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 balbsor456 Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:06 am
(thought id make a separate post for this topic)
This is for the mpc one firmware update (2.8.1 and up) , i tested it several times and Akai did infact increase the brightness setting. Using 2.7.2 I can work for hours with the mpc screen, but with the 2.8.1 or 2.9.1 updates I can only do so for half the time because its just too bright. and i always make sure i have it set to 'night.' Akai didn't put this in the update notes. it definitely affected my workflow negatively. I don't think anyone complained about the 2.7.2 brightness level so idk why Akai made the change
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By EnochLight Wed Jul 14, 2021 2:40 am
balbsor456 wrote:(thought id make a separate post for this topic)
This is for the mpc one firmware update (2.8.1 and up) , i tested it several times and Akai did infact increase the brightness setting. Using 2.7.2 I can work for hours with the mpc screen, but with the 2.8.1 or 2.9.1 updates I can only do so for half the time because its just too bright. and i always make sure i have it set to 'night.' Akai didn't put this in the update notes. it definitely affected my workflow negatively. I don't think anyone complained about the 2.7.2 brightness level so idk why Akai made the change


Sorry, not a thing for me. I'm even on the Live II where the battery comes into play, and I don't find the brightness level bad at all. And I've got light blue eyes that are sensitive to light, and usually work in a dim room.

Do you have some sort of light sensitivity stigmatism with your sight that's bothering you?
By balbsor456 Wed Jul 14, 2021 2:58 am
EnochLight wrote:
balbsor456 wrote:(thought id make a separate post for this topic)
This is for the mpc one firmware update (2.8.1 and up) , i tested it several times and Akai did infact increase the brightness setting. Using 2.7.2 I can work for hours with the mpc screen, but with the 2.8.1 or 2.9.1 updates I can only do so for half the time because its just too bright. and i always make sure i have it set to 'night.' Akai didn't put this in the update notes. it definitely affected my workflow negatively. I don't think anyone complained about the 2.7.2 brightness level so idk why Akai made the change


Sorry, not a thing for me. I'm even on the Live II where the battery comes into play, and I don't find the brightness level bad at all. And I've got light blue eyes that are sensitive to light, and usually work in a dim room.

Do you have some sort of light sensitivity stigmatism with your sight that's bothering you?


i definitely have some light sensitivity, but the night mode in 2.7.2 worked for me, so im kinda ticked off they changed it