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 Attila Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:45 am
Hello!
I see dozens of MPC Kits, expansion, plugins, sounds (with free and buy option), but can't find ''Clips".
Do you know "Clip" sharing/seller websites?
Thanks
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By MPC-Tutor Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:51 pm
Clips are mostly just audio loops, so any site that sells loops will work. Or are you looking for pre-built MPC 'clip' programs? If so, to my knowledge no one makes these (BTW I've never had a single request for this). Generally speaking, MPC users don't seem to use clips very much, it's more of a Force thing (where MIDI clips are also supported).
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By Lampdog Thu Jan 25, 2024 5:05 pm
I’ve never used or needed a Clip program.
Just long samples?!
By Wul Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:58 am
You can use clips within a sequence very similar to the forces arranger that everyone is requesting.
It’s so easy and obvious. It’s just a shame that midi clips ain’t available, but the workaround is to render the required midi track to a sample.
I’ve also found to change a setting (can’t remember the actual name of the setting) to “as played”. That way you can live play the clips into a sequence as an arrangement.
You can also set it up so that triggering say the first clip on track one, triggers the first clip on subsequent tracks, similar to a scene on the force. All of which is recorded in the sequence.
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By Lampdog Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:39 am
Sounds like 'phrasing".
By mpc_fan_2022 Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:01 pm
Wul wrote:You can use clips within a sequence very similar to the forces arranger that everyone is requesting.


There is a misunderstanding here, the Force Arranger does not have "clips", just because it's the Force Arranger. The audio part of the Force arranger is no different from a MPC audio track, just like the midi part of the Force arranger is no different from a MPC sequence.

What people want in a MPC is an Arranger view which is similar to the Track View in MPC Software (Ctrl+2). The Force arranger is simply a big sequence and there are no clips that repeat themselves in the MIDI part, the audio part being, again, EXACTLY like the MPC audio track, where one can also repeat audio files there.

I guess the Force also has clip programs? but it doesn't work like say Ableton Live where you can loop a MIDI clip in the Arrangement view then make that loop longer just by dragging the right side of MIDI data or something. The Force never did that.
By Wanderer Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:19 pm
You can also set it up so that triggering say the first clip on track one, triggers the first clip on subsequent tracks, similar to a scene on the force. All of which is recorded in the sequence.[/quote]

I have been exploring clips for awhile on my Live 2 but I have never come across this. In fact I sent a feature request to Akai for the ability to launch scenes on the Live. Are you talking about something like triggering a scene in Ableton? Can you point me to anywhere in a manual or youtube vid that explains how to do this? Or can you explain it yourself here? I would love to know...
Many thanks in anticipation
By Wul Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:15 am
Wanderer wrote:You can also set it up so that triggering say the first clip on track one, triggers the first clip on subsequent tracks, similar to a scene on the force. All of which is recorded in the sequence.


I have been exploring clips for awhile on my Live 2 but I have never come across this. In fact I sent a feature request to Akai for the ability to launch scenes on the Live. Are you talking about something like triggering a scene in Ableton? Can you point me to anywhere in a manual or youtube vid that explains how to do this? Or can you explain it yourself here? I would love to know...
Many thanks in anticipation[/quote]

Just create a clip program on track one, then another on track two. Etc. then on track one expand the fader view, then select the view that selects midi routings, then in the send to field, select track two. Do this in any subsequent tracks , now when you press clip one on track one , clip one on track two will trigger too. Now you can do the same in track two so that it triggers track three etc.
By Wanderer Sat Jan 27, 2024 4:39 pm
Just create a clip program on track one, then another on track two. Etc. then on track one expand the fader view, then select the view that selects midi routings, then in the send to field, select track two. Do this in any subsequent tracks , now when you press clip one on track one , clip one on track two will trigger too. Now you can do the same in track two so that it triggers track three etc.[/quote]

Right. Tried that - it works. That is interesting and useful to know. Many thanks, Wul. Couple of things:
Still exploring the Live and learning. So what is going on here? Is it sending some sort of midi message? Any idea what?
And... the feature request I sent to Akai was this:
If you imagine in one clip program, for example, wouldn't it be good if we could assign all the pads in a row say pads 1,2,3,4 and even maybe the pads in bank B and C etc so that they belonged in a scene as in Ableton? A bit like assigning them to a mute group vertically but in this case a scene is horizontal. Then have the ability to launch that scene by simply pressing one of those pads in that row.
I think that would be a killer for live performances. Yes? :)
By Attila Sat Jan 27, 2024 4:58 pm
MPC-Tutor wrote:Or are you looking for pre-built MPC 'clip' programs?

Yes.
I can show you what I mean, I found yesterday a Psytrance expansions (with 22 clip programs) from Marco Scherer. Loops, kits, and clips. So I don't have to set up anything because it's ready to fun.