One of the many customizable behaviors of the MPC Series includes the ability to change the dialog box that greets you when starting a new project. This can be tailored to suit your workflow, for whether you like to load up a template project, demo, or simply start from fresh!



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MPC 2


Go to Menu > Preferences > New Project Dialog


  • Off: A new project will be empty with no preconfigured settings (except for the project defaults adjusted in this page).

  • Demo: You can choose to load a demo project (from several different genres) as a starting point, or an empty project.

  • Demo/Template/Recent: You can choose to load a demo project, a project template file, or an empty project (you must have a project in the Template File field of the Project Load/Save preference tab to select a template in this window).




If any factory content has previously been removed, sometimes this can impact the options available for the new project dialog. If there is anything that does not look the same as above on your MPC, please contact our support team here, who will be able to assist further!



MPC 3


On MPC 3 You also have the option to choose what projects the MPC loads when selecting 'New Project'


Go to Menu > Preferences > Project Load/Save


The settings on this screen determine if (and how) projects are automatically saved. If you are using MPC hardware as a controller, you can also define files to load automatically.


New Project Behavior: This determines what is loaded when a New Project is selected


  • Empty Project: Use this filed to load the MPC with a blank project

  • Factory Project: Use this field to load the default MPC factory project (Trap Kit Default)

  • User Auto Load Project: Use this field to select a project (.xpj) or program (.xpm) to load automatically anytime you open the MPC software or your standalone MPC hardware.

Note: If the New Project Dialog setting under Project Defaults is set to Demo or Demo/Template/Recent, selecting Empty Project will load the Auto Load project if one is selected.


If no Auto Load project is selected, choosing Empty project will load an empty project. If you have an Auto Load project selected and would still like to create an empty project, press and hold Shift and then tap Empty project. If the Project Defaults is set to Off, the Auto Load project will be loaded on startup.





New Project Dialog: This determines what options you see when you start a new project.


  • Off: A new project will be empty with no preconfigured settings

  • Demo: You can choose to load a demo project (from several different genres) as a starting point or an empty project.

  • Recent: You can select from recently loaded projects.

  • Demo/Template/Recent: You can choose to load a demo project, a project template file, or a recently loaded project. You must have a project in the Template File field of the Project Load/Save tab to select a template in this window.



If any factory content has previously been removed, sometimes this can impact the options available for the new project dialog. If there is anything that does not look the same as above on your MPC, please contact our support team here, who will be able to assist further!