kaydigi wrote:Probably just maintenance, have they ever added upgraded to a .1 or .2 upgrade?
Yes, 1.8.2 wasn't just maintenance, it also had a lot of new features.
Version 1.8.2 (April 2015)New features
◾ The Plugin Manager is a new way of managing your VST/Audio Unit instruments
and insert effects with MPC (See Tools>Plugin manager).
◾ View all scanned plugins in a detailed list
◾ Filter the list by plugin format, type, and whether it was scanned
successfully or not.
◾ Type in the search field to quickly refine what’s shown in the list.
◾ Re-order the list by name, type, etc
◾ Re-scan individual failed plugins (this is really useful when your plugins do
not scan because you’ve not got a copy protection key with you; at your
leisure you can scan the plugins you want)
◾ “Use” checkbox provides the ability to filter out plugins from the list so you
can hide plugins you don’t want to use.
◾ Favourite plugins option allows you to move your preferred plugins to a
new section at the top of the new plugin dialog for rapid access.
◾ You can also launch the plugin manager from the “new plugin” dialog (use
the “cog” icon)
◾ New sample loop types (see sample trim mode, or the pad parameters in program
edit)
◾ Off - no looping occurs.
◾ Forward loop - is the existing MPC loop behaviour. When playback reaches
the “end” point, it resumes playing forwards from the “loop” point
◾ Alternating loop - when playback reaches the “end” point, the sample will
play backwards to the “loop” point, then forwards to the “end” point, and so
on.
◾ Reverse loop - when playback reaches the “end” point it will continually play
backwards to the “loop” point from “end”
◾ Sequence note duration recording enhancements (see
Preferences>Sequencer>Truncate Duration).
◾ Select To Sequence Length to truncate notes when they go beyond the
length of the current sequence. When a sequence loops you can be sure
that the note will never “play over” itself.
◾ Select To Sequence End to truncate notes to the end of the current
sequence. When the sequence loops round, the note will stop playing.
◾ Select As Played to record events exactly as they were played. The note
events may overlap as the sequence plays back.
◾ Automation support for the pad offset and pad reverse parameters. You can now
assign these parameters to Q—Links and record their changes in real time.
◾ The Expansion Manager allows you to manage your installed expansion packs.
(See Tools>Expansion Manager).
◾ View a list of expansions installed into your MPC, along with their details.
◾ The “Use” field allows you to hide expansions you don’t want to see in the
expansion browser.
◾ XPN-format expansions can be automatically uninstalled (select the XPN
and press “Uninstall”)
◾ Master tempo allows you to lock your MPC to a unified tempo, regardless of the
current sequence’s tempo.
◾ In MPC GUI, click the BPM sync field on the transport toolbar to engage
“master tempo”. The toolbar displays “MST” when master tempo is engaged.
◾ On the MPC LCD, select the “seq” field beside the sequence BPM, and press
+/- to select “mst”.
◾ Real-time track transpose allows you to adjust note pitches as the sequence is
running. This does not affect the recorded events shown in the event grid. Adjust
from the GUI parameter panel in main mode, or using the custom track parameter
display on the LCD.
◾ Real-time sequence transpose allows you to transpose MIDI the pitch of all notes
in every track at once. Adjust from the GUI parameter panel in main mode, or using
the “Tran:” field on the LCD. You can combine real-time sequence transpose and
real-time track transpose.
◾ Audio VU meter on LCD main page shows the current level of the master outputs.
◾ MIDI activity indicator displays on the LCD main page.
◾ Ability to Convert a sequence to progression (accessed via the Tools menu).
◾ You can now construct your own chord progressions and map them to pads
in Pad Perform Mode.
◾ Record a chord sequence on a plugin, MIDI or keygroup track and open the
conversion dialog. All chords will be detected from your sequence, and the
chord name will be automatically detected. Choose a name for your
progression and hit Do It.
◾ The progression is saved in an individual file on your hard drive (on Mac, this
is: /User/<your name>/Library/Application Support/Akai/MPC/Progressions, on
Windows this is: C:\Users\All Users\Akai\MPC\Progressions)
◾ You can share these progressions with other MPC users.
◾ Advance keyboard and VIP software integration. Enjoy using VIP as your
instrument host within MPC.
◾ The looper gain can be adjusted via Q4. This allows you to adjust the mix of the
looper with your sequence.
◾ An LCD Window (see the Tools menu) that displays a large GUI representation of
the LCD display on your MPC Renaissance or MPC Studio.
Improvements
◾ New MPC “pattern” file format (with extension “.mpcpattern”). These files are a
snapshot of the events on a single track.
◾ You can export an mpc pattern file using File>Export>As Pattern.
◾ MPC patterns can be loaded from the MPC file browser or dragged into the
MPC window. (They appear under the SEQ and NO FILT file filters.)
◾ The Expansion Browser supports “categorized” expansion packs.
◾ Expansions in this format present a hierarchical view of their contents rather
than a plain alphabetical list.
◾ Look out for new categorised expansions available in the MPC expansion
pack store.
◾ You can use the Expansion Builder to build your own categorised expansion
pack.
◾ The Expansion Browser supports MPC pattern files.
◾ MPC patterns in an expansion pack will load into a new empty track in the
current sequence.
◾ They auto-load the relevant program (unless you hold down shift).
◾ The plugin scanner is more robust and will not re-scan failed plugins with you
select “Scan New”. The result display of the plugin scanner has been made clearer.
◾ Improved MIDI input handling. Issues with hanging notes when changing tracks,
using sustain, etc have been resolved.
◾ Improved waveform scrolling/focusing in the sample editor.
◾ Vintage mode moved into LCD’s “Effects” page.
◾ Updates to file save/export dialogs.
◾ Looper and sample record settings are stored for ease of use.
◾ Improved compatibility with UAD plugins.
◾ Bug fixes and stability enhancements.
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Version 1.8.1 (March 2015)Improvements
◾ Bug fixes and stability enhancements.
