Post MPCX, MPC Live, and MPC 2.0 questions for NAMM 2017

Yall already know what time it is

NAMM is next week, so as usual, I'm taking questions from the forum to bring with me.

Post them here and I'll gather them in preparation for next week.

Both are looking dope, looking forward to get my hands on them.

peace!

Thanks for doing this.

My main question is release date for Live, X and most importantly 2.0?

Yo! Two questions:

1. What about the browser overhaul/integration of VIP software? Can I see all of my VST presets now on the Touch/Live?!

2. Did the roasting Dan got on Reddit make him laugh or cry?

Any (integrated) "plugin"/effects highlights (aside from any bread and butter stuff)?

• What is expected battery life on the Live?
• Will there be some type of WIFI online connectivity for an official plug-in / soundpack store?
• Has the Live touchscreen hardware been updated from the Touch?
• What will the onboard softsynth options include?

Realtime quantize/timing correct/swing/nudge/shift timing etc... Can the new models do this or is it still an offline process?

Any chance the Hybrid synth is in the standalone?

I once read that the specs included WiFi and Bluetooth, I see Wifi will be implemented later but what about bluetooth? Did that plan get scrapped?

Also, how will the standalone aspect intergrate with a computer in the field of VSTs? Will I just be able to resample a VST into the MPC to be able to use the effects in standalone or can this utilize VSTs like the software?

Can you use the touchscreen to draw MIDI CC automation curves? What about straight lines? This is a deal-making or breaking feature for my next sequencer.

Icepulse wrote:• Has the Live touchscreen hardware been updated from the Touch?
• What will the onboard softsynth options include?

+1 for the above two questions

Icepulse wrote:• What is expected battery life on the Live?
• Will there be some type of WIFI online connectivity for an official plug-in / soundpack store?
• Has the Live touchscreen hardware been updated from the Touch?
• What will the onboard softsynth options include?

Call me Dan:

1. 6 hrs
2. No WIFI, no Store. The standalone mode doesn't support plugins, just samples
3. Maybe
4. I'm guessing here, but based on what I've seen - there is no onboard soft synth. Only samples.

Ill-Green wrote:I once read that the specs included WiFi and Bluetooth, I see Wifi will be implemented later but what about bluetooth? Did that plan get scrapped?

Also, how will the standalone aspect intergrate with a computer in the field of VSTs? Will I just be able to resample a VST into the MPC to be able to use the effects in standalone or can this utilize VSTs like the software?

No VSTs in standalone.

eclipxe wrote:Call me Dan:

4. I'm guessing here, but based on what I've seen - there is no onboard soft synth. Only samples.

That hurts. A lot.

how easy is it to use a vst in plugin mode (when mpc is connected to computer) can you freeze that track (make it audio and have it in your project for standalone use?

if you "freeze" the track will you be able to keep the midi and copy that to another track to prehaps use with a onboard sample based programme.

How easy will it be able to make a programme ie a bunch of samples mapped to different keys and be able to play this sample based instrument and what can you chain to this programme can you feed this to a sw filter on board?

how many filter types are there that you can use with a sample based programme?

what opther fx can you use for a samplebased programme.

how may sends / inserts of onboard fx can you use per programme?

what are the latency figures of the unit,
please see for other mpc figures
http://www.innerclocksystems.com/new%20 ... itmus.html

will there be alt colour end cheeks? would be nice to customize our mpcs with say wood or black end cheeks.


whats the sample rate when used as standalone 16/24bit 44.1?88.2?

eclipxe wrote:

Icepulse wrote:• What is expected battery life on the Live?
• Will there be some type of WIFI online connectivity for an official plug-in / soundpack store?
• Has the Live touchscreen hardware been updated from the Touch?
• What will the onboard softsynth options include?

Call me Dan:

1. 6 hrs
2. No WIFI, no Store. The standalone mode doesn't support plugins, just samples
3. Maybe
4. I'm guessing here, but based on what I've seen - there is no onboard soft synth. Only samples.

To add to this:

• Can SD cards stream audio, or do we have to load all into project RAM?
• What are the limits on audio tracks? How many? How long?