & rather then the Q-Links working logically from left to right to match the Plug-In, the upper left Q-Link controlled the Plug-in control furthest to the right whilst the Bandwidth & gain controls where kept apart in the q-links even though they sit side by side in the plug-in! Either address the auto mapping or let us do it ourselves please.

>>Add support to VSTi plug-ins so that I can choose presets from the hardware like I can with the bundles Akai VSTi's.
Currently this isn't possible with Steinberg Halion Sonic.

>> Options for Plug-In window always on top & for more than one to be open at the same time. Also allow the open button on hardware to open a tracks VSTi GUI by cursoring over the INST: Plug-In field. And I know that FX Presets & Insert Bypass per effect has already been mentioned but since we're on the subject.........

Maybe some of these have already been mentioned. If so, +1!

yes very important would be that any changes of the qlinks edit for plug ins should be memorized with the plug in...

the idea to edit a softsynth with the qlinks is greate!!! please let us save the custom qlinks and export the custom mappings...

I don't think I read it yet, however this is really driving me crazy, the fact that I can't use the big data dial knob to trim my sample or edit my sample's start and end point. I personally find the use of Qlink for that purpose a workflow killer.

So that would be my MPC improvement suggestion on my Christmas list: The use also of the big knob to edit and move around the start and end point of samples.

gestus wrote:I don't think I read it yet, however this is really driving me crazy, the fact that I can't use the big data dial knob to trim my sample or edit my sample's start and end point. I personally find the use of Qlink for that purpose a workflow killer.

So that would be my MPC improvement suggestion on my Christmas list: The use also of the big knob to edit and move around the start and end point of samples.

Finally...someone that agrees with me. I didn't want to disparaging anyone. But to myself, I have been wondering if any of the Ren users have actually used MPCs in the past.

JAH wrote:

gestus wrote:I don't think I read it yet, however this is really driving me crazy, the fact that I can't use the big data dial knob to trim my sample or edit my sample's start and end point. I personally find the use of Qlink for that purpose a workflow killer.

So that would be my MPC improvement suggestion on my Christmas list: The use also of the big knob to edit and move around the start and end point of samples.

Finally...someone that agrees with me. I didn't want to disparaging anyone. But to myself, I have been wondering if any of the Ren users have actually used MPCs in the past.

This was one of my thoughts, and woul be happy if Akai implements the jog for sample editing...But I must admit that I'm getting used to the QLinks!