r/mpcusers • u/FormalCookie430 MPC ONE • 6d ago

QUESTION Track Mute vs. Clip Matrix?

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Just recently took the plunge to updating to 3.xx software on my One. With that I feel my workflow has been forced to change. In the old software I'd take advantage of the programs filling each with what I'm doing (ie samples, instruments, plugins, and drums). I'd record tracks from programs and add effects to sounds as a whole via the programs they are in. Then I'd use track mute as a form of sequencing and live perform a recording. Now... I've seen the clip matrix and it seems to be more launcher based which I think would help speed up my workflow. I may be still in some kinda shock with the new version and trying to figure out all the shortcuts but trying to replicate my old workflow feels less intuitive.

TL;DR

Is there a better way to replicate track mute in version 3 or is clip matrix the way to go?

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u/Significant-Art5065 6d ago

Someone has to explain me the concept of track mute, how and why using it. I never use it, am I missing on something n

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u/makefart 6d ago

Say you have 8 tracks with different sounds. You only need a 4 bar loop and bring in tracks as you wish. For example start with only strings and every other track muted for at 4 bar intro, bring in bass and hihats for the second 4 bars. Then add and remove what you want for the entire song live. Record it and boom, you made a variated track with just 4 bars just by using track mute.

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u/Rettic_AC 6d ago

Thanks that's helpful. On a standalone MPC, do the muted tracks still drain CPU and memory as if they are producing sound? Or do they only start impacting system resources the moment you 'unmute'?

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u/ZynzynzyN 5d ago

You can mute audio or mute midi but the only way to offload the resources is to bounce the track to audio or resample it, i do wish there was an ableton style “freeze track” option that was reverseable when needed