Unknown Default Pad Colors in Edit Sample Trim Mode

hi, i load a drum loop to a pad, then when i go to edit sample --> trim and chop mode turn the pads to unknown colors and behaviors.


this behavior is the same no matter what sample i load.

in trim mode, all the 16 pads have colors, red, green yellow.

when i press chop mode, only 3 pads have colors, pad 1, pad 12 and pad 13.
this is ALWAYS the case and is default as soon as i press chop without having done anything.

it makes NO sense.

anyone know what the heck is going on?

here is what i am seeing.

I can't see the picture, but maybe that's what you mean?

This is much more obvious when using the unit in Controller mode: You‘ll see the description what the pads do in the software, no need to check the manual.

Check out the manual for the complete breakdown of what each pad does in TRIM and CHOP - the pad colors are just showing you that the pad in question does 'something (e.g. in CHOP, pad 1 adds a slice).

ahhh, ok thanks so much guys. i will be going over it indeed. i keep thinking that a lot of the functions should be immediately obvious. thanks so much.

I thought you were talking about a bug where when you exit chop mode some pads remain lit
Glad you short it out

SakisX wrote:I thought you were talking about a bug where when you exit chop mode some pads remain lit
Glad you short it out

That happens to my MPC Live from time to time...

dzsteez wrote:ahhh, ok thanks so much guys. i will be going over it indeed. i keep thinking that a lot of the functions should be immediately obvious. thanks so much.

Please don't take offence but a simple glance at the manual could have solved your issue. These mpcs are so full of options I even printed a hard copy of the manual for easy reference.

Maybe it's my age, but in the last decade or so I keep getting more and more surprised when things are immediately obvious. User interface design is as much art as it is science, and we all have such diverse backgrounds for how we think things should work. The boundary between user interface and user expectation is often blurry at best.

justineastwick wrote:

SakisX wrote:I thought you were talking about a bug where when you exit chop mode some pads remain lit
Glad you short it out

That happens to my MPC Live from time to time...

You are lucky, for me it happens ALL the time (MPC One)