Post your views and questions about the Akai MPC2500
By roxstar Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:29 am
Am I missing something? No mention of this in the manual, and I don't think it was mentioned before in this forum. Did a search and saw nothing. This 2500 is a dope box, but they should have left all the functions in the same areas like on the XL.
Also, I can record volume changes via the q-link, but it won't record the effects changes. That makes no sence. If I enable it to record mix changes, shouldn't that include the effects?
p.s. I never had a problem with the XL manual, but has anyone else realized that this manual is really horrible? Example? I look index, and it points me to page 33, a 1 sentence, 2 line explanation that explains nothing about how to use/edit effects. The effects page is actually on pages 97-102 and shows nothing about recording the effects. Mixer automation says nothing about effects, but maybe I'm crazy for assuming that recording mixer and effect changes would be the same. :?
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By Upright Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:22 am
What kind of effect changes are you talking about? Cutoff and Reso, right?
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By Upright Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:12 am
Upright wrote:What kind of effect changes are you talking about? Cutoff and Reso, right?
By roxstar Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:59 am
"What kind of effect changes are you talking about? Cutoff and Reso, right? "

No, I want to adjust the effects from the mixer page (FXSEND). I enable recording mix changes, but it doesn't do anything for the fx. It only records volume/pan changes.
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By Upright Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:45 pm
Oh ok.......I follow you.

When you said Q-link, I was thinking <mode><pad1>

I guess your closest option would be to insert a Effect event. You probably already know that though. :)
By roxstar Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:02 pm
So is this another bug with the akai OS? When I had the XL, I didn't use the effects a whole lot.. maybe a little reverb here and there, but if I remember correctly, recording mixer changes was done the same way, and that included the effects.