Massive amount of new standalone plugins coming to MPC

antic604 wrote:
This is such a ignorant question, most likely as a result of music genre you're making (BTW, not a dig at your music style, just an observation, like I don't understand the need for "lazy chop" ).

In most electronic music you modulate almost everything the synth has to offer - amp & filter envelopes, filter cutoff, resonance & drive; oscillator parameters, wave shapers / folders, insert FX blend & parameters, etc. That's why my blood boils when I see replies "just use the autosampler". How about no? Keygroups cover like 20% of the expression I can get from an actual plugin.

antic604 wrote:This is such a ignorant question

Keygroups cover like 20% of the expression I can get from an actual plugin.

In most electronic music you modulate almost everything the synth has to offer - amp & filter envelopes, filter cutoff, resonance & drive; oscillator parameters, wave shapers / folders, insert FX blend & parameters, etc. That's why my blood boils when I see replies "just use the autosampler".

The Ken wrote:When there's consensus and a clear message from the customer base things get fixed.

The Ken wrote:But when there isn't, it's usually who speaks the loudest.

The Ken wrote:Honestly, you can't blame them.

The Ken wrote:It's hard to know what to work on when you're hearing about 100 different things being broken from 80 different users. Especially when people post about "bugs" that don't actually exist.

Tabletop wrote:...Really...? Everyone was shouting for years....

When Simon Sherbourne reviewed the Akai Force back in the June 2019 issue of Sound On Sound, it's fair to say he was smitten. With its combination of audio playback and sampling, plus MIDI and CV sequencing, it was the standalone studio hub that many had been waiting for. One of our only criticisms of it was that it didn't have a full-song 'arrange' mode — but that has now been addressed in a major firmware update.

The new Arranger in version 3.05 lets you set up distinct song sections, by playing clips alongside your linear arrangement to add and remove musical elements on the fly. When you've arranged your masterpiece to your satisfaction, you can then export the results as either a stereo master, incorporating the Force's onboard effects, or as separate multitracks for mixing.

MIDI functionality has also been enhanced, with the ability to address up to 32 MIDI channels simultaneously, via USB. You can even connect class-compliant USB devices, such as MIDI hubs and the like, and send your MIDI data out through those.

Those are the headlines, but firmware v3.05 bring a number of other improvements too. To find out more, and to update your Force to the latest version, follow the link below.

EnochLight wrote:In other news, Akai's firmware update to the Force is imminent:

https://www.soundonsound.com/news/akai-force-updated

When Simon Sherbourne reviewed the Akai Force back in the June 2019 issue of Sound On Sound, it's fair to say he was smitten. With its combination of audio playback and sampling, plus MIDI and CV sequencing, it was the standalone studio hub that many had been waiting for. One of our only criticisms of it was that it didn't have a full-song 'arrange' mode — but that has now been addressed in a major firmware update.

The new Arranger in version 3.05 lets you set up distinct song sections, by playing clips alongside your linear arrangement to add and remove musical elements on the fly. When you've arranged your masterpiece to your satisfaction, you can then export the results as either a stereo master, incorporating the Force's onboard effects, or as separate multitracks for mixing.

MIDI functionality has also been enhanced, with the ability to address up to 32 MIDI channels simultaneously, via USB. You can even connect class-compliant USB devices, such as MIDI hubs and the like, and send your MIDI data out through those.

Those are the headlines, but firmware v3.05 bring a number of other improvements too. To find out more, and to update your Force to the latest version, follow the link below.

CharlesRandolph wrote:

antic604 wrote:
This is such a ignorant question, most likely as a result of music genre you're making (BTW, not a dig at your music style, just an observation, like I don't understand the need for "lazy chop" ).

In most electronic music you modulate almost everything the synth has to offer - amp & filter envelopes, filter cutoff, resonance & drive; oscillator parameters, wave shapers / folders, insert FX blend & parameters, etc. That's why my blood boils when I see replies "just use the autosampler". How about no? Keygroups cover like 20% of the expression I can get from an actual plugin.

Which plugins are you using and what hardware are you using to control the parameters?

The Ken wrote:

Tabletop wrote:...Really...? Everyone was shouting for years....

Indeed

There seemed to be a lot of shouting about a lot of stuff. You can still check out those dumpster fire threads on getsatisfaction.com that are archived. Did the midi thing get sorted out btw?

Exactly

Tabletop wrote:FIX THE PLATFORM AKAI!!!!!!!!!!!

Tabletop wrote:My point was that the multi-midi issue was screamed about for years before it happened.

And we got 3 synths, ablation link thing & a splice subscription that no one was asking for, BEFORE we got multi midi... So yeah, it got 'sorted out'

EnochLight wrote:In other news, Akai's firmware update to the Force is imminent:

https://www.soundonsound.com/news/akai-force-updated

When Simon Sherbourne reviewed the Akai Force back in the June 2019 issue of Sound On Sound, it's fair to say he was smitten. With its combination of audio playback and sampling, plus MIDI and CV sequencing, it was the standalone studio hub that many had been waiting for. One of our only criticisms of it was that it didn't have a full-song 'arrange' mode — but that has now been addressed in a major firmware update.

The new Arranger in version 3.05 lets you set up distinct song sections, by playing clips alongside your linear arrangement to add and remove musical elements on the fly. When you've arranged your masterpiece to your satisfaction, you can then export the results as either a stereo master, incorporating the Force's onboard effects, or as separate multitracks for mixing.

MIDI functionality has also been enhanced, with the ability to address up to 32 MIDI channels simultaneously, via USB. You can even connect class-compliant USB devices, such as MIDI hubs and the like, and send your MIDI data out through those.

Those are the headlines, but firmware v3.05 bring a number of other improvements too. To find out more, and to update your Force to the latest version, follow the link below.

The Ken wrote:

Tabletop wrote:So you're insinuating that those synths, ableton link thing & splice subscription thing weren't already in the pipe? The issue got fixed, but people want to keep complaining so they have complain about the timeliness of the fix or lack thereof.

BTW people are STILL asking for more synths. The assertion that the only feature that anyone wanted or was asking for was multi-midi is disingenuous. Check out the Feature Request thread on this very forum. There's countless unrelated requests.
The community lacks consensus on feature requests for the most part. It takes a real concerted effort for the community to communicate in a way that's effective and clear for the developer to act on.

Tabletop wrote:I am saying "multi midi" was one of the first (& longest running) complaints I noticed about the live/x.

I was disagreeing with your comment about shouting the loudest.

It took years for them to 'solve' that problem

its not a quick turn-around whether you shout or not.

And yes, I think those features were in the pipe, meaning it doesnt matter who shouts the loudest,

So we should all stop shouting about unnecessary features and let
AKAI FIX THE PLATFORM!