Thanks for those words about our music! Yes, the MPC is insanely versatile and fun to work with. As we look back at some of the first tunes we made on it, we've realized how far we've come. Which is to say that you are absolutely right, you can absolutely get to this level and beyond, and it gets more fun the more we use the MPC. 😊
While I do sometimes make sample-driven hip hop on the MPC Live 2, I also make layered synth driven electronic music on it. I’ll often layer in a Digitakt (for rhythms, textures and melodies) and a MiniFreak. I’ve been thinking about adding a Syntakt into the setup, but not sure as I already have so much to work with in the MPC plugins. Given the Elektron and MPC workflows running together, what do you think about adding in a Syntakt? The short answer is probably “why not”, but of course there’s cost and learning curve to consider. Love your music and passion, I really relate! 🎹🎧🌞
Hey there! When it comes to the question around whether one should buy more gear and hook things together, you should take any answers from me with a big grain of salt: I hate plugging things together! :D I'm much more of a single-device-at-a-time kind of musician. I prefer to make music with the MPC in standalone, or the Syntakt in standalone, with headphones plugged in sitting on the couch or in bed. The fewer cables, the better. :) I personally feel you can get so far with just the MPC and nothing else. That said, the Syntakt is pure fun and it's a very different world compared to the MPC and I enjoy spending time in both worlds. But one world at a time for me personally. If you're considering the Syntakt, I'd also recommend comparing that against the new Digitone 2. If I could trade, I would seriously consider doing so, but that's again because I enjoy making full tracks in standalone and there the Digitone 2 gives me polyphony and 4 additional tracks/voices, plus a wider sound palette. Then again the analog tracks on the Syntakt are quite unique and wouldn't be easily replaced by anything on the Digitone 2. Hope this helped somewhat, or at least didn't make things more difficult for you!
Wow, that means more than you might think. I really appreciate you saying that, thank you! We did a Syntakt jam on this trip too, can't wait to share that one next. 😊 Thanks again!
This music is amazing, I aim to make similar stuff on my mpc one. Please make some kind of walktrough, how a song like this builds up. Thanks for sharing this, keep up!
Thank you so much for your feedback on the music! It's a good idea to do a walkthrough but honestly I'm not sure the process is all that exciting because a lot of it includes playing around with a sound, or a melody line, and then layering things until there's an interesting pattern going that gets us to vibe with it. The rest is trying different chord progressions and essentially playing around with the potential parts kind of like lego blocks. The original chord progression is the one starting at 1:52. Unlike my music partner, I rarely have a full song idea in mind and this song was made by me primarily, so I basically went from the progression at 1:52 to a more monotone pattern, to adding a potential bridge (3:05). The rest is just layering sounds. That's the process in a nutshell. Maybe we'll try to turn that into a video at some point still, I appreciate the suggestion and your comment in general. 😊
Hey there, thanks for the feedback. 😊 This is the easiest part of the MPC. All automation (knob twists) and pad/track mutes are recorded into the project live so all you need to do is to hit Save and then you can drop the project file into the daw using the MPC plugin and mix from the daw. No need to even export audio stems if you don't want to.
Are you mixing in the MPC software on the computer, or in another DAW software? I’ve been keeping it really simple and recording live performed mixes into Garage Band on an iPad via an audio interface and exporting to a mastering too LANDR. It does the trick - though I know that for next level craft I could learn a DAW for proper mixing and mastering.
That’s bloody nice ❤
@@Lo-Fi-Si Hey, really appreciate it, thank you! 🙏
So good!
@@remyvegamedia Thank you!!
Good work! 👍 Really nice to hear non-hiphop music from MPC.
Glad to hear that, and we agree. Nothing against hip hop music, but it's not the *only* thing the MPC is good for. 😊
I love your music! I am nowhere as good as you are, but it is inspiring to know I could attain this using my MPC.
Thanks for those words about our music! Yes, the MPC is insanely versatile and fun to work with. As we look back at some of the first tunes we made on it, we've realized how far we've come. Which is to say that you are absolutely right, you can absolutely get to this level and beyond, and it gets more fun the more we use the MPC. 😊
Sound really good, I use the LIVE too.
Thanks! It's a great piece of gear. 😊
Great music man, starting follow
Hey, really appreciate it! Thank you. 🙏🌟
Nice job showing off the MPC other side!
Thanks for the feedback! The other side as in the non-hiphop side you mean? 😊
Love this
Thank you! 🙏
While I do sometimes make sample-driven hip hop on the MPC Live 2, I also make layered synth driven electronic music on it. I’ll often layer in a Digitakt (for rhythms, textures and melodies) and a MiniFreak. I’ve been thinking about adding a Syntakt into the setup, but not sure as I already have so much to work with in the MPC plugins. Given the Elektron and MPC workflows running together, what do you think about adding in a Syntakt? The short answer is probably “why not”, but of course there’s cost and learning curve to consider. Love your music and passion, I really relate! 🎹🎧🌞
Hey there! When it comes to the question around whether one should buy more gear and hook things together, you should take any answers from me with a big grain of salt: I hate plugging things together! :D I'm much more of a single-device-at-a-time kind of musician. I prefer to make music with the MPC in standalone, or the Syntakt in standalone, with headphones plugged in sitting on the couch or in bed. The fewer cables, the better. :)
I personally feel you can get so far with just the MPC and nothing else. That said, the Syntakt is pure fun and it's a very different world compared to the MPC and I enjoy spending time in both worlds. But one world at a time for me personally. If you're considering the Syntakt, I'd also recommend comparing that against the new Digitone 2. If I could trade, I would seriously consider doing so, but that's again because I enjoy making full tracks in standalone and there the Digitone 2 gives me polyphony and 4 additional tracks/voices, plus a wider sound palette. Then again the analog tracks on the Syntakt are quite unique and wouldn't be easily replaced by anything on the Digitone 2.
Hope this helped somewhat, or at least didn't make things more difficult for you!
@@sinewaymusic Thanks I really appreciate your perspective!
@@deltasounds Anytime, I enjoy the conversation!
Awesome track from one of my favorite synthtubers. 👍
Wow, that means more than you might think. I really appreciate you saying that, thank you! We did a Syntakt jam on this trip too, can't wait to share that one next. 😊 Thanks again!
@@sinewaymusic Yeah, looking forward to that one. Got a Syntakt myself, so I always study other Syntakt jams meticulously.
Great work
Thank you as always, my man. 🙏💪
@@sinewaymusic 🙂
This music is amazing, I aim to make similar stuff on my mpc one. Please make some kind of walktrough, how a song like this builds up. Thanks for sharing this, keep up!
Thank you so much for your feedback on the music! It's a good idea to do a walkthrough but honestly I'm not sure the process is all that exciting because a lot of it includes playing around with a sound, or a melody line, and then layering things until there's an interesting pattern going that gets us to vibe with it. The rest is trying different chord progressions and essentially playing around with the potential parts kind of like lego blocks. The original chord progression is the one starting at 1:52. Unlike my music partner, I rarely have a full song idea in mind and this song was made by me primarily, so I basically went from the progression at 1:52 to a more monotone pattern, to adding a potential bridge (3:05). The rest is just layering sounds. That's the process in a nutshell. Maybe we'll try to turn that into a video at some point still, I appreciate the suggestion and your comment in general. 😊
That's really great. I recently bought MPC One+ for this non-hip-hop music. I would love to learn more about your workflow.
Thanks! We'll consider doing a video about our workflow with the MPC. It's an incredibly versatile tool. 😊
Sineway,‘sup?- how gorgeous video, godspeed~😌
Thanks!
Awesome!
How did you record audio? If I remember correctly, MPC doesn't have master recorder. But there is no external recorder on hour video as well.
Hey there, thanks for the feedback. 😊 This is the easiest part of the MPC. All automation (knob twists) and pad/track mutes are recorded into the project live so all you need to do is to hit Save and then you can drop the project file into the daw using the MPC plugin and mix from the daw. No need to even export audio stems if you don't want to.
Are you mixing in the MPC software on the computer, or in another DAW software? I’ve been keeping it really simple and recording live performed mixes into Garage Band on an iPad via an audio interface and exporting to a mastering too LANDR. It does the trick - though I know that for next level craft I could learn a DAW for proper mixing and mastering.