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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- MPC One Blows my Mind Once Again!
Last night, one of my key pieces of live gear, the Roland SPD-SX, started to show signs of failure. Looking for a solution, I turned my attention to the MPC One. Can it live up to the massive hole in my setup left behind by the SPD-SX? Let's fine out! Enjoy the video :)
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You sold me so much more in this device, than any ad before. Im so grateful, for your vids!
Thanks so much!
I'm surprised by my MPC ONE all the time also! It's an amazing feature packed device capable of producing a track from start to finish and so much more. Highly recommended.
I completely agree. I think it's criminally underrated!
this is a really good video. Thank you! More and more I’m being sold on the MPC One.
Thanks so much!
The MPC is ridiculously useful. I use mine in ways i never imagined, it's like having a does everything tool in the toolbox
Thanks for watching!
So happy things worked out. I have had the MPCX for almost a yr and i am still learning things about it.
It's crazy how much they can do!
Hi There I think you mention at some point MPC One has 1 gig of RAM? Its actually 2 gigs, which is probably why you can fit all of this stuff on it.
You are correct!
You can set it to Poly instead of 32 if you scroll all the way left instead of right.
Thanks for the tip!
That's awesome. The show is gonna be great 💪
Thanks, hope to see you there!
As a drummer, this is the setup I use to play bass drum trigger pedal with my foot instead of fingers. Works great!
You have one of the best music channels on TH-cam. Nobody explains how to use these gizmos better than you do. Look forward to your next concert.
Wow haha, thank you so much! The next show should be getting announced sometime in April!
I gotta stop watching these videos, I am about to buy one…
Not to be an enabler, but it is a fantastic piece of gear hahaha.
Buy one bruv. Trust me, you won’t regret it.
I bought it back in July. It has so much going on to learn, it's a bit scary. Watching these tutorials gives me confidence though. I have several keyboards, pocket operators, td3 and just trying to work out some workflow. It will all click and I'll know why I spent 650 quid on the retro🤣🤣
Thanks for showing this!
Of course, thanks for watching!
Awesome. I want to get something inexpensive to let me record drums to my MPC One by playing with sticks, and in my searching, I found this video. Can't find an Alesis Trigger IO though, and even if I could, likely not the most cost-effective way to fulfil my needs. Really cool idea, though. I used to have a Roland kit, shoulda held onto it. Oh well, needed the money at the time!
The alesis unit has been discontinued, but Ddrum has the same thing, just called the DDTI. All you need is that and a cheap drum pad and you should be good to go!
Go to program hit pencil change you note midi to C-3 chromatically
Instead of mpc note mode.
Thank you!!!
There's 2GB of RAM, and USB flash and SD card storage on the MPC ONE can expand the unit's 4GB capacity to TB storage capacity giving sample access as well as audio/midi save access at lighting speed 👍
Yeah I misspoke on the ram haha. Had my SD card in there since day one, it's a must have!
MPC One is the best thing on the market now
It's up there for sure!
MPC LIVE 2, 😁
Agree.
How to connect spd SX to MPC one usb midi connect... put up a video
I would just use a 5 pin MIDI cable honestly. Make sure your MIDI channels and note numbers match up and you're good to go!
Hi , Great video very useful, but I didn't see where is the klick track ? Regards
The click is just turned on and off by the 3rd Q-link knob when you're in the main screen :) Thanks!
Hi I have for backing track Cymatik Lp 16 audio track 16 output, never stuck on stage . Regards
Ironically I come from the same Roland SPD too, ditched it completely and now have the MPC One.
I haven't completely made the switch yet, at least when it comes to the live shows. Have you found any issues in switching, or are there any SPD features you miss?
@@FreeBeat for live situations I completely get it. For me though I always found the spd a bit wacky in terms of sampling and looping. And because of Roland’s notoriously slow firmware update strategy (if there happens to be one) I’m glad I got rid of it for a good price. I’m all that happy with the Akai MPC workflow, so there’s no turning back for me.
@@FreeBeat maybe you should also look at the upcoming Roland SP-404 MKII. Really looks promising.
Are you trying to bankrupt me?
Not intentionally, I promise!
Oh my God thank you for posting this video!! This is exactly what I'm trying to do at the moment. Did you ever figure out exactly how to change your midi note data for each pad?
Glad I could help! I did figure it out, but this video is almost a year old now and I can't exactly remember how to get there hahaha. But it is possible :)
The screwy note numbers is the MPC. Allegedly in the MPC DAW it's possible to change it but my expectation is it'll only be in the DAW, not standalone. I haven't tested this yet because I hadn't bothered installing the DAW so I need to find some time. If it doesn't fix it standalone I'll be deeply disappointed.
Sounds like you change it standalone as well! Someone else commented the way to do it haha.
If you are plug ins guy, install the DAW..
This video is informative and I commend you for it. So when you’re triggering backing tracks (songs to play to) are you sending a click track to yourself and if so, how are you doing it?
Good video. BTW you can set the start screen to also show recent songs.
Good tip, thanks!
I never understood why akai never made drum gear. I love my strike multipad sampler, however the mpc one with midi trigger interface powered and connected by 1 usb cord has me wanting one of these very badly right now. I’m not great at finger drumming, adding pads to mpc sampler device , freaking brilliant!!!!! I have a maschine mikro I got for 90$ from a friend when he got new stand alone maschine unit. I definitely want a stand alone unit as well. My Mac mini is small, but that rig in not very portable at all. Hopefully find one of these used for decent price when I get my stimulus money
Yeah a drum focused akai unit would be awesome! Also just a heads up, the Alesis trigger IO is discontinued, but the ddrum ddti is the exact same thing. Just in case you were looking into recreating this setup.
@@FreeBeat I just watched another video and seen I can connect my akai mpk keyboard as well. Thanks for letting me know about the trigger IO. I probably won’t need one, will use my strike multipad or my Roland spd-30 instead.
I have the Live 2 and I got a used Yamaha electric drum set for about nothing, I ordered the mpc one+ to be able to use the midi out put from the drum kit, to control the mpc to give me any sound I want
Take it the mpc live 2 can do all this too ?
Yes it can :)
Like a kid in a candy store lol i cant wait to get mine still on back order
Oh man how long have you been waiting?
@@FreeBeat about 2 weeks now
@@ricogaming2047 do you have it now?
Have you tried it using a kit? Even a small e-kit? Wonder if it can keep up..
Yes I have :) It does pretty well actually!
@@FreeBeat Thank you sir!
I bought the MPC live 2 and I have an old Alesis control pad midi drum controller. I got to try it out. If it all works off of the Live 2’s battery I could mount it all on a marching band drum harness and walk around with it.
That would be awesome haha. Thanks for watching!
Idk who or where you are, but you should totally do this and I'll hopefully see it
Just ordered Alesis Percpad, hopefully it will work with my Live II
MPC One is even more powerful than you think now... :)
I'm starting to realize that haha.
What are the necessary accessories that I should buy to go along with my Mpc 1...It should be delivered tomorrow....so exited.
Congratulations, I love mines, it's a top notch unit, a beast
Definitely a stand which can be found on amazon, any laptop stand, and, some extra sd cards and your all set really unless u need a midi board as well
@@MrScrooge1980 thanks a lot for responding. I will definitely shop for those items. Peace and keep the beats flowing
I think a midi keyboard is a must have, and of course a decent sized SD card!
How far down the rabbit hole do you want to go? An audio interface is always nice if you dont have one. Congratulations!
I thought the MPC One has 2GB of memory and the MPC X and MPC Key 61 both have 4GB.....I'm pretty sure I'm correct on that. Video poster said the MPC One only has 1GB of RAM which doesn't make sense.....
Thanks for your thorough explanations and taking your time to teach! Appreciate the time you put in and want you to know it’s greatly appreciated! Subbed
Thanks so much, I appreciate the kind words!
What is the drum pad you use in this video?
It's just a Roland PD-8. The real magic is performed by the Alesis Trigger IO.
It doesn’t seem to be available anymore. Any suggestion on replacement?
Oh wow.
Imagine MPC one + MC 101.
Perfect sampling and work station, with one hell of a sound engine.
Nothing could stop that pair >:D
But really I'm impressed you can load not only a backing track, but a few of them.
I did expect to be able to do a live show though projects on the MPC, but being able to do them all within ONE project ?! Damn son!
Yeah fitting the whole show into one program is crazy!
I didn’t know about the double tap stop to cut off a sample. Wow
Yeah it's super handy, I love that more and more devices are adopting this feature!
This is brilliant. I am not surprised. Good powerful machine. A very solid brain for any hardware set up then. Thank you for the daily videos.
Thanks so much for watching!
@@FreeBeat no probs.
Keep exploring, creating and blowing our minds !!! Thanks Free Beat, I'm with you!!!
Thanks so much Mike!
Yes! Never underestimate MPC Software, been mind blown myself! I agree, run it ALL through the MPC ONE for the show, things a beast! That is def insane that you can just drop sd from your roland kit and BOOM! It's all there and customizable with MPC ONE
Well I'll still be using the Roland Kit in the live shows haha. But I think the MPC will be driving everything else come the next show!
another 5$ from Akai for this comment
@@jazzbwooy8889 Care to explain?
@@FreeBeat it's nothing against you and the video. it's a good explanatory video. i just feel like akai is astroturfing the youtube comment sections. comments like this one by triplebcellphoneking seem paid to me. maybe this one isn't, I can't prove it. but there are too many of this kind under any video about the latest mpc's.
@@jazzbwooy8889 Yeah I can vouch that they've been watching my videos for way longer than I've had the MPC One. That being said, I do think that the MPC fans that enjoy the devices seem to be pretty rabid about them.
Thanks for the video I always wondered why drummers on e-drums just did do midi to a MPC the rang of sounds unlimited that way.
Yeah, it's super powerful!
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Thanks for watching!
I want a MPC one so bad,but my wife won't let me lol
Can't help you there haha sorry.
Buy her one too? 🤷🏾♂️
@@jamaalnyc perfect answer hahahaha
Luckily my wife never noticed another piece of gear in my studio. It's all just knobs and buttons to her.
Buy a new wife
I also use the One on show as an instrument and as a sequencer for multiple synths all dispatched by a midi router. I wasn’t sure about the reliability of it on stage, but it shows itself very solid.
I’m not a huge fan of USB-Midi for live shows though. I prefer standard Midi (DYN) for its stability and openness (if there’s lx or fog machines or any gizmos to control on cue.
Your video is precisely what I was looking for, I was wondering if I could pair some ddrum triggers with the MPC (using the Alesis MIDI I/O) and I’m very please to see your results. Thanks.
Glad you found this helpful, I've been completely blown away with the reliability of the MPC for these kinds of applications. Now that I have it set up permanently in my studio I've been able to play with this a little more and it is an absolute workhorse!
The order of the pads is STUPID insane. It's like C# then C. Then it gets worse after that. That's a longtime MPC map thing. MPC Beats and MPC 2.0 is the same way. You have to manually change the map to chromatic, and it's always a hassle. Read about it-- it's really ridiculous. There is no logical order of the original MPC map, which they're still using almost 40 years later.
Drum maps were crazy back before General MIDI but then GM got applied mindlessly all over the place without regard for other maps.
Do you have any info on changing the map? MPC Tutor said it has to be done in the MPC DAW but I'd rather avoid installing that (the whole reason I bought the One was to record DAWless).
@@unclemick-synths Haven't looked into it, yet. But within MPC Beats, The main menu--- then Edit / Program / Note Mapping. Change to Chromatic C1. I'm sure there's a way to do this with MPC One, just need to dig in and figure it out.
@@DopamineOverload yea, that's what MPC Tutor said. Then save as a Program and load it into the One. A pity no-one has posted these for download (or better, Akai included it).
@@unclemick-synths Yeah, there's no way to change the map from MPC One. It's usually not needed, though. It's only when you use external midi controllers I believe, that everything gets out of wack.
Yeah, the MPCs are really catching on. They really went above and beyond with the capabilities. The powered USB with MIDI that just works is amazing to me alone. Now you'll want to get a Live II for the extra ports, SATA, and portability. :)
Haha possibly, but for now I'm very happy with the One being the center of my workflow! When I'm on the go I usually just have the op-z with me and that covers almost everything I can want in a portable device. But I'm sure gas will strike again lol. Thanks for watching!
@@FreeBeat The Live II can be battery powered. Which can be a real life-save if you have ground hum issues.
comment obviously paid
@@jazzbwooy8889 I take it you're not a fan of the MPC?
@@jazzbwooy8889 why? I bought a Live II
Hey thanks for the great video once again,
I’ve been using an mpc live mk1 since 2017 and yeh,am pleased you like yours man 👍😉
Just got my first PO recently
Good stuff to know!
Has anyone tried doing this similar concept but adding a click that is heard by the musician but not the listening audience?? 🤔🤔... I’ve wondered if sending click out the MPC One headphone output but not the main output was possible.
If not, I’m guessing that syncing with an outside click is probably doable with the 5 pin midi out.
Sadly it doesn't look like you can route the click to the headphone out separately :-/
You can cycle through up to 4 samples from each pad, ie midi note number. Each trigger pad that is assigned to a midi note can play the cycle of 4 sounds. The new update has a randomizer function.
Yeah, being able to layer four sounds is great and can lead to even better dynamic playing!
You can layer and cycle those layers also!
11:17 go to pad performance and change it to notes
Yup haha, fixes everything!
Mpc is the bomb. I have the live 2. Pads are the best i have ever used
It's awesome!
To run this on a Usb power bank...search for myvolts ripcord 19v mpc on amazon. Its made for the mpc one! There are also other voltages for other devices.
Thanks for the tip!
Thanks for the tip Joe.
I've been waiting for them to release the 19v version for mpc one. Thank for letting us know that it's finally here. Just ordered one;)
Lets see some cv stuff i want to get one to play with my pair of volca modulars.
I'll be diving into the world of CV soon! Fair warning, I'm a complete novice to all of it lol
@@FreeBeat I guess I speak for a lot of your subscribers when I say that's your feature, not your bug. Honestly, that's the charm of your channel, very evident in this video: you discover those things in front of our eyes and don't tell us after the fact. And you being so enthusiastic about your findings is quite infecting.
Whoa that’s crazy! Good to know 🤘
Thanks for watching!
Legit
Yeah I was impressed haha.
rad bro. sweeet 👍
Thanks so much!
Nothing on logic x
I'm not sure if I mentioned it in the video but I'm looking for hardware solutions, so Logic or Ableton aren't really options for me.
Two different products, logic is a pc application, mpc is a standalone all in one music production centre and dawless hardware solution.
feurst
You win!
@@FreeBeat ahah thanks for your work
Just plug your spdx usb into the One and use it as pad controller, so much cleaner than the the Trigger io. I do it with my Alesis Strike Multipad into my force (also mpc x) it’s awesome.
Unfortunately the point of this video was to talk about a complete replacement for the spd-sx, since it doesn't reliably turn on.
people sell all your gear and get koala sampler hardware is a rip off nowadays get real with it
It's actually 2gb
Yeah, I simply misspoke haha.
@@FreeBeat I figured that did you hear the rumor of the next major firmware introducing disk streaming so ram might not matter in the future
@@DennisTaylorKnatural I did not hear that, that's awesome!