MPC 3 -- Let's GO!!

That works in the arrange window but if you then go into grid view and zoom in, as soon as it starts to overdub it zooms back out

MPC-Tutor wrote:So these issues are relating to using a MIDI track with pad perform set to CUSTOM? So the custom mapping set is not behaving as configured?

Again, please try presenting this is a detailed, step-by-step way as it's really hard to decipher exactly what is going on.

Load a Program on MPC 2 one a track. The next rack set to MIDI and route to the track you loaded the Program on. Go to Progressions setting of the MIDI track, select Pad Bank A and set to CUSTOM>EDIT NOTE MAP and select the C1 custom mapping template. On the MPC 2 OS on my MIDI tracks routed to my other track with Program kit, it maps and triggers the samples exactly as the Program track itself from Pad A1-H16 in order. Now in MPC 3, following those same steps , the same CUSTOM C1 mapping template routed to a Drum track (vs Programs) is way off, out of order from Pad A1-H16. I reported this to Akai on their bug reporting page for the MPC 3 OS.

Lex Luthor71 wrote:

MPC-Tutor wrote:So these issues are relating to using a MIDI track with pad perform set to CUSTOM? So the custom mapping set is not behaving as configured?

Again, please try presenting this is a detailed, step-by-step way as it's really hard to decipher exactly what is going on.

Load a Program on MPC 2 one a track. The next rack set to MIDI and route to the track you loaded the Program on. Go to Progressions setting of the MIDI track, select Pad Bank A and set to CUSTOM>EDIT NOTE MAP and select the C1 custom mapping template. On the MPC 2 OS on my MIDI tracks routed to my other track with Program kit, it maps and triggers the samples exactly as the Program track itself from Pad A1-H16 in order. Now in MPC 3, following those same steps , the same CUSTOM C1 mapping template routed to a Drum track (vs Programs) is way off, out of order from Pad A1-H16. I reported this to Akai on their bug reporting page for the MPC 3 OS.

I tried the other mapping like Notes or Guitar, same thing, notes that are sent are not what I have set.

ontherun wrote:I tried the other mapping like Notes or Guitar, same thing, notes that are sent are not what I have set.

Yeah, I can confirm that issue too. This, old behavior Mutes, and inability to use key signature other than 4/4 are my top issues I’m awaiting to see addressed in an update. Just my opinion.

Does tube synth still drift in 3.x ?

I dont know if anyone has noticed tubesynth has some drift. tap away on the pad kinda rapidly like blip blip blip blip. It's always done this too.. its nothing to do with glide or pitch within the patches i'v e tried changing all that to 0 to see if it helps. nope. mini d, and iirc the opx does it as well. hype does not do it as far as i've seen.

Perhaps the drift is a free running lfo? I dunno what it is but it's super annoying..

Ultros wrote:Tubesynth has some drift

What's the complaint ? We got the accurate tube emulation we asked for !

On MPC3, the visual layout of Air delay pro is greyed out on my X, although it functions normally. No colors on the pots to show levels.

KaoticShock wrote:

Elijah wrote:I think it would be great if the MPC3 could use markers and a loop region in the arranger as new "scenes" [..]

[..] They added locators that can be named in MPC3 so Ill definitely be making use of those.

Are those named locators just positions - or can they also be regions ?

Jean-Marc Liotier wrote:

KaoticShock wrote:[..] They added locators that can be named in MPC3 so Ill definitely be making use of those.

Are those named locators just positions - or can they also be regions ?

MPC3 has an option to automatically set a loop range between locators.

Ultros wrote:Does tube synth still drift in 3.x ?

I dont know if anyone has noticed tubesynth has some drift. tap away on the pad kinda rapidly like blip blip blip blip. It's always done this too.. its nothing to do with glide or pitch within the patches i'v e tried changing all that to 0 to see if it helps. nope. mini d, and iirc the opx does it as well. hype does not do it as far as i've seen.

Perhaps the drift is a free running lfo? I dunno what it is but it's super annoying..

Could the drifting sound be caused by aftertouch?

Elijah wrote:MPC3 has an option to automatically set a loop range between locators.

So, given an immediately accessible UI, doesn't it very much look like the structure for scenes - and potentially an adequate alternative to the sequence-switching live use case ?

Jean-Marc Liotier wrote:

Elijah wrote:MPC3 has an option to automatically set a loop range between locators.

So, given an immediately accessible UI, doesn't it very much look like the structure for scenes - and potentially an adequate alternative to the sequence-switching live use case ?

I think so. Currently, jumps to locators happen immediately, but if they were quantized to 1 bar or the length of the loop region, it would function similarly to Next Sequence.

I wonder, when 3.0 comes out officially, will we still get an option to downgrade ?

jalex wrote:I wonder, when 3.0 comes out officially, will we still get an option to downgrade ?

It might not have the 'downgrade' button, but you should be able to manually downgrade if you keep a copy of your favourite firmware backed up on a disk somewhere.

But if they release new hardware (e.g. MPC Live 3 etc) then I suspect that hardware will probably only support 3.x firmware as each new model needs hardware support coded into the firmware (which is why you cannot install 2.10 or earlier in the MPC Key 61).

Lex Luthor71 wrote:

ontherun wrote:did the midi note map change one day?
Im using this list:
https://soundprogramming.net/file-forma ... equencies/

But the MPC v3 has completely different note numbers.

I think so. When I used the C1 custom mapping in MPC2 on my MIDI tracks routed to my other tracks with Program kit, it mapped exactly as the Program track itself from Pad A1-H16. Now in MPC3, the same custom C1 mapping routed to a Drum track (vs Programs) is way off, out of order from Pad A1-H16. I’m not sure if it’s a bug but if so i reported this to Akai’s bug reporting page.

I knew it wasn't just me!!! I was doing a little programing with my Roland TR-8 and was baffled to why it wasn't behaving properly. Even after loading my custom midi map, the notes are all over the place.

Thank you for documenting and reporting it.

Now when I load an older 2.xx project the notes play as recorded, but I can't program in anything new in 3.xx.
Gotta be something impacting the pad input.