Akai Pro MPC Series | MPC Pro Pack

The MPC Pro Pack is your ultimate upgrade for MPC and Force. Featuring four premium AIR Music Tech plugins and a suite of advanced performance and production tools, this pack takes your MPC to the next level. 

From MPC Clip Launching, Advanced CV Playground, Advanced Q-Links, and Super Warp Algorithm to AIR Fabric Select, AIR Visual EQ4, AIR Reverb Pro, and AIR Utility, this is the most powerful MPC add-on yet.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• How to Authorize and Redeem MPC Pro Pack
  • Standalone
  • Desktop
• What are the System Requirements?
• What does the MPC 3 Pro Pack include?
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • Why don't I see MPC Pro Pack in my Activations Page?
  • What if I already own Fabric XL?
  • I already own a Force, which has the envelope follower built in. Can I buy the other features separately? 
  • Is this package compatible with MPC 2.x?
  • How do I use Clip Launch on my Gen 1 MPC?
  • Why is my CPU spiking?
  • How can I use Reverb Pro on more than Four Tracks?

How to Authorize and Redeem MPC Pro Pack

Standalone

• If you own an MPC Live III, the MPC Pro Pack is included with the product. 
• If you own Gen 1 MPC Hardware, the pack can be purchased from HERE - See the authorization steps below:

1. Ensure your MPC Hardware is running firmware version 3.6 or later
2. Log in to your inMusic Profile via your Standalone MPC Hardware or MPC Desktop Software
   • If you're yet to create an account, click HERE
3. Navigate to: Menu > Preferences > Activations
4. Select a drive as the download location
   • Tap the 'Change' button and select your drive
5. Tap the 'Activate' icon beside 'MPC Pro Pack'
6. Tap the 'Download' icon to begin the download to your chosen drive.

Desktop

1. Ensure you're running MPC 3.6 Desktop (Public Beta) or later.
2. Post Update / Installation, navigate to Edit > Preferences > Activations
3. Click 'Activate'
4. Then, click 'Download'
   
5. This will automatically turn on Clip Workflow, which requires the program to be restarted:

What are the System Requirements?

The MPC Pro Pack is compatible with the following MPC Platforms when running MPC 3.6+.

• Gen 2: MPC Live III
• Gen 1: MPC Live, MPC Live II, MPC X, MPC X SE, MPC KEY 61, MPC KEY 37, MPC One, MPC One +, and Force
• MPC OS 3.6 / MPC Desktop 3.6 and later
• 1GB of free space
• MPC3.6 Desktop is Compatible with the latest Windows / macOS Operating Systems:

What does the MPC 3 Pro Pack include?

Included Plugin Instrument

Fabric Select

Fabric Select gives you access to all of the bread-and-butter sounds you may need from the Fabric Collection. Fabric Select has been built from Fabric XL, utilizing a smaller selection of its incredible-sounding sample keymaps:

• Advanced multi-sample synthesis
• 2 multi-sample layered oscillators plus a percussive layer
• Envelope
• LFO controls
• Multimode filters
• In-built FX

Included Insert Effects

AIR Visual EQ

A suite of factory presets give you quick access to a range of different EQ curves so that you can quickly test out contrasting EQ shapes. The spectrum analyser gives clear visual feedback of the audio you want to process.

Visual EQ is a highly versatile EQ plugin providing 4 bands of equalisation, with a wide range of EQ types including:

• Shelving
• Parametric
• Lowpass
• Bandpass
• Highpass filters

AIR Reverb Pro

AIR Reverb Pro enhances sound design and mixing capabilities with its powerful, flexible control over reverberation, offering users a versatile tool for both subtle and dramatic effects. AIR Reverb Pro Features:

• Algorithmic Reverb: Delivers realistic, dynamic reverbs suitable for a variety of sound design tasks, from subtle room reverbs to rich, expansive modulated tails.
• Early Reflection Models: Offers a selection of early reflection types, including models that emulate everything from concert halls to vintage hardware units.
• Stereo Field Control: Input and Output Width Filters: These filters allow precise control over the stereo width of both the incoming signal and the reverb output, providing flexibility in spatial placement.
• Reverb Parameters: Decay and Room Size: Adjustable to simulate anything from small, intimate spaces to massive, infinite reverberations for sound design purposes.
• Early Reflections & Reverb Tail: Balancing Control: Adjust the balance between early reflections and the reverb tail to create different spatial illusions, such as feeling closer or further away from the sound source.
• Modulation Section: Adds movement and depth to the reverb tail by modulating various parameters, enabling the creation of evolving, complex reverb effects.

*On Standalone Gen 1 hardware, Reverb Pro is limited to four instances

*On Standalone Gen 2 hardware, Reverb Pro is limited to sixteen instances

AIR Utility

All your basic gain, mono, and stereo utility needs in a single plugin.

• Change gain
• Invert the phase of the left and right channels
• Apply mid/side processing to widen or narrow stereo sources.
• 19 presets help you quickly access helpful starting points.

New Features

Advanced CV tracks

Advanced CV introduces powerful enhancements to the CV tracks in MPC, offering a comprehensive set of modulators and utilities, greatly enhancing control over external CV-enabled devices. This CV Playground adds a wide range of modulation options to the MPC, allowing for sophisticated CV modulation setups for external synthesizers and modular systems.

• CV Modulators
• 4 Assignable Envelopes
• Sync Options: Envelopes can be synchronized to the MPC sequencer for precise control over timing.
• 4 LFOs
• Phase Reset Options
• Stepper
• Utilities Section: A set of basic CV utilities for additional modulation control.
  
  

Super Warp Algorithm:

The new Super time stretch algorithm offers high-quality FFT-based time stretching and pitch shifting in MPC standalone mode.

Default Algorithm: Upon enabling this feature pack, the default timestretch algorithm will be set to Super.

You can find this setting under: Preferences > Audio/Export > Audio Warp and BPM Detect > Default Warp Algorithm.

Once set to Super, all newly created tracks, and any loaded MPC2 programs/projects with warp enabled will automatically use this algorithm.

Clip Launching

MPC now includes Clip Launching. Select Clip Launch to use the pads to launch clips.

• Matrix and Clip Edit Mode
• Follow Actions
• Support for Ableton Live Project Imports

Advanced Q-Link Functionality

The MPC Pro Pack unlocks Envelope Follower and LFO functionality for deeper modulation possibilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why don't I see MPC Pro Pack in my Activations Page?

The MPC Pro pack comes with the MPC Live III by default and will activate upon logging into your account in the activate plugins page.

What if I already own Fabric XL?

The MPC Pro Pack is currently only available as a package. In the future, the individual plugins will be available for purchase. However, in order to obtain all new features, one would need to purchase the entire MPC Pro Pack.

I already own a Force, which has the envelope follower built in. Can I buy the other features separately? 

No, the Features of the MPC Pro Pack

Is this package compatible with MPC 2.x?

No, this is only compatible with MPC 3.6 and subsequent releases.

How do I use Clip Launch on my Gen 1 MPC?

Clip launch needs to be activated on Gen 1 MPCs, to do so:

1. Activate the feature pack, Preferences > Activations and navigate to Preferences > Project Defaults > Use Clip Workflow.
2. Turn it on, which will require restarting your MPC. Once enabled, the Clip Workflow will be available.
   
   

Why is my CPU spiking?

Some new features may be taxing on your MPC. The Super Warp Algorithm and Reverb Pro, in particular, when used in conjunction with your other instrument plugins, such as Fabric XL, may put extra stress on the processor. 

Bouncing tracks to audio and disabling unused off plugins can help minimise CPU consumption. Disabling processing samples and turning off Warp when done, can assist in reducing overall CPU Load. 

Refer to the question below regarding using Auxiliary buses to maximize Reverb Pro's functionality without using more instances.

How can I use Reverb Pro on more than Four Tracks?

Reverb Pro is limited to a total of four instances per project on Gen 1 MPC's (16 on Gen 2). 

The best way to utilize Reverb, whether on an MPC, or in your favorite DAW, is generally to create an Auxiliary Bus to send the sound to. 

Add Reverb Pro to a "Return" and then turn up the corresponding "Send" volume on all tracks that you would like to send to the effect.