Song Mode automation?

Yes, I looked it up in User Guide. Yes, I tried to do it myself on MPC One. I suspect the answer is "no", but I want to ask in case I'm missing something obvious

Say I have a 1 bar long sequence, that repeats in Song Mode 4 times, i.e. for the duration of 4 bars. Is there any way I can record automation move - say a filter sweep - that's 4 bar long and plays while the sequence is looping?

Not as far as I'm aware, you'll have to convert the whole song to a sequence first and record the automation to that.

MPC-Tutor wrote:Not as far as I'm aware, you'll have to convert the whole song to a sequence first and record the automation to that.

Yeah, wanted to avoid that if possible because then changing one note in that 1-bar sequence means I need to repeat the edits in all the copies. Oh well...

Thanks for confirming, though!

Either Tutor's way or Turn it into a 4-Bar Sequence,,,then you can record an Automated Filter Sweep Flawlessly

Or instead of song mode, use a daw. But you don't have to.

bees80 wrote:But you don't have to.

I've not gotten myself the One to use a DAW
I can work around this, no need to stick it to me

It's funny that you say that because that is the reason why i am thinking to sell my mpc

I know it is super easy to do that kind of thing in Ableton Live, but on the MPC One you're not setup for doing polyrhythmic or time shifting notes/gates/cv/automation, etc...

Check this out though... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=296doODTRco

antic604 wrote:

MPC-Tutor wrote:Not as far as I'm aware, you'll have to convert the whole song to a sequence first and record the automation to that.

Yeah, wanted to avoid that if possible because then changing one note in that 1-bar sequence means I need to repeat the edits in all the copies. Oh well...

Thanks for confirming, though!

While Tutor's solution is literally the only way to do it right now, this how I do it: I build my projects treating sequencer history and assembled songs like "Reason Blocks". I use my separate sequences to to change notes as needed, and just covert my song to a new sequence. That way I have a list of (song length) sequences that build a history of my project changes, so I can go back to one of I don't like my changes.

I know, it's sort of a pain in the ass, but it's the only way I know how to get around the automation limit. Really hoping automations in song mode is a feature that's added in 3.0.