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 Toblerone72 Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:55 am
I recently got an MPC live 2 which I’m using as a multi timbral sound source for my live keys rig. Is there any way of setting the midi note range of each sound or track (a sampled which will have a key group, Hype etc) so I can map them on the midi keyboard.

For example, let’s say I’ve got a 61 note midi keyboards, I want to set a moog bass sound up to middle C, a pad from hype above that and a sound effect sample assigned to the top C.

The auto sample feature is brilliant and I can see this becoming the brain for my live rig, provided I can map everything on the external midi keyboards.
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By Lampdog Tue Mar 29, 2022 11:41 am
Learn how to setup “keygroups”. I think that's what your describing/looking for.
By ace_of_dub Tue Mar 29, 2022 12:30 pm
No, you can't do what you want as of OS 2.10.

Obviously you can define keyzones with different samples inside a single keygroup program, but you can't split by key range 2 different plugin programs for instance on the same MIDI channel AFAIK. Your only option right now is to buy an external device/MIDI keyboard that can split on 2 midi channels or use keygroup programs with different samples at different keyranges within a single pre-configured program.

Another limitation that AKAI has yet to fix.
By Toblerone72 Tue Mar 29, 2022 1:08 pm
OK thanks that's a nice and clear answer, like you said we'll just need to use keyboards on which you can program zone. It would be a great feature if Akai could implement this in a future update.