By zangetsu01
Fri Dec 07, 2018 8:14 am
Automation Lanes:
I know I've said it a lot of times already so please bare with me. (I love the unit's but it's just frustration )
When the MPC X and Live were promoted, Dan Gill & Andrew Mac were saying that everything that you can do on the software can also be done on the hardware. And that the software on the PC is exactly the same as on the MPC X and MPC Live. (Now we all know that both statements ain't true )
Now I know you won't be able to see your VST gui on your touch screen (for obvious reasons). But if we put VST's aside the only reason I have to look at the PC is to edit automation.
I don't understand why after 1,5 year release this feature has not made it to the hardware yet??
Instead we get a lot of nice to have features, but functionality that is really needed is not implemented (sidechaining, PDC) together with obvious bug fixes (24 bit bounce & clip launching).
I don't know if automation Lanes is something that's currently being worked on (I doubt it) but If it will ever see the light of day here is my suggestion:
In grid edit mode we have a nice little arrow in the lower right section of the screen (see red marking below). When you tap on that arrow the velocity lanes will pop up half way. Tap it again and it pop up a 100%.
I believe that it would be great to switch between velocity mode and automation lanes when this pops up by simply putting an automation button at the blue marking below.
And of coarse the full automation options should be integrated in velocity mode (see white marking).
Akai has done some great things, so not everything they've done is negative. I mean I can't remember the last time the software has crashed on me. They also seem very commited to bring the unit's to an succes. They've opened the sofware up for legacy units such as the renaisance. I can go on but in short:
Good Job..
Again I know I've been complaining about automation a lot of times.. (But I don't care) I will keep doing this .
I too want the MPC to succeed. And If my complaining can help to bring it to a succes I will gladly continue to do so..
Just like most of you guys, I spend a great portion of my time on these units and I love doing it. But there are just some things that need to be taken care of to make it a better system.
I know I've said it a lot of times already so please bare with me. (I love the unit's but it's just frustration )
When the MPC X and Live were promoted, Dan Gill & Andrew Mac were saying that everything that you can do on the software can also be done on the hardware. And that the software on the PC is exactly the same as on the MPC X and MPC Live. (Now we all know that both statements ain't true )
Now I know you won't be able to see your VST gui on your touch screen (for obvious reasons). But if we put VST's aside the only reason I have to look at the PC is to edit automation.
I don't understand why after 1,5 year release this feature has not made it to the hardware yet??
Instead we get a lot of nice to have features, but functionality that is really needed is not implemented (sidechaining, PDC) together with obvious bug fixes (24 bit bounce & clip launching).
I don't know if automation Lanes is something that's currently being worked on (I doubt it) but If it will ever see the light of day here is my suggestion:
In grid edit mode we have a nice little arrow in the lower right section of the screen (see red marking below). When you tap on that arrow the velocity lanes will pop up half way. Tap it again and it pop up a 100%.
I believe that it would be great to switch between velocity mode and automation lanes when this pops up by simply putting an automation button at the blue marking below.
And of coarse the full automation options should be integrated in velocity mode (see white marking).
Akai has done some great things, so not everything they've done is negative. I mean I can't remember the last time the software has crashed on me. They also seem very commited to bring the unit's to an succes. They've opened the sofware up for legacy units such as the renaisance. I can go on but in short:
Good Job..
Again I know I've been complaining about automation a lot of times.. (But I don't care) I will keep doing this .
I too want the MPC to succeed. And If my complaining can help to bring it to a succes I will gladly continue to do so..
Just like most of you guys, I spend a great portion of my time on these units and I love doing it. But there are just some things that need to be taken care of to make it a better system.