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.
By DjRaz Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:26 pm
I recently bought a moog little phatty and connected via usb with my mpc ren.
In the mpc preference software i chose type= midi channel = the desired one
and everything works ok. i can record and when i play back the sequence the little phatty plays back what midi i recorded..
Also i found out that i can do differnt midi programmes with different midi channels and programme channels which means i can have a different track with a different sound.
But when i have more than one track with a different phatty sound it only plays the last one.
Any idea how i can record in different tracks different sounds from the phatty via midi?
I know i could bounce each track then take the audio and put it on a pad and play it, but that doesn't seem very efficient..

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!
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By Lampdog Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:37 pm
Isn't the phatty mono-timbral. If so, that's the problem. No fixing that.
It's the phattys hardware limitation. The website tells you so. Mono-timbral meaning, one midi channel only. Record a track and that's it, dont change it. You can bounce like you said though.


“The Little Phatty is a true analog monosynth in every sense: it's a monophonic, monotimbral, monaural subtractive synthesizer with analog circuitry throughout. Ideal for beginners and pros alike, the LP puts every parameter right at your fingertips…

Any synthesist who relies entirely on software or all-digital instruments is missing an essential color from his or her timbral palette, and the Little Phatty fills that gap...” Electronic Musician, 2007

http://www.moogmusic.com/products/phattys/
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By Lampdog Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:53 pm
There have alot of member here that have ran into that problem with various keyboards. That's one of the things that stopped me from purchasing other gear as well. I still like Moog though and I had been drooling over the solar version of the phatty for a long time, lol.