muting unmuting on MVs

[ellaguru]

hi
are there mute/umute track buttons (like on sp505/606 or MPCs) on the MVs?
i looked rapidly at pitcures and manuals but i didnt found them...
thanx

[Olby]

hit shift+pad banks. this will bring up the track mute menu.

[ellaguru]

thanx olby!
i hope there were something like those samplers i said, for some live situation...
are those menu easy to use in context like this?

[Olby]

why not just hit play and while playing the track just hit shift+pad banks to bring up the track mute menu. you can mute/unmute or solo them live without any hassle. or you can use assignable sliders to cut down the volume of the current track.

[ellaguru]

you can mute/unmute or solo them live without any hassle. or you can use assignable sliders to cut down the volume of the current track.

yes, i know this and it's a very cool feature for me, like on mc505 or mc808/909, truly i feel this as like a recorder or a mixer desk...

[Ill Green]

There are many ways to mute tracks but SHIFT + PAD BANK is the fastest and great for realtime. Also on the Song screen you can highlight a track and mute it manually but gets akward during realtime play. Also samples with Exclusive Groups (aka Mute Groups) does magic.

[ellaguru]

cool!
ps
damn those mv beasts still costs too much here...

[Ill Green]

It was hard to learn the first few weeks but after a while of playing and reading the manual I breeze thru this machine now.

My friend copped a 8000 for $300 at a pawn shop, it was just missing the jog wheel but works 100% fine. Believe me, since I've got the MV I've been checking prices just for the hell of it and saw a few in the $500 range. But since its discontinuation they've become somewhat sought-after.

[ellaguru]

the mv 8000 here is about 650€ (915usd).
the mv 8800 is about 1000€ (1408usd)....damn....
too much expensive....

[PHeMoX]

It's worth it though, but you might have to sell some gear for it.

A small trick for un-muting lots of tracks at the same time (in Song mode, but works in Pattern mode too); use the mouse and VGA, press mouse button over the mute symbol on your tracks and move the mouse down. Now it will un-mute all tracks you go over with your mouse.

If you're fast you could use this for live situations, but using the track mute menu is a better idea for those instant mutes.

[ellaguru]

It's worth it though, but you might have to sell some gear for it.

A small trick for un-muting lots of tracks at the same time (in Song mode, but works in Pattern mode too); use the mouse and VGA, press mouse button over the mute symbol on your tracks and move the mouse down. Now it will un-mute all tracks you go over with your mouse.

If you're fast you could use this for live situations, but using the track mute menu is a better idea for those instant mutes.

thanx man
i will reconsider this idea of selling something.
ot
how big is this machine?

[Ill Green]

Its huuuuggge!

I underestimated its size when I had it imported from New York and the UPS man delivered it to me on a hand-truck. Its 17 inches by 19 inches, sorry I don't know the metric system in France. But thats like two turntables putted together.

[ellaguru]

But thats like two turntables putted together.

...
s**t...

[PHeMoX]

It's huge, but still comfortable.

My turntable is about the same size I think, perhaps slightly smaller. So yeah, it's some real-estate for sure.

To get an idea check the background on my Twitter page; http://www.twitter.com/phemox

[ellaguru]

wow probably i have to have a new room-studio just to store only the MV