Gear I Have Access To
Gear comes in different varieties. Some of the gear I have access to are physical units, other gear is software.
I just found myself getting a great deal on a Korg M1R, even-though I already have a paid version of the Korg iM1 iPad software, which includes a virtual version of all the available upgrade cards. I have not yet purchased the upgrades that include the T1 cards. Does the M1R sound any different than the software? This is one of the many things to explore.
I also buy a lot of sound samples for some of my instruments. So this only expands the number of sounds that I have available to use. And I am always producing new sounds, further expanding the sounds present in my gallery.
If you need well sampled sounds for your Akai MPC from any of this gear, please let me know, I can help.
Software Gear
iPad
Windows & MacOS
Physical Gear
Akai Professional
MPC One
MPC Live II
MPK Mini Play
MPK249
Important Akai Docs
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Program change issues
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researching MPC forums -
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Dealing with program change messages -
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“when I press play on the MPC to start a sequence, the Microfreak preset always changes to Preset #2. How do I get this to stop?” - If you look on the MIDI track settings you can choose which preset it is playing. One of those setting will be a 1 or a 2, change it to change the default preset for that track, or turn it off to not have it change the preset at all. It's one of the “bank” settings
Behringer
Deepmind 12
16 channel mixer
E-Mu Systems
Ensoniq
Erica Synths
Korg
Korg M1R
Korg Minilogue XD
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“real analog sound and joy of controlling an electronic musical instrument offered by the original minilogue, the minilogue xd newly adds a digital multi-engine, effects, a powered-up sequencer, and micro tuning functionality”
Voice structure of minilogue xd is 2VCO + MULTI ENGINE, 1VCF, 2EG, 1VCA, and 1LFO. In addition to the distinctive circuits found in the series, such as wave shaping to shape the overtones of the oscillator and a sync/ring switch, there's also cross modulation, a sharp two-pole filter, and a drive switch that adds thickness and drives signal into minilogue xd’s filter. The sounds range from the warm pads typical of analog to fat basses and crisp lead sounds, covering every situation.
200 presets, and a total of 500 programs can be saved.
third oscillator in addition to the two analog VCOs. This engine, which is equipped with three different types of sound generator (noise, VPM, and user slot) lets you take advantage of a sonic character that's different than analog, and use it at the same time as the analog engine, infinitely expanding the potential of hybrid sound design.
noise generator provides four types of noise that are indispensable for percussive sounds or for sound effects. You can use the digital filter to directly change the color of the noise.
VPM oscillator - minilogue xd’s multi-engine features a VPM (Variable Phase Modulation)/FM oscillator with a two-operator structure. It can produce sharp, metallic sounds with complex overtones beyond the possibilities offered by analog systems. With 16 types of oscillator and a SHAPE knob control, you'll be able to create complex sounds intuitively.
User oscillators - User oscillators allow you to load your own oscillator programs that you created or obtained via the internet. There are 16 user slots, as well as one type of morphing wavetable oscillator provided as a preset.
SDK (Software Development Kit) can be loaded into the minilogue xd via the dedicated librarian software.
step sequencer provides 16 steps, and supports both realtime recording and step recording. You can use the 16 step buttons to select a step directly, allowing quick editing to replace the pitch of a step or to mute it, or even improvisatory performances. Motion sequence lets you record the movements of up to four knobs, adding time-varying change to the sound, and you can record not only smooth changes in value but also values that change precisely at each step. You can use this to design the sound differently at each step; for example, you might create a drum pattern or sound effect from just a single program.
Novation
Peavey
Roland
Yamaha
Eurorack Gear
Because of the shear variety and volume of these devices, they are listed in their own section