Feature Suggestions: MPC Renaissance

IMAKEMADBEATS wrote:a way to load a sound and assign it directly to a pad from the browser screen on the hardware.

Hit the pad first, Then load it. Make sure its on the correct program.

Is it possible to open multiple plugin/insert screens at once? This would be great, having the qlinks map to whichever has been clicked last/has the focus.

Luigi wrote:Real-time export.

you can already do this.

japspecvr6 wrote:

IMAKEMADBEATS wrote:a way to load a sound and assign it directly to a pad from the browser screen on the hardware.

Hit the pad first, Then load it. Make sure its on the correct program.

simple and easy. thanks man.

sparq wrote:

Luigi wrote:Real-time export.

you can already do this.

how?

Would be helpful if you could set a new default save location. I'm working with multiple internal drives on my mac and it's annoying having to reselect the drive and then the folder every time I want to save a program or new project. Would also like to see incremental save for programs. Having to overwrite the program each time I save is a pain.

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The idea of the Renaissance was to merge the hardware and software world together, but some of the main reasons why people prefer software are still left out of the Renaissance. I don't know why the Renaissance or Maschine never thought of adding a feature that allows you to create groove templates, so add that.

Another big thing is that the measure display needs to change. If I'm someone who likes to create 16th note hihat patterns by placing them at a desired tick position for example; if you hard quantize your hihat pattern, you might want to move your second 16th note by 6 and your third 16th note my 3 ticks. In a normal DAW, those two positions would read 1: 1: 2: 6 and 1: 1: 3: 3. In the MPC Renaissance this would read 1: 1: 246 and 1: 1: 483. That is way too much math to know off the top of your head, plus it takes a long time to dial those values up and/or type them in, so the workflow is slower for DAW users. Imagine if you have to do 32nd note patterns. What a nightmare. This is how DAW users manually create groove templates when grove template feature is somehow unavailable, which it is not in I believe all DAWs. At least add at least one of these key features, but adding both will dramatically increase work flow.

I guess in order to do tick placement of individual notes, I guess you would have to be able to select individual notes just like a DAW. I assumed you would be able to do so from the hardware since some MPCs like the the MPC 2500 has a grid editor on the screen. Why does the MPC Renaissance not have the grid of midi notes on the hardware screen? So I guess I have 4 to 5 features I would include.

Being able to quantize, add a groove template, and copy/paste midi events of an individual pad instead of an entire track would be awesome.

x-straktor wrote:The idea of the Renaissance was to merge the hardware and software world together, but some of the main reasons why people prefer software are still left out of the Renaissance. I don't know why the Renaissance or Maschine never thought of adding a feature that allows you to create groove templates, so add that.

Another big thing is that the measure display needs to change. If I'm someone who likes to create 16th note hihat patterns by placing them at a desired tick position for example; if you hard quantize your hihat pattern, you might want to move your second 16th note by 6 and your third 16th note my 3 ticks. In a normal DAW, those two positions would read 1: 1: 2: 6 and 1: 1: 3: 3. In the MPC Renaissance this would read 1: 1: 246 and 1: 1: 483. That is way too much math to know off the top of your head, plus it takes a long time to dial those values up and/or type them in, so the workflow is slower for DAW users. Imagine if you have to do 32nd note patterns. What a nightmare. This is how DAW users manually create groove templates when grove template feature is somehow unavailable, which it is not in I believe all DAWs. At least add at least one of these key features, but adding both will dramatically increase work flow.

I guess in order to do tick placement of individual notes, I guess you would have to be able to select individual notes just like a DAW. I assumed you would be able to do so from the hardware since some MPCs like the the MPC 2500 has a grid editor on the screen. Why does the MPC Renaissance not have the grid of midi notes on the hardware screen? So I guess I have 4 to 5 features I would include.

Actually a lot of us mpc users knows exactly where those notes are placed and prefer the mpc display. Anyway we have the huge software screen for step editing if necessary so it is a non issue. But I do agree to have groove templates.

When in sample record, a setting for it to start recording when "Play Start" is pressed, or an option for it to start recording at a specific time in the sequence.

This would would make it easier to resample yourself, or to track in audio like you actually have audio tracks.

For example: In a 16 bar sequence, I'd set it to start recording at bar 5, and play something on my guitar. Then, when I hit stop, I have the option to place the event, which would simply put a midi note the length of my recording starting at bar 5.

Blue Haze wrote: But I do agree to have groove templates.

Why would an MPC need a groove template? That sounds like blasphemy.

Because back in the day most groups used recycle on a old school one bar loop to get the midi pattern then inserted their own sound after the sampling laws hit.

Blue Haze wrote:Because back in the day most groups used recycle on a old school one bar loop to get the midi pattern then inserted their own sound after the sampling laws hit.

Most groups? I don't know about that claim. Most people I am familiar with program their own drums. An MPC needing a groove template is laughable in my very humble opinion. Software only programs needed to add groove templates as they are trying to duplicate what drum machines like an MPC can accomplish. Numark/Akai brought the MPC groove to software...a fete no other company has accomplished...IMO.

Besides...the Ren does generate a MIDI sequence after chopping if you choose. And you can insert your own sounds.

I'm not understanding why the Renaissance doesn't have a save feature for the vintage mode (3000, 60, or sp 1200) what's the point of having this feature if you can't export/save how it sounds. also i'm really not sure it even matters because there is not really any big difference in the sound even with my speaker monitors maxed.

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