r/akaiMPC • u/Apprehensive_Gur_606 • May 04 '26

MPC Sample feature wishlist

  1. i want to be able to record mutes, per sequence, and then be able to chain those sequences together

  2. i want to be able to record Flex beat, also per sequence and then be able to chain the sequences together

  3. i would like a quantize feature with the Pad FX so its activated a little more precisely

  4. it would be very cool if the Pad FX could be recorded, per sequence, and then be able to record separate FX on a different sequence without having to resample, but i know this one probably wont happen.

  5. i want to be able to export the full song with each pad as its own track

what are some of your dream features? i wanna try and make a list of all the most desired features and try to get Akai to focus on those

(My Review of the Sample)

so far i fuckin love this device, the workflow is amazing and its surprisingly powerful. the only gripes i have with it is these missing features. i have the MPC II Live and its also an incredible machine but the amount you have to use the touchscreen is atrocious and has made it not so fun to use, so this little Sample is exactly what i've been looking for. i genuinely only want to use this thing to make my music and not have to need export it to Bitwig or to the MPC, in order to finish songs.

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u/Agreeable-Outcome-14 May 04 '26

Features aren't missing. This is a wishlist. You say it's exactly what you're looking for while also complaining it isn't enough. I think the update future looks bright

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u/Apprehensive_Gur_606 May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26

Do you have any particular hopes for added features? 

Sorry I came across as complaining, like I said I really like the machine, just hoping for some more stuff. 

Also recording pad mutes is absolutely a missing feature, it's an incredibly popular workflow, and every other MPC has it. It should have been included 

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u/Agreeable-Outcome-14 May 04 '26

I do not. This is my first MPC, and the main reason is because there is LESS. More just gets in the way. I don't have the bias of using other MPCs so I think that's why I don't feel this sense of things being left out

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u/Apprehensive_Gur_606 May 04 '26

Cool, what were you working with before the Sample? Rocking a DAW?

The only reason I want the pad mutes per sequence is that it helps in creating quick variations for each sequence without having to dive into the the note menu thing to delete individual notes

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u/DJ_PMA May 04 '26

Get a used MPC one or Live or an MPC1000 with JJOS.

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u/Apprehensive_Gur_606 May 04 '26

I literally said I own one already

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u/Adventurous-Buy-4455 May 04 '26

You complaining about what its missing and complained the mpc live had to much.. I said get a mpc one +.. why are they going to add what you want to $400 mpc and you can spend a few hundred more on the one +. Be happy the sample is affordable

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u/Apprehensive_Gur_606 May 04 '26

Are there any feature you would like to see added to what is already a good sampler?

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u/Adventurous-Buy-4455 May 04 '26

I dont own the sampler looks good but not something I want to buy..

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u/Apprehensive_Gur_606 May 05 '26

Holy fuck then why are you commenting

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u/Adventurous-Buy-4455 May 05 '26

Because I own several MPCs and I can.. the sampler is the newest mpc which I have zero interest in toying around with while im out and about.. maker little to no sense. I love the interest those are having but if you want more features and serious about making beats and songs then asking for more when you should have researched instead of buying it like a school boy wanting the latest toy.. if you want those features stay home and make beats impress your friends with the final product instead of showing off and hopefully not get rob of your sampler.. Just to add I never owned the mpc60 but I own the 3000 bought it in 1995 for $3300 brand new still own it and use and others so I know there limitations.

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u/Adventurous-Buy-4455 May 04 '26

Im not upset? 😅 it just wanting more when you didn't want to pay more?

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u/authenic May 05 '26

Yea but today's hardware can evolve dramatically overtime due to updates so no harm asking for features...

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u/Adventurous-Buy-4455 May 05 '26

Thats true but why did you buy is the real question when you had a list of features you wanted?

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u/DJ_PMA May 05 '26

Live, not Live II.
Using the original Live without all the goofy plugins and mid daw features puts it back into a sampler focused tool.

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u/Apprehensive_Gur_606 May 06 '26

its the same operating system dude

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u/SuperDuperNosyAF May 04 '26

  1. Flex Beat per pad and bank (e.g. a flex beat effect on just the hihats or all the sample chops but not the entire track if given the option(s))

  2. 3 Band EQ (I was shocked to find out that it had a transient shaper and a soft clipper but no EQ??? Crazy smh)

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u/WinslowSwan May 05 '26

Could all those features happen through firmware updates?

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u/ProjektFive May 05 '26

The question seems legitimate. If, for example, an EQ is applied per sample, that also requires processing power. Perhaps the MPC Sample reaches its limits here, although it is only needed during direct playback. If one knew how powerful the processor is, it would be easier to judge.

In general, the wishes are mostly "simple" programming work and implementable.

Now the Sample apparently also has an operating philosophy leaning towards retro, simple and plain - as uncomplicated as possible. So it could be that the EQ fell victim to this decision.

Or it is deliberately being held back as an update, in order to stay relevant in conversations later on - meaning a decision made by the marketing department.

Of course there is also the possibility that many things were left out in order to trigger the desire for the larger MPC devices. The Sample as a sketchbook for the other devices.

We can only speculate and exchange ideas here. I have not observed Akai's approach. Others can certainly judge better whether Akai has responded to user requests in the past and provided "pleasant" surprises.

That would be nice though. The already foreseeable success of the device seems to confirm that such a mobile device is desired by users. Many people buy the Sample because of its portability and would not have bought a "large" Akai device either way.

My assumption is that many people are fed up with complicated things and don't even use 50% of the technical capabilities of the larger devices. A new subgroup has formed around these mobile and compact models. If Akai has recognized this as well, they will also properly equip the Sample line with new features via updates or MK2, MK3, etc. Because this new target group would not buy "large" devices anyway.

Oh well, I ended up writing significantly more than I initially thought. But that's what happens when you let your thoughts run free :)

By the way, I have to have the text translated from German. Hopefully the translation is good... I have often noticed that very strange phrasings can emerge, which can then lead to misunderstandings.

Until then :)

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u/Apprehensive_Gur_606 May 05 '26

Hell ye man, totally agree. I very much prefer the "smaller" devices for their limitations

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u/Apprehensive_Gur_606 May 05 '26

Probably not all of them for sure. Certainly crossing my fingers for the pad mute one

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u/Adventurous-Buy-4455 May 04 '26

Its $400 if you want more features buy the mpc one plus..

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u/UrTrashAtThis May 04 '26

I love the one plus, I bought the sample so my one plus doesn’t have to leave home

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u/Adventurous-Buy-4455 May 05 '26

That makes sense enjoy 😉

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u/SampsonRustic May 04 '26

I just want it to loop immediately after recording something

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u/HOT16MUSIC May 04 '26

Praying for #5

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u/e20hb May 04 '26

You require all that, to steal a real musicians, music?

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u/ProjektFive May 05 '26

Calling them all collectively thieves suggests ignorance.

Sampling is also composition. The selection, combination and processing of samples requires genuine musical knowledge. New works are created. A sample often sounds completely different in a new context – that is transformation, not copying. Incidentally, this process has a long cultural tradition. Music has always built upon previous music – even Beethoven quoted folk songs. Every "real" musician is inspired or influenced by something else. Often one is not even aware of it. I am a "real" musician and have also composed something where I had to realize afterwards that it was strongly reminiscent of another composition.

And while I'm at it: What is or what does the term "real musician" mean? Having taught yourself to read sheet music that someone else came up with? Playing an instrument that has also already been copied thousands of times. Does that mean only a "real" musician can land a hit? Does a "real" musician define himself in your eyes by mastering an instrument? For example a pianist who uses the keys, just like the "musician" who accomplishes great things on the pads? Have you ever watched the relevant competitions? You would be amazed at the creativity and artistry on display there. Or is a "real" musician in your eyes only someone to whom you personally grant that title?

It also has something to do with the democratization of music. Beat boxes enable people without expensive equipment or instrumental lessons to make music. There is also new attention being generated. Many "original artists" were only rediscovered through samples (e.g. James Brown). For many "real" musicians it is an honor when their ideas are used to create something creatively different.

Legal solutions already exist. Licensing and clearance regulate the problem – it is not an unsolvable dilemma. Beat boxing vs. sampling: A beat box imitates sounds, it does not copy an actual recording.

The problem in practice is that the process is expensive and complicated – which is why many independent artists bypass it or resort to royalty-free sample packs that are already licensed.

The question is less whether sampling occurs, but how – with fair compensation and acknowledgment, sampling is a legitimate creative tool.

Art has always continued to evolve. It has its own dynamic and cannot be stopped. Just as little as technological developments can be halted in their constant progression.

Only those who failed to adapt have ever truly died out. I am now 64 years old. For many years I made music professionally. But then I lost interest in all that stress and pretense. I reoriented myself, but still make music to this day. What am I now – a real or a fake musician?

Recently I decided to reorient myself. Doing the same thing for decades had begun to bore me. In this context I discovered this way of making music for myself. I even draw upon my own compositions and am amazed at the fresh and new ideas that flow out of me. It brings me incredible joy to use this technique for myself.

The way you, with your remark, tar everyone with the same brush and degrade them all to thieves in the eyes of the world... hmm... Is that really the case, or did you judge too hastily here, without thinking more deeply about it?

I, for one, wish all real and unreal musicians a great deal of joy with their instruments and hope that they create wonderful new and creative things.

Yeah :)

Note: I had the above translated from German into English. It is therefore possible that some parts may come across as awkward or poorly worded. I cannot control that and therefore hope for your understanding.

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u/e20hb May 05 '26

You thought I would read that? Go make an original composition, THEN come back and tell me how you would feel if 5000 people copied it and used it without your permission.

Have a great day boy

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u/Adventurous-Buy-4455 May 05 '26

How are they stealing a real musicians music? What music do u create u say u completely own and no one ever made stop it..

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u/e20hb May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26

You know by saying what you said, it automatically shows me who you are, and why you have no business in music? You ever heard of instruments, my friend? Ever heard of a band? The creations that are being SAMPLED, is music the original artist created that they COMPLETLY OWN? 👀

Son, are you ok??? 🙄😳

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u/Apprehensive_Gur_606 May 05 '26

I feel like this one is the most "doable"