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 Rokgod Mon Aug 12, 2013 12:21 am
Now, as of 1.4

the first row of qlinks adjusts your sample start,
the second row adjust your sample end
and I believe the 3rd row now adjust the loop start?

I believe they pulled a vice versa on the second and third row.

anyways, I'm wondering why they changed it, I got used to the layout they had previously and now that they changed it I find myself reaching for the wrong qlink in the wrong row.

Did they really need to change this? I can see how some people might find it more practical but I honestly got used to the way it was before and now it's like I have to get familiar with it all over again. I feel like they fixed something that wasnt broken and now I am constantly twisting the wrong qlinks and its slowing down my chopping process after I had already became familiar with the previous layout and work flow.

Anyone else find this annoying? Either change it back to how it was, or keep it AND stop changing the layout of the buttons in the future. Dont fix something thats not broken.

They messed with an already solid implementation and just made it confusing by changing it , but when it comes to other simple features like selecting all, multiple, or current pads from hardware they dont even add some of these top requested features. Instead of taking steps backwards and changing features that already work fine and probably made worse in this case, can we please take steps forward and add useful new features instead.

Why they did that with the qlinks blows my mind. They took something they actually had working really well and just took a complete backward step by changing and re-programming the function and layout when it was fine to begin with. SMH

Whats your guys thoughts? Not a huge deal but just makes me think what Akai is thinking, what is their process for deciding what to add and what to take away and what to change. Especially with this new mpc software in its infancy if something not broken then dont fix it.
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By JAH Mon Aug 12, 2013 12:48 am
I am not at my Ren as I type this but.....

Going back to 1.0....In Trim Mode, the first row (Q1, Q5, Q9, Q13) adjust the Start; the second row (Q2, Q6, Q10, Q14) adjust Loop; the third row (Q3, Q7, Q11, Q15) adjust the End. In Chop Mode, the second row (Q2, Q6, Q10, Q14) have no assignment; the fourth row (Q4, Q8, Q12, Q16) are reserved for Select Slice, Bars, Beats, Sig, etc.

Are you saying that this has changed in 1.4?
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By DJ Hellfire Mon Aug 12, 2013 12:52 am
JAH wrote:I am not at my Ren as I type this but.....

Going back to 1.0....In Trim Mode, the first row (Q1, Q5, Q9, Q13) adjust the Start; the second row (Q2, Q6, Q10, Q14) adjust Loop; the third row (Q3, Q7, Q11, Q15) adjust the End. In Chop Mode, the second row (Q2, Q6, Q10, Q14) have no assignment; the fourth row (Q4, Q8, Q12, Q16) are reserved for Select Slice, Bars, Beats, Sig, etc.

Are you saying that this has changed in 1.4?



Yeah, they swapped columns 2 and 3.
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By JAH Mon Aug 12, 2013 12:37 pm
I just got home to spend some time on the Ren. Surprised to see it switched. Didn't even notice it mainly since I use the dreaded mouse to edit with.

Which leads me to comment on my gripes about sample editing. Adjusting by 1000s for long samples can be tedious using the Qlinks. Even worse...the data dial is rendered practically useless for sample editing as you can only adjust in increments of 1s. Gripe end....

As far as switching of the columns...I think I agree with Hellfire. I like the Sample Start/End knobs to be closer together as I rarely use the Loop param. If Alternating Looping ever see the light of day, then I would likely use it more but still not as much as the End param.