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 altruistica Sun Aug 02, 2026 6:48 am
Actually in posting the reply above, I noticed on the video when Les recalled the 'Piano' preset, the data wasn't the default setting but an editing setting. Look carefully at the 'level' and dynamics' settings and you'll see they are different than the preset '50' setting. This means that the current OS I'm using (3.9.0) has a bug or as Lampdog stated in another thread, my OS has become corrupted by downloading via wi-fi. I'm going to see if I can upgrade the firmware using a pen drive.
By altruistica Sun Aug 02, 2026 7:43 am
OK, so this was the reply.

Hi Alan — based on our official info, this does look consistent with preset state not being saved automatically, rather than me being able to confirm a documented 3.9.1 bug.

What we do have says plugin settings and the project/plugin state are saved separately. If you edit a factory preset and don’t use the plug-in’s own Save control to create a new saved state, it can revert to the original preset later.

So please try this quick check:

load the factory preset
make your edits
in the plug-in window, click Save and create a new user preset/state
then assign/store that as a Favorite
reload the Favorite and test


If it still recalls the default preset after that, then it’s reasonable to treat it as a possible bug/issue in 3.9.1.

And I'm pleased to report IT WORKS!

If you edit a plug-in, then save it using the plug-ins 'SAVE' tab (I have created a folder in my USER space on my XL which is designated [Presets / plug-in name / preset name]. Then save this preset to one of 'FAVORITE' blocks. When you open a new project, the FAVORITE block you saved is available with all your edits.
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By Lampdog Sun Aug 02, 2026 1:15 pm
altruistica wrote:…..

If you edit a plug-in, then save it using the plug-ins 'SAVE' tab (I have created a folder in my USER space on my XL which is designated [Presets / plug-in name / preset name]. Then save this preset to one of 'FAVORITE' blocks. When you open a new project, the FAVORITE block you saved is available with all your edits.

I didn’t save to a designated folder, that was the problem all along, I get it now.
It makes sense since synths other things in mpc have designated folders as well and I’ve used them but never thought about plug-ins like this since I don’t save plug-in presets separately and even more rare that I use favorites. Thanks for the clarification.