Just bought the Akai MPK249, wish me luck & beat Maker 3. Not trying to be a Producer per se, just need a Hobby & i love music. Your videos and Bolo da producer helps tremendously as far as Beat Maker 3.
I really love your channel! thanks for this video. Do you perhaps have any videos on setting up the Pads on the green Bank A/B for the pause, stop, and record, etc, through MPC Beats? Would really appreciate that! Keep up the good work :)
Thank you very much. I’ve owned the MPK Mini MK3 for about a year now and floundered trying to use it. Provided AKAI Instructions were not very helpful. After watching this, hallelujah, I can use it! Thanks so much!
Just got one of these babies, and I'm an iPad girlie atm - have a feeling I'm going to be relying on your channel to get my bearings! Thanks for the info x
I never thought the MK3 was that much of an upgrade over the MK2, but now that I realized it's got endless encoders I'm definitely getting one. It's so nice to load up different projects and just work from where you left things off.
No such thing as the MPK Mini editor!?! I have this MPK mini MKII and no idea how to map to BM3 or any daw really... any help? Is this too old? Should I upgrade to the Aurturia ML 3? Thanks a ton!
Anyone having issues with BeatMaker 3 not memorizing/remembering the mapping? I saved the template, but the moment I disconnect the MK3 or switch apps, the focus actions and bindings go back to “not connected”, even after clearing bindings and reloading the templates. In other words, I have to map the controller every time I reload BeatMaker 3..
Thanks for this video! I just bought one of these - haven't any idea how to use it. I am interfacing with a PC and using BandLab. Curious if anybody has experience using an Android tablet for DAW purposes? I live in Asia; we have loads of cheap Android tablets avaible. Apple products are pricey...
Yo this video was extremely informative! Thank you. I'm still not able to map all of the keys but I think thats a matter of me still playing around with it. Your a good teacher, thanks again.
I have a 2017 12.9” iPad Pro. It only has 64 gb of space(30gb free). How well will the cpu perform with beatmaker 3? Can I get an external and use it to hold projects and sound libraries like my Mac?
I just got this MK3 mini from my gf as a gift. Music production is all new to me and I'm a bit overwhelmed. Do you have any tutorial on using the application that comes with this midi controller for making a simple but entire song?
What's the best waveform editor for taking whole songs and just trim/save the part that I want to sample later? It seems kind of cumbersome to convert a .wav file for a whole song just to be able to sample a small part of it, if you know what I mean.
There's a lot of apps that can do what you are asking well. If your intention is to sample the waveform later, BeatMaker 3 has a killer sampler. You could just open the file in the sample tab and chop it there, then just save the session and come back to it when you are ready to make something with it. There's loads more options. Koala sampler is a great (and inexpensive) place to chop samples. GarageBand is free and you can edit and export samples in there as well.
@@MusicTechnologist Thank you. The most important thing to me is being able to start with an mp3 song I already have and create smaller .wav files of the pieces I want instead of having to convert the full song to a HUGE .wav file in order to chop samples, which is what BeatMaker 3 forces me to do, unless I'm doing something wrong.
I don’t mean to be spammy , sounding or anything, but again, this video was super helpful to someone like me who is just starting out. I really appreciated the use cases you reference for why you were doing certain things that was 🤌🏼
Is beat maker 3better an easier than most programs out there because it’s a win in the ass to set up and forget that STUPID BUNCH CRAP THAT CAME WITH IT WHAT A WASTE!!!
I have downloaded the bindings template and moved it to Focus Action Templates. Loaded it from settings, but the bindings dont seem to be working. Have I done something wrong? … Thnx
I can tell you GarageBand is probably the easiest I have used it with it picks up on it immediately, well first you gotta convert what you want on the editor and that is if you want to do custom pads
Ima old school back in the day dude!! 1987 MIDI In-Out-Thru kinda dude! That is what I miss on these new devices.. Other than that... This thing *Booya* Yeah Boyeeee!!!
The number 1 most valuable thing with a midi keyboard is the realistic timming and velocity and sound way better and natural then just clicking or tapping in midi to the grid, it's also faster.
I'm a little bit late to this, but this is the most useful video in the history of iPad music production.
Just bought the Akai MPK249, wish me luck & beat Maker 3. Not trying to be a Producer per se, just need a Hobby & i love music. Your videos and Bolo da producer helps tremendously as far as Beat Maker 3.
I have MPK Mini mk3 MPK49 AND MPK249.
We need to blow this channel up! All the info I have been looking for iPad Pro music production and delivered very concise and to the point ✌🏼
Agreed
Sounds GOOD TO ME!!
This was awesome! Beginner here. Thank you for this video.
Bro you out here saving lives 💯 thank you
I really love your channel! thanks for this video. Do you perhaps have any videos on setting up the Pads on the green Bank A/B for the pause, stop, and record, etc, through MPC Beats? Would really appreciate that! Keep up the good work :)
0:55 daamn how did you cut those dbrand robot skin to the keys like precisely??
Thank you very much. I’ve owned the MPK Mini MK3 for about a year now and floundered trying to use it. Provided AKAI Instructions were not very helpful. After watching this, hallelujah, I can use it! Thanks so much!
Just got one of these babies, and I'm an iPad girlie atm - have a feeling I'm going to be relying on your channel to get my bearings! Thanks for the info x
I never thought the MK3 was that much of an upgrade over the MK2, but now that I realized it's got endless encoders I'm definitely getting one. It's so nice to load up different projects and just work from where you left things off.
Thank you so much for you’re content !!!
May I ask where you got the overlay sticker for your keys?
It’s a dbrand iPad skin that I cut up to fit this keyboard! 👍🏽
@@MusicTechnologistI’d love a video on that!
I’m using a iPad Pro 2022 model but I’m having trouble extracting the Akai download software can anyone help me with this please
How could you using ipad with aki mini ? Isn t that program can t working with orogrsm
No such thing as the MPK Mini editor!?! I have this MPK mini MKII and no idea how to map to BM3 or any daw really... any help? Is this too old? Should I upgrade to the Aurturia ML 3? Thanks a ton!
Very informing keep making content bro.
Thanks! Very informative
What are the settings for disable the velocity curve at all?
I use MPC Beats! Is it the same setup
Nice. Thanks!
You’re welcome!
Wooow so much perfect content 💗💙
Anyone having issues with BeatMaker 3 not memorizing/remembering the mapping? I saved the template, but the moment I disconnect the MK3 or switch apps, the focus actions and bindings go back to “not connected”, even after clearing bindings and reloading the templates. In other words, I have to map the controller every time I reload BeatMaker 3..
Thanks!
You’re welcome! 👍🏽 Glad it helped, and thanks so much for the super! 🙏🏽
Is there a way that I can use the plug-ins on GarageBand???
Thanks for this video! I just bought one of these - haven't any idea how to use it. I am interfacing with a PC and using BandLab. Curious if anybody has experience using an Android tablet for DAW purposes? I live in Asia; we have loads of cheap Android tablets avaible. Apple products are pricey...
Yo this video was extremely informative! Thank you. I'm still not able to map all of the keys but I think thats a matter of me still playing around with it. Your a good teacher, thanks again.
How do I do a hi-hat roll on this?
I have MPK49 and MPK249 and mini mk3.
how did u get and do the coustum skin
and where can i get them
Is it necessary to run through an Apple platform or is there software that works with Windows or Linux?
I have a 2017 12.9” iPad Pro. It only has 64 gb of space(30gb free). How well will the cpu perform with beatmaker 3? Can I get an external and use it to hold projects and sound libraries like my Mac?
I did everything you did on connecting the akai and the pads on beatmaker flash when I use the akai but get no sound.
I just got this MK3 mini from my gf as a gift. Music production is all new to me and I'm a bit overwhelmed. Do you have any tutorial on using the application that comes with this midi controller for making a simple but entire song?
What's the best waveform editor for taking whole songs and just trim/save the part that I want to sample later? It seems kind of cumbersome to convert a .wav file for a whole song just to be able to sample a small part of it, if you know what I mean.
There's a lot of apps that can do what you are asking well. If your intention is to sample the waveform later, BeatMaker 3 has a killer sampler. You could just open the file in the sample tab and chop it there, then just save the session and come back to it when you are ready to make something with it. There's loads more options. Koala sampler is a great (and inexpensive) place to chop samples. GarageBand is free and you can edit and export samples in there as well.
@@MusicTechnologist Thank you. The most important thing to me is being able to start with an mp3 song I already have and create smaller .wav files of the pieces I want instead of having to convert the full song to a HUGE .wav file in order to chop samples, which is what BeatMaker 3 forces me to do, unless I'm doing something wrong.
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I don’t mean to be spammy , sounding or anything, but again, this video was super helpful to someone like me who is just starting out. I really appreciated the use cases you reference for why you were doing certain things that was 🤌🏼
Ok what about FL or Logic?
great...so, is it still worth buying in 2022 or should I pick the Minilab 3 and the bundled software?
Is beat maker 3better an easier than most programs out there because it’s a win in the ass to set up and forget that STUPID BUNCH CRAP THAT CAME WITH IT WHAT A WASTE!!!
I have downloaded the bindings template and moved it to Focus Action Templates. Loaded it from settings, but the bindings dont seem to be working. Have I done something wrong? … Thnx
great video, thanks
How do i open your template in beatmaker 3. I cant seem to load it?
I have the same issue/ question
I got it to load but the bindings dont work
Why doesn't Akai just switch to USB-C so we can skip the USB-B adapter?
Perhaps I'm wrong, but the current "printer" port seems to be a bit sturdier than the smaller ones.
where do i get those stickers?
Make a video of how it works with another DAW, such as the free GarageBand.
I can tell you GarageBand is probably the easiest I have used it with it picks up on it immediately, well first you gotta convert what you want on the editor and that is if you want to do custom pads
Help please! how do you adjust the velocity o,n THE MINI PLAY? my keys just sound "muted" if I don't press them really fast...
Ima old school back in the day dude!! 1987 MIDI In-Out-Thru kinda dude!
That is what I miss on these new devices.. Other than that... This thing *Booya* Yeah Boyeeee!!!
I’m a total noob. how to open the zipped beat maker file?
Can anyone tell me how to get my keys to work in bm3 with the mkIII? For some reason only the drum pads work as keys
Does it have transpose ? So can set the lowest c to B instead for example ?
The number 1 most valuable thing with a midi keyboard is the realistic timming and velocity and sound way better and natural then just clicking or tapping in midi to the grid, it's also faster.
Awesome video - everything I needed to know! Honestly got my MK3 yesterday so this video came out at the perfect time!
Thanks! Glad my video helped! 👍🏽
Awesome video! I'm planning to buy a MK3 for my son tomorrow so glad I saw this video!
Aww bro thank you so much for this tutorial really appreciate it for ppl like me just really trying to start beat making 🫵🏽🫡