Support and discussion for all of Akai’s modern standalone MPCs including the MPC X / X SE, MPC Live 1, 2 & 3, MPC One / One+, MPC Key 37/61.
By Zack Zerox Sun Mar 11, 2018 9:31 pm
Hi. Slowly getting my head round this excellent piece of kit (Live).

I'm using the clips mode a lot as a performance tool. I just discovered how useful Qlinks can be, and in drum programs/tracks the range of options for Pad Parameter and Pad Scene in the Qlink edit mode is great.

I might be missing it, but I can't seem to assign anything to the Pad Param/Pad Scene pages for clip programs. I can get as stuff like tuning on the Program page though, but surprised it's not accessible in the other way, which saves having to assign specific pad parameters (f that makes sense). Assuming I've not got the wrong end of the stick, I'd hope that this would be opened up more in a future update.

Also, while I'm here - I have two Drum tracks, one a variant of the other, both using the same Program. Muting one or the other to switch. Is it possible to record automation (say, delay to a snare hit) to just one of these tracks? It seems to play the same automation across both.
By Zack Zerox Sun Mar 18, 2018 12:45 pm
Back again. Anyone out there?

Another Qlink question/possible bug or missing feature...

I set up Program Mode Qlinks for my JD-Xi. All works as it should, BUT when I switched to the Looper to capture some phrases, then back, my Qlinks had shifted from vertical (as I'd set them up) to horizontal - ie all my knobs are the wrong way round. Be nice to be able to choose/lock the alignment.

Discovered that toggling between Screen and Program resets it but it's kind of irritating.

Another thing: would be great to be able to relabel the Qlink names. Eg JD-Xi resonance is 'Snd Control 2', cutoff is 'Snd Control 5'. Again, a bit annoying.