I'm really trying to like the mpc x but...

Ok so I've always been a huge fan of the mpc line. Over the years I've had at least 4. But for the past decade or so I really tried to make that jump to studio one/vst plugins. But lately I was feeling that itch to jump back on the mpc band wagon so after doing some research I decided to get the X. Don't get me wrong, it's a beast in it's own right but I'm a little disappointed by a couple main features that I miss in earlier versions. The main one being autoload. After searching and searching everywhere and finding no solution I realized that the only way to do this is through the software. But if it's truly a stand alone machine then why can't it do a simple task of loading up my programs when I turn the unit on without needing a computer? I know it may seem like a small thing but little things like that mean a lot when it comes to my workflow. It would be nice to have the ability to do that with or without the software. That being said, if anyone here knows of a work around it would be much appreciated!

You need to create a project template then set this template to the default project load in Menu>Project Load\Save

"Project Template" section in the manual explains it - check it out, it always makes me wonder why people ignore it completely.

You can then choose empty project or template one from "Demo/Recent" menu - upon boot or when creating a new project from already loaded one.

handthrow wrote:"Project Template" section in the manual explains it - check it out, it always makes me wonder why people ignore it completely.

Now the default template is one thing but, from the amount of people on Facebook asking dumbass questions like 'How do I load samples', 'How do i play my synth', etc, I don't think ANYONE reads manuals anymore. They just spend $1200-2K on a shiny new toy and expect the internet to tell them how to use it.

Monotremata wrote:

handthrow wrote:"Project Template" section in the manual explains it - check it out, it always makes me wonder why people ignore it completely.

Now the default template is one thing but, from the amount of people on Facebook asking dumbass questions like 'How do I load samples', 'How do i play my synth', etc, I don't think ANYONE reads manuals anymore. They just spend $1200-2K on a shiny new toy and expect the internet to tell them how to use it.

I don't see this as a bad thing. This means new users are buying a product that I hope will be supported well into the future. A product that is selling works towards that. Having the internet to make a financial plunge into a expensive unit that maybe way over some users heads makes buying an MPC less frightening. I suspect a lot of the time, users asking very rudimentary questions are not just asking for informational purposes but as a way to say" hey I'm part of the gang". Prospective buyers, especially those that have never ever touched a piece of musical hardware feel way more comfortable joining the club when they see a active community willing to engage.

Nowadays products live and die from internet chatter or the lack thereof. The more chatter the more developers can judge interest in their product and the more value a product has to prospective buyers. I see it as a win win.

SuperKonquer wrote:I don't see this as a bad thing. This means new users are buying a product that I hope will be supported well into the future. A product that is selling works towards that. Having the internet to make a financial plunge into a expensive unit that maybe way over some users heads makes buying an MPC less frightening. I suspect a lot of the time, users asking very rudimentary questions are not just asking for informational purposes but as a way to say" hey I'm part of the gang". Prospective buyers, especially those that have never ever touched a piece of musical hardware feel way more comfortable joining the club when they see a active community willing to engage.

Nowadays products live and die from internet chatter or the lack thereof. The more chatter the more developers can judge interest in their product and the more value a product has to prospective buyers. I see it as a win win.

There is a difference between creating redundant noise and contributing,

A vast majority of questions and content can be replaced by a 2 minute process of checking manual and additional 2-10 minutes to fiddle with gear to check if you get it correctly.

I might expect too much, but imagine If 90% of utter basic questions and complaints (resulting in not knowing how to do stuff) would disappear - then the clever and valuable ideas related using MPC would be more prominent and would elevate the arsenal of tips, tricks and workflows we can utilize and that can inspire MPC product people - unless they're not done already by seeing Nth person complaining that they should be able to do XYZ because Ableton does it and/or that they don't know how to load a sound.

I work in software and believe me - having 100th case of a person refusing to do minimal effort of trying to figure out the issue is not a motivation to improve in any way.
Also regarding bugs (which there are of course) - going though a list of "bug" reports that are just basic user errors only slows down the process, wastes time an energy.

Don't get me wrong, YT videos about basics and questions here about them is a good supplement and valuable resource, but not when they repeat the same thing the Nth time.

Three YT examples of what i mean as valuable stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI7SUzt90rk from Musician Paradise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE4ZaEExNdc from Tubedigga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wre8QYoTqyo from Jorb