MPC Thread : MPC Live - MPC X - MPC One (Part 1)

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#4500

Thank you for responding. I did what you suggested. Unfortunately I’m still unsuccessful. I still get the error “MPC Live Audio Device Monitor” failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system." when I try to install the driver. Both installation and repair result in this. Only way to progress is to hit ignore.

I’m trying to establish if this is what’s causing the issue or not. Did you get this error when installing on windows? I’m on the latest update for Windows 10, Akai firmware, mpc software, and ilok manager.

Also I’m not able use the akai pro mpc live asio. I get “error when trying to open audio device! No hardware found or already in use!” However I was able to update the firmware successfully yesterday, so that connection worked. I also tried installing the firmware in succession but it doesn’t seem to make a difference.

Thanks again for helping

#4501

I hope so but akai are ignoring my emails which isnt really helping.

just found out theres no legato/portamento/glide or crossfade looping, theres snap to 0 but im really not getting a smooth loop on a sampled synth sound that I wanna make into a keygroup, anyone got a way to make this happen?

#4502

Small fade out on the very end of the sample?

No glide or porto

#4503

Id call them. I got zero response to emails when querying something while I was selling.

#4504

Yeah I gave this ago, works okay for sampling loops but for making a smooth looping keygroup is no good, bit of a shame.

Can people do me a favour and please request the features pattern to pad, legato/glide and crossfade looping? People with old MPCs will know the score and anyone new to MPCs trust me you will use these features. Im sure you have all probably already made feature requests but if not the smiley face button on the bottom right of 2.0 sends an email to the devs. If anybody wants me to do a feature request with important missing features write it here, the more voices means the more likely we get heard

#4505

The list editor needs an option to define specific autiomation data and be able to thin the data. Im not using the software otherwise I would forward this to the devs.

#4506

MPC Forum dot com

#4507

Sorry to hear it didn’t work out

I would be tempted to do a clean install of the software and Akai audio drivers. (No need to remove the I-lok)

You could just try a clean install of the drivers first, but I think it would be best to remove everything and start a fresh (you might have to reactivate the software again under ilok)

I’m not sure how familiar you are with clean installs and deleting registry values, but here is what I would do.

Control panel…….uninstall Akai professional 1.05 and MPC 2.01

Go to your X86 Program folder delete the entire Akai Professional Folder.

On the search bar type %appdata%. In the roaming folder delete the entire MPC folder. In the local folder delete the entire Akai professional folder.

Next is the most important bit. Going to have to delete some registry values manually as repair apps like ccleaner won’t do this for you.

Some cautionary notes:
You will need to delete values labelled as Akai, but also inMusic, who own other brands in addition to Akai (Numak. Denon, Alesis etc). If you don’t have any other drivers installed on your pc for these products, the process will be a lot quicker as you can just delete a whole folder instead of looking for MPC live components.

Without having actually uninstalling the software myself some of the values listed below, might be removed with the initial uninstall process.

But here is what you need to check and delete.

On search bar type regedit.

HKEY Classes Root……Expand (delete the folders MPC live panel settings, MPC project, MPC Archive (right click on folder to delete)

HKEY Current User…software……delete the folder Akai and Akai professional

HKEY Local Machine…….Software……ASIO….delete the folder Akai MPC Live ASIO

HKEY Local Machine…….Software……inMusic (delete this folder)
HKEY Local Machine…….Software……Wow 6432 Mode….ASIO……delete Akai MPC Live ASIO folder
HKEY Local Machine…….Software……Wow 6432 Mode….inMusic (delete this folder)

Close the registry. Run Ccleaner to clean up all the registry values. Empty Trash

Restart your machine

You can now try new install.

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#4508

For feedback you can use this link
http://97.107.134.128/feedback/create/feature/Main%20Mode/Mac%20OS/Standalone/none
it’s the same as the one opened by the software

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#4509

Thanks. I think I managed the clean installation but it didn’t work. Meanwhile I installed it on my other (not really good enough for music) laptop where it installed fine. It has the same windows update which is strange.

I tried to search for similar windows issues. It seems to have something to do with the mpc service that won’t start. When I go to services and try to start the service manually I get: error 1053: The service did not respond to the start control request in a timely fashion." I tried the solutions I could find but it hasn’t worked so far. Seems like a few others have similar problems. Don’t know if they found a solution. Guess I’ll have to talk to Microsoft support

#4510

If the platform is relatively standard hardware and the kernel is Linux, disk streaming should be technically possible.

That would really cement it as the core of my live setup!

#4511

Dan from AKAI confirmed that Disk streaming and multi-timbral features are coming…

Didn’t give a time frame though…

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#4512

Id be amazed if you see either in 2017 (probably not even before Summer 2018) but they are at least communicating and acknowledging the ever increasing wish list and the various short falls.

I’ll be keeping an eye on how things go with the Live. If they can get it to a place where these bells and whistles are added it truly will be a great bit of hardware.

#4513

Ok cool thanks, I will try this with clip mode. Not sure what you mean by ‘disappear next time’, but will try and see, thanks!

#4514

Had that too… but not often… restarting worked for me… othereise superstable

#4515

Crossfade looping would make a difference, but tbh as it is now it’s quite an amazing machine…

#4516

So this is the end of the road for me when it comes to Akai.
I’ve spent hour’s of support with Microsoft and akai running my phone bill up with over 300 dollars having them access my computer remotely .
Akai refuses to take any responsibility for the issue and basically says there is something wrong with my computer witch is a new computer with zero issues and i have installed lot’s of other gear. No problem ever… Also had a the Microsoft tech test my whole f**in system. It’s a real shame cause I think it had true potential. I just can’t use that much money on a product where it’s company treats it’s customers this way. U can say what you will on Elektron bugs… they have them… but at least they take their customers seriously and have great support:) So I will get an Octatrack instead. All will be well. Akai… Never again

#4517

New MPC software released yesterday for info.

#4518

What new software?

#4519

MPC 2.0 beta - the one which runs on you host PC/Mac. If you have a hardware MPC, you get a license for that too.