Bug reports & end-user support for Akai's MPC Software 'controllers' including the new MPC Studio 2, the MPC Touch, MPC Renaissance & original MPC Studio and MPC StudioB lack.
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By psr Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:40 pm
So if I understand properly the MPC REN / Studio will read all previous MPC program files but if the 5000 synth is not ported (as they've said the 5000 effects are) to the MPC REN / Studio or MPC software how will it handle my project files with MPC 5000 synth patches included? Does it just ignore the 5000 synth parts?
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By DJ Hellfire Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:45 pm
This is a good question! I've never really played with a 5K outside of Guitar Center. How are the synths btw?

Anyway, concerning the synths, I guess it depends what format they are. When you load them, are they .Wav files spread across the pads in auto-chromatic mode? Or are they actually streamed from a rom chip or something?

I don't know how it works, but if they are .Wav files you load, then they should port over just fine. If they are played off a chip, then I say dont sell your 5000! :lol:

Actually, I'm surprised Akai didn't include the 5000 synth into the software, being it comes with 8GB of sounds.
By dorsey Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:14 pm
The synth in the 5k is the same engine from the alesis ion, its ok I guess, but way too hard to edit properly. I dont think there is anyway they can transfer those since its actually a synth engine,

I HOPE they have some way better fx in this software than in the 5k, I mean I guess it wont matter too much since you can use vst's but the maschine has some decent ones included.
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By MONSTA Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:18 pm
WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT . I NEVER GOT MY ANSWER .. THE ANSWER WAS THE REN WILL READ /LOAD SOUNDS ..NO ONE SAID IT WILL READ/LOAD PROGRAMS .. SO IT WILL ?? FOR ALL I KN OW .. IT CAN ONLY EXPORT ...
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By MONSTA Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:41 pm
DJ Hellfire wrote:It will read programs, but they may not always translate the same as the original MPC, being that some of the mpc's use different program parameters for filters and volume and such.




SO IT WILL READ MPC 3000 .. WHAT MPC CAN IT READ .. ALL SO CAN IT REAL THE S SERIES RACKS ?? LIKE S950 S2000
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By DJ Hellfire Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:47 pm
MONSTA wrote:
DJ Hellfire wrote:It will read programs, but they may not always translate the same as the original MPC, being that some of the mpc's use different program parameters for filters and volume and such.




SO IT WILL READ MPC 3000 .. WHAT MPC CAN IT READ .. ALL SO CAN IT REAL THE S SERIES RACKS ?? LIKE S950 S2000


The specs say it can read any MPC, and Dan confirmed it in on one of the threads buried underneath all the shit lately. :lol: Doesn't mention the rack samplers though. I doubt it will be able to read the rack samplers, unless they use the same formats as MPC's. I've never used them. So don't get me to lying! :lol:
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By MONSTA Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:55 pm
DJ Hellfire wrote:
MONSTA wrote:
DJ Hellfire wrote:It will read programs, but they may not always translate the same as the original MPC, being that some of the mpc's use different program parameters for filters and volume and such.




SO IT WILL READ MPC 3000 .. WHAT MPC CAN IT READ .. ALL SO CAN IT REAL THE S SERIES RACKS ?? LIKE S950 S2000


The specs say it can read any MPC, and Dan confirmed it in on one of the threads buried underneath all the **** lately. :lol: Doesn't mention the rack samplers though. I doubt it will be able to read the rack samplers, unless they use the same formats as MPC's. I've never used them. So don't get me to lying! :lol:




thats dope i been asking this for months now .. and no one give me a answer .. this mite change things .. well im almost sure it will ..
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By psr Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:01 pm
DJ Hellfire wrote:This is a good question! I've never really played with a 5K outside of Guitar Center. How are the synths btw?

Anyway, concerning the synths, I guess it depends what format they are. When you load them, are they .Wav files spread across the pads in auto-chromatic mode? Or are they actually streamed from a rom chip or something?

I don't know how it works, but if they are .Wav files you load, then they should port over just fine. If they are played off a chip, then I say dont sell your 5000! :lol:

Actually, I'm surprised Akai didn't include the 5000 synth into the software, being it comes with 8GB of sounds.


:lol: dont worry i aint selling my 5k. it stays no matter what comes and goes.

It plays from the rom. its not wavs. I dig the 5000 synth. some patches can sound a bit digital but I've warmed them up with my preamp or track them and warm them up a bit. but overall its a pretty decent synth. Some examples below... all synth parts from MPC 5000




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By DJ Hellfire Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:24 pm
psr wrote:
DJ Hellfire wrote:This is a good question! I've never really played with a 5K outside of Guitar Center. How are the synths btw?

Anyway, concerning the synths, I guess it depends what format they are. When you load them, are they .Wav files spread across the pads in auto-chromatic mode? Or are they actually streamed from a rom chip or something?

I don't know how it works, but if they are .Wav files you load, then they should port over just fine. If they are played off a chip, then I say dont sell your 5000! :lol:

Actually, I'm surprised Akai didn't include the 5000 synth into the software, being it comes with 8GB of sounds.


:lol: dont worry i aint selling my 5k. it stays no matter what comes and goes.

It plays from the rom. its not wavs. I dig the 5000 synth. some patches can sound a bit digital but I've warmed them up with my preamp or track them and warm them up a bit. but overall its a pretty decent synth. Some examples below... all synth parts from MPC 5000







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By crossings Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:26 pm
dorsey wrote:The synth in the 5k is the same engine from the alesis ion


that's the first i ever heard of that... i knew that was the case with the akai miniak... but where did you get this info saying that the 5k also uses this same synth engine?
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By psr Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:44 pm
crossings wrote:
dorsey wrote:The synth in the 5k is the same engine from the alesis ion


that's the first i ever heard of that... i knew that was the case with the akai miniak... but where did you get this info saying that the 5k also uses this same synth engine?



I'd heard that the 5k synth engine was same as the ion before too. When the 5k came out. Cant recall the source.