MPC Sample: Bugs and fixes

Elijah wrote:

MPC2K500 wrote:This only happens when it's running in Slave mode. As soon as it's running independently, the noise disappears.

It seems that when receiving MIDI Clock, the sample playback becomes distorted. It looks like there may be a bug in the MIDI input processing.

It also happens when syncing AND monitoring audio - I have the Sample connected to my. Mac via USB, Ableton Live audio output driver set to the Sample, also sending MIDI clock via USB.
When I play a drum loop from Live, and sync is ON, the audio is garbled. If I turn OFF MIDI clock, then the audio is clean.

Elijah wrote:

MPC2K500 wrote:This only happens when it's running in Slave mode. As soon as it's running independently, the noise disappears.

It seems that when receiving MIDI Clock, the sample playback becomes distorted. It looks like there may be a bug in the MIDI input processing.

I do have the distorted kick drum problem the whole time. In the preview they sound fine, once assigned to a pad, they have a crackled distorted sound to it.
The Level meter shows 2-3 green bars.
It’s kickdrums I’ve been using for a while on other MPCs as well. So I know the sounds are not the issue.
Anyone else with that problem?

It looks like the sample playback issue when receiving MIDI clock is related to a Flexbeat bug. As noted in the release notes, setting the Flexbeat MIX parameter to 0 is recommended as a workaround.
https://cdn.inmusicbrands.com/akai/samp ... 0Notes.pdf

I should have added that i I don’t use any external midi clock.
But I also tried to set Flexbeat Mix to 0 / dry, but the distorted kicks remain the same, unfortunately.
Thank you though!

I have the same issue. I can trigger a sample without any problems. As soon as it starts accepting midi sync and the play button is on, the sample starts to distort. I thought it was kicks first too but now I hear it on everything but it is more subtle if there is high-frequency material.

The bug makes the device unusable tbh as I cannot sync it to midi.

If I save a project to external, load another project (from external), edit and re-save this, the default save location is still external. I continue this for a few ('external') projects and then (randomly) it will suddenly default back to internal as the save location.

Anyone else get the spinning wheel, sometimes when you go to a pad with a long sample on it, a spinning wheel comes up for a few seconds before it shows the sample? Something I dont like too much is when you zoom in on a sample, and you bump a different pad, then go back to the sample you had zoomed in on, it’s not zoomed in anymore.

inflict3 wrote:Anyone else get the spinning wheel, sometimes when you go to a pad with a long sample on it, a spinning wheel comes up for a few seconds before it shows the sample?

Yes, that's also an existing MPC3 bug, there's a couple of actions that can trigger, one of them is re-loading an existing sample

Tried copying seq 3 to seq 1, released the shift and copy buttons and the unit stuck in the sequence screen playing the same sequence. Unable to go to sample screen (or any other screen), unable to change sequence. Had to force power down.

randomly it just stops recording pad s in a sequences im jamming in. or not playback the first 1, 2 rounds after recording

seems to be something with a recording buffer filling up ?

screen freezes in workflow. sequence keeps playing. need to restart the mpc sample

Bug: After connecting to a computer and dropping files onto the card, reorganising the 'MPC Samples > projects' folder on the card etc, any changes are not reflected in the load project screen. Reboot required, not sure if there's another way to refresh this without switching off or ejecting the card.