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 timmmy000 Wed Apr 30, 2025 7:25 am
Hello dear MPC-folks,
I´m new in the MPC-universe and I have a slighty different intention to use the MPC Key 37 that I´ve purchased:
I'm playing in different bands, mainly with my trusty Nord Stage 4 compact; to add the extra spice to the sound I recently used a AKAI MPX16 to throw in some samples...Now with the MPC Key 37 - it´s also red (hehe...), it can throw in so much more samples and much more...
I stumbled over the video of Douglas (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjwWU2CHGqQ) - he uses three sounds and the Key Range-feature, finally saved all in a project.
I've done something similar - while creating a multi-sound-project laid out at different key zones everything worked. After saving the procet and reloading every time only one track is armed (and can be heard/played)...
How can I get a persistent enabling of all 3 tracks (corresponding to 3 key ranges all over the keyboard)?

Regards
Tim
By Elijah Wed Apr 30, 2025 12:33 pm
You can do it without multi-arm. Just set Plugin1’s “Send To” to Plugin2, then Plugin2’s “Send To” to Plugin3. With Plugin1 armed, all three tracks will play according to their key ranges.
By jamos Wed Apr 30, 2025 11:25 pm
People love to make this far more complicated than it needs to be. You don't need to arm anything. Simply set the midi monitor for each track to "In". No need to send the data anywhere, etc.