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 cd3k Sat Feb 28, 2026 1:45 am
Here's a list of features that wouldn't be hard to implement but would seriously improve the MPC hardware workflow:

-More "pad" shortcuts, like how the menu+pad shortcuts work but for other keys, for example the qlink button and a pad could quickly select the qlink mode, or the mute mode button and a pad could quickly mute a track, or the main button and a pad to quickly select a track
- a "back" button/key combination that takes you back through the previous views in the order you visited them
- a global shortcut to enable qlink learn mode
By B-Wise Sat Feb 28, 2026 8:12 am
More shortcuts would nice. The fastest way to do MIDI-Learn is to pull down the top quick menu & move to page 2 that has it as a tab. Now when ever you need just use the touchscreen to pull it down & tap ML. You can stop ML by pressing Play, so you only really gotta worry about turning it on.
By cd3k Sat Feb 28, 2026 10:59 am
B-Wise wrote:More shortcuts would nice. The fastest way to do MIDI-Learn is to pull down the top quick menu & move to page 2 that has it as a tab. Now when ever you need just use the touchscreen to pull it down & tap ML. You can stop ML by pressing Play, so you only really gotta worry about turning it on.


I know you can use the quick menu. A key combo would be much quicker way to do it, and probably not very difficult for a developer to do.
By B-Wise Sat Feb 28, 2026 11:56 am
cd3k wrote:
B-Wise wrote:More shortcuts would nice. The fastest way to do MIDI-Learn is to pull down the top quick menu & move to page 2 that has it as a tab. Now when ever you need just use the touchscreen to pull it down & tap ML. You can stop ML by pressing Play, so you only really gotta worry about turning it on.


I know you can use the quick menu. A key combo would be much quicker way to do it, and probably not very difficult for a developer to do.

Just to clear, I wasn't talking about the quick menu on the left with the 5 icons. I'm talking about the pull down menu from the top part of the screen. Are we on the same page?

I find the shortcut I suggested to super quick or at least just as fast as a button combo, plus you do it with any hand, which isn't the case for most key combos. It just swipe down & press Learn swipe up. I wish we could use the +/- buttons as on/off.
By B-Wise Tue May 19, 2026 11:15 pm
JethroJethro wrote:One of these days I’m making a sheet of the various shortcuts. Doubly painful as I have a Force and an X which each have their own weird differences.

I did a shortcut list on the Force section and few years ago. It needs to updated, but currently has about 40:
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