Recently bought an as new condition MPC1000 in black. Installed a hard drive, added JJOSXL. After buying and selling an MPC Live and One, the MPC1000 feels more like an instrument. I now have an old school feel instrument in a modern set up. I absolutely love it!
I have JJOS installed as well. Why does it automatically create copies of programs? For example, if I have a program called "Drum," it will make Drum02, Drum03, etc. Is it because I'm using the save-all feature?
Honestly man I had an MPC2000XL for a little over 5 years and got rid of it (never should have done that 😔) and when I tried the new MPCs I was a little undewhelmed by the build quality and UI. I've grown to enjoy the new MPC for their flexibility, but a LOT was lost when the switch to InMusic happened. I wish we could have seen a true evolution of the MPC with Roger Linn on board. It would probably be more expensive, but way better. This 1000 with JJOS is sort of proof of that, to me. Cool video man. Thanks for sharing your process.
Yeah I think the overall feel of the new MPCs feels a bit cheaper. A lot of plastic and even though the One has click style buttons they aren’t made of the same plastic as the old ones. I think a lot of people would pay the extra for a high end build. I’m always looking for a cheap 2KXL in need of repair to add to my collection. I really enjoy working on them. 👍
I have a MPC 2000xl that my uncle left me when he passed . I have a MPC live 2 if you use the MPC 3000 effect combined with the compressor vintage effect on the master track it sounds identical to my MPC 200XL . When I use the compressor vintage I only turn the bottom knob on the right to increase the volume and all the drum sounds and instruments sounds like they were produced on my MPC 2000xl .
The closest thing to auto audition is holding pad 1 while scrolling, ok for short one shots but just lags for long samples. nice vid, I learnt some new moves. cheers.
Brother i really enjoyed your video and this Cooking !!! i have got the Akai mpc 1000 with JJosXL by 1 year now ... and i have to say such a " Modern " O.S with Retro feeling !!! Amazing ... like in bass part you can create a program in instrument not drum will be better to multisampling and tune and more parameters ...you can cut the chop using the the 2 Qlinks sliders too . There a lots of tricks in JJOSxl the guy who made is a legend . In the future i really apreciatte if you make a video making a comparison between AKAi one vs 1000 ... will be a lot of views for your channel ! Again thanks for this video very inspiring .. following you now . Cheers from Japan
Excellent video, very nicely done and instructive. would you be willing to do more videos on the MPC 1000 for more specific features ? like how to save properly a project, how to handle patterns, song mode, or any other specs ? I would love to learn more how to use my own MPC through you and your videos !!
Thank you, I don’t have any plans to do any specific tutorial playlist as I’ve done a lot of those lately and I’m a bit burnt out, but I will definitely be doing more beat making videos with it and I always talk through the process so I may cover some of those topics anyway. 👍
"Antique" lol MPC 1000 has been an integral part of my setup for 10 years. It's rock solid and can do most anything you want if you know what you're doing. So much more in the machine than what you can show in a one hour video. You can use it like a drum machine, synth trigger, and midi sequencing monster as well.
I have the MPC 1000, bought the MPC one to upgrade. but sold the ONE after I found out it shows musical notes in dash format instead of note name or note number like the MPC 1000. besides that, the MPC 1k has FS jack to start/stop the sequencer which is very useful.
I still use mine every day. It is still very capable tool for music production, great quality overall. BTW, it is over 20 years old, the blue one was released in 2003.
Really keen on learning this amazing machine. Watching your video helpedme better understand it's capabilities and ease of use. Much love and respect from Malaysia
No auto audition afaik. Top tip tip assigning the q link faders to velocity or filter and even sample start for some real nice movement in drum samples 😉
@@nervouscooks Mos def, but so many things which makes the 1000 fun to use like physical tact buttons for the options. Scrolling with the jog wheel to slice, which know q-links, and the big wheel too but its not as smoothly implemented. Still saying that, the MPC One just does much more and better despite my issues and I would still say if I had to buy one or the other.
yoo homie! here your quiet supporter I'm not engaged to much in to commenting but today is the day 😁 i see you pushing hard and I just want to say that I appreciate your effort, quality and passion
Yo dude, I ove 1k for some time, I'm barely using it due personal struggles and problems to learn this device. You showed me really much with this video! I feel inspired to turn this on and search samples on vinyls. Thank you!
I always seem to turn back to my mpc1k. I’ve had the live and X but there’s just something special about the 1k especially with the jjosXl. There’s a couple tricks that even the new Mpc’s can’t do. The 1k with a Sp404 is magic.
@@davidMinardi yeah I feel exactly the same way. I’m waiting to see what 3.0 does for my One but I was already contemplating selling it. The 1000 just feels right. Hard to explain and you’re right with the SP it’s a perfect combo! 👍
Huzzah! I use it every day and love it aside from the RAM maxing out at 128mb. There's a good chance that i can answer most questions. I don't know that you can automatically audition samples, but if you hit "play", it will play the whole thing. No auto finding the zero crossing, so far as i know. I have to zoom all the way in and find it. You can type in names via the pads like on an old cell phone. This is faster for some people. You don't have to hit shift to redo whatever you undid, just hit undo again. When you're loading up additional samples on one of those programs made from 32 chops, banks C and D are blank. You can access normalize, sum to mono, discard area outside selection, etc, in trim mode via the F keys if you press shift. Pressing "main" while you're on the main screen will pop up the song mode.
Listening to you doing the bass now... If you go into the program, switch it to "note on" and put a longer release on it, the bass will often end up much smoother. There's some crazy portamento and aftertouch settings in there too. Additionally, you can adjust the filter with one of the sliders as you play. Also, regarding the sliders/q links... Q1 will usually adjust whatever parameters you have highlighted in the different modes. You can also use Q1 & Q2 to adjust the start and end points on the trim mode, but it's kinda prone to being loose and you're best off using the jog wheel most of the time.
@@nervouscooks that trick of changing the tuning on the fly with the slider? Go into program, portamento, and adjust the aftertouch. You can do that same trick with the pressure from your fingers and it's f-ing great for vocal samples. One more: You can assign midi cc values for whatever is on fx 2, so you can (for example) map an expression pedal to one of the midrange values on the eq and have a wah pedal
Sadly I’m not looking at time stretching here but I do plan on looking at more features in another video as I only cover a few things in this episode. 👍
The patch phrase is the best way to get time stretching on the MPC 1k w/ jjos. Unfortunately it’s not great. I bought a new MPC for that reason…but it’s no where near the quality of Ableton and there’s a few issues I have with my MPC key61. I still prefer to use my 1k over it. If you want a “synth” with multi sample capabilities- get a Korg modwave. Getting samples into it is a little harder, but having all the knobs is better than a touchscreen with uneditable keygroups. MPC 1k w/ jjos + modwave> MPC keys
@@benjafarber1793 I hear that, for the most part i do my chops and time stretching on the daw. Its been lot easier, never could get it perfect on the 1000
@@HellcatTheSavage pro tip: import sample you want to chop into ableton, slow it waay down to like 60bpm, then export that sample to the MPC ( 44.1khz-16bit /name less than 14 characters) then slice to patch phrase- speeding up samples always works better than slowing them down
Thanks for the video. I learned a bunch i didn't know yet. I just bought my jjos2xl 1000 about a month ago. Really enjoying the workflow. Fyi, you can use the pads when naming things. Youll notice every pad has two letters and a number on it. Push the numeric button to use numbers.
They should release a re-edition with the particularities of the MPC Live and not the MPC One, thanks for your videos, continue the Koala + SP404 sessions!!!
you can't compare the SP404 with a MPC1000, they're two complete different devices. but i think the 1000 feels much better, because it's a MPC. there is not much with effects routing with the MPC1K and the JJ OS will not change this. only two EFX can be assigned per Pad/Sound. there are two configurations available, but the setting is global. Serial or Parallel mode. that means one effect per sound in the serial mode and two in parallel mode, effect 1 is routed through effect 2. at least it's possible to set the amount of send for each individual pad/sound under the Mixer section.
I’ve been itching for a new sampler and I’m torn between the One and the 1000 w/JJOS. I’m old school and love the tactile feel of buttons, sliders, and jog wheels but Koala has me comfortable using a touch screen to make beats
Both are great, even just using Koala is great. I love my 1000 but I know there will be days I’d prefer the One or just using Koala. I know it’s easy to start comparing and I used to feel like I was searching for the perfect device, but now I just enjoy being privileged enough to have the choice depending on my mood. 🙂
How well does the sd work? I only ask because I've been using the 1000 for years and I've found that any CF cards over 4GB fail to save properly after a certain amount of times. If I am saving the same file over and over itself eventually it fails to update with the latest changes. Transcend CF 133 4GB work really well and I've never had problems with those. I'd urge you to check out this on the sd card (if its over 4GB) and back up to a computer so you don't lose anything. Another thing to note is that if you are dropping a ton of files from computer to CF card (or vice versa) via the MPC's built in usb it can take AGES and I've found its quicker getting a CF card reader and doing it without the MPC. Nice vid!
Thanks for the heads up. So far it’s working like a charm, it’s slow to read when you first plug it into the computer but I’m assuming it’s because of the size. Once it’s recognised it’s speedy enough loading samples on etc. On the 1000 it’s fine so far, no lag in loading and saving but I haven’t pushed it to the limit yet so I’ll keep an eye on it. I bought a card reader a while back and you’re right, much quicker away from the MPC. Appreciate the info 👍
Absolutely. There’s no need to have a bunch of samplers, just the one that works for you. I could sell half of mine and be perfectly happy, I do like having the choice though depending on my mood 😂
The last generation of real mpc's imo. i have the 2k5 since released and, as a 100% hardware geezer, i never needed anything else for composing/sampling. sounds like an mpc not like a computer with interface (imo 16 bits best for sampling). lately got me an s6k to expand sampling possibilitys (i did think about the s950, but an s6k does all the bits and rates you could want so....). this year i finally had the money that could of bought me an X, well instead i went for regen. imo i'm much better of with connecting regen to my 2k5 that getting an X...
Nice!! I’d like to try a 2500 just for the experience. They sell for good money though so I’d need to find one that needs fixing up like this 1000. It was only cheap as it needed fixing.
@@nervouscooks yeah i've noticed the prices stayed pretty high on the second hand market, i wouldnt have thought. but they are really great, not amongst the superstar monsters every one is youtubing about, but it's all you need to produce if you use it for samples and some midi to control other generators stuff like synths (8 outs 4 midi outs 2 midi ins, i never felt i was limited), unless you (using bluebox) go for designing full polyphonic keyboard programs (not originally designed to do that 128 has it's limits), but who does that... me lol, but if it's to add a clavinet program it'll hold the track, if you'd want to use five different polysynths with the same sampler, then you'd go for an s6k/s5k, and after that you are samplely equiped to the end of your life regarding sampling...
Naw it's not and it never will be you just are terrible at making music because with the new one I can make it sound like any old mpc because I'm good at what I do, people like you are not that's why you complain, the old ones won't make a beat tougher just because some guy selling it on ebay said so.
18:46 Mate, traditionally I thought MPC 'swing' only happens on every other note and not the kick and snare hits. So you won't detect any lateness there on kick or snare unless you've actually applied an offset, not swing per se. Or once you add a hi-hat part that involves eighth notes at least. Actually, I think maybe only sixteenths will reveal swing here. Or am I wrong, and you can apply swing differently to the original way?
Hmm I assumed it was affecting everything but I’ll have to double check that. You could be right and only if you use the move function to push or pull off the grid, that you will see a change. I’ll try cranking it up and then take a look at the grid view and let you know. 👍🙂
@@StatetrooperBillyBill Interesting. Why? If everything swings the same, with nothing at all being on the grid, there is no swing and nothing to swing against. I've been using sequencers since the 80s but please educate me...
after moving from a 2000XL after 15 years over to a 1000 w/jjOS recently, i've noticed there seems to be an added function of timing correct or something similar i.e. i thought i had set up the 1000 to auto-correct my timing based off the way i had always done it on the 2000XL, but even with quantize on, the timing wasn't locking because there was one other setting that wasn't set to 100% first and i don't remember having to do this on my 2000XL; i had quantization turned on, but the notes weren't quantizing because of that other setting. i don't know how or if this would affect swing as well, but i remember thinking it probably has to have some effect on those things when i first found out about it. there's swing percentage, which i understand, but if i'm remembering right, there's also a timing correct percentage and that probably affects both quantization & swing. i had quantization turned on, but timing correct set to 0%, so there was zero quantization going on. once i set it to 100%, notes entered in were moved around & adjusted to the correct quantization.
@@nervouscooks So...! A certain person has actually deleted their comment when faced with facts! Another one educated! At least in order to think before publicly stating something incorrectly. Etymology is an important thing! If you read my comments you'll be able to guess what was said.
never clicked with my 1000, but I bought it too early into my beatmaking journey, I didn't really know what I was doing. If I had one now I would probably enjoy it but I'm fully Koala and SP303 pilled now.
@@nervouscooks I love it, I keep my ipad and 303 on a closed loop with each other so they can sample from one another without moving cables. Lets me use the 303 as an FX box for Koala, or lets me use Koala to have faster chopping for the 303. Best of both worlds.
No I don’t think so. I do prefer the compressor as I haven’t found one on my One that sounds that good, but I’m not of the opinion that these older MPCs have some magic sound. Maybe the 2000xl but I don’t think these colour the sound that much if at all.
@@nervouscooks I understand the price isn’t nice. The only problem is the asr is so incredible. It’s worth being broke not just for the asr but the amount of enjoyment and music making you will do will generate what you spent on the ASR and more dollars with it. As so just food for thought. “ charger more for your services. Any way thanks for the response. Cali love USA peace’
I gotta keep mine forever cuz the last thing my dear old dad and I did together was fix up an MPC1000
Recently bought an as new condition MPC1000 in black. Installed a hard drive, added JJOSXL. After buying and selling an MPC Live and One, the MPC1000 feels more like an instrument. I now have an old school feel instrument in a modern set up. I absolutely love it!
Yeah it’s amazing how good the OSXL is. I like the black version! 👍👍
I have JJOS installed as well. Why does it automatically create copies of programs? For example, if I have a program called "Drum," it will make Drum02, Drum03, etc. Is it because I'm using the save-all feature?
Any recommendations for the hard drive ?
Good to hear! I'm also not sure if I want the MPC One or Live II. The 1000 has all I need pretty much.
Honestly man I had an MPC2000XL for a little over 5 years and got rid of it (never should have done that 😔) and when I tried the new MPCs I was a little undewhelmed by the build quality and UI. I've grown to enjoy the new MPC for their flexibility, but a LOT was lost when the switch to InMusic happened. I wish we could have seen a true evolution of the MPC with Roger Linn on board. It would probably be more expensive, but way better. This 1000 with JJOS is sort of proof of that, to me. Cool video man. Thanks for sharing your process.
Yeah I think the overall feel of the new MPCs feels a bit cheaper. A lot of plastic and even though the One has click style buttons they aren’t made of the same plastic as the old ones. I think a lot of people would pay the extra for a high end build. I’m always looking for a cheap 2KXL in need of repair to add to my collection. I really enjoy working on them. 👍
Had an MPC Live2 but went back to my old sampler+live combo, a K2500X by the way, from the same era of this MPC1000.
I have a MPC 2000xl that my uncle left me when he passed . I have a MPC live 2 if you use the MPC 3000 effect combined with the compressor vintage effect on the master track it sounds identical to my MPC 200XL . When I use the compressor vintage I only turn the bottom knob on the right to increase the volume and all the drum sounds and instruments sounds like they were produced on my MPC 2000xl .
Bought mine brand new in 2004 - still at the centre of my setup
The closest thing to auto audition is holding pad 1 while scrolling, ok for short one shots but just lags for long samples. nice vid, I learnt some new moves. cheers.
Brother i really enjoyed your video and this Cooking !!! i have got the Akai mpc 1000 with JJosXL by 1 year now ... and i have to say such a " Modern " O.S with Retro feeling !!! Amazing ... like in bass part you can create a program in instrument not drum will be better to multisampling and tune and more parameters ...you can cut the chop using the the 2 Qlinks sliders too . There a lots of tricks in JJOSxl the guy who made is a legend .
In the future i really apreciatte if you make a video making a comparison between AKAi one vs 1000 ... will be a lot of views for your channel !
Again thanks for this video very inspiring .. following you now .
Cheers from Japan
You can use the pads when naming things. Youll notice every pad has two letters and a number on it. Push the numeric button to use numbers.
best mpc1000 video on TH-cam. I got one a few weeks ago and this taught me so much. thanks
Thanks for the walk thru. The cost of the JJOS is worth it for sure.
Most definitely. It does soo much and a lot more than I covered here. 👍
Excellent video, very nicely done and instructive. would you be willing to do more videos on the MPC 1000 for more specific features ? like how to save properly a project, how to handle patterns, song mode, or any other specs ? I would love to learn more how to use my own MPC through you and your videos !!
Thank you, I don’t have any plans to do any specific tutorial playlist as I’ve done a lot of those lately and I’m a bit burnt out, but I will definitely be doing more beat making videos with it and I always talk through the process so I may cover some of those topics anyway. 👍
"Antique" lol
MPC 1000 has been an integral part of my setup for 10 years. It's rock solid and can do most anything you want if you know what you're doing. So much more in the machine than what you can show in a one hour video. You can use it like a drum machine, synth trigger, and midi sequencing monster as well.
@@MarkLoweLowebrau absolutely. This is just a rough look at some of the features but you’re right. It’s packed full of useful stuff. 👍
Still using it with padupgrade and jjos2 💪
I have the MPC 1000, bought the MPC one to upgrade. but sold the ONE after I found out it shows musical notes in dash format instead of note name or note number like the MPC 1000. besides that, the MPC 1k has FS jack to start/stop the sequencer which is very useful.
I still use mine every day. It is still very capable tool for music production, great quality overall. BTW, it is over 20 years old, the blue one was released in 2003.
Absolutely. I wasn’t 100% on the release date so it’s good to know 👍
Do you know how to use it as a sound module within a daw ?
I love the old MPCs. Congratulations, I'm sure that you will love working on the 1000.
Really keen on learning this amazing machine. Watching your video helpedme better understand it's capabilities and ease of use. Much love and respect from Malaysia
No auto audition afaik. Top tip tip assigning the q link faders to velocity or filter and even sample start for some real nice movement in drum samples 😉
I much prefer JJOSXL than my MPC Live, so many good features which are better like grid edit.
Yeah over my One I feel like this is more fun in a lot of ways. It’s nice to have the choices though. 🙂
@@nervouscooks Mos def, but so many things which makes the 1000 fun to use like physical tact buttons for the options. Scrolling with the jog wheel to slice, which know q-links, and the big wheel too but its not as smoothly implemented. Still saying that, the MPC One just does much more and better despite my issues and I would still say if I had to buy one or the other.
I love this machine but I feel like it has a bit of a tinny sound that can sound a little abrasive
I've been using an mpc1000 with jjosxl for about 2 years and only just now learned the edit menu in the trim mode has all those options! Crazy! Haha
so many functions that are still missing from current MPC... nuts
yoo homie! here your quiet supporter I'm not engaged to much in to commenting but today is the day 😁
i see you pushing hard and I just want to say that I appreciate your effort, quality and passion
Thank you. I truly appreciate that! 👍
Yo dude, I ove 1k for some time, I'm barely using it due personal struggles and problems to learn this device. You showed me really much with this video! I feel inspired to turn this on and search samples on vinyls. Thank you!
I always seem to turn back to my mpc1k. I’ve had the live and X but there’s just something special about the 1k especially with the jjosXl. There’s a couple tricks that even the new Mpc’s can’t do. The 1k with a Sp404 is magic.
@@davidMinardi yeah I feel exactly the same way. I’m waiting to see what 3.0 does for my One but I was already contemplating selling it. The 1000 just feels right. Hard to explain and you’re right with the SP it’s a perfect combo! 👍
@@nervouscooks 💯
Mate, cheers for that Song mode resampling tip… hadn’t thought of that!
@@jimrolypoly9015 you’re welcome! 👍
Huzzah! I use it every day and love it aside from the RAM maxing out at 128mb. There's a good chance that i can answer most questions.
I don't know that you can automatically audition samples, but if you hit "play", it will play the whole thing.
No auto finding the zero crossing, so far as i know. I have to zoom all the way in and find it.
You can type in names via the pads like on an old cell phone. This is faster for some people.
You don't have to hit shift to redo whatever you undid, just hit undo again.
When you're loading up additional samples on one of those programs made from 32 chops, banks C and D are blank.
You can access normalize, sum to mono, discard area outside selection, etc, in trim mode via the F keys if you press shift.
Pressing "main" while you're on the main screen will pop up the song mode.
Thank you!! That’s a big help and I appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions. I’m going to try all of that out in the morning. 👍👍
@@nervouscooks Woo! I'm still watching and will try to answer any other questions I hear.
Listening to you doing the bass now...
If you go into the program, switch it to "note on" and put a longer release on it, the bass will often end up much smoother. There's some crazy portamento and aftertouch settings in there too. Additionally, you can adjust the filter with one of the sliders as you play.
Also, regarding the sliders/q links... Q1 will usually adjust whatever parameters you have highlighted in the different modes.
You can also use Q1 & Q2 to adjust the start and end points on the trim mode, but it's kinda prone to being loose and you're best off using the jog wheel most of the time.
@@nervouscooks that trick of changing the tuning on the fly with the slider? Go into program, portamento, and adjust the aftertouch. You can do that same trick with the pressure from your fingers and it's f-ing great for vocal samples.
One more:
You can assign midi cc values for whatever is on fx 2, so you can (for example) map an expression pedal to one of the midrange values on the eq and have a wah pedal
@@jamisondonald384 I tried the end pints with the a links but you’re right it was hard to dial in. 😂
Just picked one up for $400 and I’m stoked. My 500 is a fun little complement.
Thanks for the share. I’ve had a few of the older MPCs and never used all the capabilities but I gotta practice with my MPC Touch.
I actually have the blue and red one I need used for years. Will play around with it now. Great video.
Hell ya. I'm about to watch this... I need to work on time stretching hope you get into that and making different splash screens is satisfying :)
Sadly I’m not looking at time stretching here but I do plan on looking at more features in another video as I only cover a few things in this episode. 👍
The patch phrase is the best way to get time stretching on the MPC 1k w/ jjos. Unfortunately it’s not great. I bought a new MPC for that reason…but it’s no where near the quality of Ableton and there’s a few issues I have with my MPC key61. I still prefer to use my 1k over it. If you want a “synth” with multi sample capabilities- get a Korg modwave. Getting samples into it is a little harder, but having all the knobs is better than a touchscreen with uneditable keygroups. MPC 1k w/ jjos + modwave> MPC keys
@@benjafarber1793 I hear that, for the most part i do my chops and time stretching on the daw. Its been lot easier, never could get it perfect on the 1000
@@HellcatTheSavage pro tip: import sample you want to chop into ableton, slow it waay down to like 60bpm, then export that sample to the MPC ( 44.1khz-16bit /name less than 14 characters) then slice to patch phrase- speeding up samples always works better than slowing them down
Thanks man. I hope to buy myself the same stuff by the end of the year.
Been deciding between a 1k and a one plus to pair with my 404mrk2. Thinking this is a lot more of what I want compared to the one plus.
Nice! Please, more video about MPC 1000
Thanks for the video. I learned a bunch i didn't know yet. I just bought my jjos2xl 1000 about a month ago. Really enjoying the workflow.
Fyi, you can use the pads when naming things. Youll notice every pad has two letters and a number on it. Push the numeric button to use numbers.
Thank you! That’s a great tip. It really is a great machine. 👍👍
this is so much better than the free version no wonder I didnt really like my 1000
Press play while you scroll through samples to audition them!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Mpc1000
Mpc 2500
Mpc2000xl
Are tanks and really work just fine nowadays
They should release a re-edition with the particularities of the MPC Live and not the MPC One, thanks for your videos, continue the Koala + SP404 sessions!!!
Don’t worry more are on the way! 🙂
hey that sample is akon locked up 37:47
just noticed
what he sampled
You bought another one 🔥🔥🔥🔥 on my way home from work watching let’s go
I did… gas got me but it was soo cheap. Hope you enjoy it 👍
Does it feel a bit like the sp404 mkII designers were inspired by the JJOS functionality, the pitching of multiple samples at once, fx buses, etc?
you can't compare the SP404 with a MPC1000, they're two complete different devices. but i think the 1000 feels much better, because it's a MPC. there is not much with effects routing with the MPC1K and the JJ OS will not change this. only two EFX can be assigned per Pad/Sound. there are two configurations available, but the setting is global. Serial or Parallel mode. that means one effect per sound in the serial mode and two in parallel mode, effect 1 is routed through effect 2. at least it's possible to set the amount of send for each individual pad/sound under the Mixer section.
I’ve been itching for a new sampler and I’m torn between the One and the 1000 w/JJOS. I’m old school and love the tactile feel of buttons, sliders, and jog wheels but Koala has me comfortable using a touch screen to make beats
Both are great, even just using Koala is great. I love my 1000 but I know there will be days I’d prefer the One or just using Koala. I know it’s easy to start comparing and I used to feel like I was searching for the perfect device, but now I just enjoy being privileged enough to have the choice depending on my mood. 🙂
The portability of the live 2 is priceless...
Oh and step sequence kinda by using overdub and hit pad which moves the play head forward with each hit.
The beat is nice and chill.
How well does the sd work? I only ask because I've been using the 1000 for years and I've found that any CF cards over 4GB fail to save properly after a certain amount of times. If I am saving the same file over and over itself eventually it fails to update with the latest changes. Transcend CF 133 4GB work really well and I've never had problems with those.
I'd urge you to check out this on the sd card (if its over 4GB) and back up to a computer so you don't lose anything.
Another thing to note is that if you are dropping a ton of files from computer to CF card (or vice versa) via the MPC's built in usb it can take AGES and I've found its quicker getting a CF card reader and doing it without the MPC.
Nice vid!
Thanks for the heads up. So far it’s working like a charm, it’s slow to read when you first plug it into the computer but I’m assuming it’s because of the size. Once it’s recognised it’s speedy enough loading samples on etc. On the 1000 it’s fine so far, no lag in loading and saving but I haven’t pushed it to the limit yet so I’ll keep an eye on it. I bought a card reader a while back and you’re right, much quicker away from the MPC. Appreciate the info 👍
Bro this colorway is so fried. Lmfao bless the mind of the man that thought this shit was okay 😅
@@sourceofsound1497 😂 yeah I’m not sure what they were thinking! Looks way better after its transformation though 👍
@@nervouscooks just got an all blacked out one with the ice blue screen. Currently tryna sell my old patriotic color way one lol
the mpc500 and mpc1000 are so cool, but I don't need it since my real world workflow on my 404mk2 does everything in such a simple experience
Absolutely. There’s no need to have a bunch of samplers, just the one that works for you. I could sell half of mine and be perfectly happy, I do like having the choice though depending on my mood 😂
@@nervouscooksI agree with that as different samplers have different feel and and sounds
I've had the mpc500 for almost 15 years. You think a MPC1000 would be a great upgrade? Or should I skip it and grab the MPCLive or MPCOne??
Memories. I had one
The last generation of real mpc's imo. i have the 2k5 since released and, as a 100% hardware geezer, i never needed anything else for composing/sampling. sounds like an mpc not like a computer with interface (imo 16 bits best for sampling). lately got me an s6k to expand sampling possibilitys (i did think about the s950, but an s6k does all the bits and rates you could want so....). this year i finally had the money that could of bought me an X, well instead i went for regen. imo i'm much better of with connecting regen to my 2k5 that getting an X...
Nice!! I’d like to try a 2500 just for the experience. They sell for good money though so I’d need to find one that needs fixing up like this 1000. It was only cheap as it needed fixing.
@@nervouscooks yeah i've noticed the prices stayed pretty high on the second hand market, i wouldnt have thought. but they are really great, not amongst the superstar monsters every one is youtubing about, but it's all you need to produce if you use it for samples and some midi to control other generators stuff like synths (8 outs 4 midi outs 2 midi ins, i never felt i was limited), unless you (using bluebox) go for designing full polyphonic keyboard programs (not originally designed to do that 128 has it's limits), but who does that... me lol, but if it's to add a clavinet program it'll hold the track, if you'd want to use five different polysynths with the same sampler, then you'd go for an s6k/s5k, and after that you are samplely equiped to the end of your life regarding sampling...
Great video 👍🏼
Thank you! 👍
sounds better than the new ones
Naw it's not and it never will be you just are terrible at making music because with the new one I can make it sound like any old mpc because I'm good at what I do, people like you are not that's why you complain, the old ones won't make a beat tougher just because some guy selling it on ebay said so.
18:46 Mate, traditionally I thought MPC 'swing' only happens on every other note and not the kick and snare hits. So you won't detect any lateness there on kick or snare unless you've actually applied an offset, not swing per se. Or once you add a hi-hat part that involves eighth notes at least. Actually, I think maybe only sixteenths will reveal swing here. Or am I wrong, and you can apply swing differently to the original way?
Hmm I assumed it was affecting everything but I’ll have to double check that. You could be right and only if you use the move function to push or pull off the grid, that you will see a change. I’ll try cranking it up and then take a look at the grid view and let you know. 👍🙂
@@StatetrooperBillyBill Interesting. Why? If everything swings the same, with nothing at all being on the grid, there is no swing and nothing to swing against. I've been using sequencers since the 80s but please educate me...
@@StatetrooperBillyBill Originally 1/16th swing means every other note/as in 'off-beats' will swing, not every sixteenth.
after moving from a 2000XL after 15 years over to a 1000 w/jjOS recently, i've noticed there seems to be an added function of timing correct or something similar i.e. i thought i had set up the 1000 to auto-correct my timing based off the way i had always done it on the 2000XL, but even with quantize on, the timing wasn't locking because there was one other setting that wasn't set to 100% first and i don't remember having to do this on my 2000XL; i had quantization turned on, but the notes weren't quantizing because of that other setting. i don't know how or if this would affect swing as well, but i remember thinking it probably has to have some effect on those things when i first found out about it. there's swing percentage, which i understand, but if i'm remembering right, there's also a timing correct percentage and that probably affects both quantization & swing. i had quantization turned on, but timing correct set to 0%, so there was zero quantization going on. once i set it to 100%, notes entered in were moved around & adjusted to the correct quantization.
@@nervouscooks So...! A certain person has actually deleted their comment when faced with facts! Another one educated! At least in order to think before publicly stating something incorrectly. Etymology is an important thing! If you read my comments you'll be able to guess what was said.
Any plans on getting a Lofi-12 XT?
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Thanks Tom. I’ll get it updated 👍
My fingers hurt just looking at this video 😂
Fact that you own mpc one plus doesn't mean you don't need that one. I think you can upgrade this and sell your other mpcs, you wouldn't need them
never clicked with my 1000, but I bought it too early into my beatmaking journey, I didn't really know what I was doing. If I had one now I would probably enjoy it but I'm fully Koala and SP303 pilled now.
Yeah I understand and that’s a great combo. I sold my 303 a while back and I’ve missed it ever since.
@@nervouscooks I love it, I keep my ipad and 303 on a closed loop with each other so they can sample from one another without moving cables. Lets me use the 303 as an FX box for Koala, or lets me use Koala to have faster chopping for the 303. Best of both worlds.
@@NeverToBeSeenAgain that’s a nice system!! 👍
We also talk about MPCs in our episodes, check it out !
Let me guess, it sounds beefier.
No I don’t think so. I do prefer the compressor as I haven’t found one on my One that sounds that good, but I’m not of the opinion that these older MPCs have some magic sound. Maybe the 2000xl but I don’t think these colour the sound that much if at all.
It doesn't has the 12 bit magic, so it's all about the workflow.
Please find an ASR 10. It will be the only sampler/keyboard you will ever use. I promise you big, man make it happen, spend the money
I have been looking for one but they have been out of my price range so far. 👍
@@nervouscooks I understand the price isn’t nice. The only problem is the asr is so incredible. It’s worth being broke not just for the asr but the amount of enjoyment and music making you will do will generate what you spent on the ASR and more dollars with it. As so just food for thought. “ charger more for your services. Any way thanks for the response. Cali love USA peace’
the workflow is a pain in the ... compared to mpc 1000
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