Bad Gear - MPC ONE
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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Akai MPC ONE. Is this groovebox, music production platform and successor to legendary instruments like the Akai MPC 60 and MPC 2000 and sibling to the more upscale models Akai MPC Live and Akai MPC X on par with its competitors like the Elektron Octatrack and even software solutions like Ableton Live or FL Studio? Is it NPC ONE???
Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:55 Overview MPC ONE
01:57 Is it still a real MPC??? (Old School Workflow)
02:09 Sampling
02:16 Ratchets
02:20 Keygroups
02:28 MPC Structure (Sequences, Tracks, Instruments)
02:50 Midi Out, CV, Audiotracks, Timestretching, Looper
03:09 AutoSampling
03:14 Software Instruments, Limitations
04:02 Midi, Arpeggiator, Step Sequencer, Piano Roll
04:31 Many, many Windows... (Tracks, Mixer, FX)
04:53 More Limitations
05:10 Differences to other MPCs
05:22 What else??? (Pricing, Thanks)
05:41 Hate
06:04 Jam 1 (Dytopian Beat)
07:02 Jam 2 (Hardware House)
08:08 Finale (Rave'n'Roll)
08:40 Verdict
NPC ONE (Bad Gear)
Bad Gear - MPC ONE
Audiopilz: *slaps roof of YT channel*
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HAHAHA......NPC ONE --- U LOOKIN 4 TROUBLE...Great vid Congratz dude !!!!!!!!!
This Bad Gear episode is ticking ALL the boxes! Ticking off many people but tickling the ears of many others.
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Hmzzz, I hope AudioPilz has experience in running from angry lynch mobs, but of course, it could be worse. He could also grab a 3K and designate that bad gear 😂. But samplers of all kinds have convoluted workflows, especially if they wanna be an "eierlegendewolmilchsau" as the new generation of MPCs so desperately wants to be. Personally, I don't bother with them too much. If it's a DIAB, my box is a 12 Gb laptop soon to be replaced by 64 Gb machine. Run the software, add a silver Studio controller, and go F them all. Still convoluted but with more options to fiddle with (in my case, including the Cremona Quartet). And as an ICT drop-out, I've spent enough time behind a screen not to be bothered by them at all. Unless they are touchscreens, then I hate them with a passion.
Starting with calling it ( gaming term ) the NPC. 😂
is tickling ALL the foxes!
Muy ""Humilde" este Men 👈🤣
Just waiting for the moment, when Audiopilz reveals, that every jam he made to this point was actually made inside Ableton and not with the Bad Gear he shows🎉🎉🎉🎉
Lol, you know too much;)
Even the rooftop jam? 😃
Achievement: maximum trolling = UNLOCKED!
I've been tempted to shoot fetishist panning over blinky eurorack modules and boutique rack gear while it's just a dirty old Emax playing through a $50 lexicon reverb
Probably. @@treetopjones737
Currently have this bad boy sequencing and applying effects to 4 of my hardware synths. It's an incredible machine once you learn the workflow.
Nice!!!
Do you just run the synths into an audio track and apply there? Or you sample then apply fax?
@@tonyg1997 How do you interface the fax machine? 😁
@@tonyg1997 I have a USB hub plugged in with a 4 track audio interface. Effects are applied live.
It’s just a daw in a box with specs of a 2007 laptop. Relax
Episode masterpiece. "..doesn´t have the authority of an 80´s data entry knob" made my day. Sample tracks rock as usual. Everybody needs an npc..
Thank you!!!
Underrated comment. 10/10 ggwp
I used to have an S950, now that's a data entry knob.
@@ryanjay6241 MPC2000 here back in the days, not bad either. 😂
@@PK-ct1bm Still have my 2KXL! Haven't used it quite a while, used my 4000 ever since I've got it. Tried the MV8800 for a while but nothing can compare with the 4K :)
100% the best part of dawless is the lack of distraction that a browser brings to your workflow 😅
True that!
I use a DAWless browser. I hardly think about my music at all.
Also more or less true of using an ancient DAW on an ancient OS. A DOS box with Cakewalk, an Atari with KCS Omega, an OS 9 Mac with Studio Vision Pro. Software can finally be be reliable once it's "dead" and you never update it again, and you are free to bask in that sweet workflow. Obsolete systems can be productive as they have loads of abandonware and none of the distraction.
Limiting from infinite choices down to some smaller number of finite choices seems to help you escape from a type of paralysis.
But the MPC *is* a DAW, so I would not count this as "DAWless". Also the MPC workflow is terrible, so it feels like a DAW c. 1990s Microsoft would have made.
Nailed it with the closing remarks! Would love to see the SP404Mk 2 get the Bad Gear treatment...we know how you love Roland key combos. :)
Thank you!!! Great suggestion!!!
Yes, please, that is the only piece of my gear that hasn't had your treatment.
Well, is 404mk2 that bad?!?:)))
Can’t wait for mine to arrive, but already afraid to see it one day in BadGear
@@AudioPilz how have you not done sp404mk2 I'm not buying one till you do hurry up
Sp404mk2...i stil use sp606...the better the gear,the less creativity and imagination You have...
Haha that meme you used at 0:41 is me 😂😂 still using the cash register MPC to this day!
Editing in the last section is insane. He's evolving, y'all
This is not even my final shape;)
Nicely done. MPC One has moved into the center position of my studio since Jan 21. You nailed the main aspects, I like probability a lot, and the midi mute function is also dope. The reason for my comment is I LOVE LOVE LOVE your compositions. You come up with these great names, and you keep it light, but the music is always banging. I love that. Thanks for being you!!!!!!!
Thank you so much!!!
The surreal amount of editing in your videos never fails to bamboozle me! Amazing video again ! 😆
Thank you!!!
I am amazed how quick you picked up the work flow. That last track was a banger! And only one crash too.
We don't know how long he's had it for.
Thank you so much!!!
Thanks for all the great Episodes. Always a great selection of memes you have here!
Thank you so much!!!
Probably my favourite Bad Gear episode, everything about this was great. Lols and good info from start to finish 11/10
Thank you so much!!!
mpc one is awesome. Best bang for the buck in the game.
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If you're going to do a bunch of work in the box, I recommend a touchscreen stylus. Makes life a lot easier. The "MPC Software" DAW also offers fantastic integration with hardware MPCs, you can use the on board controls pretty much seamlessly to work on the same project files on a large screen with mouse and keyboard, with some other added benefits like full VST support and more audio tracks. I have the Live 2 and I love it. It has replaced practically all of my other gear.
Interesting approach! Thanks for posting
Wait, what stylus? I want…
I would also like to know which stylus!
Any touchscreen stylus is going to be fine. I can recommend the Adonit Mark, I bought two.
Yup yup, I found a new pen/stylus, pulled the ink guts out. Bam... F'in loved it. Especially when my grid is really small. If anyone finds a pen stylus, I'd recommend making sure there's no ink on the rubber stylus. Also, I still have my screen protector on the mpc.
Once again, that demo track slaps like crazy. How are you so versatile 😮
Thank you so much!!!
You showed remarkable restraint using an MPC and not doing any jams that went boom bap a-wacka boom bap. Breaking the mold. Nice one.
Thank you!!!
You’re obviously unaware of the versatility available with the mpc, but your bias doesn’t have to be so loud.
@@kymlittlefield4389 How personally did you take that throwaway line? Give me a raw estimate I'm genuinely curious.
NPC One... I need to get this!
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Lol
Nice !! You can also plug it to an old USB audio interface to expand IN/OUT's and MIDI ( Scarlett etc...)
Wuhhhhhhhhhh!?
Thanks for the heads up!
Yessss I plugged in a Behringer audio interface and it worked a treat!
"Throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks" made me laugh! Though I don't like the MPCs, this is a huge compliment for this box!
Yeah, a box full of tricks!
Hype Synth needs it's own Bad Gear episode.
I honestly enjoyed that one;)
Heck yeah! I'm here! Thanks for the vid dude!
Thanks for watching!!!
Are you kidding? I've always thought that producing your videos must take a lot of time, but what you did at 8:15 left me completely amazed, a scene I won't forget.
Eddy Wally 😎
Lol oh fark I just seen it. Man is a genesis.
Thank you so much!!!
Mpcs are so great for live performances that I have bought second one to use it with Ableton link together and that way you can play all night long with two mpcs without ever stopping. As usual, I did enjoy your episode;) great stuff, very entertaining. Big ups!
Thank you!!! Nice!!!
Thank you for your hard work!
Thanks for watching!!!
Thanks for another memeliscious episode! You have inspired me to try to figure out how to incorporate the ONE I bought but never learned to use with the MANY other hardware synths that I love.
Thank you so much!!!
I've never had GAS for MPC's. Thank you for helping me to keep it that way.
That last song/video was sick! Thanks again for the sub 10 minute video that I spent way more than 10 minutes on just reading and laughing at the memes!
Thank you so much!!!
The timing is impecable, just as I was thinking of buying one and boom, bad gear, (planning on buying regardless), great videos btw.
So did you buy one ? 😀
@@dondraper2488 got the Maschine Mk3 brand new for $499, could not find any good mpc ones in that range.
I had an mpc one and I sold it. I could never seem to wrap my brain around the UI and just felt frustrated. I use an mpc 1k jjos instead and love the simplicity
I'm in the same boat. I thought the extra features would improve my workflow, but I discovered that I don't need them as often as I thought I would, and that navigating around them when I don't need them just slows things down too much for me. I still have mine for now, but it gets used much less often than my trusty 1k
JJOS is rad
The problem is that the MPC does one thing way way way better than anything else, but literally every other feature is hot garbage. So if all you want is a dedicated finger drum machine and can tolerate the idiotic UI/UX, it's somewhat worth the studio space.
I love the use of clips from the old MLG videos, excellent video!
MLG is back, baby!!! Thanks!!!
The thumbnail you made is pure gold 😂
Your thumbnail game has been fire lately
Thank you so much!!!
adore my MPC Live 2. Most definitely not perfect and pales in comparison to DAW, but it's revolutionized my workflow and has become the centerpiece of my studio.
Nice one!
One of your best vids yet. Coming on leaps and bounds
Thank you so much!!!
fantastic episode, Florian!
Thank you!!!
Haven’t finished watching yet but I’m going to say it’s excellent, given your consistent high quality
Thank you so much!!!
MPC one is my favourite piece of music gear excluding my guitars and Axe fx. Great job Florian
Thank you!!!
The MPC One saves me money. Every time a new product comes out I ask myself, can't my MPC One already do that? The answer has always been yes, yes it can. 😊
Interesting! For a device that should have been obsolete by now and yet Akai figures out a way to make it forward compatible by building a DAW into it. Simply brilliant. Another amazing thing is how many great episodes you have done back to back to back. As they said back in the 90's, "You got mad skillz, playa!" Please keep up the incredible work, you are very much appreciated!
Thank you so much!!!
Good overview.
Things that are cool that weren't mentioned: the lack of IO can be addressed with an external mixer or interface off the USB Port. For live performances, I plug it into my X-18, and can use all the 18 channels as ins or outs over USB. Haven't touched the built in audio IO in years.
Thing that I don't like about the unit: all the things you would need for live performances are spread across all different menus/ pads! Track mutes, sample mutes, sequence changes, ect, all have to be their own seperate section. So if you want to mute something to go into a new sequence, you've got to jump between a bunch of different menus in a very short amount of titime.
Thanks for the heads up!!!
100% this is MPC ONEs big weakness. I find it actually slower to navigate than classic MPCs which had dedicated track up/down buttons. ONE can do a lot more, but to do anything u pretty much have to return home and begin a new menu dive to do it
As always, great content. MPC Live II is where it's at ya'll.
Thanks!!!
Bravo!!! Excellent work!! 😁
DAWsons Creek: I don't wanna wait...
MPC One with a myVolts Ripcord USB to 19V DC Power Cable and battery bank and you have a truly portable DAW.
Great Jams as always.
Thank you!!!
The rhythm wolf cameo was unexpected
I still have all the Akai animals;)
The Return of the legendary Rhythm Wolf ;-)
For that old school drum machine sound.
the autosampler is pretty cool. i mostly use mine for master clock, one shot skinny puppy style samples from movies/tv shows, and i also sampled fellow BAD GEAR DFAM with it and have made various percussive kits from the samples. Lots of fun with the x/y effects pad.
Agreed!!!
Timing on this is great. I was gassing for an MPC One and thise cured it.
Always a pleasure;)
Deserves a thumbs-up for the title alone...would've liked to have seen some more classic NPCs among the memes though, Skyrim warriors sinking into the landscape, GTA NPCs dancing along to the beat
Thank you!!! Great ideas!
I think the 10,000 hours is per machine. I knew my 2K XL inside out but have had the MPC X for a year or so and I'm still learning. Another great vid, thanks for the hard work Florian.
Thank you!!!
If this is what you can do with Bad Gear - man ... imagine if this was the Good Gear channel it would probably melt my brain!
Maybe it would totally overwhelm me?;)
I love my mpc one and the ability to use my usb powered tascam mixer expanded my audio outs and gave me a lot more control. awesome video!
Nice technique!!!
Yes , great piece of baaat geeeeyer and a great piece of gear. Loving all your content 😁
Thank you!!!
Whoa bad gear.... pump your brakes kid. The MPC one is a legendary sampler. LEGENDARY. The track you made with it is amazing.
Is the ONE still a real MPC?
@@AudioPilz 💯
A lot of people who run older mpcs or emu sp1200s would say no, but imo it's just as capable as the vintage samplers. Even more so in some ways, but you make a point about the MPC one in particular not being able to record phono which other versions including the MPC live 2 and x can.
I've also been using the S-1 for just bleeps. The internal effects are great for general ambiance.
Agreed!!!
Waited for this 4 so long !!
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I had the big brother of this - the MPC Live II (the gorgeous retro edition). I really wanted to love it, but using it genuinely felt like trying to operate a DAW through a keyhole. I was trying to use it mainly to sequence hardware Synths, and running their audio back through its internal FX. In the end I sold mine and went back to my trusty MC-909, which is very limited but actually has a wonderful workflow. If only that had more sample memory, or a way of hooking up a hard drive, it would be unstoppable. I was gutted about the MPC, it looked so cool and was a beautifully made thing.
I felt very similar about the ONE
Weekeenndddddd!! As usual, I enjoyed the video.
Using USB and a USB hub, the MPC One is quite the studio center piece. I'm using mine with 6 synths/drummachines that provide Midi over USB. The old Emagic Unitor 8 midi interface is supported as well, which gives me another 8 Midi in/out on 5 pins connector. You can use one class compliant audio device to get upto 32 audio I/O.
Thank you!!! Nice technique!!!
@@AudioPilz Yip, was about to post the above. Ext. audio interface and USB hub adds a lot. Agree it's a mixed bag; clunky ui; steep learning curve; not enough storage; should stream audio; only 4 Q-links can be annoying, because UI is inconsistent with how they're setup; doesn't play nicely as a MIDI slave, should be called MPC Dom. But there's more I like than dislike. For all it's annoyances, it's still a bargain, because it's very good for a number of uses: drum pads, performance, hardware stereo sampler with many voices, (unlike Digitakt, which I ditched for it!) nifty auto-sampler, hardware sequencer with good feel; plugins like OP-X are good; master clock and usb host for whole studio; cv/gate interface for small eurorack; supports class compliant audio audio interface. Useful as digital mixer.The mistake Akai make is pitching it like it's great for everything and paying no attention to UI/UX quality. When, it's only good at some of those things (sampler, sequencer, hub, sketchpad), and not so good at others (file management, recording, detailed arrangement, full plugin-track host, final fx/mixing, mastering).
Never owned a MPC, but I'm really happy with my Force. It's the single best music device I've ever used.
I really have to give that one a try!!!
@@AudioPilzSame ingredients, more DAW-like workflow. Better for composing, arranging, and producing finished songs.
Jamming with track mutes is exactly where I am with this thing… was nice to see it in this video. So much fun.
Okay, I'm a bit surprised you did the MPC family, but hey - nothing wrong about what you said in the video, I totally agree with you. I have the MPC Key 61 which I use as my controll-all-be-all master magician of my entire studio (it has twice the memory), but I don't use it much for sampling, but I love the MPC's excellent midi-recorder and the fact that the USB midi can recognize the most obscure midi device that not even Windows would be able to love or find... I tested the Casio CT-S1000v I mentioned to you last week as a prime candidate for "Bad Gear" on Windows and it would not have it - but ... MPC just loved it and I could send Midi SysEx to hack the unit into features I thought only was possible in an alternate universe - so yeah, that lil thing is crazy powerful, you might want one, it's a swiss-army-knife of a midi studio and all synths-that-be.
Great suggestion, thank you!!!
Man, BAD GEAR has become my favorite UA-cam show. And I'm a freaking GUITARIST!
Oh, the humanity...
Thank you!!!
We need Bad Gear: Stratocaster "it doesn't even have MIDI!"
*YES FLORIAN!!* My biggest bugbear is LACK OF STREAMING, especially when using the sound engines and can have a significant effect on working with large samples and effects. Too much compromises.
Or streaming from ZIP DISK FFS on my old SP-808. I imagine they might run better now with some flash storage and adaptor. But YIKES
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dude, the third jam was amazing, the memes were outstanding! so good.
Thank you so much!!!
Outstanding episode!🎉
Thank you!!!
Wow, I just sold my Mpc One two days ago. Hopefully this vid doesn't make me regret it haha
No regrets here;)
I think the big feature you forgot to mention is class compliance… which makes it very expandable… you can add an CC interface or mixer for more control or I/O. I have the same gold model… she’s a little beast.
what about using it's pads as a midi controller? you can't, without the mpc software, can you?
Thanks for the heads up!!!
Great episode!
Thank you!!!
I’m typing this before I watch this episode. I’ve been waiting for you to roast one my favorite, and at the same time least favorite, pieces of gear. I’m looking forward to this!
Thank you so much!!!
had to crack a diet coke for that dystopian beat
Cheers!!!
As for my preferences - too much computer in this device ... but of course I am happy to watch your review.
Agreed!!! Thanks!!!
Lmao, this piece of kit was bound to end up here, great review as always Florian.
Thank you!!!
Ayyyy a piece of Bad Gear I own!! It was a poor impulse purchase decision but I’m making the best of it
Can’t wait to watch
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video runtime 9:50
actual runtime to appreciate all the memes: 30 mins
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True story, every time))
All those new touchscreen MPCs are very powerful little studios, all in one box.
128 tracks of goodness and powerful editing of samples etc. 👍
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One trick i found cool on these is to assign internal LFOs on the MPC to the Voltage outs to synch modular gear. Another cool thing the CV outputs have volt per octive settings as well. There's also a dedicated song mode as well. Send and returns can be modulated by midi or lfos as well. In terms of a box that does music things the MPC Live 2 is unmatched for the price.
Thanks for posting!!!
I am really impressed with the MPC One, especially for the price. It does the MPC concept very well along with modern "amenities." Best of all it doubles as a very good midi sampler for live use. Great jams as always!
Thank you!!!
Really enjoyed the Hardware house :) I kinda liked the MPC Live with sw 2.3 at the time, later they added so much stuff, it became too bloated, laggy a also more buggy. But I have to acknowledge that the MPC One is probably the best all in one box a new producer can buy. It does everything and it's easy to finish things later in a daw. May the (akai) Force be with you...maybe next time :)
Thanks!
i got this but being totally new to music production hardware i had a real hard time with this.Also i had very little time to really learn it .Its currently a paperweight.Maybe i am just too thick but this device did come naturally to me
I honestly found it quite challenging in the beginning too. There is, however, a point of no return;)
it truly has become a Non-Playable Character...
That's where I#m I have the machine for 2 yrs still is a lot intimidation to even put it to work with in a hybrid set up with in the computer too@@AudioPilz
Wow...I really like that first jam!
Thank you!!!
so funny, you had to bring it with this one! i sometimes chop up samples on my mpc one, but mostly it's for the nice Stage Piano plugin i use with a 88 key piano. i've bought a ton of drum patterns and packs that are interchangeable because i just focus on playing keys. theres some great 3rd party effects and filters available but its a weird ecosystem on old hardware.
Nice approach!!!
Yeeeeeeaaah thank you for covering the ONE!!!! Still hands down the most bang for your groovebox buck on market ❤
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That's what I've been saying. What you get for what you pay is welllll worth it. Do you know if the latest firmware has fixed ALL bugs? I've looked a little, but might need to research harder.
I would have never been able to release 4 albums on all platforms without the MPC one , it’s my thing , I get the work flow , it makes sense , I love it
Noice!!!
my bike got stolen today, but atleast theres bad gear to make fun of my next purchase 😂, those one samples really brightend my day up
I feel you!!! Have a nice weekend anyway!!!
Many of us have experienced that. But that IS karma set in motion for the thief/thieves.
Happy to see the centerpiece of my DAWless set up on Bad Gear. It's so fun and I wish I understood it better.
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I love npc 🫠
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Had the MPC One for two years and was very productive on it, loved the daw in a box approach but eventually outgrew it and missed actually good reverbs and things like a proper wavetable synth. Now my eyes are set on the Push 3 instead. Just need to donate a kidney. 🙈
Those don't come cheap...
If they come at all.....all sales via Berlin please.
@@artisans8521 Yeah that part is annoying and means the price won't come down much.
Another great video Florian! Have a good week!
What is it?
Thank you so much!!!
as usual great vid. makes me scratching my black Mpc one from the frustration wall and spend another 10k hours to understand its japanese complex menu diving, especially sub optimal quantizing never doing what I virtuously played in groovewise (apart from redundant basic or triad rhythms). As soon as its external midi compatibility provides stable dataflow with my highend synths i might keep it instead of moving to mc707 or elektron or using my iPad friends drambo and groove rider. Thanks again for quality content.
Thank you so much!!!
The Akai Force does allow disk streaming and I think I saw a hack where someone got the Force firmware onto the MPC. I agree with your conclusion. The laptop is the fastest and best sounding music machine I own, but when I want to have fun away from the computer, the Force is my favorite groovebox I have ever owned.
Super interested in that hack!
I think UA-cam blocked the reddit link I posted, but if you google Akai Force firmware on MPC, the reddit thread is pretty high up in the results.
It's all about those macros
I only use Force & hardware synths now. Never missed a daw, and it’s fun 🙂
Nearly spat my drink out! 😂 This beast was a game changer for my productions. Be it standalone, controlling my hardware or using it in controller mode, everything just clicked and I finally found workflow ecstasy.
Nice!!!
Ha Pilz is a Titan on these synth streets! Another great video sir!
Thank you so much!!!!
Seriously the best demo online for Mpc one!!!
Why still no disk streaming, Akai? Why! Especially as they added it to the Force a couple years ago..
Another smashing instalment!
Thank you!!!
Probably because of the nature of the linux distro+he combo itself. Should be like those android phones you can move whatsapp updates to sd card… let’s hope the coding from the Force could be make compatible and someday add that must have festure.
@@dubbylabby6068 the Force OS (really GUI, since base OS is Linux as we all know) was forked from the MPC.. so really there is no excuse for such a fundamental feature not being on both
Honestly I think it'd be cool if MPC+APC MIDI controller would enable Force functionality.. and Force+MPC controller would unlock MPC functionality
Very spicy pick. Have seen nothing but love for the modern MPC line
The nation is divided on this one;)
to be honest it's the most underrate thing ever for me
the sounds I'm able to get from it, I never saw it in any mpc one videos anywhere even in the own mpc commercials
it really is a portable daw with mpc colors
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Cant wait for the MPC TWO
With Meme access;)
@@AudioPilz there will be a Splice of memes by then
I used to have MPC One, but sold it because the workflow was a bit overwhelming and I didn't really have the time to learn all of the available features. Great gear, perhaps, not for everyone.
Agreed!
I loved the comment complaining that the button backlights made it look cheap... *laughs in Roland* "ho, ho, ho"
Lol
The button backlights are one of my favorite features. 🤷♂️
he also makes all these memes for his videos, what a genius
The MPC One and Novation Peak are by far my favorite gear purchases. I agree with your final point about the biggest benefit being getting away from all the distractions LOL.