Moving tracks around

Hey
Is there a way to move tracks around so that example all my drum tracks are the first 3 tracks of all my sequences?
I think it used to be a thing in jjosxl.
If not how does song to sequence treat tracks being different things when converting?

No, we've been asking for drag and re-arrange tracks for a while now. The workaround is to use track copy - i.e. copy track 2 to an unused track, then copy say, track 6 to track 2, then clear track 6. PITA.

I believe SONG > SEQ just uses the first seqeunce as the track template. Not sure actually, never tried it, but assume if track 1 seq 1 is a DRUM track, it will force all track 1 in the converted seq to be DRUM and pad events, even if some are plugin or midi tracks.

MPC-Tutor wrote:No, we've been asking for drag and re-arrange tracks for a while now. The workaround is to use track copy - i.e. copy track 2 to an unused track, then copy say, track 6 to track 2, then clear track 6. PITA.

I believe SONG > SEQ just uses the first seqeunce as the track template. Not sure actually, never tried it, but assume if track 1 seq 1 is a DRUM track, it will force all track 1 in the converted seq to be DRUM and pad events, even if some are plugin or midi tracks.

Ok, wow that’s annoying!
Thanks.

So I'm wondering all these years later is this possible? I can't seem to find out how to order my tracks (e.g. all bass together) within in a sequence.

For each sequence in your song, each track needs to have the same program...

ie

seq 1 -> track 1 -> bass
seq 2 -> track 1 -> bass
seq 3 -> track 1 -> bass

seq 1 -> track 2 -> drums
seq 2 -> track 2 -> drums
seq 3 -> track 2 -> drums

etc...

Drongomala wrote:So I'm wondering all these years later is this possible? I can't seem to find out how to order my tracks (e.g. all bass together) within in a sequence.

No, nothing changed. Another example of where the touchscreen is under utilized, a simple hold down and drag in the track mixer would suffice

To bad. I want to arrange my liveset in a different way. Can it be done in the software? Moving tracks around?

MPC-Tutor wrote:No, we've been asking for drag and re-arrange tracks for a while now. The workaround is to use track copy - i.e. copy track 2 to an unused track, then copy say, track 6 to track 2, then clear track 6. PITA.

I believe SONG > SEQ just uses the first seqeunce as the track template. Not sure actually, never tried it, but assume if track 1 seq 1 is a DRUM track, it will force all track 1 in the converted seq to be DRUM and pad events, even if some are plugin or midi tracks.

Came here hoping to find that they had implemented this exact thing. Is there any effective way to get Akai to pay attention to user suggestions?

While its not as easy as it should be, its still easy. If you want to copy track 6 to track 2.

Copy track2 to unused tracked far down the list, copy track 6 to 2. Copy the previous track 2 to wherever.
Its a pita only in the sense that you have to keep track of where you moved things but it takes like 5 seconds to do. Copy track happens in millisecs so its only limited by how fast your fingers move.

Yes this sucks but looks to be a feature in 3.0!

As a work around I’ve used the copy feature on the track to copy to a new slot then delete the old. However this can be problematic if mute groups or other track sequencing has been done. So do this before arrangement.

Of my three biggest problems with the MPC, my #1 is the inability to cut and paste tracks in the SOFTWARE. EVERY SINGLE DAW on the planet can do this EXCEPT for the MPC. Giving this option on standalone is a good step, but it's not a solution for most producers, most of whom use MPC in controller mode.

The other two major issues that EVERYONE has complained about FOR 3/4 OF A DECADE and Akai refuses to effectively address is
1. Better mixing and mastering tools, like visual EQ 2. Disk streaming and more RAM.

Again, that these issues are getting partially agreed in standalone mode in 3.0 is great, but it's not a solution for this that produce music using a computer.

MPC has basically decided that it's mostly going to be a standalone play. They best Ableton and Maschine that way. However, it's not enough to keep people like me buying the larger expensive MPC products because people like me want MPC to grow up and be competitive with an actual DAW. Otherwise, we won't stick around. There's plenty of solid midi controllers, including Push 3 and Maschine that are solid when in controller mode.

Shahabodinn wrote:MPC has basically decided that it's mostly going to be a standalone play. They best Ableton and Maschine that way. However, it's not enough to keep people like me buying the larger expensive MPC products because people like me want MPC to grow up and be competitive with an actual DAW. Otherwise, we won't stick around. There's plenty of solid midi controllers, including Push 3 and Maschine that are solid when in controller mode.

So your expecting a standalone first company to compete with a Full DAW & because it can't you won't buy the more advanced MPCs that would give you the best shot a doing that, tho it still wouldn't be competitive with a PC DAW. That's interesting.