AKAI release MPC 2.0.8 update

Advanced Editor

• Fixed an issue where copied tracks do not appear in slide in menus.

As Plugin

• Bounce to Sample now renders at the correct BPM when used in the plug-in version of MPC.

Audio Edit

• Audio regions will now be selected when dragged on the grid.
• Fixed an issue where copying bars across sequences would create overlapping audio regions.
• The Marquee Tool ‘split’ function is now more accurate.
• Fixed an inconsistency with audio region multiple selection after changing modes.

Audio Mixdown

• It is no longer possible to enable playback during an export.

Audio Tracks

• It is no longer possible to record arm an audio track during recording when using LCD hardware.

Automation

• Program automation is now always duplicated when doubling the Sequence length.
• Semi and Fine Clip Automation is no longer labelled as “Layer 1 Semi Tune” and “Layer 1 Fine Tune”.
• Simultaneous Play and Mute Target automation is now recorded correctly.

Browser

• Fixed an issue where the first selection in the Browser wouldn’t auto audition.
• Hybrid presets now show correctly in the Expansion Browser.

Channel Mixer

• Fixed an issue where insert effects couldn’t be copied across tracks in the Channel Mixer.
• Fixed an issue where insert effect names would not appear in the Channel Mixer LCD.
• The LCD Channel Mixer now updates when you mute Audio Tracks.

Clip Program Edit

• Fixed an issue when adjusting clip start and end marker Q-Links in Clip Program Edit.

Erase

• Fixed a crash after selecting a non-existent audio track in the Erase pop-up.

Export

• Bounced and exported files are now the correct length.
• Fixed a hang when Bouncing a Program to an Audio Track.
• Fixed a crash when quitting MPC during an export.
• It is no longer possible to hide the progress pop-up during an export.

GUI

• Auto Scroll is now not disabled when switching modes.
• The start and end parameters in Program Edit Wave View are now functional.

Grid View

• Fixed an issue where the Grid View zoom slider scaling was incorrect after using the Reset Zoom key command.

Hardware

• The MPC X’s Pad Mixer and Channel Mixer button LEDs no longer incorrectly illuminate when adjusting the Vintage Mode setting.

Main Mode

• Program level values now display double figures on LCD screens.
• The right edge of the Grid View is no longer cut off screen when the horizontal scroll bar is at the far right.

Mixer

• Scroll bars in the Channel Mixer and Pad Mixer now disappear when they are not needed.

Preferences

• The New Project Dialog preference has been removed from MPC 2.0.

Program Edit Drum

• The Q-Link OLED for Program Polyphony now always displays the correct value.
• Fixed an issue where zooming via a Q-Link stops working after copying a pad in Program Edit.

Program Edit Plugin/Midi

• Hybrid’s Parameters now display correctly in Program Edit.

Programs – Drum

• Fixed a graphical issue when attempting unsupported pad assignments.

Q-Links

• Metronome Enable and Audio Monitor Q-Links are now more responsive.
• Programs from MPC 1.9 with Q-Link assignments set to Note On and OFF will now load correctly.

Sample Edit

• Playback in Sample Edit no longer gets interrupted if sample start or end is adjusted whilst Slice Preview is enabled.
• Sample Edit zoom and scroll Q-Link values now display the correct percentage.
• Sample Edit’s “Detect Tempo” feature is now more accurate.
• Sample Edit’s zoom and scroll OLEDs will now update more smoothly when adjusted.

Saving and Loading

• In the plug-in version of MPC, the progress pop-up no longer displays “Loading” when saving or exporting.
• Fixed a crash after replacing a program and undoing.
• MPC project files now display the MPC logo in Windows Explorer.

Step Sequence

• The ‘Pad’ field in the Step Sequencer now displays both the pad number and sample name on the LCD user-interface.
• Fixed the Pad Select F-key for LCD hardware in the Step Sequencer.

Track View

• Fixed an issue with the alignment of the audio and MIDI event selection boxes in Track View.
• It is now possible to assign an available program of any type using the MIDI track headers in Track View.
• The styling of a selected track in the Channel Mixer now matches Track View.

Transport

• Fixed an Ableton Link sync issue.