cyrus wrote:for me, its more about workflow than features, but with that said, here are some biggies that can't be missed (comparing to maschine and jjos, and use of classic mpc's). currently this is my current request based on some things maschine is missing and with my mind set still on mpc workflow.
VSTs:
1.host vsts - load vst's per pad, per pgm, per track, master. Basically I want to load up my drum kit and throw an eq or filter of my choice on each drum (or any vst for that matter, compressor or reverb, etc.). Obviously there are some cpu concerns with doing something like having a vst loaded on every damn sound is prob a bad idea, but letting the user decide is where its at.
2.auto mapping those vst params to the knobs,
3.bundled with a set of nice set of vst effects.
4.applying global vst effects on an entire pgm or the master out.
SAMPLE EDITING:
1.dedicate sample editing knobs. when you are in the sample editing mode (not sure how it will actually look), you need to have dedicate knobs like maschine does to sample start and end points. you also need dedicated knobs to sample zoom (vertical and horizontal), and panning/scrubing left and right.
2. the thing maschine missed is the way it zooms, its not smooth, you spin the knob too fast and you zoom in too damn far and they force you to hold shift to slow the zoom. mpc-r needs to have a nice linear zoom knob, not to fast, not to slow (maybe user option to set default speed)
3. maschine missed how the window focuses on the sample.........if you have a long sample and adjust the start point it doesnt automatically focus the window on the marker, you have to pan right or left to get it back into focus forcing you to use both knobs. so the way the knobs zoom, you need to still keep focus on the sample unless you purposely pan left or right.
4.in the editor itself, it would be nice to have a time cursor that moves while the pad is being pressed so you can see where its playing.
5.multiple sample start/end point undo's nothing worse than accidently moving a start point then realizing it was the wrong pad or sample. need to be able to undo because sometimes where that start point is effects the feel of the beat.
6.sample markers. would like to be able to click on the sample and add a marker, these would just be markers, then later they could be used to slice the sample, or drag a marker to a pad and auto assign the sample (non destructively) with the start point of the sample set to the marker.........or used for snapping the start or end points to the markers. sort of like a combination between the way maschine handles samples and jjos. non destructively, knobs dedicated to start and end points, but with markers that could be used to set the start and end points or just markers for reference later.
7.non destructive editing and destructive editing (all classic destructive mpc sample editing).
8.control over left and right channels - like, lets just hear the left channel, or being able to drag the left channel to a new pad and create a new sample
9.Time stretch by dragging sample to markers. or setting desired bpm. maybe some kind of ableton timestretch features.
10. selection to new pad, select an area, drag it to a new pad.
PROGRAM EDITING
1.dedicated knobs to the main pgm parameters: tuning, volume, pan, envelope, filter. Got to be able to turn the tune knobs while banging on the pads.
2.bulk pad editing. selecting multiple pads and editing them all at once. like say i have a drum kit with 16 pads filled, but i want to tune 3 of those pads, id like to select those threee, twist the dedicated tune knobs and adjust the tuning. mascine forces you to do it pad by pad or by group, not by selected pads. (annoying as ****)
3.global PROGRAM settings, like polyphony, tuning, adding vst's/effects
4.render pad, or track with all its parameters applied.
5.drag and drop samples from desktop to pads.
6.copy pad/duplicate pad non destructively or destructively
FILE MANAGEMENT
1.preview samples in browser by pressing a button, and playing sequencer and pressing pads at same time.
2.time bar on sample preview currently selected sample in browser. just like a real audio player built into the sample browser, so you can preview a sample, skip to the middle of it if its long, and see if it should be dragged to a pad.
3.drag all file types to software from desktop, like dragging midi file to sequencer, or dragging a pgm to a track.
4.sample drag and drop accross programs
FL STUDIO and Ableton Live do all those very well. You can't get any more freedom than FL STUDIO, and if the MPC Studio had all the features you're talking about, then it'd be perfect if all goes smoothly. Ableton Live displays their vsts and sample clips all on their left menu, enabling users to click and drop any vst into a single pad of their 'IMPULSE' drum plug in.
which leads me into talking about the bolded points on top:
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ability to assign a single vst (or multiple vst) to a single pad. a great example would be araabmuzik playing skrillex - cinema live. each one of those gritty synth would be a pre-automated sound generated from a VST (like MASSIVE, Sylenth1, Tal-, etc). To my knowledge, the 1.4 only let's users use VST only on a separate track.
2. ability to chain 3rd party plugins and FX behind that VST, which is again, assigned to that single pad.[/b]
An example would be propellerhead reason's monsterous chaining of plugins, but should have a software layout like ableton live... within a single pad. Which means, program a whole new section on the software display screen to show the chaining.
This wouldn't require an extra knob the hardware, just maybe 2 more screens on the hardware to flip through.
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3rd party plugin modulations should be manually linked by the user to their choice of the MPC hardware knobs.Knowing that Native Instruments pushes their KOMPLETE elements and alot of people have their plugins.. with FM8, MASSIVE (hugely popular), etc.. Others like WOW filters, Tal- plugins, sylenth, and all the plugins that future music magazine listed on their top 10 VSTs.
The MPC Software would be less daunting if it DID NOT auto-link ALL the parameters. OSC-1, OSC-2, OSC PAR, abbreviations of modulations that normal people wouldnt use or understand are currently automatically linked to be controlled by the hardware knobs.
3rd party plugin modulations should be manually linked by the user to their choice of the MPC hardware knobs.
