New instruments for the MPC!

[@lebronsinclair8012]

Damn Maschine. Take notes! I gave in and I’m getting an MPC one to give Akai a shot! Found one used for $600 😎.

[@SonicVibe]

Wise choice

[@The_Sonic_Ally]

i had thought maschine will definitely go workstation crazy now 🤣 good competition !

[@ickebins6948]

Yeah and have fun spending another 500 bucks for the new "instruments"...
This is getting ridiculous...

[@SonicVibe]

@@ickebins6948 well it’s a sampler just make your own key groups with the 16 lvls save 500 $

[@The_Sonic_Ally]

@@ickebins6948 new plugins comes with the keys61.

[@koraamis5568]

Starting the actual review, the first patch is an electric bass... that's actually a pretty good choice (considering that it is an important sound almost nobody showcased reviewing this thing so far, and is very different from what all previous plugins for MPC could do).

[@philippebackprotips]

It really looks like they kind of revamped Xpand2! into an MPC Plugin.

[@King-oj8hr]

Nah…. Way better

[@The_Sonic_Ally]

nice. i got mine today, think i want to get a plush keyboard stand before i indulge myself. lovely bit of kit.

[@thelibrarian3734]

Akai please make an MPC one with the same speakers as the Live 2 and throw in a battery too xx

[@riccochettv8638]

Freaking love this board

[@tonyparsley7431]

Good to see you ,Man!!!

[@buttafinguz]

I can't plays key so it is not really worth the getting rid of my Live2, but it is is still dope.

[@davidscott2095]

Thank you for he video, Accurate.

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Always love your take bro! Got me GASing hard for the Keys now😅

[@williamstanley9666]

Hey I love your UA-cam channel bro

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

@@williamstanley9666 thank you so much!🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@sinewaymusic]

You should watch the video about GAS by one of my favorite UA-camrs, The Midlife Synthesist. 😊

[@FloatingGoat27]

Can I use the MPC instrument collection download with my novation MKiii

[@djaffbolik]

Thanks ! 🙏🏽👍🏽

[@christianthompson1473]

I think the new plugins are free with the mpc keys....

[@DNGMaestro]

Everybody’s saying they aren’t.

[@ickebins6948]

They are not.
"Just" 500 Bucks extra :)

[@DNGMaestro]

@@ickebins6948 it’s so absurd.

[@christianthompson1473]

@@ickebins6948 I'll send it back if the plug ins stop working in a week or two 😬

[@ickebins6948]

@@DNGMaestro Well its just the way it is.
Akai just learned that the fanboys might fall for it and it looks like a lot of people will buy this...
I'm not telling anybody what to do with there money BUT if this works out for AKAI you're in for a ride...

[@cresshead]

ah! didn't realise there was a fabric collection - cool vid.

[@j.bombbeat]

can you lay something you sample out through the keys, like with the old ASR?

[@chasetaylor474]

YES

[@byrdman6752]

1 finger chords?

[@gpr4eva]

Kinda sorta, yeah.

[@karimsadouni4758]

Soon new 1 come out. All control by. Voice. . I save my $ for new one

[@ilikethischannel5719]

Hi, sorry I am really confused, does the Fabric xl and the opx4 come included with the keys 61 or not, a shop told me that all these were pre-loaded with the keys 61 so I am a bit confused now....

[@ChangeforJonathan]

I’m snatching one fasho‼️

[@crowfoot7355]

Sago Accurate 👏

[@pdiggz2003]

Quick question can you still explode the drum on the MPC key 61?

[@chipsnmydip]

Great workstation/interface. I do think the sounds of instruments aren't as good as standalone keys.

[@mrwoo40]

Right….As far as keys go, keyscape cuts it in the gut…

[@marcelrb32]

1st to watch your vídeo 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@axelmaldini4218]

• How many arpeggiators does it have? None... 2022 really?

[@obhbeats]

👍👍👍

[@hannibalactor1287]

Hey accurate! ✌
It really looks like akai stepped up there software game. What do you think? How do there new instruments compare, to the stuff form NI?

[@AccurateBeats]

Well… They definitely stepped up! Comparing complete lines of software instruments is difficult - especially with the price difference.
If you get the complete set of instruments from Akai, I’d say that you have a lot of stuff to explore same goes for the NI products.
I think we’re at a point where some of the Air-Akai stuff are for some things and NIs are better for others.
They’re 100% in the same ball park though, that’s my take on this 😀

[@hannibalactor1287]

@@AccurateBeats That's nice to know. Thanks for your fast reply. Much appreciated 😉

[@DjazzStyle]

Do they have studio horns?

[@DNGMaestro]

The device in itself looks great and seems like a great solution as a standalone workstation. However, spending 500 more after paying 1800 for it, is just absurd. And the Air designed sounds are not that great, which is a shame.

[@dianevrules]

Why tf would you have to spend $500 more????? MPC key 61 comes with all the premium air plugins, for free. Those same premium plugins are also available separately for $499 for MPC One/Live/X users.

[@christianthompson1473]

New plug ins are included with mpc keys i think

[@MakingMadBeats]

The new instrument plugins are included with the MPC Keys.

[@Daveosbeatz]

It’s 1600 and it includes everything as well as mpc software if needed

[@MathHammer]

MPC2 software come bundled with the MPC Keys 61. For compatibility, does the bundled software package include the new instruments?

[@ickebins6948]

No, you are free to pay another 500bucks...
Thanks AKAI...

[@MathHammer]

@@ickebins6948 😓

[@MathHammer]

@@ickebins6948 Just like Roland then… oh well.

[@Daveosbeatz]

All the new plug ins only come with the key61.. my mpc live gets everything else and some new stuff but all the new stuff like stage piano comes with the key61.. hype and odyssey and all still come with mpc live

[@SonicVibe]

To Expensive individually maybe the bundle saves like $500 but yeah idk 🤷‍♂️ I might have to buy the fm plug-in though

[@johnnymandez]

Who’s back because it’s 50% off?

[@ndguardian]

Hey Accurate! Appreciate the video. Question for you in case you've been tipped off. Any idea if these plugins are going to be coming to the Force? Just picked one up recently and I think these plugins would be right at home on it.

[@fleetadmiralsidiqi1941]

I wouldn't hold my breath. Akai is a disease when it comes to product planning. It's like playing Russian roulette with them. I used to have a Force and dumped it when it was clear all their energy and half-assed planning was going to the MPC ecosystem.
That being said, even MPC will give you a coronary heart attack in the way they snuck the $500 plugin pack drop into what was supposed to be the free v2.11 firmware drop. I suggest dropping anything Akai and focus on MAC/PC applications. A lot less slimy.

[@compositecomposure]

It’s already been leaked from beta, so yes.

[@midiotsavant]

@@fleetadmiralsidiqi1941 Seriously? The update was good. It added some nice features. And that was free. No one is forcing anyone to buy the new plugins. The MPC is primarily a sampler/sequencer. I wouldn’t get too worked up about optional instrument plugins. Nothing slimy about it, in my opinion.

[@jerzboybeats9555]

Man I’m loving this. Since my MPK249 will not work with Macs OS since BigSur. I use my MPK with my Live2. But having them all together would be nice.

[@dopedrums]

lol, Akai trying to sell the insides of a typical keyboard workstation for another 499.

[@MathHammer]

To be fair, compare with Roland Cloud instruments and the Fantom synths. You have to subscribe for 99 USD per year or buy individual licenses for the Zencore expansion GUIs + sounds for 249 USD each, outside of a sale. A Fantom 6 has MSRP of 3600 USD, so it is 2X the price of the MPC Key 61. However the Fantom 6 housing is metal, it has faders, and who knows about the guts (similar for Kronos 61). As for what they do, TBH I got out of the workstation KB world about 10 years ago, but the MPC Key 61 might bring me back.

[@DNGMaestro]

@@MathHammer Fantom 6 is 2999 and comes with infinitely more sounds and sound creation possibilities.

[@philippeleblanc856]

Man's in the comments said you can't finish a record on an mpc... Wtf 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ElGuatequero]

499? damn, sorry but im out, love all pluggins but I need to eat

[@TheSakuraGumiLTD]

I loved to FORCE because it actually gives DAW like song creation… could have really done with this, the entire MPC line… is this actually offering much with its price? If they keep releasing new instruments for it then yes it will be in investment terms… but with these new added instruments to the line is it not just a maschine + with a added keyboard? Because this already has a (excuse the pun) massive instrument library… obviously it’s a MPC with a keyboard and extra real estate for more function buttons and more instruments than a maschine + with a keyboard but maschine + has already given this same thing with their product.
Interested to know you opinion on this direction thought on the subject of this keyboard.
Because for me I’m not really getting what I would want from a keyboard in innovation of sound and sound sculpting and design and dynamic versatility of playing expression.
I’m the sort of person that gushed over the V-Synth-GT when that came out and did so for years and years and this doesn’t seem to inspire me this MPC keyboard… just feel like adding the difference in money to a FORCE or a MPC to the purchase of a keyboard synthesiser or work station would be a much better buy.
What is standing out in the way of sound and a full production here?
In the FORCE there are great vocal processing and effects, what is coming with the MPC KEY here?… is there the possibility of it being a stage must?… with vocal effects to add two vocalist and creative effects to the mix?
Not trying to debunk it but search for some extra selling points to draw me closer to more interest in this unit

[@yungjetski2751]

For the average consumer, one must buy an interface, a midi keyboard and an mpc coming to around 1200$. The key version just smashes all of that together and gives you the "Thousand dollars worth of synths" so unless you already own an MPC live/one/x, I personally think its a better deal considering the room space you'll save and the content you get.

[@TheSakuraGumiLTD]

Love *the

[@wul01]

At the end of the day, with the exception of op4 , they are all expansions with a front end. Grossly overpriced.

[@nkultraknocks8852]

Love akai, but I’ll pass. Great video!

[@marcthompson4661]

All the synths sound the same

[@HighlandStudio91]

Though there are some nice synths, pianos, e.pianos & a smattering of other usable patches...there's nothing ground-breaking here. There's a lot of heavy-hyped marketing on Akai's part(claiming that this is the ultimate alternative to desktop workstations, as well as being the top-of-the-heap of hardware workstations)...which is of course, patently absurd. Though the MPC Keys 61 does have some abilities within it's sequencer & sampling engine that other brands do not have(Akai has it's own shortcomings, which is disturbing.) This keyboard was designed to run plug-ins(which is all uncompressed audio)...so the built-in 4GB of RAM is a crippling limitation(which explains why only 8 plug-ins can be used in a project at a time)....wtf!? This makes it virtually impossible to create a comprehensive and polished song(such as would be easily manageable on a desktop PC.) There's no NI Kontakt-level sounds in this keyboard, so what possible use would this be for anyone other than beat-makers? Of course though....you get what you pay for and since the MPC's price tag is only $1,900...it all figures. I really wanted to believe the hype and I love the concept of this keyboard, but it falls too short for me.....so I would have to pass on this(unless Akai ups their game a bit.)

[@riccochettv8638]

Your comment makes me want it more

[@Noise-Conductor]

You do know most beat makers will will get around the 8 plugin limit by using those sampling abilities that most other bands don't have like "Auto-Sampling" or record each track 1by1 & play as a one-shot or even better - chop it up then mix it up, plus you can still use MIDI tracks connected to hard/soft-ware or drum/key group tracks.
Remember MPC's didn't start with built in synths or even drum sounds so for most MPC users all these plugin synths are like extra add-ons.
Just by what your complaining about: lack or RAM & lack of NI Kontakt-level sounds on a MPC, I tell the MPC is not meant for ppl like you.

[@wm1573]

2000 dollars. Specs are worse than a laptop from 2001. Lack of I/O. Lack of knobs and sliders, built in sounds are very mid. No thanks.