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 Leamington Wed Mar 24, 2021 6:15 pm
Hi, I'm Running 2.9.1 Firmware. I'm trying to do a simple task of drawing a straight line or curve from the beginning of a sequence to end creating a low or hi pass filter fade in over 16 or 32 bars....but can't get it perfect. Is there a way to do this perfectly.
Thanks
By 40Beatz Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:27 pm
Automate the Q-Link Knob Movements
By Leamington Wed Mar 24, 2021 10:48 pm
40Beatz wrote:Automate the Q-Link Knob Movements


I can do this but you cannot create a straight or curved line. There is no way to edit over the automation.
I've also tried step sequencer using the presets but it seems you can only do a fade on 1 bar. Thanks
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By Lampdog Wed Mar 24, 2021 10:53 pm
Twisting a knob creates a curve.

Use q-links.

Go back in afterwards and draw or fine tune.
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By Monotremata Thu Mar 25, 2021 12:17 am
Turn off the TC settings and it might make it smoother. You cant really make a curve on the MPC, its all going to be stepped, but you can get close by turning off the quantization and drawing it in. If you have TC set to a note value, your 'curve' is going to be plotted by that division, meaning you get a step at each 8th/16th/quarter note/etc. Do it without quantization and it might make a shitload of points but it will let you make as smooth of a curve as possible. It aint anything like the automation curves in Logic Pro/Ableton/Cubase/etc, its back to the 1980s 128 stepped MIDI values heh.
By Leamington Thu Mar 25, 2021 8:36 am
Lampdog wrote:Twisting a knob creates a curve.

Use q-links.

Go back in afterwards and draw or fine tune.

Thanks I will try this method.
By Leamington Thu Mar 25, 2021 8:39 am
Monotremata wrote:Turn off the TC settings and it might make it smoother. You cant really make a curve on the MPC, its all going to be stepped, but you can get close by turning off the quantization and drawing it in. If you have TC set to a note value, your 'curve' is going to be plotted by that division, meaning you get a step at each 8th/16th/quarter note/etc. Do it without quantization and it might make a **** of points but it will let you make as smooth of a curve as possible. It aint anything like the automation curves in Logic Pro/Ableton/Cubase/etc, its back to the 1980s 128 stepped MIDI values heh.

Thanks hopefully I will get close with all this help.
It's a shame it doesn't have such basic features added to the draw tools as for me it stops it being completely standalone. Hopefully there will be a new update with this implemented.
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By Lampdog Thu Mar 25, 2021 1:14 pm
LP filter on the FILT/ENV page can be automated.

Like said above turn off TC and q-link movement will sound smoother.

Like said above it’s digital, there are no analog curves if zoom all the way in, it’s stepped.

Q-LINK page is more powerful than you may realize at first. Dig into that and touch everything.

Main menu in grid, we all see the VOLUME bottom pop-up screen, it can do WAY more than volume for your automation. I ended up with many more automation options than VOLUME in that pop-up screen.
By 40Beatz Thu Mar 25, 2021 1:49 pm
Also set the Sequencer Resolution to 960ppq to make Automating seem a lil Smoother