Comments on: Akai MPC 500 problem? http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/ Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:34:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: JAY MuSIQ http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-12728 JAY MuSIQ Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:38:48 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/#comment-12728 WHAT AKAI WAS SAYING IS THAT YOU HAVE TO GO INTO THE PROGRAM MENU SLIDE ALL THE WAY DOWN UNTIL YOU SEE POLY OR MONO. IF YOU SET A GROUP OF PADS TO MONO THEN THEY WILL ALL PLAY SIMULTANEOUSLY. IF YOU THEY ARE SET TO POLY THEN WHEN ANOTHER SAMPLE COMES THRU, IT WILL ONLY PLAY THEM ONE AT A TIME. UNTIL ANOTHER CUTS IT OFF. HOPE THIS HELPS. WHAT AKAI WAS SAYING IS THAT YOU HAVE TO GO INTO THE PROGRAM MENU SLIDE ALL THE WAY DOWN UNTIL YOU SEE POLY OR MONO. IF YOU SET A GROUP OF PADS TO MONO THEN THEY WILL ALL PLAY SIMULTANEOUSLY. IF YOU THEY ARE SET TO POLY THEN WHEN ANOTHER SAMPLE COMES THRU, IT WILL ONLY PLAY THEM ONE AT A TIME. UNTIL ANOTHER CUTS IT OFF. HOPE THIS HELPS.

]]> By: Matt http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-12681 Matt Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:36:38 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/#comment-12681 It's just a case of too much infomation at one time. Use as many different programs as possible, i.e. don't have more than 2 or 3 samples playing off one program. Also cut everything you can (the silence) off the end of all your samples. if there's silence on the end of them then it is more samples playing when you don't need it. But yeah, at some point it decides it can't play any more noises! I guess it relates to how much info. can go in and out of the RAM at one time. It’s just a case of too much infomation at one time. Use as many different programs as possible, i.e. don’t have more than 2 or 3 samples playing off one program. Also cut everything you can (the silence) off the end of all your samples. if there’s silence on the end of them then it is more samples playing when you don’t need it. But yeah, at some point it decides it can’t play any more noises! I guess it relates to how much info. can go in and out of the RAM at one time.

]]> By: Tray http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-11744 Tray Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:22:29 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/#comment-11744 I was having this problem for a while, and getting really bad failures when using reverbs and delays. I eventually checked the RAM stick and found it to be loose, even though on startup it registered as 128mb. Being directly under the pads, someone pointed out they can work loose. Not saying it'll solve your problem, but I clicked mine right back in (its scary but if you push it all the way in and then carefully but firmly press it down it will eventually CLICK into place, which I hadn't done properly the first time!) I was happy it was something so trivial, and something that I'd done wrong as opposed to serious MPC flaws. It all works fine now. Hope this helps. I was having this problem for a while, and getting really bad failures when using reverbs and delays. I eventually checked the RAM stick and found it to be loose, even though on startup it registered as 128mb. Being directly under the pads, someone pointed out they can work loose.

Not saying it’ll solve your problem, but I clicked mine right back in (its scary but if you push it all the way in and then carefully but firmly press it down it will eventually CLICK into place, which I hadn’t done properly the first time!)

I was happy it was something so trivial, and something that I’d done wrong as opposed to serious MPC flaws. It all works fine now.

Hope this helps.

]]> By: Swift 89 http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-10442 Swift 89 Mon, 30 May 2011 14:42:32 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/#comment-10442 ive had the exact same problem for so long, ive been pulling my hair out over it. ive read all these posts so many times incase i missed something. ive tried everything (at first i just assumed it must be a poly or mute group problem, it wasnt). for me, turning my effects off has sorted the problem. ive no idea why the effects set should interfere with anything, but it seems to allow my piano sample to play in full without randomly cutting out. ive tried turning my MPC down, to the point i can barely hear it, but that didnt solve anything in my case. anyone else managed to resolve anything? swift ive had the exact same problem for so long, ive been pulling my hair out over it. ive read all these posts so many times incase i missed something. ive tried everything (at first i just assumed it must be a poly or mute group problem, it wasnt).

for me, turning my effects off has sorted the problem. ive no idea why the effects set should interfere with anything, but it seems to allow my piano sample to play in full without randomly cutting out. ive tried turning my MPC down, to the point i can barely hear it, but that didnt solve anything in my case.

anyone else managed to resolve anything?

swift

]]> By: SLY http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-7746 SLY Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:37:07 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/#comment-7746 ....trying putting BOTH FXs to REVERB....you get a BIG BUG!!at least thats whats happened to mine....but that was by mistake....whole sequences get eaten up!!! ….trying putting BOTH FXs to REVERB….you get a BIG BUG!!at least thats whats happened to mine….but that was by mistake….whole sequences get eaten up!!!

]]> By: Fury http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-5576 Fury Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:00:04 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/#comment-5576 yea, you have to set your samples velocity>voice overlap polyphony to MONO, because when you trigger your sample 2x (for example pad1) it will overlap, and it can take up all your polyphony. By setting it to MONO, it like turns off the vocie overlap and makes your sample more solid so you have control of you trigger sample. yea, you have to set your samples velocity>voice overlap
polyphony to MONO, because when you trigger your sample 2x (for example pad1) it will overlap, and it can take up all your polyphony. By setting it to MONO, it like turns off the vocie overlap and makes your sample more solid so you have control of you trigger sample.

]]> By: Francesco http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-2277 Francesco Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:50:21 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/#comment-2277 I think it's not a mute group problem but a polyphony problem. If you don't set every sample as a "gate" and not "one shot" (as default) and the poly to "MONO" the use of the samples in poly will eat all your polyphony, getting note truncated. The other issue about the stop after a 1 bar is a problem I had too. With the last OS and the mono set you should solve all your problems. bye :) I think it’s not a mute group problem but a polyphony problem.
If you don’t set every sample as a “gate” and not “one shot” (as default) and the poly to “MONO” the use of the samples in poly will eat all your polyphony, getting note truncated.
The other issue about the stop after a 1 bar is a problem I had too.
With the last OS and the mono set you should solve all your problems.
bye
:)

]]> By: Jaman http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-1929 Jaman Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:45:10 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/#comment-1929 Hi!!!!! I had the same problem.... I solved it by turning every sample that was played the same time into monophonic and only the sample I was having the problem turned into polyphonic!!!! I hope it helps!!!! Hi!!!!! I had the same problem…. I solved it by turning every sample that was played the same time into monophonic and only the sample I was having the problem turned into polyphonic!!!! I hope it helps!!!!

]]> By: andy http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-1175 andy Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:24:59 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/#comment-1175 i have the exact same problem and i tried everything stated above: this problem occurs with only 6 drumsamples in memory playing at the same time and most likely if the reverb is assigned to one of those samples...this happens after playing for a few minutes... nothing works except switching the effect off but then, effects can't be used again, especially not the reverb, not even if only one sample is played with that effect... the mpc seems crashed....switching off the mpc and starting again with the same project: all fine again (for some minutes). what is this sh*t??? i have the exact same problem and i tried everything stated above: this problem occurs with only 6 drumsamples in memory playing at the same time and most likely if the reverb is assigned to one of those samples…this happens after playing for a few minutes…
nothing works except switching the effect off but then, effects can’t be used again, especially not the reverb, not even if only one sample is played with that effect… the mpc seems crashed….switching off the mpc and starting again with the same project: all fine again (for some minutes).
what is this sh*t???

]]> By: poiz http://www.kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-245 poiz Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:13:12 +0000 http://kriswillis.com/index.php/2008/01/06/akai-mpc-500-problem/#comment-245 yoooo! that second last comment was it! BIG UP! yoooo! that second last comment was it! BIG UP!

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