Thanks for the easily followable tutorial. No offense to anyone B4 who made these (esp Rakim) but noone has made such an educational and easy to follow pathway to show, up and coming grassroots musicians how to operate the mpc ,how to load and find samples. I used to lose everything. APC, portable. This video was made for me
F DAWS though, the sounds are all trash and it’s just too much. Give me a vintage Dr Rhythm, a crappy reverb pedal, a 4 track, one guitar, one mic, and poly 61.
@@gabrieldonl2311 better gets weird with digital though. Because lower fidelity along with the compression create almost a master across the entire album.
Hip hop heads in unity? The "stare at yo soul, as you look outside the rain. From today onwards, your home is not a safe place anymore, and you might think moving to houston may delay your fate. Just know; I'm coming, and i'll make sure that the body they're going to see that day, will be a warning to a vermin of a man like you" ahh song 😂
We were in Vegas when Kendrick dropped 6:16 in LA, Meet the Grahams and Not Like Us. Meet the Grahams had us in our room all day like what the f$/& just happened lol
Dj premier is my favorite producer ever, & the alchemist is the reason I started liking rap listing to the rap music station in grand theft auto 3 haha 😂
The Alchemist is a legend. I love that he'll work with anyone he thinks is dope, from folks way outside the mainstream like Armand Hammer to superstars like Kendrick.
Oh damn didn't expect Ave to casually drop a fantastic 100/2500 JJOS tutorial disguised as a beat breakdown 😅 Love my Live II but I miss those SHIFT+PAD shortcuts badly
on the keys you can press Menu + PAD to access any section from the menu without using the touchscreen. this is what you mean with the shift + pad shorcuts from 2500?
Bruh that skit had me 💀 bro just pulls out his in front of everyone whispering like they can’t hear him say Kendrick go ahead and drop the next one tomorrow. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The RDC videos were such a big part on this moment in time. Outside of the artists and maybe Akademiks I think their videos had the biggest impact. Literally every video I've seen about the beef has at least 1 clip from them if it doesn't cover all of them as the story unfolds.
This is not the style of music I normally listen too or make, and I only have a current gen MPC but i learned so much about how it wokrs and why from your MPC 2500 walk through
I realized Alchemist had the stem separation technology way back in the early 2000s. I’m listening to source material he sampled for certain songs and he was able to take drums and keys out free of vocals and background instruments back then. A great example is Got it Twisted by Mobb deep. Look it up
Alchemist is the perfect example of how making beats isn't too technical it's about taste. Some of the sickest beats ever were straight loops that didn't start on the one beat. Where he chose to loop it from gives it a whole new vibe. Juju from Beatnuts is another one of the best sample based producers and some of my favorite Juju beats are straight loops from unconventional starting points (example: "One" by Ghostface). It's easy to get an MPC and sound like poor man's Premier. Alchemist can produce songs that sound like a Premier classic if he wants to (example: Hold You Down by Prodigy). His earlier stuff with Dilated Peoples with DJ Babu was like Premier. Now he basically pioneered the subtle drums, slower, minimal sample style that's like MTG. The subtleties can give you a distinct sound too. When I remade a Daringer beat I realized he used a drum break but replayed the kicks so there was no hats on them. The kicks hit harder and he tuned the snare and single hat from the break with it. He uses a tape VST to make it sound cohesive and uses some flutter. It's all about the producer's subtleties, good ear, and working with what you got. Also the backbone is the love of exploring records and having deep crates. Some music listeners get it wrong when they think producers should always "do more" if the original sample sounds good as is. It's like how The Next Episode sounds better than the M.I.A. song that used the same sample before Dre. I went off and I'm nerding out but my point is I agree with everything you said about Alchemist.
Ok this is one of your best videos. Great job. Alchemist is definitely one of my all time favorite producers. I’d love to meet him and go vinyl shopping with him and my son in New York City.
@@AveMcreeim so glad! there's such an accessibility/info gap with music production tools and this vid was so cool and easy to follow. i'll be keeping an eye out for what you do next :)
I’m glad I came across your channel today (Randomly popped up in my feed). I own a MPC 2500 that’s been sitting in a shelf since 2016, and I think it’s time to learn.
I swear I believe that skit was actually how it happened. Kendrick scare me. How did he seriously know. The song had everybody afraid to go to sleep. I was very curious to know about this sample. Thank you.
Aubrey has moles inside his camp. Kendrick tried to warn him about it in 6:16 IN LA but Aubrey obviously must've thought that Kendrick was capping. Until Kendrick dropped MTG thirty minutes after Family Matters. That's when Aubrey knew he actually did have leaks in his operation and that Kendrick was indeed telling the truth
I love watching videos like this. Even if I don’t ever get to own one of these magical pieces of equipment I just enjoy watching these so much. I feel like I’d almost know how to use one after watching so many lmaooo. I produce on Maschine & these seem right up my alley cause I want actually pads & buttons & scroll wheels. I hate how limited I am on my “mikro Mk3” I need a bigger one or just give in to my temptations & get one of these type beat machines
You know I never honed in on this instrumental before and I 100% thought the "can you say yeah" sample was just a strings samples lmao, had no it was a vocal sample
Really dig your vibe and ability explain and demonstrate the concepts you’re trying to showcase. Makes me want to buy an MPC (I come from the live music side of stuff). Will def dig thru your other vids
@@AveMcree I just had an idea 💡 How about once a week, you do a deep dive and recreate a song that was made on a classic MPC. Then compare it to the MPC live2
Honestly the tune sounds so much like Prodigy of Mobb Deep “keepin it thoro” just slowed and more menacing. as soon as I heard it it’s the first thing I thought. Even the into of that tune works in context with the message overall. He actually produced that tune too so would make sense
i find it very funny, i always said to my friends'' u feel much more satisfaction in having a drumloop working firts and then compose in it'' years later i found this intervew of Al and tought'' damn i was right daaamn'' it never gets boring
13:18 Forealz! That's being a part of HIP HOP life Yo! I just found your amazing channel, thankz! What do you think of the Skullcandy Crusher EVOs line?
I originally thought the VOX sample was “can you blend in” that would’ve been sinister!!! I also thought the fill in to the beat was from Keep It Thoro. Overthinking I guess. The beat raw tho!!!
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Thanks for the easily followable tutorial. No offense to anyone B4 who made these (esp Rakim) but noone has made such an educational and easy to follow pathway to show, up and coming grassroots musicians how to operate the mpc ,how to load and find samples. I used to lose everything. APC, portable. This video was made for me
This was DOPE! don't get me buying another 2500... I don't need it.. I don't need it..
Damn, 😆 I thought you had all of the MPC’s. I’m currently hunting down another 4000. I’ll stop when I get the MPC 60 MK2.
2500 might be the best of the OG stand alone MPCs
just sold mine and got a 4000. sound better to me. but the workflow on the 2500 with jjos is unbeatable.
F DAWS though, the sounds are all trash and it’s just too much. Give me a vintage Dr Rhythm, a crappy reverb pedal, a 4 track, one guitar, one mic, and poly 61.
@@gabrieldonl2311 better gets weird with digital though. Because lower fidelity along with the compression create almost a master across the entire album.
To see my childhood friend explain music like this is special. Brother I love and appreciate it. Keep doing great wonders.
That fact he's reproducing it and teaching how, is EXTRA special indeed! WOW!
My brother!!!
I love how this beef and this song in particular brought out all of us hip hop heads in unity.
Hip hop heads in unity?
The "stare at yo soul, as you look outside the rain. From today onwards, your home is not a safe place anymore, and you might think moving to houston may delay your fate. Just know; I'm coming, and i'll make sure that the body they're going to see that day, will be a warning to a vermin of a man like you" ahh song 😂
This is one of those moments where everyone will remember where they were
We were in Vegas when Kendrick dropped 6:16 in LA, Meet the Grahams and Not Like Us. Meet the Grahams had us in our room all day like what the f$/& just happened lol
It’s not that deep
@@ItsShalker it’s very deep if you’re a lover of hip hop.. if you’re a pop fan say that
Alchemist and Dj Premier is the reason I can do what do. They both definitely influenced and inspired me to produce hot beats.
You don’t got one beat made 😂
@@BobbySteels__I went to his channel expecting to hear that heat…I was disappointed
@@MrSKIE1 😂
Dj premier is my favorite producer ever, & the alchemist is the reason I started liking rap listing to the rap music station in grand theft auto 3 haha 😂
@@MrSKIE1 most studio producers dont post to yt....
The Alchemist is a legend. I love that he'll work with anyone he thinks is dope, from folks way outside the mainstream like Armand Hammer to superstars like Kendrick.
He is from LA as well
This video got me wanting to start sampling
do it, it’s the funnest shit ever
@@ashtonsgotsauce9981 I took your advice and bout upload one soon
Do it man you got it
@@rialmorris good look, I went ahead and made 3 bangers sampling and playing a little over them , now I’m addicted to it
@@ashtonsgotsauce9981I swear it is. That’s when I’m my most comfortable self
Alchemist is a fucking living legend.
He learned under muggs and just took the fvck off to the moon! 😂
His ear is off the hook he’s a legend.
Oh damn didn't expect Ave to casually drop a fantastic 100/2500 JJOS tutorial disguised as a beat breakdown 😅 Love my Live II but I miss those SHIFT+PAD shortcuts badly
Yeah I like the shortcuts on my mpc studio controller over my live
The MPC studio over the Live 2? Now I’ve heard everything 😆
on the keys you can press Menu + PAD to access any section from the menu without using the touchscreen. this is what you mean with the shift + pad shorcuts from 2500?
This is brilliant! More deconstructs like this Ave!
More to come!
This is the most imformative hip hop producing video Ive ever seen. Loved it!!
The real channel is Kirk State, this channel steals his videos.
@@sjb3240 steals? or just does some of the same songs. always puttin down the black man huh
Bruh that skit had me 💀 bro just pulls out his in front of everyone whispering like they can’t hear him say Kendrick go ahead and drop the next one tomorrow. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The RDC videos were such a big part on this moment in time. Outside of the artists and maybe Akademiks I think their videos had the biggest impact. Literally every video I've seen about the beef has at least 1 clip from them if it doesn't cover all of them as the story unfolds.
This sample is so crazy it piss me off😂😂😂
That’s the alchemist man dude is a legend.
@@edgarb2002 straight facts my brother
The alchemist is in my opinion one of the best producers with madlib
I can relive this beef and the details of it everyday shit is not getting old lmao love it. thank you!
So glad Inserent the only one that need a support group because of this beef.
Are you 32 yet?
This man know his stuff
Yes one of the best covering one of the greatest for sure. Another A+ Doc
Salute
Speaking of Mobb Deep, those Havoc beats were 🔥🔥🔥🔥
knocked it out the park, great video!
thanks fam
You literally taught me how to use a MPC in less than 20 minutes. My dude... Thank you sir. *Subbed
This is not the style of music I normally listen too or make, and I only have a current gen MPC but i learned so much about how it wokrs and why from your MPC 2500 walk through
I realized Alchemist had the stem separation technology way back in the early 2000s. I’m listening to source material he sampled for certain songs and he was able to take drums and keys out free of vocals and background instruments back then. A great example is Got it Twisted by Mobb deep. Look it up
Alchemist has dropped so much good shit with one of my favorites (Earl Sweatshirt) i was so excited that he got something in during the beef
I came here expecting more beef info. I left educated on how producers cook up.
Like watching behind the scenes, for a murder movie.
Alchemist is the perfect example of how making beats isn't too technical it's about taste. Some of the sickest beats ever were straight loops that didn't start on the one beat. Where he chose to loop it from gives it a whole new vibe. Juju from Beatnuts is another one of the best sample based producers and some of my favorite Juju beats are straight loops from unconventional starting points (example: "One" by Ghostface).
It's easy to get an MPC and sound like poor man's Premier. Alchemist can produce songs that sound like a Premier classic if he wants to (example: Hold You Down by Prodigy). His earlier stuff with Dilated Peoples with DJ Babu was like Premier. Now he basically pioneered the subtle drums, slower, minimal sample style that's like MTG.
The subtleties can give you a distinct sound too. When I remade a Daringer beat I realized he used a drum break but replayed the kicks so there was no hats on them. The kicks hit harder and he tuned the snare and single hat from the break with it. He uses a tape VST to make it sound cohesive and uses some flutter. It's all about the producer's subtleties, good ear, and working with what you got. Also the backbone is the love of exploring records and having deep crates.
Some music listeners get it wrong when they think producers should always "do more" if the original sample sounds good as is. It's like how The Next Episode sounds better than the M.I.A. song that used the same sample before Dre.
I went off and I'm nerding out but my point is I agree with everything you said about Alchemist.
Ok this is one of your best videos. Great job. Alchemist is definitely one of my all time favorite producers. I’d love to meet him and go vinyl shopping with him and my son in New York City.
uncle al has a top 5 catalog in still underrated
He explains things so kindly idk what it is it’s like he would make a great teacher
This might be the video of the year
Salute as alway Dj Ave you’re a natural teacher. I pay attention word for word..Great content as always.
I appreciate that
im so glad this video came across my home page, i've been looking for a channel like yours for a while!!! this vid is awesome, thanks man :)
You have no idea how much this comment means to me. I definitely wanted to do more documentary, kind of content and mix it with music theory aspect.
@@AveMcreeim so glad! there's such an accessibility/info gap with music production tools and this vid was so cool and easy to follow. i'll be keeping an eye out for what you do next :)
This was a fire video I love these beat deconstructing videos always learn a lot thanks for making this!
Great breakdown! Next to 6:16 in LA this has to be my favorite beat from the rap beef 🔥
Yooo this was amazing you gotta do these more often!
I'll try!
I don't own a single Drum/Sample machine but I was fully immersed and invested in the making of this beat. Great content! Subscribed!
Owning the mpc 2500 and not using the JJOSXL should be punishable by law. Great video BTW.
I use the free version 😂only my 1000 has the XL version
New subscriber based on the strength of this video alone.. Great in depth break down..
0:55 one of the best pieces of dialogue in years 😂🙄😆😆😆 stg. He killed that shit lol
I’m glad I came across your channel today (Randomly popped up in my feed). I own a MPC 2500 that’s been sitting in a shelf since 2016, and I think it’s time to learn.
Great video, man. I don't even have an MPC but this was highly educational and super fun to watch.
I swear I believe that skit was actually how it happened. Kendrick scare me. How did he seriously know. The song had everybody afraid to go to sleep. I was very curious to know about this sample. Thank you.
Aubrey has moles inside his camp. Kendrick tried to warn him about it in 6:16 IN LA but Aubrey obviously must've thought that Kendrick was capping. Until Kendrick dropped MTG thirty minutes after Family Matters. That's when Aubrey knew he actually did have leaks in his operation and that Kendrick was indeed telling the truth
This is so cool. I never made music but always wanted to.
This is cool to watch the sausage get made
Unc giving a producer lesson, gotta take notes on this one 🙏
💯
I am not a producer nor do I want to be (I am a vocalist tho and have spent time in studios) but this was really interesting to watch.
I listened to it while I was in the bathroom steaming it out with the led lights red and smoking. What a night to remember
I love watching videos like this. Even if I don’t ever get to own one of these magical pieces of equipment I just enjoy watching these so much. I feel like I’d almost know how to use one after watching so many lmaooo.
I produce on Maschine & these seem right up my alley cause I want actually pads & buttons & scroll wheels. I hate how limited I am on my “mikro Mk3” I need a bigger one or just give in to my temptations & get one of these type beat machines
I like how you showed it on both 2500 and Live/One
How you exposing the goat like that. Great title sir. You grt the seal of approval.
The Value of The Mpc 2500 just went up a lil bit more…Great Video 🔥🔥
I love my 2500 Dude🐊💥💥 but I will agree with you. The live two is the champion of All.- especially now! This changes the ecosystem for everything
When Kendrick said “smokin on yo top 5 tonite” I think Meet The Graham’s is what he was talkin about I’m sure he had those diss tracks ready by then 😂
God bless you my friend . Feelin the vibe here
Ave you been a GOAT for awhile now, much respect
I can’t explain the feeling I got when I first heard Meet the Grahams, but I can say I haven’t felt that in a LONG time. Record is flawless
I can. I called my therapist & asked for a emergency session & a prescription of sleep aid. Scared the hell out of me & I’m 48.
🤣🤣
This is hilarious. That battle was funny. Kendrick kept bombing on him. Drake was not ready.
You explain things so well! Thank you!
Al is the goat fr, so many classic records
Ave don't know if you know but AL and Havoc are doing a New Mobb Deep Album they have an interview on RUclips as well
I saw something in my feed about that
Where can i see
I never knew AL did they production. I knew Havoc always produced alot of they stuff.
Loved the video, Ave! Thanks for the breakdown
This is gold! Mad respect!!
You know I never honed in on this instrumental before and I 100% thought the "can you say yeah" sample was just a strings samples lmao, had no it was a vocal sample
This video is incredible. I have always wanted to see what the process looked like.
They say That was done by alchemist dope man make more tracks thanks 4 sharing
Yea man . Heart of a teacher
ive always wanted an MPC but man, this video really sealed it
Please do more of these videos
Do not own a MPC, but I must say thank you for the knowledge performance.
Super Dope Sir 💝
every reveal, I was like NO WAY NO WAY! shout out to you for educating an old head
i never knew about hiding the q link status.... thank you seriously
I thought the sample was saying “candy man” haha! Great job man!
The fact alchemist don’t even use drums snares hi hats just the sample be amazing
I have to get an MPC One Plus now! Honestly using a sample synth looks like so much fun
Dope!
Using the legacy machines and the modern separates you from the rest of the mpc kings
Bro, this was the best video I've seen in a long time!!! Keep it up 💯 % ✌️ from Humboldt, CA
Really dig your vibe and ability explain and demonstrate the concepts you’re trying to showcase. Makes me want to buy an MPC (I come from the live music side of stuff). Will def dig thru your other vids
That’s the thing about GREAT producers. They can get everything out of a machine and still figure out new ways to evolve them.
Not gonna lie, meet the grahams is one of the most sinister beat i heard my whole life!! Shiddd
Alc is the reason I started making beats. Him and Kanye.
dope stuff Ave 💪🏾 .. salute to alchemist 🔥
I appreciate it!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 this may have me pulling out my MPC 1000
mine been collecting dust in the corner sadly and I'm never selling it lol
@@AveMcree I just had an idea 💡 How about once a week, you do a deep dive and recreate a song that was made on a classic MPC. Then compare it to the MPC live2
I have to go listen to meet the graham’s 😂😅. Brb. Fire video
Honestly the tune sounds so much like Prodigy of Mobb Deep “keepin it thoro” just slowed and more menacing. as soon as I heard it it’s the first thing I thought. Even the into of that tune works in context with the message overall. He actually produced that tune too so would make sense
I wrote this before I even got 10sec into this video great video thanks for the confirmation
i find it very funny, i always said to my friends'' u feel much more satisfaction in having a drumloop working firts and then compose in it'' years later i found this intervew of Al and tought'' damn i was right daaamn'' it never gets boring
I didn't know anything he was doing. BUT I liked it
13:18
Forealz! That's being a part of HIP HOP life Yo!
I just found your amazing channel, thankz! What do you think of the Skullcandy Crusher EVOs line?
Dope video keeping them coming
Already!
Alchemist is one of the greatest.
This is lit I like the touch screen too
Yoo that beat was so dark 😮😮😮😮
Great vid man
Meet the grahams gave people nightmares 😂😂
Yo brother man thank you for this. Great edit
Dope Deconstructedand Video!
Master Class
I originally thought the VOX sample was “can you blend in” that would’ve been sinister!!! I also thought the fill in to the beat was from Keep It Thoro. Overthinking I guess. The beat raw tho!!!
The greatest rap battle in HISTORY
This man did a tutorial sample video in his boxers and a wife beater !!!! Much respect ✊
Damn it’s been years since I’ve seen an Ave vid.. still got it 🔥