Support and discussion for all of Akai’s modern standalone MPCs including the MPC X / X SE, MPC Live 1, 2 & 3, MPC One / One+, MPC Key 37/61.
By lordradish Sat Jan 25, 2025 5:52 am
Hi, everyone

Been getting used to the new work flow and like it but I have a problem I can't find the answer for.

At the beginning of my project I have a 1 bar sequence that sends out the program changes to all of my hardware. Then the next sequence has music.

On 2.0, you could just set a pc on a track and when you want to the next sequence, you could have the pc turned off. The new system doesn't work that way, so every time I change a sequence it sends the pc again and the synth reloads the preset, which disrupts everything.

When I try inserting a PC in list view or in grid view, I cNt seem to find where to actually put the program number.

How can I have it so it doesn't send the PC every time it starts a new sequence?
By Masi Sat Jan 25, 2025 3:03 pm
lordradish wrote:When I try inserting a PC in list view or in grid view, I cNt seem to find where to actually put the program number.

You can enter the number in list view.

Tap on the percentage shown in the value column. Then enter the real program number (0-127). In the list it will be shown as a percentage again (anything equal to or above 127) is 100%.

Hope this works for you.

Sidenote: Completely stupid bevahiour. CCs are not shown as percentage (correctly).
OTOH sends are shown as numbers from 0 - 127 (IMHO incorrectly).
By lordradish Sat Jan 25, 2025 3:06 pm
Masi wrote:
lordradish wrote:When I try inserting a PC in list view or in grid view, I cNt seem to find where to actually put the program number.

You can enter the number in list view.

Tap on the percentage shown in the value column. Then enter the real program number (0-127). In the list it will be shown as a percentage again (anything equal to or above 127) is 100%.

Hope this works for you.

Sidenote: Completely stupid bevahiour. CCs are not shown as percentage (correctly).
OTOH sends are shown as numbers from 0 - 127 (IMHO incorrectly).


I think I tried this, and it didn't work for me. I remember seeing it revert to 100. And once it reverts to 100, is there any way of seeing what number I put in there? And what if I need to change the bank, too?

Thanks. This is really frustrating and has completely stopped my workflow.