NearTao wrote:I suspect some of the issues with the MPC touch screen implementation are due to the limits of the hardware... though saying that it does sound like an excuse to what is really a poor user experience regardless of the reason. Drawing midi notes, cutting/pasting, sample editing, chop editing, etc... are all just a bit too finicky and persnickety. It's just hard to tell if it is "working as designed" or a poor imitation of what they were trying to implement.
NearTao wrote:I suspect some of the issues with the MPC touch screen implementation are due to the limits of the hardware... though saying that it does sound like an excuse to what is really a poor user experience regardless of the reason. Drawing midi notes, cutting/pasting, sample editing, chop editing, etc... are all just a bit too finicky and persnickety. It's just hard to tell if it is "working as designed" or a poor imitation of what they were trying to implement.
Unreallystic wrote:
As it currently stands, I WANTED to love the touchscreen, but at this point I hate when I have to use it because its either slower than a button press would be, and/or its so finnicky that as mentioned its just a poor user experience. I'd rather they either go in and focus on improving that experience, or work on navigating the MPC without needing the touch screen - i.e. what NI did.
My only concern right now is that the Maschine is going to fall on its face - and that will stifle innovation from Akai.
- Unreall
MPC-Tutor wrote:Cursor buttons are a classic example of what is missing on the Live - yes you can tap the parameters on the touchscreen to select them which is quicker 'on paper', but in reality the muscle memory you build with the cursors on legacy MPCs means the real world workflow is quicker. The combined data wheel/cursor on the 4000 is amazing, especially with the additional block cursors for rapidly moving to different blocks of data on screen.
Another workflow oddity with these new MPCs is the inability to assign direct to a specific pad layer from the browser. So you have to load all your samples into the pool, open up the program editor, tap a layer, scroll through the entire list of samples, then pick the next layer, scroll through the entire list of samples again. Jesus. At least remember the last accessed sample each time, plus build this layer assignment into the browser. Surely they have enough actual users on board these days to know these things make sense
MPC-Tutor wrote:Cursor buttons are a classic example of what is missing on the Live - yes you can tap the parameters on the touchscreen to select them which is quicker 'on paper', but in reality the muscle memory you build with the cursors on legacy MPCs means the real world workflow is quicker. The combined data wheel/cursor on the 4000 is amazing, especially with the additional block cursors for rapidly moving to different blocks of data on screen.
Another workflow oddity with these new MPCs is the inability to assign direct to a specific pad layer from the browser. So you have to load all your samples into the pool, open up the program editor, tap a layer, scroll through the entire list of samples, then pick the next layer, scroll through the entire list of samples again. Jesus. At least remember the last accessed sample each time, plus build this layer assignment into the browser. Surely they have enough actual users on board these days to know these things make sense
Danoc wrote:Lamp how you liking this Maschine +? Pros and Cons for you?
Lampdog wrote:Still reading everyone’s thoughts on it. It’s an interesting machine. Some are spoiled and want more more more. It’s a standalone.
MPC-Tutor wrote:Cursor buttons are a classic example of what is missing on the Live - yes you can tap the parameters on the touchscreen to select them which is quicker 'on paper', but in reality the muscle memory you build with the cursors on legacy MPCs means the real world workflow is quicker.
Danoc wrote:There will never be a perfect machine, you have to make your studio a perfect workflow for YOU
Danoc wrote:There will never be a perfect machine, you have to make your studio a perfect workflow for YOU....
Menco wrote:There is no such thing as a perfect machine, only a perfect setup.
