For the past 40 years, I have been a HIFi guy who listens to music only. I got a MPC live II this month. Now, I am pround of myself having ability to make a music rather than "comsume" a music.
Literally every beat I hear made by the Akai team are dope and top quality and good for them as it shows that they are still top leaders in the beat production space.
The thing I love about these demos is how they show the power of this machine. In the hands of the right user the possibilities seem endless. Yes, it has its limitations but nothing that should hinder a person from creating great music.
Akai is King. So many doubters said the modern production world was moving on and Akai just wasn't the flagship company for music production anymore. They listened and they built from the ground up and figured they it out. I'm excited to see what's next for the Force.
Akai are still at the top of the beat production game, constantly evolving and reaching every sector of the beat production space from free quality DAW to high quality gear they are not going anywhere.
@@probabyjesus To be fair, it took a long time for Akai to ‘come back’-some dark days with Numark. But now, yes, they’re making the best products of their type again, true to the legacy.
God bless Andy Mac and all the Akai team, I feel really good as a musician that they are creating such powerful tools for our generation to make music easier.
It is easy but it cannot synchronize with any external device because its clock fluctuates and that is from the first mpc live and they still did not fix it because it is wrong from the beginning
I love Akai gear and every production showcased is top quality and sounds great. They even help out people who buy old used gear made by them. Great stuff.
@@LanzaMartineta No different from the Live 1 besides a few extra buttons (Which "shift" takes care of) and a speaker. With that said Live II is the only way to go lol
@@LanzaMartineta I’m 12 year old and I bought this to become a professional beat maker but it was too complicated so I sold it and bought 2 goats instead to be a livestock farmer and now I make good money. I recommend you buy a couple chickens and sell the eggs instead
Demo guy needs a raise 👏👏 That speaker addition is a gimmick. You won't need it in your home studio 🤔 and you'll probably annoy people out in public without headphones.
I’m pretty sure most people know that they won’t need the internal speakers if they already have studio monitors. And I’m sure that the people who would like to purchase the new MPC and like the addition of the built in speakers probably feel as though the have a need for them.
2.8 gets it almost there... multi midi and usb midi in... finally... i had given up and put mine away... lots of really good stuff, making it now in line with past mpc’s. We still need to be able to easily re arrange sequences and tracks order, a real copy and paste function and some edit shortcuts, probabilities functiin and audio streaming. 2.8 has really turned this unit around and the cv are really cool. Akai is getting seriously back in the game!
Watch me become a world famous producer/artist!!! Remember this comment amen 🙏🏻!! God is good and If I have a good work ethic this I’m bound for success… MPC will help 😉 God bless you!
Just got one of these recently. Traded in my One for it and thought I’d miss the One’s layout, honestly wish I would’ve upgraded sooner. Because I love the bigger pads and battery and the monitors are awesome. Definitely worth the cost of upgrading.
Hey Akai! Please, make it possible to map Q-Links to external midi controller. Or even better, allow external controllers to be configured as a Q-link.
I' m happy to have the MPC live 1, the only thing I'd like is a better tool for recording vocals and some easy way to record a multitrack audio session in standalone mode. It'd be a very good portable DAW if only Akai understand this 2 limits for songwriters: easy audio multitrack recording for vocals and guitars, a good amp simulation effect for guitar and bass. MPC can be non only for beat makers!🤔
Great video, I'm sold the only thing I come from Ableton And Push2. So I'm used to the big picture when learning. It would be awesome if you could have the MPC so the image is bigger. I learned so much more that way. Thanks for the video.
Finally, battery and speakers. This is the SK-5/SK-1 I've waited for since 1985. But no built in stereo mics? Not even crappy ones? Does it at least have plug in power for stereo electret condenser microphones?
looks a better job for making complete tracks. So many of these devices seem to be repeating loop based. I want to write full electronic songs. This looks the job.
I've watched this video dozens of times trying to figure out how they routed the direct audio with seemingly nothing connected. on the umpteenth view, i finally notice they used some type of blur effect so digitally erase all the connections. the effect is visible when the demo'er points to that area around 24:23. very slick, Akai
Wow your right however I think what's actually going on is a blue screen or green screan. The devices are placed on a one colour sheet and then they add in the desk and plant, this allows multiple people to record videos in different locations but make the video segments look consistent due to having the same look.
I bought a Akai mpk 49 last year for £150 which is over 11 years old, Akai help Me register it and getting the settings folders to make it work in My specific daw. Works great so I'm in the family.
Wat can native instrument do , now ,, I’m starting love my mpc one more and more each day , I had a mpc 500 back in the day , the os was horrible but I study it , made some good tune from mpc 500 , my work flow on mpc one is like butter and I’m discovering more each day thanks to the lock down and touch screen wen you get into it and the grid switching and editing a small part of a bar as never been so enjoyable,improve the overdub situation so you don’t have to hold shift and rec for midi and audio recording so you don’t have to press record to do another audio take , and the midi just wana drag it in , don’t want too see it going into to a new sequence, and I will love 💓 mpc , even more , my return to mpc is good , I never left akai as my akai 3000xl with scsi and s5000 are still in use in 2020 and yes my mpc one controllers them
Just looking into these. My buddy was wondering how controllable are parameters in a live setting? Can you filter just the bass drum with a turn off a knob? Stuff like that. Thanks in advance.
9 months after the release of M1 & Big Sur there's still no update so controller mode is still not working. Big Sur was announced at WWDC i june'20. There has been plenty of time!
Hi Akai.I bought my first mpc,the live 2,from guitar center yesterday. It was previously used. How do i register it,get firmware updates,and sound or sample collections for my used mpc live 2?Thank you.
Can someone PLEASE tell me the EXACT charger/model number that comes with the live 2. I purchased one from someone and they sent me a printer charger with it smh!!! It doesn't work!! I need a charger ASAP so I can charge the device back up. I've been on 26% for 2 days.
Copped one from sweetwater even after adjusting pads its way to sensitive and I get alot of double triggering smh not to mention I already have pads fading . Only have about 24hrs of playtime on it !! Is it normal for pads to start fading right away ? 🤔 I keep my hands clean and pads wiped with microfiber after I'm done with it everytime .. also getting some glitching when opening up plugins on my SD card .. updated new firmware and still have these issues 😑
Are the knobs Endless optical Encoders or physical endless potentiometers ? Do they keep the same resistance when tweaking over years or do they wear out as fas as the pots from NI Maschine?
Love your videos! I'm about to pull the trigger on this unit. Does anyone know if one can import Standard MIDI Files into the MPC Live 2? I've got dozens of SMF's and I'd like to be able to import them instead of re-sequencing everything. Thank you for any info you can provide!
Hello, great video, just had a question about the MPC live II. I am planning on taking the live II with me when travelling on international trips, just wondered if I could use an international plug converter or would I need a transformer when using the 19V MPC power supply? Love the content. Thanks, RMS
For the past 40 years, I have been a HIFi guy who listens to music only.
I got a MPC live II this month.
Now, I am pround of myself having ability to make a music rather than "comsume" a music.
I love how we hearing decent beats being made on the demo / overview!
I agree. I like the one at 15:35
Literally every beat I hear made by the Akai team are dope and top quality and good for them as it shows that they are still top leaders in the beat production space.
Precisely….
you spelled sick wrong
Yes sirrrr 👌
The thing I love about these demos is how they show the power of this machine. In the hands of the right user the possibilities seem endless. Yes, it has its limitations but nothing that should hinder a person from creating great music.
the machine could not synchronize and the Chinese talbet does not support much
Limitations breed creativity for sure
If being the right user is a necessary ingredient, I’m pretty much screwed.
@@SuperPussyFinger 😂 stay motivated
@@treyvonsmith2349 hard quote
I just got mine. WOW!!! as a Machine user this thing is SO much more!!! SO much!! Amazing. I was making beats on a boat and a plane!!!
How much?
@@eddmtz4028 1200
I’ve been using Maschine since April 2012, and I think I’m ready to finally switch over to akai. Too many times Maschine has dropped the ball.
I had a Maschine for years.. This is the real deal.. Powerful stand-alone that can do everything.. I just got mine and I’m excited
@@Supreme_Kommandah WORD!!!
From someone who has never been a fan of the MPC back in the day, I must say this new MPC platform is very impressive. Great work AKAI.
Akai is King. So many doubters said the modern production world was moving on and Akai just wasn't the flagship company for music production anymore. They listened and they built from the ground up and figured they it out. I'm excited to see what's next for the Force.
Akai are still at the top of the beat production game, constantly evolving and reaching every sector of the beat production space from free quality DAW to high quality gear they are not going anywhere.
Yeah I feel like they’ve adapted well
Even better in 2013 w the latest updates.
@@probabyjesus To be fair, it took a long time for Akai to ‘come back’-some dark days with Numark. But now, yes, they’re making the best products of their type again, true to the legacy.
Been watching vids of the live 2 and maschine+ and I have to say - the live 2 is winning for me - It looks like an incredible piece of kit
God bless Andy Mac and all the Akai team, I feel really good as a musician that they are creating such powerful tools for our generation to make music easier.
Thank you man! Greatly appreciated.
what because they put a speaker on a portable machine and made it bigger? are you high mate?
@@ShroomJesus ipad is a killer music making machine people sleepin on that
It is easy but it cannot synchronize with any external device because its clock fluctuates and that is from the first mpc live and they still did not fix it because it is wrong from the beginning
@sbmphr Google beat maker 3 and akai controller. Job done
Dude is amazing on that thing.
There is so much to learn.
The amount of editing they must have done to make the audio seamless while he's clearly using standalone. Brilliant!
Holy crap I just noticed they did the end part without the keyboard actually being plugged in....what sort of sorcery is this??
I love Akai gear and every production showcased is top quality and sounds great. They even help out people who buy old used gear made by them. Great stuff.
I just got a live three months ago and now this? Technology is a hell of a drug.
So how would describe its ease of use? On a scale of one to ten? Thanks?
@@LanzaMartineta No different from the Live 1 besides a few extra buttons (Which "shift" takes care of) and a speaker. With that said Live II is the only way to go lol
@@LanzaMartineta I’m 12 year old and I bought this to become a professional beat maker but it was too complicated so I sold it and bought 2 goats instead to be a livestock farmer and now I make good money. I recommend you buy a couple chickens and sell the eggs instead
@@GreyGooseNWO Frankly, you are going to be more financially well-off as a livestock farmer than professional beat maker.
I had a 3000xl a million years ago.. this is insane to me! I want one so bad!
wow, you can control the master volume, amazing
Demo guy needs a raise 👏👏
That speaker addition is a gimmick. You won't need it in your home studio 🤔 and you'll probably annoy people out in public without headphones.
Thus the monitor switch...
Wes Darling Then again what if it's a case were if you can get a mix to sound good on the small speakers that translates across all speakers 🤔
@@RickRijuanaPro I don't know, but I'd like to find out. I think, ultimately, the CV outs are going to make the decision for me.
I’m pretty sure most people know that they won’t need the internal speakers if they already have studio monitors. And I’m sure that the people who would like to purchase the new MPC and like the addition of the built in speakers probably feel as though the have a need for them.
That’s the only reason I want it.
Andy Mack I love the way you putting all together you’re my hero man!
Talented man, been in the game a very long time.
2.8 gets it almost there... multi midi and usb midi in... finally... i had given up and put mine away... lots of really good stuff, making it now in line with past mpc’s. We still need to be able to easily re arrange sequences and tracks order, a real copy and paste function and some edit shortcuts, probabilities functiin and audio streaming. 2.8 has really turned this unit around and the cv are really cool. Akai is getting seriously back in the game!
Hats off to you man your a sick producer 💯 upload all the beats
Thanks dude for your Kind words.
I'm getting one!
Smash some beats!!!!
Thats like greatest positive reference for me 🌊
Mine comes tomorrow!!!
Watch me become a world famous producer/artist!!! Remember this comment amen 🙏🏻!! God is good and If I have a good work ethic this I’m bound for success… MPC will help 😉
God bless you!
Yooooo! Lmao I remember seeing you and Mr Woodnote here on YT years ago!!! So crazy seeing your comment here haha 🙌💪😤
Never thought MPCs would come back in style
Now this put more pressure on Native Instruments to make a standalone version of their MACHINE!!! I been asking for that for awhile now!!
That guy is highly skilled with those tiny hands.
Perfect demonstration! Selling my maschine studio and copping! I want standalone, and maschine just won't do it apparently. Oh well. They've lost me.
Hi. I just bought an MPC One. I see you're using an RSHTECH hub. Which model is it, or what are the specs? Thanks.
Just got one of these recently. Traded in my One for it and thought I’d miss the One’s layout, honestly wish I would’ve upgraded sooner. Because I love the bigger pads and battery and the monitors are awesome. Definitely worth the cost of upgrading.
It’s here!! mpc live 2!! Prob sticking with Mpc live 1 but it looks dope. Hopefully it seats straight on a table unlike the bendy Mpc live bottom.
I finally got one
10:30 - He was dropping in and out on that Track lovely💯💪🏾. Incredible
Another great demo by Andy ! Guess I will be finally updating my Touch . Really glad about the CV ports :D
I bought an XL, then 2 weeks later bought this. Gonna keep both forever.
Picking one up today.. so excited!!!
Looks like an amazing bit of kit, gonna move to this from elektron
Andy Mac is a beast on the beats!
Thanks you my friend.
@@AndyMacMPCclub Your Welcome!
It would be kind of cool to get the people at Propeller Head to create more instruments for you. Maybe even Akai versions of what they have.
Got to have it. On the way. Will be making beats in the bed, on the couch. At the park, hotel room.
Hey Akai! Please, make it possible to map Q-Links to external midi controller. Or even better, allow external controllers to be configured as a Q-link.
Supreme
Yeah that speaker is a cool bonus feature 🙌🏼💯
I love Akai my first was APC 20 then I got the 40 and 218. Wow I need to save save save and ad this one to my collection. $weeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!!!
I' m happy to have the MPC live 1, the only thing I'd like is a better tool for recording vocals and some easy way to record a multitrack audio session in standalone mode.
It'd be a very good portable DAW if only Akai understand this 2 limits for songwriters: easy audio multitrack recording for vocals and guitars, a good amp simulation effect for guitar and bass.
MPC can be non only for beat makers!🤔
Hmm, so it doesn't have such abilities now? I've been interested in the Looper workflow
Can i use the scales when i play with the usb midi keyboard? If not please add this feature!
Great video, I'm sold the only thing I come from Ableton And Push2. So I'm used to the big picture when learning. It would be awesome if you could have the MPC so the image is bigger. I learned so much more that way. Thanks for the video.
This guy is 🔥🔥🔥
Beyond excited to be getting this. This gonna be the longest 2 days 😩 😫
had it lovin it. good job Akai. speakers are also great too. bigups.
CV Gate 😍😍😍
Finally, battery and speakers. This is the SK-5/SK-1 I've waited for since 1985. But no built in stereo mics? Not even crappy ones? Does it at least have plug in power for stereo electret condenser microphones?
That beat at 13:13 🔥 🔥 🔥
I just sampled it on my
MPC one hahahhahaaaaa 😝
Lost Soul don’t forget to send me my 30% when you get a placement :-)
That bass synth in the beginning is phat.
looks a better job for making complete tracks. So many of these devices seem to be repeating loop based. I want to write full electronic songs. This looks the job.
This is the greatest thing I have ever seen
I'm gonna buy this once I save up enough money im hella juiced I can't wait 🤑🙏🔥✅💯😆
Got mine Friday, just left the cave Tuesday....what I miss?
Just ordered the retro!
Just bought mine today, ships Wednesday. Coming from a maschine mk3 I'm curious how the workload is
Umm... that drum muting part with the q link didnt seem to be working properly??
I got the X but it’s just something about this that just grabs me. Might have to get this one too
I've watched this video dozens of times trying to figure out how they routed the direct audio with seemingly nothing connected. on the umpteenth view, i finally notice they used some type of blur effect so digitally erase all the connections. the effect is visible when the demo'er points to that area around 24:23. very slick, Akai
Wow your right however I think what's actually going on is a blue screen or green screan. The devices are placed on a one colour sheet and then they add in the desk and plant, this allows multiple people to record videos in different locations but make the video segments look consistent due to having the same look.
The other 4 outputs are for connecting speakers or more then one studio monitor?
Amazing machine 1 day when i have money i join AKAI family :D
We r a family arent we!?
I bought a Akai mpk 49 last year for £150 which is over 11 years old, Akai help Me register it and getting the settings folders to make it work in My specific daw. Works great so I'm in the family.
Man when LPX going to get support from MPC like ableton. That would be nice. 😊
11:53 how do I configure the settings?
in the MPC Live 2?
Sucks being broke but ima work my ass off for this thing!
It's cool and all but can't you guys make something a bit smaller like the mpc500 lol!!!
Now that's an intro!
Wat can native instrument do , now ,, I’m starting love my mpc one more and more each day , I had a mpc 500 back in the day , the os was horrible but I study it , made some good tune from mpc 500 , my work flow on mpc one is like butter and I’m discovering more each day thanks to the lock down and touch screen wen you get into it and the grid switching and editing a small part of a bar as never been so enjoyable,improve the overdub situation so you don’t have to hold shift and rec for midi and audio recording so you don’t have to press record to do another audio take , and the midi just wana drag it in , don’t want too see it going into to a new sequence, and I will love 💓 mpc , even more , my return to mpc is good , I never left akai as my akai 3000xl with scsi and s5000 are still in use in 2020 and yes my mpc one controllers them
@18:11 My guy was cookin.
Just looking into these. My buddy was wondering how controllable are parameters in a live setting? Can you filter just the bass drum with a turn off a knob? Stuff like that. Thanks in advance.
I just got this and its soooo hard but its gonna be worth it
I need this
Dammit!
My wallet just fell open again .
This just nailed modular and the Ableton Live environment even I you own Push 2 (like me).
I have a push 2 also and considering this mpc.
Now THAT is a commercial :)
ANYBODY KNOW WHAT KIND OF USB MIDI HUB WORKS BEST ? 2.0 or 3.0 hubs? Bc my 3.0 hub doesn’t pickup my new generation akai mpk 49 keyboard 8:03
9 months after the release of M1 & Big Sur there's still no update so controller mode is still not working. Big Sur was announced at WWDC i june'20. There has been plenty of time!
I just fell in love
Mine is arriving next Tues 😶🌫️😌😎🥶
18:31 I gen thought he started rapping
lol he came in with a flow you're not wrong
True 🤣🤣🤣
hilarious;)
Hi Akai.I bought my first mpc,the live 2,from guitar center yesterday. It was previously used. How do i register it,get firmware updates,and sound or sample collections for my used mpc live 2?Thank you.
Can I use WiFi on the Mpc live 2 to download expansion pack into my Mpc
@DJ TRIX even if I don’t have a computer at the moment can I still download it
YEAAAAAAAAAH .....waiting for the bugs!!!
🤣
Can someone PLEASE tell me the EXACT charger/model number that comes with the live 2. I purchased one from someone and they sent me a printer charger with it smh!!! It doesn't work!! I need a charger ASAP so I can charge the device back up. I've been on 26% for 2 days.
Ordered mine! get it monday! #sickday
Copped one from sweetwater even after adjusting pads its way to sensitive and I get alot of double triggering smh not to mention I already have pads fading . Only have about 24hrs of playtime on it !! Is it normal for pads to start fading right away ? 🤔 I keep my hands clean and pads wiped with microfiber after I'm done with it everytime .. also getting some glitching when opening up plugins on my SD card .. updated new firmware and still have these issues 😑
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can I use the chords and scales mode with a usb midi keyboard?
First one, glad to see this new MPC Live, hope it comes with logic live loops integration too 😉
Old Firmware 2.7 ......
good luck with that
Are the knobs Endless optical Encoders or physical endless potentiometers ?
Do they keep the same resistance when tweaking over years or do they wear out as fas as the pots from NI Maschine?
WOW WOW WOW
How many measures (bars) can the drum sequence be? I make whole song length midi drums on Synthstrom Deluge but seriously considering MPC Live II.
one of the best review ! Thanks!
Can you please list the other hardware minis the piano please - i want that dope setup
Anyway to copy and past on the Automation ? Thanks in advance
Is there any solution to use a DVS/timecode system with MPC Live? I mean to leave out the computer from the DVS system and use an MPC instead.
Akai ..for mpc live 3 place pads on the right and screen on the left pls
Love your videos! I'm about to pull the trigger on this unit. Does anyone know if one can import Standard MIDI Files into the MPC Live 2? I've got dozens of SMF's and I'd like to be able to import them instead of re-sequencing everything. Thank you for any info you can provide!
What brand of cables are used in this video? Thanks!
I have a question for anyone... after I've connected my live to computer.. do I connect mpk mini to the live or computer?... I'm controller mode
Just grabbed💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
I downloaded the 2.8 software and it jacked my shit up. Static on playback
Uh oh!
Uh oh!! Is this happening on your Live, X, or One?
Mpc Live midi external controlling synths can be polyphonic? playing chords and stuff?
I’m getting one too !
Hello, great video, just had a question about the MPC live II. I am planning on taking the live II with me when travelling on international trips, just wondered if I could use an international plug converter or would I need a transformer when using the 19V MPC power supply? Love the content. Thanks, RMS