Thanks for the shout out bro :D I haven't had any issues with the computing power at all actually. Now... I haven't made much music with multiple instances of any of the new synths or went crazy like that so I can't say that it won't become an issue in the future for sure. I also just try to keep my projects pretty clean in general, no matter what sampler I use. I rarely have programs open that I don't use, that's just me. Great video! Always love checking out your stuff
Accurate, I LOVE your videos as well!! Hey, help me understand the way to get my brain over the “program” situation. I love the freedom of my Maschine - any pad, any type of sound/program/synth/etc… i found on the first MPC Live, years back, that the program limitations drove me nuts. You work with both… Do you have this same issue, or did I misunderstand the ”limitation” back then? My PLUS is not stable… so in almost every other way, the MPC Live mk2 looks superior!
A useful tip is that you can save your project as a preview. It saves in pretty much the same way but it will save a MP3 file of whatever you select - say 4 bars. So when when you go through your library of songs you can hear an audio preview before you load it up. Such a great feature and I use this method instead of selecting recent projects on startup
Wow, i just have to say.. The MPC Community is Badass!!! Thank you everyone for all the tips and tricks that you've left in the comments. If you're new to the MPC please scroll through the comment section because you'll learn a lot more about it from other users and not me haha! Again you all rock, and some of my favorite channels about MPCs are: Marlow Digs - th-cam.com/users/mpcheadvideos Malo Beats - th-cam.com/channels/_g0XgfwbHXztIs9TM1z7pw.html Ave Mcree - th-cam.com/users/AveMcree Bolo Da Producer - th-cam.com/users/BoloTheProducer Accurate Beats - th-cam.com/channels/oT0i4T3r3d4oYkdYQgZ4fg.html Tefty & Meems - th-cam.com/users/MimiAndTeft iAmSight - th-cam.com/users/iamsightvideos
Tubedigga, Poli Popo (nicest guy ever), MG The Future, CMP (Craftmaster Productions), iamSight, Lifted Noise, Elbowmedia Studios, Marcello, Masada MPC, Chris Galactic. Def check out Musician Paradise free chord progression packs and arps patterns too. The progressions you could add to standalone too.
Also, Kit-maker.com for converting all your sample packs and NI expansions to MPC expansions (one click). He's got another program for making custom keygroups from samples too. And one more tip you could convert all your Ableton packs to MPC expansions but it involves a bit of work (Leoson video).
I've had the OG since launch and that was my issue and still will be my issue often. Discovering what all the buttons I don't understand do years later really feels foolish but it keeps the MPC around.
regarding folks' concern about CPU usage: I have left mine on all day loading samples, building drums, using plugins, etc without issue. the mp can handle it. plus a few of the of the issues that occurred here are firmware version-specific. 2.10 has some kinks to work out because it does SO much. we've got to remember that. this series of mpc is a full blown music computer. 2.9 was incredibly stable and the next mini update they do (2.10.1 or so) will address everything going on here. just like our laptops, run samples and heavy use items on an external USB or SD and your mpc will be all good. play the hell out of them, my friends
everyone, remember the touch screen is robust on purpose because when you're in a real setting playing a set, you're naturally gonna press everything with more force than when sitting in your bedroom with headphones on. like an ATM screen: built to be abused. if it were as pressure-sensitive as an ipad, that would lead to even more incorrect buttons pressed when there's a PA blasting behind u while playing your mpc. for example around 9:50 once Ricky starts jamming he's pressing the pads much harder than earlier on the touch screen. On this series of MP, the screen can also be played like the pads and thus, needs to be durable. enjoy the new MP's
That’s a good explanation as to why it’s not the most sensitive , makes sense , I dig in to mine using XY and im scared of cracking it , but now I know that’s not going happen , I’m happy
I've had my mpc Live for 4 Years. I know it in and out. Hands down its the best beat machine/daw/sound engine I've ever owned. I'm still surprised by how much they keep adding to it. I've worked on almost all the mpcs . The 2000 was my joint. I've been producing since the 80s. Give it some time and you'll make more music in a year than the last 10 years on the Live 2....MPC X....or ONE. ✌
I just jumped out the window and bought one on sale. 🤦🏾♂️ I know they say the economy is supposed to have a downturn in 2023. I was thinking about returning it before it's even shipped bc it would probably be wise to save that monthly payment and put it in the stock market. However, your comment - you'll make more beats in a year than in the last 10 - kinda comforts me. I haven't been in the studio in a few years but I feel the inclination to give the world a gift b4 I die. I always wanted an MPC. F it. Why not 🤷🏾♂️. I know the Live II is going to inspire me. Coming from Maschine. Super excited. Just the metronome alone sounds more "rap" on the MPC ! I'm about to turn up 1000. I apologize for the rant. I guess I'm still reassuring myself that I made a good & timely purchase 😄
man the prices for a used MPC X dropped to around 800-900€ wtf O_O i bought my mpc live 2 around 2020 for around 1000€ and yesterday i saw the prices for used mpc x...
Wow! Great to see you've got one of the newer MPC's :) I bought a One (to keep costs down) and have had relatively few problems, but then I'm not as quick as you. I've never really looked at or worried about CPU as I've not had any problems. Yes, Marlow is awesome and the review of the 2.10 release is great. Also - I'll vote for a 1 hour stream of you on your Live II would be SO AWESOME! And yes, the community is great as I'm terrible (lazy) with manuals and just like to feel my way. Whenever I've had problems, people have always been there to help - pretty quick too. Welcome to the club and can't wait to hear what you produce - especially when you hook it up to Ableton, some synths and modular. PS I've had a Push2 for ages too, but it's so limitless which is why I got the MPC One to introduce some limitations and go DAWless (although the irony is I now use it with Ableton sometimes) after being originally inspired by you.
Had an MK1 for two years and upgraded it to an mk2 and oh my. The new physical additions with CV, speaker and the buttons are just fantastic. Not to mention the free software updates that just makes it better and better. Such a great platform and I'm still finding new possibilities on it after all this time. All the best.
I loved the video and thoughts, but can I just take a second to give you full kudos for the visuals? The lighting and ambience are off the hook dude. Amazing🙌🏻 As for MPC, I had the live 1 and currently own and use the X heavily. Until now it is very stable and I have never hit a wall with the CPU nor the ram (no disk streaming yet as of 2.10). The more you use it the more it amazes me. Thanks for the inspiration bro, peace!
I think this is the best sampler up to date. In my opinion they did amazing job. It doesn't mean it couldn't be done better. You can always do things better. Just wait for another mpc bro 😉
“Signing up for a credit card at Macy’s” I laughed at this interestingly particular and accurate example that allowed me to exactly know what you’re talking about 😂😂😂😂
NO NO NO - you have NOT talked too long - more more more - ! I love to hoover around my studio, fixing cables , listen to you , believe me - i learn somthing new every sec. of youre video´s ! ;-)
I’ve had 8 synths , 4 drum samples and recorded guitar and bass plus a load of effects and XY on a 32 bar sequence with muting to layer and it’s never crashed , pretty awesome
It just hit home & I was LMAO @ 25:55 "Dude this things crazy. It does too many things !" It is an unbelievable piece of equipment to say the least & im learning something new everytime I use it. Good video Ricky I really enjoyed it Bro. Thanx
Just found your channel....You're so refreshing and calm and draws me into what you're saying. I love your channel and ur my new fav! You keep it real and I'm very impressed....
One thing that you didn't mention in your video is how easy it is to move your work in the MPC to Ableton Live. These MPC's have Ableton Live export, so you can play around as much as you want in the MPC, and export your work as an Ableton Live Set. It really has the best integration with Ableton Live than any other standalone groove box/drum machine.
What it's really missing is usb audio. It's wild that it can host interfaces but you can't just plug usb from the live into Ableton and track out like that, especially with things like the s2400, sp404, elektron gear, Roland gear, etc all doing it no problem. It's a small price to pay for everything that's in the live 2 though
Your soothing voice lets me run this video in the background even though I dont own an mpc. Thank you for content. I came to you via the PO videos. Thanx!
I bought an MPC ONE in January, just to augment my aging MPC collection with a higher resolution sequencer. Also like the sample chopping for breakbeats and midi data extraction for groove templates. - Twice my unit has glitched on me, - both times I was performing repetitive functions, so I was building up speed with the button pressing, and I feel the machine just couldn't catch up with itself. I'm now looking at the X, but would prefer just an expanded ONE XL, larger pads, fixed tilted screen, more physical ins and outs. Definitely not selling my older units though. The only cons with the new MPC units for me, personally, are the pre-loaded sounds - I'd rather just have the spare memory, the AIR effects plugins aren;t for me. I don't use the soft synths, as I have a large vintage collection of hardware, but the built in soft synths are very capable. love to ALL, feel no hate
I've had this exact problem with my Force (not an MPC but shared DNA). I can reliably crash it by clearing too many pads too quickly (I imagine missing synchronisation in the code).
This thing is great for chopping up breaks. I almost never did it on the rs7000 as it was so slow and tedious but holy shit now I've got my Mpc One i can't stop chopping and sequencing breaks
Hey Ricky. Awesome to see you’ve bought the Live II. Been waiting to hear your thoughts on it. I’ve been getting the Internal storage error too. Only since updating since 2.10. I’m hoping they iron that out with a 2.10.1. Glad you’re enjoying it for the most part! It’s a great machine. Let’s see some more! Also, Marlow is awesomeeeee.
I got one of these and it took me a while to get into it, but the latest update made me pick it up again and it’s amazing! I’m really feeling this unit. It’s capable of so much.
why buy a 1200 dollar machine without committing into it. that baffles me. thats why many products are out of stock. people just buy shit and dont even use it. all tho good for you for picking it up again
Yeaaa ever since the 2.10 update,I’ve been experiencing crashes for like the first couple days, and now I just save frequently and haven’t had any problems. You Tha man Rick
I’ve had the MPC Live 1 since 2018; never had a single issue with the CPU. I’ve used it for some live sets but mostly production and I use a lot of plugins and tracks with no issues
#1 put a SSD in it (WD Blue 3D NAND or Crucial MX500). Change timestretch algorithm to Pro Ten in settings. Change display resolution to 96ppqn. Change default drum/keygroup filter to Lowpass 8 pole. Set instant track mute. Set up 414 mode template (sp404) on qlinks (A1madethebeat videos).
@@_thevaporz yeah im soo stupid .. i didnt think of scrolling down to find it "EXACTLY WHERE IT ALWAYS WAS" tnx Zach for your helpful reply . but dont worry im not gonna message you next time i loose a sock or sum sheeeet lol
Awesome stuff, but in the end, I was shouting at you to turn on automation recording. It's actually cool that automation recording is separate from midi recording, and you can just have fun with param changes without recording those, then easily switch between automation read/write.
I bought my MPC One 2 weeks ago. I love it! I attached my rme interface to it and all my external gear with MIDI and Audio. It works perfectly! By the way, buy the mpc bible for live, one and x. I worked through it on one weekend and I now know nearly all corners of the mpc. Really good book.
ricky, i love my MPC and i think you will too. here's some dope features. 1. class compliant audio interfaces 2. the effects section (mother ducker for sidechain and and the sp1200 mode [not the 12 bit ring] 3. hype synth (oh my god amazing) 4. phono preamp 5. sound design with drums 6. portamento with 808s 7. drum synth (christ its so good, it just lacks a waveform view) 8. automation with effects also, please try to pair this with an sp 404. it's amazing.
I love that this isn't sponsored knowing you have some mpc knowledge. I bought a retro a few months after it released. First MPC. I'm using mine to sequence 4 synths, add a drum program or two. I use my synths onboard effects mostly, but also use the octatrack. I'm a noob, but I'm having fun. Lately I've been trying the digitone as a sequencer and having a lot of fun. Chopping is a breeze on the mpc in my opinion for sure though
Soooo! Happy you have a MPC in front of you right now .Love your channel and what your doing for the community. Would love to see more on this MPC. I Noticed you didn't mention the MPC X just wondering what your thoughts were on the X.
To save on Ram you can Bounce your tracks after recording them in the “pencil icon” menus on the main screen then delete them out! Hopefully that helps… also the W and R icon on the top right of the screen is read and write for whenever you wanna record in your automations. Fun to use with the X Y effects!
@9:01 that middle button that says "audition" is a drop down menu with the option to "sync" the sample with your projects tempo. As a default tempo, the mpc can confuse 1/8th notes with 1/16th notes, making some samples play bask SUPER fast.
Great video as always, agreed with marlow being THE man, recently upgraded from the 1010music bb to the mpc-x and its nice to see some new-gen mpc's content in your channel, I never had to look at the cpu levels, as you said, if you keep the 'old' workflow you will never have a problem with hardware resourses on this
Reason I like really intricate instruments is I seem to outgrow most my instruments even if they are pretty tough to learn. I like things with a learning curve as I like to figure out perspective of the creators when they made it. Very interesting
Hey Ricky! Thank you for all the knowledge you share. Watching your videos on the newest mpcs and your little fights with it (😂… I’m the same), I would like to tell you to keep on because they are amazing. About the CPU usage, you’ll have to take care like you had to on the old ones with the project memory. About the bugs, the last 2.9 was much more stable. In this 2.10 I’ve already get a lot of bugs including the edit all pads thing. The midi maping is losing it’s sources but not the ccs, and a bunch of others, and already send email to akai with some of them. We hope soon will be fixed. I’m working for at least 1 year only on Live and X, off the box, as standalone, and producing whole tracks from ideia to finish on them. Sounds really amazing!! Don’t forget to split your sounds outputs to submixes that changes EVERYTHING!! I already made a trick to do Global automation, so i can automate plugins in submixes and outputs, since they are outside the sequence and there was “no way” to do it, but I figured out how. If you’d like to hear some of the projects I’m doing, send me a message and I’ll send you some of the music, since they are unreleased yet. Thank you from a friend from Brazil!! 🇧🇷 PS If my English wasn’t the best, sorry! 😂😂
MPC One user here. I use mine for live show finger drumming performances and production in tandem with FL Studio. Never ran into issues with CPU while playing standalone. I've ran out of memory plenty of times, but that's due to me being dumb with sample file sizes. Got a live show coming this Saturday so y'all will see this thing in action.
I performed my first ever live show on an MPC one using the mellotron and odyssey plugins alongside samples and sequencing a synth and I didn't have any problems luckily.
I really appreciate the fact, that you do NOT take money and/or equipment from Akai for this. Of course everybody is biased in a way, when having a piece of gear, but not beeing paid makes it REAL, which is a good thing on the way of making decisions. Thank you.
Workflow is fast for me. If you make a 2bar loop with drums, go into the sequence properties and increase it by 2x, it will double it into a 4x loop and so on. I can work on each sequence as a portion of the song from intros, copy the intro into the verse and arrange it differently, copy it into a chorus and add or change instruments, effects, automate volume levels to pull down sounds and increase others. Its a learning curve no doubt, but I've yet to hear someone say they were born knowing how to use a DAW to its full functionality. much love for the channel!
Love your content, I have the Live 2 Retro and the X. The reason your sample sounded funny because you had the “Warp” feature on , in the audition, it warps the sample to whatever BPM you have set. Seems like you’re having fun.
You can plug your phone to the USB port to tether internet to the One. I wish people would STOP saying you need to carry around an Ethernet cable.🤦🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
I wanted to thank you. I spent a few months looking for a set of Studio headphones. You mentioned some in passing in a video you did (aiaiai). I got them Friday, assembled them, and have never been happier. They are made of recycled material, designed to be repaired by the customer, and have the option to have the response I want (flat). The best part, they are cheaper than the pair they replaced… That’s a brand (the replaced brand) I’ll never go back to no matter how much the parent company PRETENDS they are environmentally responsible. Oh, and I’ve got an MPC Live II that I’ve had for a month that I’m learning too. So thank you for that as well. Hit us with a bunch more MPC Live II.
For me, the best short cut is to hold main and then you can quick select tracks on the screen with one hand. Well, almost one hand. If you're in bank A, you can select track 1 to 16 this way, you need to press the bank button with your left hand to switch to another bank. It would be so good if Akai would add a small set of bank buttons on the bottom of the touchscreen so you can quick select banks with one hand 🙏🏻 also the new 'BANK A' etc text over the on screen pad buttons is madness. It means you can't quick select with one tap anymore. 😠 I'd also highly recommend the Akai Midimix, you can assign the three knobs on 8 tracks to do what you like. So can control the filter on any synth at any time and also fade volumes in/out or toggle mutes with the buttons. It's great.
OMFG I cant believe you purchased a MPC workstation. It should be snowing in Los Angeles by now. I still have not taken the plunge. Dont plan on doing it any time soon. MPC 2000 classic for life. 32MB is more than enough memory for me. But I like watching those Ave Mcree Live II/MPC One retro videos. Marlow Digs and Accurate Beats are cool too. Cant forget about Dilliot2k
Why the hesitation? Jump in, Diane, the water is cool! I think you could still load 2kxl files in the new ones, not totally sure. But that'd be cool to a/b your projects on both and see how you like it. The huge leap in speeding up workflow from loading/saving and chopping alone is worth it!
Love my Mpc one so much. The internal plugins and effects do a really great job. Key group instruments and auto sampling are really great on this thing. One gripe that i do have the with the Mpc though is how it handles time signatures for polyrhythms as time signature is fixed for the whole project. My 20 year old rs7000 can have different time signatures on a per track basis which will loop alongside your other tracks. To do this on the Mpc you have to have a longer sequence length and write the notes in as if you are playing in that time signature and then copy the notes for the whole sequence where it will still have a section where it breaks from that rhythm and start again as the sequence loops. Everything else is amazing. Most inspiring piece of gear that I've bought
Yes, from what I've seen you have individual track lengths in (down-) beats which in its default state means quarter notes. So in order to use shorter phrases (like five sixteenths or so) you need to copy events a couple of times before a fitting length is matched. Maybe there is a way to redefine "beats" but so far I haven't found out. Always wanted an RS-7000 btw. It seems like an awesome box.
Awesome video, man. I love your attitude; you have such a teachable spirit, and that creates a very safe-feeling atmosphere for those trying to learn. Also - you have the cleanest-looking website of all time, haha. See you later, oscillator 😎.
I just picked this up myself this past Friday. Main reason was portability. I was pleasantly surprised with the speaker. A bit heavy for portability but it will work for me. I've already picked up some ideas from you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I have a ways to go but I like it so far.
I bought the MPC one, and with the new firmware update we can get 32 I/O with a class compliant mixer/audio interface, so powerful. If you could make a video with an hybrid live setup [mpc + modular] it would be awesome!
I would love to see you do a live with the MPC! I have thought about this but I am many years behind you on the learning curve. Thanks for doing your thing always a joy.
I use it to control a Minitaur and a Minilogue XD. It's super awesome about it. I basically just keep the MPC plugged in and controller the synths like you'd control an internal device and, eventually, once I'm all arranged, I'll record it just before final mixing. Works amazingly well.
Someone prob already said it, but top tag on th right is r or W. Read or write. The track on the eye icon then has the same option to record automation. Next thing you’ll need is deleting it, so go to the track or step view. Look for something like the word velocity, and a drop down arrow. Tap it and it will open the automation line. You should be able to figure out deleting the automation from there.. use the icons top of page to select delete or pencil tool.
CPU is exactly the same in all the MPC Live/Live2/One/X. So far it's been no problem at all. You can literally play hundreds of samples at a time with full 4 slot effects. The CPU meters do not scale linearly or realistically. The highest I've reached in an actual project is about 90% and that was a BUSY project.
I think the best way to approach this unit is to think of a DAW but compact and outside a compurter. I think the parameters you're referring to reference recording filters and such can be done in the recording of automation. Like steinbergs cubase, you create an automation track, assign the fx and tweaks you want and away you go with the capability to record automation in real time so it will be there forever in your track. It is a bit big for the small box. A bit like the new Wavestate synth by Korg that has you gettin bogged down with parameter tweaks rather than playing. A bit of billy wizz and you'll be fine but, you don't really wanna be doing that. assigning automation trax to q link will get you recording fx etc, it's just as you say, 'the learning curve you have to negotiate.' I hope to pick one up soon. But, cannot understand why only one pair of stereo trs inputs but three pair of stereo trs outputs all at 6.3. I would have thought 2 pairs of stereo outputs would be enough for booth and main out leaving you the chance to have 2 pairs of trs stereo inputs from external gear with a possibility of 4 mono as opposed to 2 mono of the on stereo pair. But I guess, we all work our way through what best suits us. I'll be reet in five years time I am sure. I will have found the on off switch by then lol. Great vids as always Ricky but, whereas you seemed keen some time ago with the MPC Live II you are now giving a somewhat subdued account. Last comment wuz for entertainment purposes only. If I give ET a giggle he might not kill me. take it easy.
By the way, not sure if someone already told you, but you can easily assign a q-knob by simply push and hold the Q-link button and then tap on a knob, and then hit Learn, and then tap on the screen of the soft knob you want to assign it to, and then release the Q-link button again. It's not super intuitive, but it's much quicker than navigating to the setting you want to assign through the menus.
Thanks for this! I hope you do a few more videos, maybe showing a bit more of the shortcuts or different ways of doing things with the MPC Live 2! *In order to add automation, turn the Green R in the top right to a Red W
I use MPC One and I also found the touchscreen was not very touch sensitive which caused some issues working on grid mode or naming track/programs etc. But now I got an inexpensive stylus and it makes things unbelievably easier and faster.
ya I just got one last night while changing time signatures....maybe you wanna try to replicate. the steps are... - open empty project - sys > edit sequence - insert bars before bar one, with your new time sig. I used 5/4 - delete the bars that fall after the bars you just inserted. - then MENU Browse to find a kit - load kit.... - crash, machine restarts to startup screen. if I do it in a different order, kit first change time, it's fine.
Nice catch. I never had a crash until the new update just the other day I had a few keygroups, drum programs and plugins going then I tried adding Odyssey plugin, my cpu went to 85% and crashed, turned off and rebooted. Never really paid attention to cpu as it hovered around 30% most times. Tried it again and it was fine. I'm trying to find where to submit bug reports but Akai customer service is def lacking.
Thanks for the shout out bro :D
I haven't had any issues with the computing power at all actually. Now... I haven't made much music with multiple instances of any of the new synths or went crazy like that so I can't say that it won't become an issue in the future for sure. I also just try to keep my projects pretty clean in general, no matter what sampler I use. I rarely have programs open that I don't use, that's just me. Great video! Always love checking out your stuff
Good to see you here, dude! Love your videos 💪
Accurate, I LOVE your videos as well!! Hey, help me understand the way to get my brain over the “program” situation. I love the freedom of my Maschine - any pad, any type of sound/program/synth/etc… i found on the first MPC Live, years back, that the program limitations drove me nuts. You work with both… Do you have this same issue, or did I misunderstand the ”limitation” back then? My PLUS is not stable… so in almost every other way, the MPC Live mk2 looks superior!
A useful tip is that you can save your project as a preview. It saves in pretty much the same way but it will save a MP3 file of whatever you select - say 4 bars. So when when you go through your library of songs you can hear an audio preview before you load it up. Such a great feature and I use this method instead of selecting recent projects on startup
i cannot find any information how to do this. Is it possible on standalone ?
Wow, i just have to say.. The MPC Community is Badass!!! Thank you everyone for all the tips and tricks that you've left in the comments.
If you're new to the MPC please scroll through the comment section because you'll learn a lot more about it from other users and not me haha!
Again you all rock, and some of my favorite channels about MPCs are:
Marlow Digs - th-cam.com/users/mpcheadvideos
Malo Beats - th-cam.com/channels/_g0XgfwbHXztIs9TM1z7pw.html
Ave Mcree - th-cam.com/users/AveMcree
Bolo Da Producer - th-cam.com/users/BoloTheProducer
Accurate Beats - th-cam.com/channels/oT0i4T3r3d4oYkdYQgZ4fg.html
Tefty & Meems - th-cam.com/users/MimiAndTeft
iAmSight - th-cam.com/users/iamsightvideos
Tubedigga is the man as well if you haven't checked him out but im sure you have and just forgot
Tubedigga, Poli Popo (nicest guy ever), MG The Future, CMP (Craftmaster Productions), iamSight, Lifted Noise, Elbowmedia Studios, Marcello, Masada MPC, Chris Galactic. Def check out Musician Paradise free chord progression packs and arps patterns too. The progressions you could add to standalone too.
Also, Kit-maker.com for converting all your sample packs and NI expansions to MPC expansions (one click). He's got another program for making custom keygroups from samples too. And one more tip you could convert all your Ableton packs to MPC expansions but it involves a bit of work (Leoson video).
Yo Ricky, you have to turn on read write to record automation
@@_thevaporz And Ave Mcree
I have the same MPC Live MKII Retro Edition for 6 months already, all the issues I faced actually turned out to be user errors, this thing is a beast
That’s basically where my head is at right now haha. Thanks Nicks for the reassurance
I've had the OG since launch and that was my issue and still will be my issue often. Discovering what all the buttons I don't understand do years later really feels foolish but it keeps the MPC around.
regarding folks' concern about CPU usage: I have left mine on all day loading samples, building drums, using plugins, etc without issue. the mp can handle it. plus a few of the of the issues that occurred here are firmware version-specific. 2.10 has some kinks to work out because it does SO much. we've got to remember that. this series of mpc is a full blown music computer. 2.9 was incredibly stable and the next mini update they do (2.10.1 or so) will address everything going on here. just like our laptops, run samples and heavy use items on an external USB or SD and your mpc will be all good. play the hell out of them, my friends
everyone, remember the touch screen is robust on purpose because when you're in a real setting playing a set, you're naturally gonna press everything with more force than when sitting in your bedroom with headphones on. like an ATM screen: built to be abused. if it were as pressure-sensitive as an ipad, that would lead to even more incorrect buttons pressed when there's a PA blasting behind u while playing your mpc. for example around 9:50 once Ricky starts jamming he's pressing the pads much harder than earlier on the touch screen. On this series of MP, the screen can also be played like the pads and thus, needs to be durable. enjoy the new MP's
Take the screen protector off, much smoother.
A really good point!
That’s a good explanation as to why it’s not the most sensitive , makes sense , I dig in to mine using XY and im scared of cracking it , but now I know that’s not going happen , I’m happy
@@valley_robot yea especially if you're not scratching it with your nail, i think it should be all good. they seem pretty tough
I've had my mpc Live for 4 Years. I know it in and out. Hands down its the best beat machine/daw/sound engine I've ever owned. I'm still surprised by how much they keep adding to it. I've worked on almost all the mpcs . The 2000 was my joint. I've been producing since the 80s. Give it some time and you'll make more music in a year than the last 10 years on the Live 2....MPC X....or ONE. ✌
I just jumped out the window and bought one on sale. 🤦🏾♂️ I know they say the economy is supposed to have a downturn in 2023. I was thinking about returning it before it's even shipped bc it would probably be wise to save that monthly payment and put it in the stock market. However, your comment - you'll make more beats in a year than in the last 10 - kinda comforts me. I haven't been in the studio in a few years but I feel the inclination to give the world a gift b4 I die. I always wanted an MPC. F it. Why not 🤷🏾♂️. I know the Live II is going to inspire me. Coming from Maschine. Super excited. Just the metronome alone sounds more "rap" on the MPC ! I'm about to turn up 1000. I apologize for the rant. I guess I'm still reassuring myself that I made a good & timely purchase 😄
@@raywill9149 You made a good purchase. I have the One and can confirm!
man the prices for a used MPC X dropped to around 800-900€ wtf O_O
i bought my mpc live 2 around 2020 for around 1000€ and yesterday i saw the prices for used mpc x...
Thank you for the honest review. I appreciate that
Wow! Great to see you've got one of the newer MPC's :) I bought a One (to keep costs down) and have had relatively few problems, but then I'm not as quick as you. I've never really looked at or worried about CPU as I've not had any problems. Yes, Marlow is awesome and the review of the 2.10 release is great. Also - I'll vote for a 1 hour stream of you on your Live II would be SO AWESOME! And yes, the community is great as I'm terrible (lazy) with manuals and just like to feel my way. Whenever I've had problems, people have always been there to help - pretty quick too. Welcome to the club and can't wait to hear what you produce - especially when you hook it up to Ableton, some synths and modular.
PS I've had a Push2 for ages too, but it's so limitless which is why I got the MPC One to introduce some limitations and go DAWless (although the irony is I now use it with Ableton sometimes) after being originally inspired by you.
Had an MK1 for two years and upgraded it to an mk2 and oh my. The new physical additions with CV, speaker and the buttons are just fantastic. Not to mention the free software updates that just makes it better and better. Such a great platform and I'm still finding new possibilities on it after all this time.
All the best.
I loved the video and thoughts, but can I just take a second to give you full kudos for the visuals? The lighting and ambience are off the hook dude. Amazing🙌🏻
As for MPC, I had the live 1 and currently own and use the X heavily. Until now it is very stable and I have never hit a wall with the CPU nor the ram (no disk streaming yet as of 2.10). The more you use it the more it amazes me.
Thanks for the inspiration bro, peace!
I think this is the best sampler up to date. In my opinion they did amazing job. It doesn't mean it couldn't be done better. You can always do things better. Just wait for another mpc bro 😉
“Signing up for a credit card at Macy’s” I laughed at this interestingly particular and accurate example that allowed me to exactly know what you’re talking about 😂😂😂😂
NO NO NO - you have NOT talked too long - more more more - ! I love to hoover around my studio, fixing cables , listen to you , believe me - i learn somthing new every sec. of youre video´s ! ;-)
Big up Marlow. Great to see his channel growing 🤟🏾
super happy that Akai is still providing meaningful updates on their MPCs
I like the use of the classic Akai logo on the device.
I’ve had 8 synths , 4 drum samples and recorded guitar and bass plus a load of effects and XY on a 32 bar sequence with muting to layer and it’s never crashed , pretty awesome
Man the production quality is great on this video!
Thinking of getting one to use in the couch, seems like it's just what i am looking for. Thanks, great video!
Yeah, so 5 months later i have finally ordered a mpc live 2. 😁
The MPC Live is a beast on its own. Love the ease of use, especially while being portable.
Glad you came around.🙏🏻🙂
It just hit home & I was LMAO @ 25:55
"Dude this things crazy. It does too many things !" It is an unbelievable piece of equipment to say the least & im learning something new everytime I use it.
Good video Ricky I really enjoyed it Bro.
Thanx
Love your setup man, inspiring 🔥🔥
Just found your channel....You're so refreshing and calm and draws me into what you're saying. I love your channel and ur my new fav! You keep it real and I'm very impressed....
One thing that you didn't mention in your video is how easy it is to move your work in the MPC to Ableton Live. These MPC's have Ableton Live export, so you can play around as much as you want in the MPC, and export your work as an Ableton Live Set. It really has the best integration with Ableton Live than any other standalone groove box/drum machine.
What it's really missing is usb audio. It's wild that it can host interfaces but you can't just plug usb from the live into Ableton and track out like that, especially with things like the s2400, sp404, elektron gear, Roland gear, etc all doing it no problem. It's a small price to pay for everything that's in the live 2 though
He did mention it. Just not details.
Your soothing voice lets me run this video in the background even though I dont own an mpc. Thank you for content. I came to you via the PO videos. Thanx!
I bought an MPC ONE in January, just to augment my aging MPC collection with a higher resolution sequencer.
Also like the sample chopping for breakbeats and midi data extraction for groove templates.
- Twice my unit has glitched on me, - both times I was performing repetitive functions, so I was building up speed with the button pressing, and I feel the machine just couldn't catch up with itself.
I'm now looking at the X, but would prefer just an expanded ONE XL, larger pads, fixed tilted screen, more physical ins and outs. Definitely not selling my older units though.
The only cons with the new MPC units for me, personally, are the pre-loaded sounds - I'd rather just have the spare memory, the AIR effects plugins aren;t for me. I don't use the soft synths, as I have a large vintage collection of hardware, but the built in soft synths are very capable.
love to ALL, feel no hate
Yes we should have an update with the option to remove all the factory crap.
I've had this exact problem with my Force (not an MPC but shared DNA). I can reliably crash it by clearing too many pads too quickly (I imagine missing synchronisation in the code).
This thing is great for chopping up breaks. I almost never did it on the rs7000 as it was so slow and tedious but holy shit now I've got my Mpc One i can't stop chopping and sequencing breaks
Yea the I’m honestly surprised how well the built-in synths sound!
Thanks for writing all this out Corrosive!
Counter argument the x goes with the klingon bird of prey aesthetic of the kaossilators.
Hey Ricky. Awesome to see you’ve bought the Live II. Been waiting to hear your thoughts on it. I’ve been getting the Internal storage error too. Only since updating since 2.10. I’m hoping they iron that out with a 2.10.1. Glad you’re enjoying it for the most part! It’s a great machine. Let’s see some more! Also, Marlow is awesomeeeee.
You got the legendary Mpc Live2! 🧔🏽♂️😏 It’s amazing. It does that sometimes but it’s not that big deal. Glad you got it and you would love it.
I got one of these and it took me a while to get into it, but the latest update made me pick it up again and it’s amazing! I’m really feeling this unit. It’s capable of so much.
why buy a 1200 dollar machine without committing into it. that baffles me. thats why many products are out of stock. people just buy shit and dont even use it. all tho good for you for picking it up again
Yeaaa ever since the 2.10 update,I’ve been experiencing crashes for like the first couple days, and now I just save frequently and haven’t had any problems. You Tha man Rick
Thought you would never ... this thing really rocks.
Lol i can still hear some hesitancy in his voice
I like the way you teach and show how to things very helpful and easy to follow.
I’ve had the MPC Live 1 since 2018; never had a single issue with the CPU. I’ve used it for some live sets but mostly production and I use a lot of plugins and tracks with no issues
Yo, your voice is like butter. Thanks for the vid, cheers
#1 put a SSD in it (WD Blue 3D NAND or Crucial MX500). Change timestretch algorithm to Pro Ten in settings. Change display resolution to 96ppqn. Change default drum/keygroup filter to Lowpass 8 pole. Set instant track mute. Set up 414 mode template (sp404) on qlinks (A1madethebeat videos).
Yo I can’t find the time stretch option in settings since the they release the new firmware version ..
HELP!!!!!!
@@siccavicca It's under General tab you gotta scroll down.
Whoa. I gotta try all this! Thank you Zach
@@_thevaporz yeah im soo stupid .. i didnt think of scrolling down to find it "EXACTLY WHERE IT ALWAYS WAS" tnx Zach for your helpful reply .
but dont worry im not gonna message you next time i loose a sock or sum sheeeet lol
Huhhhhhhh!!!!!!
Awesome stuff, but in the end, I was shouting at you to turn on automation recording. It's actually cool that automation recording is separate from midi recording, and you can just have fun with param changes without recording those, then easily switch between automation read/write.
I bought my MPC One 2 weeks ago. I love it! I attached my rme interface to it and all my external gear with MIDI and Audio. It works perfectly! By the way, buy the mpc bible for live, one and x. I worked through it on one weekend and I now know nearly all corners of the mpc. Really good book.
ricky, i love my MPC and i think you will too. here's some dope features.
1. class compliant audio interfaces
2. the effects section (mother ducker for sidechain and and the sp1200 mode [not the 12 bit ring]
3. hype synth (oh my god amazing)
4. phono preamp
5. sound design with drums
6. portamento with 808s
7. drum synth (christ its so good, it just lacks a waveform view)
8. automation with effects
also, please try to pair this with an sp 404. it's amazing.
I love that this isn't sponsored knowing you have some mpc knowledge. I bought a retro a few months after it released. First MPC. I'm using mine to sequence 4 synths, add a drum program or two. I use my synths onboard effects mostly, but also use the octatrack.
I'm a noob, but I'm having fun. Lately I've been trying the digitone as a sequencer and having a lot of fun.
Chopping is a breeze on the mpc in my opinion for sure though
Soooo! Happy you have a MPC in front of you right now .Love your channel and what your doing for the community. Would love to see more on this MPC. I Noticed you didn't mention the MPC X just wondering what your thoughts were on the X.
To save on Ram you can Bounce your tracks after recording them in the “pencil icon” menus on the main screen then delete them out! Hopefully that helps… also the W and R icon on the top right of the screen is read and write for whenever you wanna record in your automations. Fun to use with the X Y effects!
I love this! Thanks so much Ricky, your videos are amazing! 💙
@9:01 that middle button that says "audition" is a drop down menu with the option to "sync" the sample with your projects tempo. As a default tempo, the mpc can confuse 1/8th notes with 1/16th notes, making some samples play bask SUPER fast.
This is the answer!
Great video as always, agreed with marlow being THE man, recently upgraded from the 1010music bb to the mpc-x and its nice to see some new-gen mpc's content in your channel, I never had to look at the cpu levels, as you said, if you keep the 'old' workflow you will never have a problem with hardware resourses on this
More on this? Yes please 😊👍🏻 A joy to watch as always.
got a great feel for the instrument. great camera and audio work. thanks for sharing
Reason I like really intricate instruments is I seem to outgrow most my instruments even if they are pretty tough to learn. I like things with a learning curve as I like to figure out perspective of the creators when they made it. Very interesting
Hey Ricky!
Thank you for all the knowledge you share.
Watching your videos on the newest mpcs and your little fights with it (😂… I’m the same), I would like to tell you to keep on because they are amazing.
About the CPU usage, you’ll have to take care like you had to on the old ones with the project memory.
About the bugs, the last 2.9 was much more stable. In this 2.10 I’ve already get a lot of bugs including the edit all pads thing. The midi maping is losing it’s sources but not the ccs, and a bunch of others, and already send email to akai with some of them. We hope soon will be fixed.
I’m working for at least 1 year only on Live and X, off the box, as standalone, and producing whole tracks from ideia to finish on them. Sounds really amazing!!
Don’t forget to split your sounds outputs to submixes that changes EVERYTHING!!
I already made a trick to do Global automation, so i can automate plugins in submixes and outputs, since they are outside the sequence and there was “no way” to do it, but I figured out how.
If you’d like to hear some of the projects I’m doing, send me a message and I’ll send you some of the music, since they are unreleased yet.
Thank you from a friend from Brazil!! 🇧🇷
PS If my English wasn’t the best, sorry! 😂😂
Awesome video! Would love to see you explore the MPC Live2 in a live context!
MPC One user here. I use mine for live show finger drumming performances and production in tandem with FL Studio. Never ran into issues with CPU while playing standalone. I've ran out of memory plenty of times, but that's due to me being dumb with sample file sizes. Got a live show coming this Saturday so y'all will see this thing in action.
I performed my first ever live show on an MPC one using the mellotron and odyssey plugins alongside samples and sequencing a synth and I didn't have any problems luckily.
I really appreciate the fact, that you do NOT take money and/or equipment from Akai for this. Of course everybody is biased in a way, when having a piece of gear, but not beeing paid makes it REAL, which is a good thing on the way of making decisions. Thank you.
Workflow is fast for me. If you make a 2bar loop with drums, go into the sequence properties and increase it by 2x, it will double it into a 4x loop and so on. I can work on each sequence as a portion of the song from intros, copy the intro into the verse and arrange it differently, copy it into a chorus and add or change instruments, effects, automate volume levels to pull down sounds and increase others. Its a learning curve no doubt, but I've yet to hear someone say they were born knowing how to use a DAW to its full functionality. much love for the channel!
been waiting on this one!!!
Marlow is a dope ass producer. shouts out to u for shouting him out
Love to see Marlow Digs getting some love, the 🐐
Cool video as always man, interesting to hear your thoughts on the mpc live 2, would love to see how it handles a live set with multiple programs!
Love your content, I have the Live 2 Retro and the X. The reason your sample sounded funny because you had the “Warp” feature on , in the audition, it warps the sample to whatever BPM you have set. Seems like you’re having fun.
the sample at start was beautiful! really!
You can plug your phone to the USB port to tether internet to the One. I wish people would STOP saying you need to carry around an Ethernet cable.🤦🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
I wanted to thank you. I spent a few months looking for a set of Studio headphones. You mentioned some in passing in a video you did (aiaiai). I got them Friday, assembled them, and have never been happier. They are made of recycled material, designed to be repaired by the customer, and have the option to have the response I want (flat). The best part, they are cheaper than the pair they replaced… That’s a brand (the replaced brand) I’ll never go back to no matter how much the parent company PRETENDS they are environmentally responsible. Oh, and I’ve got an MPC Live II that I’ve had for a month that I’m learning too. So thank you for that as well. Hit us with a bunch more MPC Live II.
Right! i've been using them for yeeeaarrsss and i love them
Great video and thank you Ricky!
Love your content man! Keep it coming
For me, the best short cut is to hold main and then you can quick select tracks on the screen with one hand. Well, almost one hand. If you're in bank A, you can select track 1 to 16 this way, you need to press the bank button with your left hand to switch to another bank. It would be so good if Akai would add a small set of bank buttons on the bottom of the touchscreen so you can quick select banks with one hand 🙏🏻 also the new 'BANK A' etc text over the on screen pad buttons is madness. It means you can't quick select with one tap anymore. 😠 I'd also highly recommend the Akai Midimix, you can assign the three knobs on 8 tracks to do what you like. So can control the filter on any synth at any time and also fade volumes in/out or toggle mutes with the buttons. It's great.
OMFG I cant believe you purchased a MPC workstation. It should be snowing in Los Angeles by now. I still have not taken the plunge. Dont plan on doing it any time soon. MPC 2000 classic for life. 32MB is more than enough memory for me. But I like watching those Ave Mcree Live II/MPC One retro videos. Marlow Digs and Accurate Beats are cool too. Cant forget about Dilliot2k
Why the hesitation? Jump in, Diane, the water is cool! I think you could still load 2kxl files in the new ones, not totally sure. But that'd be cool to a/b your projects on both and see how you like it. The huge leap in speeding up workflow from loading/saving and chopping alone is worth it!
I’ve been learning my way around the Live myself and I feel you on the “how did I do that thing I just did?” Glad to know it’s not just me :)
Hahaha! And the the inevitable.. “how do I get that to go away 🤔 “
Love my Mpc one so much. The internal plugins and effects do a really great job. Key group instruments and auto sampling are really great on this thing.
One gripe that i do have the with the Mpc though is how it handles time signatures for polyrhythms as time signature is fixed for the whole project. My 20 year old rs7000 can have different time signatures on a per track basis which will loop alongside your other tracks. To do this on the Mpc you have to have a longer sequence length and write the notes in as if you are playing in that time signature and then copy the notes for the whole sequence where it will still have a section where it breaks from that rhythm and start again as the sequence loops.
Everything else is amazing. Most inspiring piece of gear that I've bought
Omg a rs7000 user. Man what do you do, lumber in Alaska???
Yes, from what I've seen you have individual track lengths in (down-) beats which in its default state means quarter notes. So in order to use shorter phrases (like five sixteenths or so) you need to copy events a couple of times before a fitting length is matched. Maybe there is a way to redefine "beats" but so far I haven't found out. Always wanted an RS-7000 btw. It seems like an awesome box.
@@LousyFacelift stay away from Yamaha rs7000. They are like old robots, sometimes the can kill you. What a brick Jesus
Awesome video, man. I love your attitude; you have such a teachable spirit, and that creates a very safe-feeling atmosphere for those trying to learn. Also - you have the cleanest-looking website of all time, haha. See you later, oscillator 😎.
I just picked this up myself this past Friday. Main reason was portability. I was pleasantly surprised with the speaker. A bit heavy for portability but it will work for me. I've already picked up some ideas from you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I have a ways to go but I like it so far.
Hey Ricky thank you for posting this man-This does not make me have to fire up my GAS addiction-but it's really interesting.
I bought the MPC one, and with the new firmware update we can get 32 I/O with a class compliant mixer/audio interface, so powerful. If you could make a video with an hybrid live setup [mpc + modular] it would be awesome!
I just got a One myself so really happy to see this episode, I also grabbed a 19v usb cable to connect a power bank, bit of velcro and its mobile :)
That weirdness you’re experiencing with the samples is time stretch being automatically applied
I would love to see you do a live with the MPC! I have thought about this but I am many years behind you on the learning curve. Thanks for doing your thing always a joy.
Thanks for the deep look!
Great video as always ✌️
22:27 Yo that beat fire son! Word up! 🔥
I use it to control a Minitaur and a Minilogue XD. It's super awesome about it. I basically just keep the MPC plugged in and controller the synths like you'd control an internal device and, eventually, once I'm all arranged, I'll record it just before final mixing. Works amazingly well.
Sounds like a super capable compact setup
Minitaur and digitone here 🤙
Is it possible to control CCs with an LFO? Synced lfo on the filter of the taur for some wobble action...
9:05 Fix: Your sample audition is set to warp. you want that off trust me. it auto warps everything you hear to the tempo for some reason
When I heard that, I kinda dug it. I can sample my sampler to another sampler type syuff.
Someone prob already said it, but top tag on th right is r or W. Read or write. The track on the eye icon then has the same option to record automation. Next thing you’ll need is deleting it, so go to the track or step view. Look for something like the word velocity, and a drop down arrow. Tap it and it will open the automation line. You should be able to figure out deleting the automation from there.. use the icons top of page to select delete or pencil tool.
Love the videos bro keep it up
CPU throttling could be due to running on batteries? Try plugging it in and see how the CPU runs then.
CPU is exactly the same in all the MPC Live/Live2/One/X. So far it's been no problem at all. You can literally play hundreds of samples at a time with full 4 slot effects. The CPU meters do not scale linearly or realistically. The highest I've reached in an actual project is about 90% and that was a BUSY project.
I love my MPC One...!!
Always Learning
I think the best way to approach this unit is to think of a DAW but compact and outside a compurter. I think the parameters you're referring to reference recording filters and such can be done in the recording of automation. Like steinbergs cubase, you create an automation track, assign the fx and tweaks you want and away you go with the capability to record automation in real time so it will be there forever in your track. It is a bit big for the small box. A bit like the new Wavestate synth by Korg that has you gettin bogged down with parameter tweaks rather than playing. A bit of billy wizz and you'll be fine but, you don't really wanna be doing that. assigning automation trax to q link will get you recording fx etc, it's just as you say, 'the learning curve you have to negotiate.' I hope to pick one up soon. But, cannot understand why only one pair of stereo trs inputs but three pair of stereo trs outputs all at 6.3. I would have thought 2 pairs of stereo outputs would be enough for booth and main out leaving you the chance to have 2 pairs of trs stereo inputs from external gear with a possibility of 4 mono as opposed to 2 mono of the on stereo pair. But I guess, we all work our way through what best suits us. I'll be reet in five years time I am sure. I will have found the on off switch by then lol. Great vids as always Ricky but, whereas you seemed keen some time ago with the MPC Live II you are now giving a somewhat subdued account. Last comment wuz for entertainment purposes only. If I give ET a giggle he might not kill me. take it easy.
I used to run my mpc beats through a Roland sp404 just for the effects(not good for making actual beats) and got some really dope sounds out of it..
By the way, not sure if someone already told you, but you can easily assign a q-knob by simply push and hold the Q-link button and then tap on a knob, and then hit Learn, and then tap on the screen of the soft knob you want to assign it to, and then release the Q-link button again. It's not super intuitive, but it's much quicker than navigating to the setting you want to assign through the menus.
🤠 Most of you have never tried naming samples using the A3000 sampler's encoder knobs/buttons. You guys have it so good these days.
Thanks for this! I hope you do a few more videos, maybe showing a bit more of the shortcuts or different ways of doing things with the MPC Live 2!
*In order to add automation, turn the Green R in the top right to a Red W
Really down to see your version of a live set on the Live 2 man, I'm sure I'm not alone on that.
I use MPC One and I also found the touchscreen was not very touch sensitive which caused some issues working on grid mode or naming track/programs etc. But now I got an inexpensive stylus and it makes things unbelievably easier and faster.
Live set - yes please 🙏
Would love a Compact Creations with the MPC Live and the record player!
Seconded!
@@Pheonix0114 Thirded!
@@b.c.slumber3694 Fourthededed!!!!
Yes
You can hold shift and push the buttons so you can get to the secondary functions.
duh
"I'm not gonna plug an ethernet cable into my.....you know what im not gonna say that because I might..."
Lol. Instant sub. Good stuff man
ya I just got one last night while changing time signatures....maybe you wanna try to replicate. the steps are...
- open empty project
- sys > edit sequence
- insert bars before bar one, with your new time sig. I used 5/4
- delete the bars that fall after the bars you just inserted.
- then MENU Browse to find a kit
- load kit....
- crash, machine restarts to startup screen.
if I do it in a different order, kit first change time, it's fine.
Nice catch. I never had a crash until the new update just the other day I had a few keygroups, drum programs and plugins going then I tried adding Odyssey plugin, my cpu went to 85% and crashed, turned off and rebooted. Never really paid attention to cpu as it hovered around 30% most times. Tried it again and it was fine. I'm trying to find where to submit bug reports but Akai customer service is def lacking.
@@_thevaporz ya AKAI needs to do something about their website. It’s super bad. Everything else is great :)
My Live 2 arrives in the post in the next two hours. Excited. 😅
THOSE HEAD PHONES BRO...411!