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 J.O.BEATS Tue Jan 20, 2026 7:38 pm
Well I guess it’s good it’s back then

A little tip when working with stems: Chop samples, create a program, bang out a sequence, bounce to sample, then stem it out from there
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By Lampdog Tue Jan 20, 2026 10:10 pm
jaymack wrote:Bounce Sequence to Sample is back apparently!
Good, I used that alot.
By horisonten Wed Jan 21, 2026 6:05 am
Interested if Gen 1 users can check if these are fixed.

1. Is the noticable audio glitch/dropout fully gone now on sequence change?

2. Can you finally hold chords/notes over sequence changes, without them cutting off (as in a inevitable note off on held notes)?

Regarding the last one the firmware notes PDF mentions things that could mean that they have fixed it, but not sure since they use different wording :hmmm:
By Zack Zerox Wed Jan 21, 2026 8:33 am
Does look like a bunch of useful tweaks and repairs for Gen 1 users, as well as additions for the new models. (The release notes do state that the issue with audio dropouts on switching sequences has been fixed).

Saw a video earlier of a guy testing for some specific issues on a Force, and saying they were sorted now.

Edit: under 'known issues' it says "activations [...] occasionally deactivate on start up", so hopefully they will get that sorted in another update...
By B-Wise Wed Jan 21, 2026 12:59 pm
Olafmol, on another site posted the bug fixes & know issues:
Playback:
• Changing order of tracks during playback no longer causes audio drops.
• Audio tracks will no longer play out of sync when Loop Start is not placed at Bar 1.
• Stutter and audio dropouts no longer occur when switching sequences if Clip Workflow is enabled.
• Reordering tracks while the transport is running will no longer cause audio to be lost on some tracks.
• Metronome is now audible as expected when set to a Mono output.
• Arrangement will no longer stop when changing internal track types while in Sync mode.
• Switching focus to another track will no longer cut off MIDI notes received from an external sequencer.

Arrange View:
• Record on next loop start setting for audio tracks has been repaired.
• Pasting an audio regions during clip playback no longer always places this data at the start of an arrangement.

Control Surface:
• Pad lighting behaviour when entering some menus and Modes has been improved.

Track Edit:
• Changing between tracks in Track Edit no longers causes audio errors.
• MPC’s control surface will no longer drop when changing track rapidly.
• Snap to Zero setting is now working in the Samples page.

Main Mode:
• Deleting a track and then undoing the action no longer breaks that track’s Independent
Track Length setting.Sample Edit:
• Tapping Cancel twice during Stems processing no longer causes a crash.
• Processing a sample slice not longer sets slice selection to All.

Loading and Saving:
• Loading a project with Independent Track Length settings enabled with no value changes now load correctly.
• Pressing the Menu button while the New Project > Save Project reminder dialog is opened no longer causes a crash.

Startup:
• Startup wizard behaviour now respects a user’s “Do not show…” selection when MPC is launched.

Sequence Edit:
• Bounce Sequence to sample option has been restored.
• Deleting bars will no longer remove initial automation event.
• Copy Events now works when a specific pad’s events have been selected.
• A rare crash will no longer occurs using Copy Sequence.

Browser:
• Folder location shortcuts set are now accurately reflected when saving data.

Looper:
• Looper will record in sync when Ableton Link is enabled.

Sampler:
• Starting a recording with TUI buttons has been repaired.

Q-Links:
• Q-Link now display Pitch Bend changes correctly.
• Q-Links are now mapped correctly for Drum Track’s LFO/Utilities/Mod Matrix tabs.
• Mod Matrix Q-Link OLED parameter value displays are now aligned with TUI display .
• Rec Arm Q-Link now updates when a track’s Arm state changed elsewhere.
• Custom track macros for plugins are no longer reset to default when a plugin’s preset is changed.
• Volume mode Q-Links for MIDI tracks have been repaired.Channel Mixer
• Audio input is now visible in Main Mode without needing to visit Channel Mixer view first.
• Audible clicks when adjusting track/pad levels have been improved.

List Edit:
• All values for MIDI CC parameters are now available to enter.

Time Correct:
• Pad lighting when Time Correct popup is displayed has been corrected.

Grid View:
• The grid viewport when in playback with record/overdub enabled now behaves as expected.
• Grid note preview now plays referencing correct Pad X/Y automation value.
• When editing automation, Magnifying Glass tool will no longer behave like the Pencil tool.
• Automation lane display changes have been made more responsive when moving events.

Song Mode:
• Using Record and entering sequences with pads no longer erases the current track.
• Using Record + Play will play back the first sequence correctly.

Clip Matrix:
• Edit Clip/Region will now respect current clip selection.

Sounds Mode:
• Selecting a plugin preset in Favorites will now change the active plugin preset.

Pad Perform:
• Custom MIDI mapping will no longer causes notes to draw incorrectly in Grid view.
• Aftertouch values are now set correctly when Aftertouch is disabled.
• Stuck notes when when using Progressions have been corrected.

MIDI Learn:
• Reordering track positions will no longer break learned MIDI mappings.Undo History:
• Crash will no longer occur when redoing an action after Undo History has been cleared.

Undo History:
• Crash will no longer occur when redoing an action after Undo History has been cleared.

There are also some known issues that will probably be done for OS 3.8:

Known Issues
• MIDI Aftertouch and Pad X/Y Position automations are not captured when recording Clips to Arrange.
• Activations including Pro Pack & Clip workflow occasionally deactivate on start up.
• Q-link order is sometimes wrong in the Touch Strip config when in Q-Link mode.
• Track Edit - Envelope decay value is hard to set as desired between 0 - 700ms due to acceleration.
• Sample Edit - Start/End points can be changed after placing a sample on an Audio track.
• MPC XL - Step Sequencer Track Mute buttons can get into state where a track adjacent to a user’s selection is muted.
• MPCe graphic is visible in Track Edit > Tune/Mix tab for keygroups.
• Track Mute - After duplicating/deleting a track, edits can apply to the wrong group.
• Cancelling an MPC2 project import results in empty project with no Outputs available.

The next person to say Akai doesn't fix bugs, can go eat a bag of rotten potatoes :fku:
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By Neodymium Wed Jan 21, 2026 1:05 pm
I wonder what requirements there are to be this list of known bugs? And what constitutes a bug and something just acting weird

Known Issues
• MIDI Aftertouch and Pad X/Y Position automations are not captured when recording Clips to Arrange.
• Activations including Pro Pack & Clip workflow occasionally deactivate on start up.
• Q-link order is sometimes wrong in the Touch Strip config when in Q-Link mode.
• Track Edit - Envelope decay value is hard to set as desired between 0 - 700ms due to acceleration.
• Sample Edit - Start/End points can be changed after placing a sample on an Audio track.
• MPC XL - Step Sequencer Track Mute buttons can get into state where a track adjacent to a user’s selection is muted.
• MPCe graphic is visible in Track Edit > Tune/Mix tab for keygroups.
• Track Mute - After duplicating/deleting a track, edits can apply to the wrong group.
• Cancelling an MPC2 project import results in empty project with no Outputs available.