Post your views and questions about the Akai MPC2500
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By Deggish Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:46 pm
Should the TC be working just fine? Cus I can't get it to work with 1/32 (3).

What I dislike the most is the freezing-up-when-creating-a-new-folder-bug. Haven't bumped in to it lately tho.
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By jahrome Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:37 pm
soundasleep,

Yeah..there are several thread going on about the MTC/Midi Clock Sync.

Using OS 1.20, I SLAVED the 2500 to Nuendo 1.5. Using Midi Clock, the kicks I programmed recorded a little early. Using MTC (with and without MMC), they recorded a little late.

But this is audio. I wonder how it performs when I record MIDI...my next test....MIDI produces same results.

By homiedontplaydat Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:42 pm
Mine has a little scratch too. No clue how it happened, so I've blamed it on my girl. I agree, it's a bit annoying.

By LateRiser Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:07 pm
What I dislike the most is the freezing-up-when-creating-a-new-folder-bug. Haven't bumped in to it lately tho.


I've lost about a days work because of this already (only had my mpc for a couple of weeks). Having lost work because of the "wrong file error" bug, I try to save the entire memory contents in a new folder everytime... only to witness the machine freeze as I try to create that new folder. Between those two bugs, there currently seems to be no foolproof way to regularly save the project you're working on. I think this is ridiculous.. on my computer I haven't lost a thing in years because I'm saving every minute or so, on the MPC saving is so convoluted I fail to do it regularly. I love what the MPC is doing to my creative workflow, but I would never have guessed a hardware unit to be more prone to data loss than software...

By adamg Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:12 am
Ditto on the punk ass paint job! I've had mine for 5 days. 5 DAYS!! There's a nice scratch on the back corner. Only time it could have happened was when I was installing RAM. Could've been my ring or my belt buckle, but come AWN Y'ALL! What's gonna happen when I gig this thing?
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By jahrome Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:23 am
I had my since it was released 11 months ago. For the most part, its scratch free. What they hell are yall doing with it? Using your finger nails :lol:
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By dablunt Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:44 am
adamg wrote:Ditto on the punk ass paint job! I've had mine for 5 days. 5 DAYS!! There's a nice scratch on the back corner. Only time it could have happened was when I was installing RAM. Could've been my ring or my belt buckle, but come AWN Y'ALL! What's gonna happen when I gig this thing?


C'mon - its character. :cry:
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By etinetalmai Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:56 am
i play mine with my teeth! J/K. yeah i got a scratch on the front too... dont know how it got there, but doesnt really bother me. just take this permenant marker here, and... :D
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By Jacpot Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:58 am
How do you shift notes on the 2500...
Every time Im in guitar center playing around on it I can never find the shift notes screen

By donwilli Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:49 pm
i reinstalled os 1.20 and that shit don't lock up with pro tools.
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By etinetalmai Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:30 pm
i wish that in the TRIM mode when u press the pad to play tha sample, there would be time bar that would scroll while it plays so u know EXACTLY what point of the song is where. it would make life easier. :o
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By Antonym Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:46 pm
i wish that in the TRIM mode when u press the pad to play tha sample, there would be time bar that would scroll while it plays so u know EXACTLY what point of the song is where. it would make life easier. Surprised


THIS is a great idea.
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By Antonym Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:53 pm
to add to that - as someoen else said before, there should be a chop function where you can play it and strike the pads in succession (1-16) and place chops as it goes. you dig? so pad 1 controls the end point of slice 1, 2 of 2, etc.

think - if the sample is realyl fast, you can pitch it down 5 semitones and smack down chops...this would be amazing.
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By etinetalmai Thu Sep 07, 2006 2:14 am
Antonym wrote:
i wish that in the TRIM mode when u press the pad to play tha sample, there would be time bar that would scroll while it plays so u know EXACTLY what point of the song is where. it would make life easier. Surprised


THIS is a great idea.


yeah man, i hate guessing where the part i want is, inputing numbers till i get close enough.

By _Stilo_ Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:44 am
Jacpot wrote:How do you shift notes on the 2500...
Every time Im in guitar center playing around on it I can never find the shift notes screen

On the newer OS in the T.C. window.

In the first OS (which a displayed MPC probably has) it is only in Step Edit, you have to change the Edit: field to SHIFT TIMING.