Hi, I just bought Akai MPD218 and trying to install BIG BANG CINEMATIC PERCUSSION 2.5 or BIG BANG UNIVERSAL DRUMS 2.3 that are software included, I have a Bluescreen after the restart. I tried on a Huawei Mate 20 (I9, 16Gb RAM and on a Yoga Lenovo (I7 8Gb RAM). Same result... Help me
I know this video is like a centry years old but have to ask, I just got the new MPD218 and I had been trying to find the download for the Big Bang plugins but with no luck of finding them. Can you help me? Thank you
I bought the MPD218 and downloaded and installed Big Bang drums2 , and I cant see anything, nor hear anything. No interface, no startup screen, nothing. What am I doing wrong?
Could not get the multi output version to route properly in Reaper. I did get the sounds to route to different channels but they are all panned 80 percent to the left which is weird.
The snares aren't great to be honest and although the maple kits sound ok the cymbals sound cheesy and the hihats sound poor. It actually made me buy a drum kit because nothing beats the real feel of drums.
Hi i would like to assign the same sound to multiple pads, e.g. kick to pad 1 and 5. unfortunatelly learn function letting me program only 1 pad . Any suggestions or alternatives would be appreciated.
@@DIYChannelSteve Sure, Essentials will work fine. You just have to scan your plugins with Essentials. Go to edit, preferences, plugins. Make sure the directory containing Big Bang is listed there or add it, then rescan. You can also use MPC Beats, which is completely free. Go to Akaipro.com, find Beats, and it will ask for your email then you'll receive a download link.
Great video... I just got the MPD218 today, but have no idea how to use it. I plugged it in to my laptop, downloaded Sonivox but Sonivox doesn't seem to show on my laptop. How do I use this drum pad? Thanks
+David Taroyan Hi, you need to run the Sonivox libraries as plugins in your daw. Once your daw recognizes the MPD218 as a midi controller (you might need to check the preferences for that in your daw) you're ready to go. Cheers!
+David Taroyan The DAW I use there is FL Studio. The entrance version costs 89 Euros, but you can save 10 percent if you use the link you find in the XpressPads shop.
+freestyl07 Does your DAW recognize your mpd218? Is your mpd218 linked to your virtual drum kit inside your DAW? Have you downloaded the presets from the XpressPads website? Have you tried the midi-learn functionality of Universal Drums?
So I 1)hit learn 2) hit a kit piece on screen 3)hit pad 4)repeat. No haps. My mpd218 is active in flstudio12/11. But it seems I've missed something as far as the "virtual drum kit inside my daw". I know all is well in FPC and others inside my daw.
Dude i need your help, i Dl everything and this thing called iLok is preventing me from using it unless i get the code and buy the full software which is just bogus asf
+Jonathan Kenley Did you buy the MPD218? - If so, you need to go to your user account on the akaipro website. There you'll find the activation codes for the Big Bang libs once you've registered your MPD218 (or any other MPD2 product). Hope this helps. Cheers.
Hey, how did you get access to the full version of the Big Bang Universal Drums? I bought Akai MPD 218 (after watching your video =) ), registered it in my AKAI account. After that in my account I got key for MPC Essentials, but the key for SONiVOX Big Bang Drums I havent received.
+falconemik You need to download the libs from the Sonivox website. I believe the activation codes should be on your akai website profile though. cheers.
I've just recently got this, can you route each individual drum element to a different mixer track in your daw or not? i cant figure out how to do it if you can, its kinda why i got the program....i'm using fl 12.5
Hi, there are sounds that are not available just by clicking the drums but I know are there. Do you how how I can map these? The Xpress template didn't automap the kit in the pads as in the Drummica set.
I get that, what I mean is that there are sounds I can't get by clicking the pieces, like the open hi hat. In ableton is I expand the instrument I can see there are a ton of pieces but it's just like a mixer with volumes, I can map triggers from there. Were you able to map the open hi hat by just clicking the drums?
+Romário Rangel ok, understand. I haven't checked that but I believe you need to right-click on the kit piece of choice and then you can chose one of the articulations available. Then, midi-learn this articulation for a pad on your controller. This way you can assemble your custom drum kit.
for some reason when im on learn feature, ill hit the kit piece and then the pad but then that drum sound is on every pad! then if i do lets say the snare on another pad then the snare is all you hear on every pad. im pretty lost lol, any ideas?
oh, got it lol, you have to turn learn off after before you can select a new one or play the kit! but ya man the mpd pads are fucken amazing, i have the push 2 and while its great for mostly everything, very intricate drum stuff gets a little hard to do or some stuff is inpossible as the pad just doesnt respond or it double hits! but the akai is dope!
You can do it by clciking on the drum piece in the GUI and then selecting the output at the bottom left and clicking and dragging with your mouse. It's incredibly fiddly though and should really be in place by default when you load up the multi-outs VST version. Or at least have an easier way of doing it. Struggling right now to work out how to set the FX sends but I only just downloaded the demo so I'm still finding my way around. Shame. There's a Sonivox drums bundle on sale right now at PIB for a silly price. I've had their Fiim Score collection for a while now and really like it. This drumkit sounds great but the rubbish routing implementation is making me reluctant to buy the full version.
@@nikirose7673 Yeah I got the drums to route to different channels in Reaper but they all pan 80 percent to the left. I think it has something to do with the shit fx routing which I don’t understand,the sounds though are very good.
Is there a way to assign the same drum to multiple pads on a single midi controller? I use a single MPD218 and would like to have the snare and hi hat mapped to two pads.
Thank you. Btw because of you I've "upgraded" my old mpd24 in favor of the mpd218. I'm so glad I did it. I just wish I had the budget for the mpd232 because I miss screen and faders, but no regrets at all. It's so enjoyable to play it. Keep up the great work with the videos
Great sounds, but the actual VST is a bit rubbish imho. Multi-out routing (once you discover how to do it) is a fiddly pain the bum, in Reaper at least. If I load up a multi-out drumkit I would expect the kit to be already routed, or at least have a straightforward and easy way of doing it myself. The FX and EQ etc seem to have been stuck in as an afterthought, or maybe they just didn't finish making the VST properly ... global filter and delay, really..? Why?? It seems vaguely possible to set up independent FX sends so you can route individual drums to the delay, but what the hell for? I mean who wants a delay on a drumkit, especially when they haven't added a reverb. And why on earth add a selection of global tweaks like Volume, Pan and EQ that you can just do in your DAW? Especially when the process inside this VST is so annoyingly fiddly and vague. I have other Sonivox VSTs and really like them a lot, and while these drums do sound very good (especially for the ridiculously low bundle sale price at PIB right now), the VST itself feels like a bodge job.
Completely agree I purchased the MPD 218, the controller is great but I was very disappointed with every piece of software that came bundled with it, I even had to contact tech support so they would sent the right preset for MPC beats cause it wouldn't work correctly with the controller, the VSTs feel cheap, also hard to set up also I had to make 2 new accounts ILOK included, the MPD218 editor feels incomplete, etc. I just discarded everything and plugged it into Ableton and Reason and it worked properly without any issue.
Am I missing something here? Is this plug in lacking an open high hat sound or function or am I just unaware on how to do this. If it is lacking that capability it is a huge disappointment. For the amount of time they had spent on the quality I am surprised they did not include that. Open high had is crucial for drums...I mean come on...
XpressPads Finger Drumming Thank you so much for letting me know. Haha. I made that discovery shortly after and now I feel like a bone head. Very cool program now that I know this!
THIS DRUM IS MORE AND MORE COOL AWESOME BEST SOUNDING REALISTIC
how in the world do I get to open this drum software? I don't see where it was installed. Is it that it is only available via VST?
I can only hear the sounds from default drum kit 1. When I load another from their library it loads but no sound. Do I have to set something up
Hi, I just bought Akai MPD218 and trying to install BIG BANG CINEMATIC PERCUSSION 2.5 or BIG BANG UNIVERSAL DRUMS 2.3 that are software included, I have a Bluescreen after the restart. I tried on a Huawei Mate 20 (I9, 16Gb RAM and on a Yoga Lenovo (I7 8Gb RAM). Same result... Help me
I know this video is like a centry years old but have to ask, I just got the new MPD218 and I had been trying to find the download for the Big Bang plugins but with no luck of finding them.
Can you help me?
Thank you
Does anyone know why my software doesn't match up with the hardware. Pad 1 is pad 7, pad 3 is pad 4 and other randomness.
Yes, having this exact problem and it's driving me insane.
I'm confused, is Big Bang it's own program and interface or do you have to use it in Ableton, Garageband etc? I can't seem to get mind to pull up.
+SimFBallCritic It's its own program. You can use it as a VST plugin in any DAW. Cheers.
Try putting a * before the name of the kits you save, it usually makes files come to the top...
I bought the MPD218 and downloaded and installed Big Bang drums2 , and I cant see anything, nor hear anything. No interface, no startup screen, nothing. What am I doing wrong?
What DAW do you use?
You have to insert a virtual instrument on a new track and scan for big bang drums under vst in options/ preferences depending on the daw
Can I ask about chords? Can I trigger chords (e.g. piano, synth, etc) with this? Thanks
Could not get the multi output version to route properly in Reaper.
I did get the sounds to route to different channels but they are all panned 80 percent to the left which is weird.
mpd 218 or Mpc element I am confused what to buy... for production and performing both purpose..
The snares aren't great to be honest and although the maple kits sound ok the cymbals sound cheesy and the hihats sound poor. It actually made me buy a drum kit because nothing beats the real feel of drums.
I have problems with this plugin... my logic pro crash after open a library or touch any sound...
If I only have 1 controller, can I map 1 drum to two pads? Thank you for this video
It won't save hi hat foot articulation with Roland e-drums. It works with learn on, but when I turn it off, it's gone.
DO you have a another program running for the sounds? Or is it all through the FL studio.
The sounds all come from the big bang universal drums lib.
XpressPads Finger Drumming
i want a very sensitivity/responsive key pads. is this one sensitive for even lite touch?
very sensitive
@@wavybonez183 ok im buying
Hi i would like to assign the same sound to multiple pads, e.g. kick to pad 1 and 5. unfortunatelly learn function letting me program only 1 pad . Any suggestions or alternatives would be appreciated.
Hi, make each pad send the same midi note and you're good to go
how i do that?
You can use the akai mpd editor.
Hi, Are you able to tell me how to open the big bang universal drum program once I have installed it. I cant see it anywhere
Yes, you installed a plugin. It’s not standalone. Use the Ableton Lite it came with to pull it up.
I am using MPC Essentials. Do I have to use Ableton?
@@DIYChannelSteve Sure, Essentials will work fine. You just have to scan your plugins with Essentials. Go to edit, preferences, plugins. Make sure the directory containing Big Bang is listed there or add it, then rescan. You can also use MPC Beats, which is completely free. Go to Akaipro.com, find Beats, and it will ask for your email then you'll receive a download link.
thank you for your time. I will have a further look there.
@@DIYChannelSteve You bet. You can message me if you need more help. I don't mind.
Great video... I just got the MPD218 today, but have no idea how to use it. I plugged it in to my laptop, downloaded Sonivox but Sonivox doesn't seem to show on my laptop. How do I use this drum pad? Thanks
+David Taroyan Hi, you need to run the Sonivox libraries as plugins in your daw. Once your daw recognizes the MPD218 as a midi controller (you might need to check the preferences for that in your daw) you're ready to go. Cheers!
+XpressPads Finger Drumming
I would like to use the same software you show in your video
+David Taroyan The DAW I use there is FL Studio. The entrance version costs 89 Euros, but you can save 10 percent if you use the link you find in the XpressPads shop.
How does the editor work.
You have the first videos I can find , I am getting the MPD232.
Roger Bonner To answer your question I will shoot a video of the MPD218 editor today.
Roger Bonner I just uploaded the MPD218 editor video. Here it is: ruclips.net/video/-X7p1fu8T3w/видео.html Cheers!
I can't seem to linc my mpd218 the way u demonstrated. Nothing happens. No preset. No sound when hittin the pads. Nothing. What am I doing wrong
+freestyl07 Does your DAW recognize your mpd218? Is your mpd218 linked to your virtual drum kit inside your DAW? Have you downloaded the presets from the XpressPads website? Have you tried the midi-learn functionality of Universal Drums?
I've only tried via the learn function. I wanted to jump in the simplest way.
So I 1)hit learn 2) hit a kit piece on screen 3)hit pad 4)repeat. No haps. My mpd218 is active in flstudio12/11. But it seems I've missed something as far as the "virtual drum kit inside my daw". I know all is well in FPC and others inside my daw.
Dude i need your help, i Dl everything and this thing called iLok is preventing me from using it unless i get the code and buy the full software which is just bogus asf
+Jonathan Kenley Did you buy the MPD218? - If so, you need to go to your user account on the akaipro website. There you'll find the activation codes for the Big Bang libs once you've registered your MPD218 (or any other MPD2 product). Hope this helps. Cheers.
I got the MPD226.. Does it make a difference in the process of using the big bang? Thanks for the quick reply.
+Jonathan Kenley No, that doesn't make any difference. Cheers.
Hey, how did you get access to the full version of the Big Bang Universal Drums?
I bought Akai MPD 218 (after watching your video =) ), registered it in my AKAI account. After that in my account I got key for MPC Essentials, but the key for SONiVOX Big Bang Drums I havent received.
+falconemik You need to download the libs from the Sonivox website. I believe the activation codes should be on your akai website profile though. cheers.
+XpressPads Finger Drumming
Thanks... Do I need to download a daw? Where do I access it? I'm new to this
David Taroyan Well, there are free daws available, but I have no experience with those. The renowned daws cost money, unfortunately.
I've just recently got this, can you route each individual drum element to a different mixer track in your daw or not? i cant figure out how to do it if you can, its kinda why i got the program....i'm using fl 12.5
Hi there!! why i can't open this software and cinematic percussion on my mac?....i bought the MPD218 and i already downloaded, thanks!!
Hi Carlos, I just answered your question in the XpressPads forum. Best regards, Andreas
Thanks!!
Hi, there are sounds that are not available just by clicking the drums but I know are there. Do you how how I can map these? The Xpress template didn't automap the kit in the pads as in the Drummica set.
+Romário Rangel Hi, You could use the midi-learn function and then save that mapping within the Big Bang plugin. Cheers.
I get that, what I mean is that there are sounds I can't get by clicking the pieces, like the open hi hat. In ableton is I expand the instrument I can see there are a ton of pieces but it's just like a mixer with volumes, I can map triggers from there. Were you able to map the open hi hat by just clicking the drums?
+Romário Rangel ok, understand. I haven't checked that but I believe you need to right-click on the kit piece of choice and then you can chose one of the articulations available. Then, midi-learn this articulation for a pad on your controller. This way you can assemble your custom drum kit.
Yeees, it worked with the right click! Thanks a lot =)
Cool. Enjoy!
for some reason when im on learn feature, ill hit the kit piece and then the pad but then that drum sound is on every pad! then if i do lets say the snare on another pad then the snare is all you hear on every pad. im pretty lost lol, any ideas?
oh, got it lol, you have to turn learn off after before you can select a new one or play the kit! but ya man the mpd pads are fucken amazing, i have the push 2 and while its great for mostly everything, very intricate drum stuff gets a little hard to do or some stuff is inpossible as the pad just doesnt respond or it double hits! but the akai is dope!
hello!!can i ask how ca i change the cympals??
Can you this on windows 10 the mdp218
I’ve been unable to make it work on multioutput, I use reaper, does any one knows how to route each part of the kit to a separate track? Thanks!
You can do it by clciking on the drum piece in the GUI and then selecting the output at the bottom left and clicking and dragging with your mouse. It's incredibly fiddly though and should really be in place by default when you load up the multi-outs VST version. Or at least have an easier way of doing it.
Struggling right now to work out how to set the FX sends but I only just downloaded the demo so I'm still finding my way around.
Shame. There's a Sonivox drums bundle on sale right now at PIB for a silly price. I've had their Fiim Score collection for a while now and really like it. This drumkit sounds great but the rubbish routing implementation is making me reluctant to buy the full version.
@@nikirose7673 Yeah I got the drums to route to different channels in Reaper but they all pan 80 percent to the left.
I think it has something to do with the shit fx routing which I don’t understand,the sounds though are very good.
Is there a way to assign the same drum to multiple pads on a single midi controller? I use a single MPD218 and would like to have the snare and hi hat mapped to two pads.
+Paul Clifford When you assign one and the same note to two different pads then this will do the job.
+XpressPads Finger Drumming thanks!
Sorry, I missed it! How do you get this to work?
thx for the great tutorial!!!
a question...isnt it possible to put for example the base drum on to pads and the hihat and so on? thanks in advance
Can I use this in Maschine 2.6.7 software? If so, how?
It's a plugin, so you can use it in any DAW. But you need an iLok. Install it like your other plugins and you'll be ready to rock.
When Im trying to work it out in Maschine 2.6.7 software it dosent run? How can I fix this?
universal big bang vs ez drummer?
ez drummer!
Thank you. Btw because of you I've "upgraded" my old mpd24 in favor of the mpd218. I'm so glad I did it. I just wish I had the budget for the mpd232 because I miss screen and faders, but no regrets at all. It's so enjoyable to play it. Keep up the great work with the videos
why do you prefer ez drummer?
Great work.
Herfortz Many thanks! Cheers.
i don't find a sound like that with Toontrack ezx
I was using Sonivox for this video.
@@XpressPads yes but i want to say i don't find a sound like that with Toontrack ezx
Great sounds, but the actual VST is a bit rubbish imho. Multi-out routing (once you discover how to do it) is a fiddly pain the bum, in Reaper at least. If I load up a multi-out drumkit I would expect the kit to be already routed, or at least have a straightforward and easy way of doing it myself.
The FX and EQ etc seem to have been stuck in as an afterthought, or maybe they just didn't finish making the VST properly ... global filter and delay, really..? Why?? It seems vaguely possible to set up independent FX sends so you can route individual drums to the delay, but what the hell for? I mean who wants a delay on a drumkit, especially when they haven't added a reverb. And why on earth add a selection of global tweaks like Volume, Pan and EQ that you can just do in your DAW? Especially when the process inside this VST is so annoyingly fiddly and vague.
I have other Sonivox VSTs and really like them a lot, and while these drums do sound very good (especially for the ridiculously low bundle sale price at PIB right now), the VST itself feels like a bodge job.
Completely agree I purchased the MPD 218, the controller is great but I was very disappointed with every piece of software that came bundled with it, I even had to contact tech support so they would sent the right preset for MPC beats cause it wouldn't work correctly with the controller, the VSTs feel cheap, also hard to set up also I had to make 2 new accounts ILOK included, the MPD218 editor feels incomplete, etc. I just discarded everything and plugged it into Ableton and Reason and it worked properly without any issue.
helped me make decision... now with 89% off I will go for it for £14.99. Thanks Andreas
where?
+Sinneth Soul Tanx !
Two controllers with same banks is actually a good idea
thanks 4 the video.
Am I missing something here? Is this plug in lacking an open high hat sound or function or am I just unaware on how to do this. If it is lacking that capability it is a huge disappointment. For the amount of time they had spent on the quality I am surprised they did not include that. Open high had is crucial for drums...I mean come on...
+elttik Hi, there are several Hihat articulations included. Just right-click on the Hihat and you'll see them. Cheers.
XpressPads Finger Drumming Thank you so much for letting me know. Haha. I made that discovery shortly after and now I feel like a bone head. Very cool program now that I know this!
I cant even get it to play on my akai pads and it came with it free
why do I need a ILOK within this free vst
Sounds FISHY
Great, another video based around instrument sounds with nothing but TALKING!!!
Arnold Connor unfortunately yes. Look the info is good, and good to learn. But he has TWO pad systems set up and I was hoping to hear a LOT more!!
Too much blab and no demonstration.