So what's the intial verdict on the MPD32 ?

bbsounds · Post by **bbsounds** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:01 am

well I have to say i was not happy with it at first but after tweaking the settings, it feels just right for me.

I set a couple of things in the global settings and got it to where it feels just right for me.
here they are if you are interested

Pad sensitivity I set to 4
pad curve I set to 5
pad threshold i set to 3

before I did this I would have to bang the crap out of the pads to work with the full level off.
I hope this help others.

The pads feel 100 times better now that I made the adjustments. It should feel that way out the box. which is why I think people have mixed feelings about the mpd 32 or other midi controllers for that matter.

condra · Post by **condra** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:16 am

hmmm cheers

whizerbyte · Post by **whizerbyte** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:37 pm

circuitslave wrote:
whizerbyte wrote:1. 360 degree knobs weren't incremental/decremental making them worst then none 360 degree knobs (despite what the akai's product manager said on a youtube vid)

What do you mean---can you elaborate?

he (the Project Manager for Akai) kind of explains it here (@ 30 seconds)
if it's still not clear i'll try and elaborate more

evanb · Post by **evanb** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:11 am

Is anyone running this along another controller? I am running a novation remote zero and thinking about adding this for my drum programming.

kb420 · Post by **kb420** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:24 am

I am. Remote 37 SL.

evanb · Post by **evanb** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:28 am

What are your thoughts? Was it easy to configure to run both? and how do u like it for drum programming

kb420 · Post by **kb420** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:20 pm

Remote SL

Automap takes care of that in Live.

MPD 32

The default preset is Live. The faders are already mapped out. I use the knobs for different things and I usually map them on a set by set basis.

evanb · Post by **evanb** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:15 pm

COol..so I assume you need to still map the pads as well? What did you map your pads to? Can you map them to impulse

benmiron · Post by **benmiron** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:24 pm

just got one last week. So far so good really really awesome tool.

evanb · Post by **evanb** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:41 am

Whats the width of this machine, specs show it as 28" long which seems like a misprint

condra · Post by **condra** » Wed May 14, 2008 7:23 pm

I was just about to ask the same thing.

AKAI are happy to charge us 300 euro for their product, but don't want to bother finishing their website.

Can someone please confirm the actual dimensions of the MPD-32 ??

contakt321 · Post by **contakt321** » Wed May 14, 2008 7:40 pm

I just got mine on Monday.

Having some issues getting Live to slave to the MPD's clock but it's very likely that is a stupid user error. If you could check my thread and help me out I would appreciate it.
http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic. ... highlight=

As for the size. It's about the same as the MPC 2000. I am at work but I would guess it's like 10" x 16" or something close.

condra · Post by **condra** » Wed May 14, 2008 7:52 pm

This gotta be wrong:

WTF AKAI?

Tone · Post by **Tone** » Fri May 16, 2008 1:07 am

I've had mine since they were avalible.I love it. It reminds me of an sp1200 w/ all the faders. The best surprize was that the buttons that are used for note repeat division are mapable too when not using note repeat. and u can set them to stay on while u hold the button down and turn off as soon as u let go...perfect for aux sends while djing!!! I am habving small issues with the software though its chrashed a couple times is os x and I can't seem to get my preset to stick so I have to send it to the mpd every time I turn it on again. I even tried overwriteing the whole preset bank but it dont take:(

contakt321 · Post by **contakt321** » Fri May 16, 2008 5:57 am

FYI - I just measured mine. It's 15.5" x 12"