JJ OS Feature Requests (ARCHIVE)

In os2xl 1.09 track mute mode, I've noticed that if you press note repeat + a pad it won't mute the track but repeat the pad in the program you were using in main mode. So i guess if you associate it with the "level" function it could do a machinegun effect on the mute/unmute track. Any thought about that?

i think the Sliders would be a good way to change the Next Sequence values. 1-99 would be nice across the sliders range, or alternatively, like the slider settings page, a range could be set up to be just the used sequences, or a low/high range set by the user, possibly the high/low range set by both sliders 1& 2 respectively

A couple of things i'd love to see (OS2, MPC1000):

* a 'Mute Hold' function when using Next Seq, which copies the track mute settings to the incoming sequence.
* a 'Mute Reset' function when using Next Seq, which resets the mute settings for the outgoing sequence to their initial settings.
Both preferably accessible using a key-combo when selecting the next sequence.
* a T.C. resolution of 1/32 in pattern edit mode.

...and on the 'never-gonna-happen' end of the scale:
* omni midi-recieve and remote midi access to sample parameters, i.e. a decent midi-matrix.

very useful mute hold idea there, i like that. keeps yer tracks consistent regardless of the original mute settings.

yes feeling that one..... lets keep everything crossed, u should email JJ with these.

arebee wrote:very useful mute hold idea there, i like that. keeps yer tracks consistent regardless of the original mute settings.

yes feeling that one..... lets keep everything crossed, u should email JJ with these.

I have both of those mute functions on my Sequentix P3 (midi-analogue) sequencer and they're both incredibly useful, especially in a live setting.

I've taken your tip and emailed JJ about them, but while I was on his site I had a look at the FAQs, where I read that the code-space is apparently filled. Having been reasonably closely involved in the development of the OS for the P3 i'm aware of the fact that if it's full, it's full. Some small amounts of space might still be freed up by recoding with simpler code, but my guess is there's very little left to be gained in the MPC OS.
But i'm keeping my fingers crossed, as I can't imagine these features using up massive chunks of code..

Mike Frost wrote:I've taken your tip and emailed JJ about them, but while I was on his site I had a look at the FAQs, where I read that the code-space is apparently filled.

it's not filled. there's plenty of space left for os2 / os2xl. os 1 ran out of space but he came up with a memory hack to greatly increase the amount of space available to os2.

i want for the FX-set changes to be clean n transparent, whoever decided to allow for effects sets to be switched immediately with effect-change numbers in a sequence at wAcKAI need their tiny single brain cell seeing to....

because they forgot to put in smooth change over algorithms. when a simple one-cycle fade out/fade in would have worked perfectly, no, they allowed it to ship with a unique self-foot-shooting-feature thats actually very crap.

Sooty_G wrote:

Mike Frost wrote:I've taken your tip and emailed JJ about them, but while I was on his site I had a look at the FAQs, where I read that the code-space is apparently filled.

it's not filled. there's plenty of space left for os2 / os2xl. os 1 ran out of space but he came up with a memory hack to greatly increase the amount of space available to os2.

That's good to know.
I already got a reply to that mail last night:

Your request was sent to the programmer.
However, a programmer is very busy now.
Although I feel sorry, it cannot answer now about whether the request is possible.
However, "multi-timbrality" may be added by OS2XL.

..besides asking for my mute features I thought i'd try pushing the multi-timbral midi input issue, as that's a major bummer for me. That last sentence sounds to me like it may get added to OS2XL..

Mike Frost wrote:However, "multi-timbrality" may be added by OS2XL.

Good to hear he's still on that one.

Your request was sent to the programmer.
However, a programmer is very busy now.
Although I feel sorry, it cannot answer now about whether the request is possible.

that sounds familiar

Just a little request, support for the mpc-500

Just another little wish, when messing with the high frequencies in 4 Band EQ a higher incrementation for the data wheel would be nice.

It may have happened - (been a while since I was looking thru forum) but jj has to bring back the direct record function....
thats all i'd like to see b4 goin full xl.

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Mike Frost wrote:A couple of things i'd love to see (OS2, MPC1000):

* a 'Mute Hold' function when using Next Seq, which copies the track mute settings to the incoming sequence.
* a 'Mute Reset' function when using Next Seq, which resets the mute settings for the outgoing sequence to their initial settings.

I'd really like to see this happen too. Without it the MPC is *much* less useful as a performance machine, because you have no idea what's going to happen when you jump to a new sequence.

If several of us want this maybe we can pool our efforts and ask JJ as a group?

4 Track Mute like requests:

1) Simultaneous changing of multiple track mutes/unmutes via a "select" button

I would like a feature similar to this in Track Mute page, that they just added to the Midibox Seq v3.4a:

****
Mutes can now be changed simultaneously by pressing SELECT button while selecting the track(s) with GP buttons in MUTE page.
Changes will take place when SELECT button released.
****

You can group a bunch of mutes, and have them mute all the same time when you release the button that is designated.
I already do that now with my 8 fingers and 2 thumbs, but if your mutes' are in different Pad Banks' then it's difficult to
have them all change at once.

2) ARM/UNARM track mutes/unmutes

and if they are going to do that, another nice thing that my P3 does is "arm".
Where you would press another button and hold it, and what ever Track Mute's that you select will turn on/off when the
sequence loops. So difference between the first request, is that you hold a button down and select your mutes/unmutes
and when you decide to let go of the button it will enable/disable all of those. Where as this request, the mute/unmutes
all automatically are enabled/disabled when the sequence loops.

2 different ways to achieve similar effects. The code could be re-used for both.

I think performance features being added to track mutes are very helpful and useful. I'm not quite expecting to MPC to get to the
same level as the P3 where you can randomly turn on and off tracks through a variety of algorithms to have the machine
itself create the track, or you can use the knob to "mask" and control this randomization. But it would be nice to implement some
other performance related features that help separate a machine from others.

3) Track Mute Groups

MPC 5000 implemented something that I requested to Akai for the MPC 4000. Track Mute "groups". Similar to Mute Groups for Programs
but this would be Mute Groups for Track Mutes. So that when you are in the Track Mute Screen, and you hit to Mute on Track 1, all the Tracks (not pads in a program) that have the same Track Mute Group number get turned on or off, depending what your doing with that track. It's a great feature for live performances for grouping "sets" of tracks to mute or unmute. You can group your intro, chorus 1, chorus 2, ,etc... all together in 1 sequence, instead of having to seperate them into different sequences to get the same behavior
This particular feature would allow one to do more within each sequence and not have to use seperate sequences for each of these
sections of the songs, so that one would be able to utilize more sequences by adding this feature.
Also, it makes sure that if different let's say you have 2 bassdrum tracks in the same sequence, that you don't unmute them at the same
time and get phasing. Or 2 vocal phrases gooing at the same time...

4) Pad Mute's

The Beat Kangs Beat Thang's proposing (amongst many proposals) to provide pad mutes so besides hitting Track Mute and
being able to mute different tracks, you can also hit let's say shift f5 to get to "Pad Mute" which then allows you to mute or unmute a
track pad. So that instead of using track 1 for bd and track 2 for snare and track 3 for hi hat and track 4 for ride, so that you
can umute/mute in the track mute screen, this would allow one to use 1 track for all of those patterns, and when you go to the "pad mute" screen, when you hit a pad, it will either mute or unmute depending on it's current state. This feature would allow you to get more
out of the amount tracks.

I'll be on the MPC 1000 JJOS 2XL

Cheers,
Dave