ok, I’ll bite…
First off, is this guy high or something? made all kinds of operating errors etc…
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He complains about outputs 7/8 not being headpgone outs. Outs 7/8 are the outs 7/8 of the MPC X, which uses IDENTICAL software and is 100% project compatible with the live. Now then, having outs 1/2 shared by headphones and “master” outs is slightly unfortunate, but at least it’s easy to pick up and intuitive for new users etc.
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Then he complains that all factory content has been premapped to outputs 1/2?? Like, seriously? OF COURSE THEY ARE! Otherwise no sound could be heard when loading the factory content. If you need non-default output mappings, which can be configured on a per-pad-level btw, you needs to make your own programs and save em. Makes sense?
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The cimplaint about not having master vol control if your master is other than 1/2 might be valid. Would need to check this. But this should be easily fixed with a software update that allows one to set the “crown output” (ie. the master channel) to something other than 1/2.
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The complaint of not being able to lock the MIDI input target is entirely valid. As is the complaint about the lack or multitimbral MIDI input. But Dan has already stated this will be adressed in the future.
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This guy clearly has not RTFM wrt using keygroup programs. And also seems to be oblivious to the existence and effect of the PAD BANK buttons, as evidenced several times in his video. Agreed, the pad note mapping default is not logical, but jumping to the correct pad bank gets you in the right octave range in one click.
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When trying to demo the clip programs, he fails to correctly use the PAD BANK controls again (he’s in pad bank D). Again, he intoxicated or something?
One thing he never mentions is that the Akai software is still in BETA. How convenient for him. He also seems very oblivious to the MPC legacy and paradigms of the past MPC models, which have been carried over to these new models as well, for better or worse. I am pretty confident things will evolve toward a more logical situation. As it is now, the UI of the live is a slight hodgepodge of past and present, it needs to refine into its own thing.
Where his criticisms are on the money is the track mixer menu. I admit it is very illogical and very confusing. Like having the add audio track button but not add intrument track button etc… Also, IMO the step sequencer UI is also still feeling immature. But again, things are still in BETA.
I get the feeling that this fella is so hipster, he wants to be byuing as well as selling the MPC “before it was cool”. He is too impatient to even giving it a fair chance to get out of the beta. Then he praises the K-Mix, which undoubtedly also had its’ problems during its early days, like not working with windows AT ALL etcetera…
TL;DR - “Thats just, like, your opinion man”