By
Ekl1p5e
Tue Dec 28, 2021 3:28 am
I am terrified to use the sampler in the mpc x because of three issues that i have personally observed:
1. saving a project transposed the notes of a particular track 3 octaves up. i noticed that this was done on all of my tracks that had groove agent vst. this was on all of the sequences. this actually happened a couple of years ago, which caused me shelve the unit but i eventually regained my composure and started to use the unit again. i dont know what caused this so i dont know how to reproduce.
2. saving a project caused a sample to be inserted into a note layer on my program. after saving a project, i cant remember if it played correctly immediately after saving, but for sure when i reloaded the program, there were extra sounds in my program when it loaded. i dont know what caused this so i dont know how to reproduce.
3. (?purging samples?) then saving a project, then cancelling the save, caused samples to be removed from the loaded program. while i was saving a project, i cancelled because i missed something. when i reloaded the project, i noticed that a particular sound wasnt playing. I could see that the note was being triggered so i figured that some how while purging i corrupted something, just reload the programs and everything will be cool. either the purge actually purged samples from the sample pack or reloading a program in memory doesnt actually reload the program in memory because I still cannot load the program and have the sequence play that note. on that note, i think the project management screen needs options for what to purge, maybe some kind of confirmation for what will be purged, etc.
i am posting because i realize that its selfish to hold this to myself and not give you guys a chance to fix. i come from mpc2000xl and mpc4000, and while the workflow is there and i have been coming around to some kind of flow with it, these daws have too much going on so the tactileness of these standalone boxes is of the utmost importance. (dont get me on the soapbox about the note repeat 'feeling' different from the 2000xl and 4000)
other than that, i shouldnt have to look elsewhere for alternatives, which is what happened in each of those three scenarios above. evidently, there are no real alternatives so it would be of benefit to me and other users to just make you aware of these claims. thank you for your time