I wasn't eating donuts by the way. I was following along or at least trying to lol. Had to backtrack quite a bit, got sidetracked some, but ultimately, I learned a lot! Still much to go but thankful for educators like yourself who make this musical journey all the bit easier! Cheers!
This is absolutely the most comprehensive video on UA-cam for the MPCX. There were a few things missing that I would have suggested but overall this gets a MINIMUM 95% rating! Solid bro!
Damn. Once again just another outstanding tutorial. The bit on how to avoid global edits to the same sample stored on two different pads was huge for me. Bravo!
Same here, i was a bit afraid to do so cause it's big money but man it's way better than maschine in every way. The only thing i dont like is the 4 effect limitation. I know you can flatten the pad but what if i wanna use more than 4 effects for the whole program? Haven't found a way
There were some serious jewels in this one video if everyone was listening. You've done, and are doing a superb job. Thanks, much appreciated. I liked and subscribed...
Just got mines! Love your channel. Want to start my channel. But i want to just showcase my style and how i have used Akia since the Akia Remix old vintage mixer drum machine with floppy discs. A nightmare but super fun.😂🤣 Keep up the great work Mate!👏🏾👍🏾👌🏾🙋🏾♂️
Nice video, really helped me a lot. Got confused at one point when you were copying the sample around, but I managed to work through it, and i only got confused because I've only had the thing two days. Will definitely be donating, once I get paypal. Thanks!
Very good video!! I remember watching this before I got my mpc X and it wasnt clear to me. Now it makes total since. You are a master at this!!! Thanks for what you do!!
Tutorial prices mentioned in this video have now increased to £60.00 per hour due to popular demand - well worth it though, nobody else can teach you like me.
Charlie Zelenoff I have all my sound sources routed into my mixing desk, including my Mac which is connected to it via USB as it is also an audio interface. The Mac audio is then sent to an auxiliary output connected to my MPC
One of the biggest "love it or hate it" factors between MPC models is the balance of user-friendliness versus feature depth. From the moment we met the MPC X, the argument was over. This music-production monster delivers more music-production horsepower than any MPC before, but with a hands-on user interface that is so intuitive you can probably pick one up and put it to work without so much as touching the manual.
WOW! Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day and making tutorials like this. By far the best one i have watched as it is filled with knowledge. Thank you, Thank you brotha.
Mate! what can I say. Coming from the Elektron world ( Rytm II, Digitone, Digitakt which I absolutely loved ) when I first started to play with my new LIVE Mk II, I totally hated it! I could't understand anything and the whole touching screen experience felt awful. I was sure to return it I get myself an Octatrack instead, but your video changed EVERYTHING!!! Thank you so much for putting this together! I was following you, doing a beat and after the three or so hours everything was clear, makes total sense and I can now see all the potential. The MPC system is amazing! (I'm still planing to get that Octatrack in the near future anyways :) ) So Cheers and thank you again!! liked, commented and subscribed!
Love your vids. This one is particularly good, however, I would love to see a part two where you add more variations and transitions. I'm pretty new to the MPC and sometimes starting from sequences makes it harder to see the track as a whole, making my beats feel more robotic. Any help in truly making a beat come to life would be great, mate.
Just purchased my first ever MPC and also it is the MPC X , thanks for your channel u got a new subscriber hopefully i can learn this machine and create some classic hip hop and trap beats.......
Great Help with your Tutorial! I got my MPC Live two days ago and this helps a lot to get faster results after understanding the contexts of functions! Big ups from Berlin! Cheers!
thank you so much for posting this video! i watched it 5 times maybe? every time i have to stop at one point to try things out on my mpcx and then i get lost in all it´s functions and stuff you can do with it. but your video has been so helpful to me, thank you!!!!
Thank you so much! it's been 4 months since I got mine, but still can't use it. Kind of hard to learn by your own, but this video just made my day brighter. Thanks!
@@TUBEDIGGA is that so? yeahh man, I never was into sample based music.. I have a studio but its synth based. I had no idea that using a sampler can open up the imagination big league.
Tube, here's my problem, how do I use the MPCX as a sound module? SEe, I use RENOISE as my sequencer.. It's a tracker DAW. I can't figure out how to turn MPX to be the sound module.. Is it possible to do that? like any other sound modules like the S1000
Great Video! I have a question - At 4:55, you clicked Program Edit and then Samples. When I do that the waveform is not displayed. My "Samples" tab has four levels. ("Tuning and Level", "Slice, Direction, and Offset", "Pad Start and Pad End", and "Pad Loop and Loop Position". The only way I see the waveform is via Sample Edit. How do I get to the screen you have?
Hi tube you said at around 5min ur not goin to create a chop program wat is a chop program and wen would you use a chop program as opposed to just havin all your chops and drums /sounds and saving them as 1 program ?thanks😉
A perfect example of a chop program is when you have a drum break sample for instance, let’s say two bars long, and you want to automatically split it into 16 equal sections or ‘chops’/ slices and have them mapped over the 16 pads. You can split it based on volume threshold (where the drum hits are loudest, otherwise known as peaks), tempo, into a set amount of regions, or manually. You can then export this as a program and also have the chops/slices automatically added into the sequence to save you programming them in. I conduct lessons over Skype or Google Hangouts if you want a proper insight into the MPC. Pm me for details if interested, tubedigga@gmail.com
TUBE DIGGA ok great thanks for that, yea il be in touch about the lessons been learning quite a bit from your videos, just got the mpc x finding it alot to take in compared to the 1k and 2500 thanks again for the insight😉
No wonder the mpc x is so much money, It's amazing .. wow ! Great vid, instructive and concise, detailed yet flows good, Excellent learning experience. Thank you , subbed / liked
Man, the same is on MPC Live or every one wchich has à STANDALONE. EASY, BUY FOR EXEMPMLE AKAI MPC LIVE OR ONE AND U CAN DO EVRYTHING WHAT U CAN DO ON AKAI MPC X, MAYBY U CAN SPEND A BIT MORE TIME BUT IN EFFRT U REALIZE IT.
Great video! How did you get the sample in time with the beat? I wish there was more detail on matching the sample to the beat because that’s what I struggle with the most. Thanks you all your content!
Rx Hymn There’s loads of different ways to sync beats up. Check through my other videos, if you’re still stuck hit me up on tubedigga@gmail.com as I teach privately via Google Hangouts
I love this! By far the most straightforward tutorial on the tube. Is there any way to use this as an external instrumental with Ableton live?That way you can add on more sounds from the mpc on the fly? instead of having to export to a folder.
Great Video have you done any vids on warp feature and placing a breakbeat loop on a sequence as it is .. I played briefly with the X and the warping feature and am sure there is a better way to instantly get a loop to sync on the sequence with a few clicks am I right? thanks Freddy Fresh ps I too collect breakbeats and have some books on that subject
Tubedigga, do you know if Roli Seaboard Rise controller and Expressive Touché controller will work with the MPC Live? I’ve looked at forums and know one seems to know.
AdrianVino No idea about that, I teach someone who uses a Roli (not the same one you’re asking about) and it works as far as I know for but not sure if every function works. If you’re considering buying one then I suppose just get it, test it for a couple of weeks and keep it immaculate so you can give it back if it doesn’t do what you need.
Is there a video on the possibilities of actually mastering on the mpc software/hardware? I know you can use plugins in the software but can it be a close ruff master? Then this mpcx would generally do it all
Not really, ideally you need a limiter and a multi band eq with the ability to detect and isolate any resonant peaks. I am due to upload a mixing mastering method using the X and Ableton so stay tuned
No idea, the audio tracks would have to be way more advanced to compete with Ableton. They’d also have to consider video sync and lots of other things. I imagine they’ll go their own way and stick to the MPC format but hopefully add some unique stuff to further improve what users love about MPC.
How did you record the psych jazz sample? Did you record from your computer into a mic or do you have the MPCX connected to the computer using the DAW for the MPCX to record?
Stephen Thomas Jr. I have a mixing desk which has a built in usb interface so I can easily return audio from my computer back into the desk and out to the MPC
I was hoping u had to change the time bc that’s the tip I need haha. I’m basically trying to remake pm dawn set adrift and can get my drum break sample sequence going but my spandau ballet sample has clicks and pops at start. I guess timestretch and bpm sync is kinda throwing me off and how they interact w sample edits. Shld be easy to throw a break over a 80s sample and feel genius
Really want to upgrade to the Mpc X but will it read all vst's that's my main problem with the touch. I know its the kinda the kinda the same soft ware. But i would like to DAW less to a certain point?
what do you use to connect the mpc to computer in order to sample from youtube?...my studio monitors take a regular headphone port, so im using those for sound at the moment, thanks for any feedback, love the videos!
I see an Edirol PCR on the left ahahah Thank for all the videos. You and @MpcHead are the two guys who are giving me confidence to finally buy the MPC Live.
@@TUBEDIGGA Strange... As I received your notification I was in the process of watching your onr of your sample based beat making videos.. Very nice!! And thank you. If you ever want to take a trip out to Hollywood CA let me know. You have a place to stay...free. Anytime. Thanks again.
Hey Tube Digga! your videos are awesome btw. I was wondering if its possible to do pitchbending in the instrument sampler mode on MPC( I use my unit mostly for live performance). I havent had any luck getting that to work on this unit :(
Ramsey Modiri If you mean pitchbending a keygroup instrument then you need to go to the lfo mod page and you’ll see options in there to adjust the pitch bend amount.
Woohoo! Made my first MPC beat today thanks to your videos! I recorded some keys, and I was trying to find an EQ in the MPC Live to neaten up the sound within the beat. Couldn't see one, do you know if there are any EQs in there somewhere?
Attention It depends on what exactly you want to achieve. Each pad has its own dedicated filter and more often than not I use those to equalise individual sounds. Otherwise every pad, program, master outputs and returns can have up to 4 insert effects. You have 4 dedicated eq effects. The PEQ2 and PEQ4 and the low shelving and high shelving eq insert fx. The latter two are better for cutting and boosting frequencies whilst the PEQs are best used for subtle balancing in my opinion
I was wondering how to take off the clics ... sorted ... & about flattening things, great idea to save cpu ... thanks again for your vids !!! 1 question, when you purge samples, it doesn't erase the disk, does it ? only inside the project ? once again, thanks for your vids, it saved me a lot of time on the learning curve of this beast.
When you purge it removes any unused or all samples (depending on the option you choose of course) from the RAM memory in the currently loaded project. It doesn't remove them from your project data folder or any original samples you have stored on disk.
So if you wanted to make an intro using the jazz flute samples you got there, could you make a "sequence 005" with no beats (for example) and arrange the song to play through a couple of sequence 005 bars first?
I upgraded to the X so I could use it with modular gear, it depends on what you need. The physical controls and extra ins and outs are also great to have. The build quality is superior. But the Live is portable and just as functional/powerful in terms of its general use. I’d say the X is a luxury if you don’t need the extra outs, cvs, and overall controls/size.
I can't think which one you mean but many of them I have curated myself, others i have found on the web. I offer custom sample packs should you need something specific, and I can put a personal one together for you for a reasonable fee 👍
This is a great insight. Do you do lessons , if so where can I find out more.thinking Skype, zoom? This was a great insight, how long did it take you to make your first tune? Also where did you learn? Is there an online course you would recommend?
🙂 very gratefull for your video brother I was using the mpc already and making great beats, but this video really help me with some useful basics I wasnt aware of. watched this video twice, and just made a banger following the tutorial much love brother and Im about to send you some £ 👊🏼 hopefully you can do some more vids like this of other interesting things we can do with this machine 🙌🏼
Hey Tube love your videos fam i have a question,im using the MPC live, i saw when you wanted to record a sample you went straight to youtube and got it right from there, how were you able to do that?
Winston Wright I have a USB mixer which can send and return audio from my Mac simultaneously. You don’t necessarily need that though, just get a suitable cable for whatever your computer needs. For example for you have a laptop then get a 1/8” to 1/4” cable etc
@@TUBEDIGGA hey tube thanks for taking the time out to respond, but I'm new to beat making and the mic live, so I'm not sure where to go to get the screen to record or what exact cable you are referring to, do you have a video talking about it?
Winston Wright No, I don’t do a lot of those kind of videos as everyone’s studio set and gear are different so it all gets a bit generalised. Hit me up on email if you want some private lessons tubedigga@gmail.com I’ll have you flying in no time Peace
Hello, Tube digga, is it possible for you to show how to quantize a tracks I seem to cant find or get my tracks quantized its a bit of lag as my beats loop around Im not use to this new MPCX interface Im still use to the old look and its been a while since I have my 2000XL
Here’s my video on MPC time correction: ua-cam.com/video/470AmnLKYfo/v-deo.html If you’re still having trouble then I do Skype/Google hangout lessons, PM me here for details: facebook.com/tubedigga
imcivable My mixing desk has an integrated usb interface so I can playback and record my computer audio. Most decent audio interfaces these days should have 2 way audio capabilities, I’ve seen it referred to as ‘return’ on some devices (as in it can play UA-cam, iTunes, whatever but return the signal back in so it can simultaneously be recorded).
Thanks tubedigger. Respect. @35.00.00 you sampled some psych flute guitar from YT for pad 9 etc. If you create a commercial hit, can't you be sued by the owner? Respect
Only if the sample is used commercially without permission from the publisher or copyright owner. Sometimes owners don’t sue but set out conditions where they take a percentage of any revenue generated from sales. It depends on many factors, like the original artist may feel their work has been misrepresented or have an emotional attachment to a song and may not give permission at all. It would be reckless for a record label to put out a track, make a quick buck and take a chance as it’s a lot easier to detect samples these days. They could end up giving all that money back.
Man I would love to buy one of your t-shirts with a picture of that excavator thing you made with the MPC on it. Please message me if you ever make any, thanks for mentoring us.
Must say at mature student who ran away to Manchester in 1991 age 19... Yeah these were what we are waiting for to replace 30k equipment or daw which is ace but kind libriean mode...these are fast...so i bought pioneer djms9 cost more than my car😂😂 then looked at pioneer and said Nana, never gonna own mpc...but Akai samplers and your vids mmm now bought two so can make tracks and mix between, brilliant for constructing a set..so it could be said you cost me two grand😂😂😂but many thanks!!!!!!!!keep it up old skol bro😉 cheesy set uploaded, random mpcs into synths defo no quite there...3hours into 20 mins I BLAME YOU😂😂😂thankyou these machines have stopped me lookin at computers and get into anolog for live stuff xx
I’m not too pleased with Patreon, it’s too convoluted. I’ve added a PayPal link to all my video descriptions for anyone who wants to contribute to help me continue and grow on here, much easier and any amount can be donated - appreciate your support my friend!
TUBE DIGGA OK so I've spent grant like this, first term £1500 pioneer mixer i been waiting for for twenty years (and yes its worth it😉), 2nd term 2x mpc live and a volca or two, third is planned for deep mind 12, neutron, korg monologue and EMPRESS ZOIA pedal.... .but yes your on hit list for support and come new grant will bung sad amount of money your way..but pennies. Thanks for heads up on patrieon ...i couldn't even work out it.even how to join??? So that's badish....which is why we are trying to get rid of brilliant computers that don't quite do job live as we wished many years ago😉😉later bro will promise a small donation...well after all you saved me getting pioneer, which are brilliant and sound quality second to non...but going through their mixer any way...and as you know mpcs different completely 😉😉😉 AND IM A BIG BIG BIG PIONEER FAN, keep it up northern/ midlands dude??😉 PS its amazing the culary delights you can come up with eating baked beans..if a synth is involved😂😉 don't know if Cornwall is ready for this, did presentation today, gob spacked faces, working with out Mac😂😂😂 told em check out point blank studios😉
thank you very much tube digga! very complete tutorial, immeadiate satifaction on the MPC.:) PS: when you talk about pad eleven, you sound like "spinal tap" with the famous "these go to eleven"... :D
TUBE DIGGA Thanks, I found this out by trial and error a few days back about it having to be set to program to write automation. The automation will sound when set on outputs but it won't write. When set to output its good for live performances. Thanks again...
been a long time but now im back.when watching tubedigga i realise i still dont know more than 50% about my mpc x. what a legend.
such a delight to find an mpc video tutorial creator that can actually use the english language AND logic!
Thank you for your great work on this channel. Respect.
I wasn't eating donuts by the way. I was following along or at least trying to lol. Had to backtrack quite a bit, got sidetracked some, but ultimately, I learned a lot! Still much to go but thankful for educators like yourself who make this musical journey all the bit easier! Cheers!
This is absolutely the most comprehensive video on UA-cam for the MPCX. There were a few things missing that I would have suggested but overall this gets a MINIMUM 95% rating! Solid bro!
Thanks for showing your work flow! I love how you used flatten pad to extract your preferred chops! This will save a lot of time! PEACE!
Damn. Once again just another outstanding tutorial. The bit on how to avoid global edits to the same sample stored on two different pads was huge for me. Bravo!
i just got the mpc x yesterday, after watching this vid. im glad i bought it . done with maschine!
Same here, i was a bit afraid to do so cause it's big money but man it's way better than maschine in every way. The only thing i dont like is the 4 effect limitation. I know you can flatten the pad but what if i wanna use more than 4 effects for the whole program? Haven't found a way
There were some serious jewels in this one video if everyone was listening. You've done, and are doing a superb job. Thanks, much appreciated. I liked and subscribed...
Just got mines! Love your channel. Want to start my channel. But i want to just showcase my style and how i have used Akia since the Akia Remix old vintage mixer drum machine with floppy discs. A nightmare but super fun.😂🤣 Keep up the great work Mate!👏🏾👍🏾👌🏾🙋🏾♂️
Nice video, really helped me a lot. Got confused at one point when you were copying the sample around, but I managed to work through it, and i only got confused because I've only had the thing two days. Will definitely be donating, once I get paypal. Thanks!
This tute is invaluable, indispensable , for how to operate this unit!
Love all the options
Hi great video, how are you connected to sample you tube in standalone mode, sorry I'm new to my mpc x.
Thanks in advance
Very good video!! I remember watching this before I got my mpc X and it wasnt clear to me. Now it makes total since. You are a master at this!!! Thanks for what you do!!
Just came across this channel. Superb stuff mate!
I was lost, now I have been found thanks Mr Digga sir, I am one more step closer to producing the noises in my head
You are an excellent tutor, to follow your videos is much much more effective for me than reading any manual. Thank you.
You’re welcome and thanks for the nice comment
Tutorial prices mentioned in this video have now increased to £60.00 per hour due to popular demand - well worth it though, nobody else can teach you like me.
How do you have the MPC X set up to sample from YT? Thank you!!
Charlie Zelenoff I have all my sound sources routed into my mixing desk, including my Mac which is connected to it via USB as it is also an audio interface. The Mac audio is then sent to an auxiliary output connected to my MPC
One of the biggest "love it or hate it" factors between MPC models is the balance of user-friendliness versus feature depth. From the moment we met the MPC X, the argument was over. This music-production monster delivers more music-production horsepower than any MPC before, but with a hands-on user interface that is so intuitive you can probably pick one up and put it to work without so much as touching the manual.
WOW! Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day and making tutorials like this. By far the best one i have watched as it is filled with knowledge. Thank you, Thank you brotha.
👊👍✨🙏
Really well done as usual. No Riff Riff just the facts.
Mate! what can I say. Coming from the Elektron world ( Rytm II, Digitone, Digitakt which I absolutely loved ) when I first started to play with my new LIVE Mk II, I totally hated it! I could't understand anything and the whole touching screen experience felt awful. I was sure to return it I get myself an Octatrack instead, but your video changed EVERYTHING!!! Thank you so much for putting this together! I was following you, doing a beat and after the three or so hours everything was clear, makes total sense and I can now see all the potential. The MPC system is amazing! (I'm still planing to get that Octatrack in the near future anyways :) ) So Cheers and thank you again!! liked, commented and subscribed!
Love your work. Will watch it all the way through so I get a bit more understanding.
I really like what you did with the hi-hat. Had to rewatch several times. 25:42
Love your vids. This one is particularly good, however, I would love to see a part two where you add more variations and transitions. I'm pretty new to the MPC and sometimes starting from sequences makes it harder to see the track as a whole, making my beats feel more robotic. Any help in truly making a beat come to life would be great, mate.
Excellent tutorial TD. So clutch, soooo choice.
Just purchased my first ever MPC and also it is the MPC X , thanks for your channel u got a new subscriber hopefully i can learn this machine and create some classic hip hop and trap beats.......
Great Help with your Tutorial! I got my MPC Live two days ago and this helps a lot to get faster results after understanding the contexts of functions! Big ups from Berlin! Cheers!
thank you so much for posting this video! i watched it 5 times maybe? every time i have to stop at one point to try things out on my mpcx and then i get lost in all it´s functions and stuff you can do with it. but your video has been so helpful to me, thank you!!!!
Loving the content. How are you sampling from YT? Just headphones out direct to the MPC or another way? Thanks
Thank you so much! it's been 4 months since I got mine, but still can't use it. Kind of hard to learn by your own, but this video just made my day brighter. Thanks!
New Begining Cool, I teach via Google Hangouts if you’re interested. Pm me at tubedigga@gmail.com for details. Can show you everything:)
Thank you for your support & knowledge very insightful - this video help me a lot
This video is nearly an hour long, and i enjoyed every minute of it...I can't wait to buy one of these...Thank You, very inspiring...m
Tube Digga and Marlow Diggs were my go to MPC edu. Oh yes, I'm very comfortable with the MPC X.. Everyday, I'm getting faster and faster.
Marco/Marlow Digs is the only other MPC guy I rate. Interesting fact - we attended the same course at the same university, just at different times :)
@@TUBEDIGGA is that so? yeahh man, I never was into sample based music.. I have a studio but its synth based. I had no idea that using a sampler can open up the imagination big league.
Tube, here's my problem, how do I use the MPCX as a sound module? SEe, I use RENOISE as my sequencer.. It's a tracker DAW. I can't figure out how to turn MPX to be the sound module.. Is it possible to do that? like any other sound modules like the S1000
@@markchristopher2signal2 Yes of course, you just need a usb to midi interface of some description
Great Video! I have a question - At 4:55, you clicked Program Edit and then Samples. When I do that the waveform is not displayed. My "Samples" tab has four levels. ("Tuning and Level", "Slice, Direction, and Offset", "Pad Start and Pad End", and "Pad Loop and Loop Position". The only way I see the waveform is via Sample Edit. How do I get to the screen you have?
Fixed it. Needed a firmware update.
Hi tube you said at around 5min ur not goin to create a chop program wat is a chop program and wen would you use a chop program as opposed to just havin all your chops and drums /sounds and saving them as 1 program ?thanks😉
A perfect example of a chop program is when you have a drum break sample for instance, let’s say two bars long, and you want to automatically split it into 16 equal sections or ‘chops’/ slices and have them mapped over the 16 pads. You can split it based on volume threshold (where the drum hits are loudest, otherwise known as peaks), tempo, into a set amount of regions, or manually. You can then export this as a program and also have the chops/slices automatically added into the sequence to save you programming them in. I conduct lessons over Skype or Google Hangouts if you want a proper insight into the MPC. Pm me for details if interested, tubedigga@gmail.com
TUBE DIGGA ok great thanks for that, yea il be in touch about the lessons been learning quite a bit from your videos, just got the mpc x finding it alot to take in compared to the 1k and 2500 thanks again for the insight😉
Great tutorial videos! Please keep them coming
This man is a saint
you are a good person
I really learned my MPCX from you
Good tutorial as usual on this channel. A bit blurry to see every information, please upload videos in 1080p ?
I need this class. Thank You TubeDigga!!💯💯
No wonder the mpc x is so much money,
It's amazing .. wow !
Great vid, instructive and concise, detailed yet flows good, Excellent learning experience.
Thank you , subbed / liked
Man, the same is on MPC Live or every one wchich has à STANDALONE.
EASY, BUY FOR EXEMPMLE AKAI MPC LIVE OR ONE AND U CAN DO EVRYTHING WHAT U CAN DO ON AKAI MPC X, MAYBY U CAN SPEND A BIT MORE TIME BUT IN EFFRT U REALIZE IT.
Thank you very much Tube digga for your incredible videos, one question.
How did you recorded directly from youtube?
All my sound sources (Mac, synths etc) are routed into to a mixing desk and I just take a feed of whatever source I want to sample back into the MPC
1/8 Inch to 1/4 inch split TRS. Word!
Great video! How did you get the sample in time with the beat? I wish there was more detail on matching the sample to the beat because that’s what I struggle with the most. Thanks you all your content!
Rx Hymn There’s loads of different ways to sync beats up. Check through my other videos, if you’re still stuck hit me up on tubedigga@gmail.com as I teach privately via Google Hangouts
awesome thanks man! I was just going to ask for your email. Would be happy to take some lessons
I love this! By far the most straightforward tutorial on the tube.
Is there any way to use this as an external instrumental with Ableton live?That way you can add on more sounds from the mpc on the fly? instead of having to export to a folder.
Thanks for taking the time to put this together
Thank you for this tutorial
Great Video have you done any vids on warp feature and placing a breakbeat loop on a sequence as it is .. I played briefly with the X and the warping feature and am sure there is a better way to instantly get a loop to sync on the sequence with a few clicks am I right? thanks Freddy Fresh ps I too collect breakbeats and have some books on that subject
Tubedigga, do you know if Roli Seaboard Rise controller and Expressive Touché controller will work with the MPC Live? I’ve looked at forums and know one seems to know.
AdrianVino No idea about that, I teach someone who uses a Roli (not the same one you’re asking about) and it works as far as I know for but not sure if every function works. If you’re considering buying one then I suppose just get it, test it for a couple of weeks and keep it immaculate so you can give it back if it doesn’t do what you need.
Thanks for this tutorial bro, really appreciate it
Is there a video on the possibilities of actually mastering on the mpc software/hardware? I know you can use plugins in the software but can it be a close ruff master? Then this mpcx would generally do it all
Not really, ideally you need a limiter and a multi band eq with the ability to detect and isolate any resonant peaks. I am due to upload a mixing mastering method using the X and Ableton so stay tuned
TUBE DIGGA you think they will push the 2.0 software to be as strong as Ableton logic etc etc?
No idea, the audio tracks would have to be way more advanced to compete with Ableton. They’d also have to consider video sync and lots of other things. I imagine they’ll go their own way and stick to the MPC format but hopefully add some unique stuff to further improve what users love about MPC.
@@TUBEDIGGA did you come out with this video yet?
hi cool video is there a way to detect the key of a sample and match the drums to that key in the X thanks
hyman roth No, just pitch quantise which can correct or force musical content to a particular scale
ok bro thanks 4 that info
When you select TC and "all" does it affect only the notes on that particular track or ALL notes on that sequence? Thank you...
How did you record the psych jazz sample? Did you record from your computer into a mic or do you have the MPCX connected to the computer using the DAW for the MPCX to record?
Stephen Thomas Jr. I have a mixing desk which has a built in usb interface so I can easily return audio from my computer back into the desk and out to the MPC
Thanks for the quick response. What brand mixing desk is this you speak of? if you don't mind me asking.
Stephen Thomas Jr. Allen and Heath Zed 22FX
thx!
Outstanding. Superbly done.
top!!! thks for all this great & clear explanation!!
I was hoping u had to change the time bc that’s the tip I need haha. I’m basically trying to remake pm dawn set adrift and can get my drum break sample sequence going but my spandau ballet sample has clicks and pops at start. I guess timestretch and bpm sync is kinda throwing me off and how they interact w sample edits. Shld be easy to throw a break over a 80s sample and feel genius
Really want to upgrade to the Mpc X but will it read all vst's that's my main problem with the touch. I know its the kinda the kinda the same soft ware. But i would like to DAW less to a certain point?
nice work thanks 4 all your great tutorials helped a lot
what do you use to connect the mpc to computer in order to sample from youtube?...my studio monitors take a regular headphone port, so im using those for sound at the moment, thanks for any feedback, love the videos!
My mixing desk has a built in USB interface so I take a feed from my Mac out of that from the alternate outputs into the MPCX
Big up my British brethren. Thanks for your videos.
I see an Edirol PCR on the left ahahah Thank for all the videos. You and @MpcHead are the two guys who are giving me confidence to finally buy the MPC Live.
How do you put the effects on just One pad/sample as opposed to the entire program? Thanks!!
UBF BELT HOLDER In program editor, last tab on the right for any chosen pad. You have four insert effect slots.
@@TUBEDIGGA Strange... As I received your notification I was in the process of watching your onr of your sample based beat making videos.. Very nice!! And thank you. If you ever want to take a trip out to Hollywood CA let me know. You have a place to stay...free. Anytime. Thanks again.
How do you have the MPC X set up to sample from YT? Thank you!!
@@CharlieZelenoff Jackaudio.org allows you to have your browser be recorded like an input
Thanks for this man. Really helpful 👍
Been looking everywhere for that flute track you sampled... dont suppose you remember what its called please?
Keep going with these videos .. there great..
Could you put your phone on airplane mode to prevent interruptions. The video was great. Just thought i might had an ideal that could help you.
thank you for the lesson
Thanks for the vid, have you observed screen burn on the MPC X?
No, I had an MPC 5000 that had that issue but not with the X
@@TUBEDIGGA Thanks for the reply
Woww, that was pretty cool!😃😃
Hey Tube Digga! your videos are awesome btw. I was wondering if its possible to do pitchbending in the instrument sampler mode on MPC( I use my unit mostly for live performance). I havent had any luck getting that to work on this unit :(
Ramsey Modiri If you mean pitchbending a keygroup instrument then you need to go to the lfo mod page and you’ll see options in there to adjust the pitch bend amount.
I had no idea about the Next Sequence feature. Im just pressing the plus and minus buttons while in the MAIN. Thanks
Woohoo! Made my first MPC beat today thanks to your videos!
I recorded some keys, and I was trying to find an EQ in the MPC Live to neaten up the sound within the beat. Couldn't see one, do you know if there are any EQs in there somewhere?
Attention It depends on what exactly you want to achieve. Each pad has its own dedicated filter and more often than not I use those to equalise individual sounds. Otherwise every pad, program, master outputs and returns can have up to 4 insert effects. You have 4 dedicated eq effects. The PEQ2 and PEQ4 and the low shelving and high shelving eq insert fx. The latter two are better for cutting and boosting frequencies whilst the PEQs are best used for subtle balancing in my opinion
@@TUBEDIGGA Sweet. Thanks so much Digga. :)
I was wondering how to take off the clics ... sorted ... & about flattening things, great idea to save cpu ... thanks again for your vids !!! 1 question, when you purge samples, it doesn't erase the disk, does it ? only inside the project ? once again, thanks for your vids, it saved me a lot of time on the learning curve of this beast.
When you purge it removes any unused or all samples (depending on the option you choose of course) from the RAM memory in the currently loaded project. It doesn't remove them from your project data folder or any original samples you have stored on disk.
@@TUBEDIGGA perfect !!
So if you wanted to make an intro using the jazz flute samples you got there, could you make a "sequence 005" with no beats (for example) and arrange the song to play through a couple of sequence 005 bars first?
Yes, that’s the general idea 👍
yo bro, really thankya. Big respect
Tubedigga = mpc Master!
thanks a lot!!! so nice reverb
Thx for this great tutorial. i'm looking into buying either or. does it make sense to right away get the X or start first with mpc live? thx
I upgraded to the X so I could use it with modular gear, it depends on what you need. The physical controls and extra ins and outs are also great to have. The build quality is superior. But the Live is portable and just as functional/powerful in terms of its general use. I’d say the X is a luxury if you don’t need the extra outs, cvs, and overall controls/size.
Been watching a lot of your videos and they been helping me with my new Touch!! Where you get that breaks folder?!
I can't think which one you mean but many of them I have curated myself, others i have found on the web. I offer custom sample packs should you need something specific, and I can put a personal one together for you for a reasonable fee 👍
@@TUBEDIGGA I might just hit you up on IG for some breaks but I think I might just make a folder myself!
This is a great insight. Do you do lessons , if so where can I find out more.thinking Skype, zoom? This was a great insight, how long did it take you to make your first tune? Also where did you learn? Is there an online course you would recommend?
Yes I teach via Zoom and Skype. My email address is in the description 👍
@@TUBEDIGGA many thanks will drop you a mail
🙂 very gratefull for your video brother I was using the mpc already and making great beats, but this video really help me with some useful basics I wasnt aware of.
watched this video twice, and just made a banger following the tutorial
much love brother and Im about to send you some £ 👊🏼
hopefully you can do some more vids like this of other interesting things we can do with this machine
🙌🏼
Hey Tube love your videos fam i have a question,im using the MPC live, i saw when you wanted to record a sample you went straight to youtube and got it right from there, how were you able to do that?
Winston Wright I have a USB mixer which can send and return audio from my Mac simultaneously. You don’t necessarily need that though, just get a suitable cable for whatever your computer needs. For example for you have a laptop then get a 1/8” to 1/4” cable etc
@@TUBEDIGGA hey tube thanks for taking the time out to respond, but I'm new to beat making and the mic live, so I'm not sure where to go to get the screen to record or what exact cable you are referring to, do you have a video talking about it?
Winston Wright No, I don’t do a lot of those kind of videos as everyone’s studio set and gear are different so it all gets a bit generalised. Hit me up on email if you want some private lessons tubedigga@gmail.com I’ll have you flying in no time Peace
Hello, Tube digga, is it possible for you to show how to quantize a tracks I seem to cant find or get my tracks quantized its a bit of lag as my beats loop around Im not use to this new MPCX interface Im still use to the old look and its been a while since I have my 2000XL
Here’s my video on MPC time correction: ua-cam.com/video/470AmnLKYfo/v-deo.html
If you’re still having trouble then I do Skype/Google hangout lessons, PM me here for details: facebook.com/tubedigga
Yo Great TD! How did you sample from YT on your Mac? Chur!
imcivable My mixing desk has an integrated usb interface so I can playback and record my computer audio. Most decent audio interfaces these days should have 2 way audio capabilities, I’ve seen it referred to as ‘return’ on some devices (as in it can play UA-cam, iTunes, whatever but return the signal back in so it can simultaneously be recorded).
Tube Digga all hail great TD!
Thank u. Never been more helpful, as always!
Thank you as always!
Can you play 2 sequences at the same time in song mode on a mpc x
No
Thanks tubedigger. Respect. @35.00.00 you sampled some psych flute guitar from YT for pad 9 etc. If you create a commercial hit, can't you be sued by the owner? Respect
Only if the sample is used commercially without permission from the publisher or copyright owner. Sometimes owners don’t sue but set out conditions where they take a percentage of any revenue generated from sales. It depends on many factors, like the original artist may feel their work has been misrepresented or have an emotional attachment to a song and may not give permission at all. It would be reckless for a record label to put out a track, make a quick buck and take a chance as it’s a lot easier to detect samples these days. They could end up giving all that money back.
It would be nice to see the screen on the first part.
Thank you, very informative info
Really appreciate this
Man I would love to buy one of your t-shirts with a picture of that excavator thing you made with the MPC on it. Please message me if you ever make any, thanks for mentoring us.
Does the x come loaded with samples and instruments on it ?
Yes, 10GB of content (The Vault expansion pack)
Must say at mature student who ran away to Manchester in 1991 age 19... Yeah these were what we are waiting for to replace 30k equipment or daw which is ace but kind libriean mode...these are fast...so i bought pioneer djms9 cost more than my car😂😂 then looked at pioneer and said Nana, never gonna own mpc...but Akai samplers and your vids mmm now bought two so can make tracks and mix between, brilliant for constructing a set..so it could be said you cost me two grand😂😂😂but many thanks!!!!!!!!keep it up old skol bro😉 cheesy set uploaded, random mpcs into synths defo no quite there...3hours into 20 mins I BLAME YOU😂😂😂thankyou these machines have stopped me lookin at computers and get into anolog for live stuff xx
Still don't know how to orginanise patreon, but when i do there's three on list xxx penny's like but pennies make pound SIR😉
I’m not too pleased with Patreon, it’s too convoluted. I’ve added a PayPal link to all my video descriptions for anyone who wants to contribute to help me continue and grow on here, much easier and any amount can be donated - appreciate your support my friend!
TUBE DIGGA OK so I've spent grant like this, first term £1500 pioneer mixer i been waiting for for twenty years (and yes its worth it😉), 2nd term 2x mpc live and a volca or two, third is planned for deep mind 12, neutron, korg monologue and EMPRESS ZOIA pedal....
.but yes your on hit list for support and come new grant will bung sad amount of money your way..but pennies. Thanks for heads up on patrieon ...i couldn't even work out it.even how to join??? So that's badish....which is why we are trying to get rid of brilliant computers that don't quite do job live as we wished many years ago😉😉later bro will promise a small donation...well after all you saved me getting pioneer, which are brilliant and sound quality second to non...but going through their mixer any way...and as you know mpcs different completely 😉😉😉 AND IM A BIG BIG BIG PIONEER FAN, keep it up northern/ midlands dude??😉 PS its amazing the culary delights you can come up with eating baked beans..if a synth is involved😂😉 don't know if Cornwall is ready for this, did presentation today, gob spacked faces, working with out Mac😂😂😂 told em check out point blank studios😉
thank you very much tube digga! very complete tutorial, immeadiate satifaction on the MPC.:) PS: when you talk about pad eleven, you sound like "spinal tap" with the famous "these go to eleven"... :D
Lander Van Deuren You’re welcome thanks for the nice comment :)
Thank you so much!!!
great tutorial
Hey, I was also wondering when your in Xy mode does the automation effect just a pad or the entire track performance?
The entire track or any outputs, although you can only automate XY effects on programs, not outputs
TUBE DIGGA
Thanks, I found this out by trial and error a few days back about it having to be set to program to write automation. The automation will sound when set on outputs but it won't write. When set to output its good for live performances.
Thanks again...
thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou! you helped me so much with this video!!
You’re right ☺️☺️☺️