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 shanesuede Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:39 am
Hello

Here's the Problem:

I can use the the MPC Ren for about 5 minutes (no delays or distortion) then all the sounds slowly become more and more distorted.

Every time this happens, I have to switch the Sample Rate back and forth from 44.1 to 48. Then the distortion will go away for a few minutes then come back, having me to switch the sample rate again.

I don't have a soundcard for my PC. I'm running on the stock motherboard's soundcard which I'm not sure if it matters or not...

Any help will be great thank you
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By SimonInAustralia Sun Dec 29, 2013 9:31 pm
Similar sounding problem here a couple of days ago...
viewtopic.php?f=36&t=170392

Turned out to be caused by a USB extension cable being used with the Renaissance.


Is your Renaissance connected directly to a computer USB port?

If so, maybe try a different port and a different USB cable, with anything not being used disconnected from the computer.

If not, try connecting it directly to it's own USB port, and a different cable, removing other USB devices.
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By SimonInAustralia Sun Dec 29, 2013 11:17 pm
:nod: Missed that...yes, why are you using the inbuilt computer audio, rather than the Renaissance for your audio I/O?
By shanesuede Mon Dec 30, 2013 12:29 am
Thanks for the replies!

Yea, sorry, it is set to the ASIO driver.. I just thought I needed a soundcard for the computer (I'm new to the tech stuff).
I also tried switching to different usb ports. After awhile the sounds still become distorted.
By shanesuede Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:44 am
This is a still ongoing problem.

Has anyone with the same problem been able to fix it? Or at least going through the same thing?
By dazastah Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:19 am
Hey As the others have suggested the ren has a built in interface... (soundcard) You should have better results using that as sound output than the built in soundcard on the motherboard..
So in the mpc sof preferences choose the mpc ren and the input and output driver...


Other things that always **** with sound are antivirus and malware protection sftware... Some wifi chipsets mess with sound aswell.. It's a trial and error game with windows computers because so many people ave different shit on there computers.....

Audio software samplers/sequencers are very time critical so anything else that fights for time critical process will interrupt the audio ..
By shanesuede Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:53 pm
hmm ok thanks.. i'll just continue with the trial and error.

and yes i'm using the stock soundcard that comes with the ren.
By kipperi Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:35 pm
shanesuede wrote:Hello

Here's the Problem:

I can use the the MPC Ren for about 5 minutes (no delays or distortion) then all the sounds slowly become more and more distorted.

Every time this happens, I have to switch the Sample Rate back and forth from 44.1 to 48. Then the distortion will go away for a few minutes then come back, having me to switch the sample rate again.

I don't have a soundcard for my PC. I'm running on the stock motherboard's soundcard which I'm not sure if it matters or not...

Any help will be great thank you


Check this topic my storie in theer, whit same type problem! My ren go warranty fixed. See now i wait how many weeks it takes :) 2-4 maybe. viewtopic.php?f=36&t=171030