UPDATE: With the new 2.3 firmware update we now have access to 3 plugin programs (bassline, electric, and tubsynth) in standalone mode on the MPC LIVE!
because of you switching to the presentation on your pad, from what I've seen, this is one of your best video's about the MPC. This is so important to really understand and what you can do with it and the MPC's possibilities, when you do. And switching to just a simple diagram makes all the difference in explaining and understanding this. Great work again, my dear sir! *tips hat*
@@MatthewStratton I know right!? More because I was really struggling to get my head around it. Your explanation made all that difference in the world. Again, thank you!
Excellent. Been looking for this simple explanation of the MPC structure. So many videos just jump straight in to beat making assuming you know all this essential stuff.
Just got my MPC live too and like you said it's overwhelming but you have been the best at explaining the basics and how to get started with this I'm watching all your videos and trying to learn it all I know it's a lot but I want to thank you and please if you can do more of the basics the MPC live basically each button and what they do or a demonstration of what they do and how they work I know it's asking a lot I truly appreciate it man thank you
Great tutorial Matthew! Short, sweet and right to the point demystifying the dreadful: Sequence >>> Track >>> Song riddle. Look forward to the rest of your series
I am extremely new at working with an mpc and this is a fantastically explained tutorial all your videos are well explained and informative to the smallest point to the more complexed and your intro music is 🔥🔥 . Thanks for the lessons .
Dear sir Your video for MPC live all 29 video is worthless. Super demonstration. Super explanation. God bless you . We will pray for your good health and happy life Thank u
Love you vids! Bought my mpc live about a month ago and I'm an loving it so far. Your vids have been the most helpful. Your intros remind me of a Jesse Enkamp karate nerd videos. Thanks! Keep up the good work.
Hi Matthew!! Thanks for helping us with this incredible device. I do Latin music. Salsa, Bachata, and a lot of more. My question, if you are so kind to help me, is How many songs can be saved in the MPC 2? Thanks!!!
Welcome to the channel. There will definitely be more videos. In the mean time you can check out some of the other videos on the mpc that I have done. Thanks for your comment!
Thank you your videos are so informative. I have so many questions. The screen that comes on in the beginning how do I get back to it after I have started a project?
So if you record a guitar then send it to a midi track you free up the audio track? I don't get the 8 audio track limitation. So if you bake your audio track into midi track you can have 128+8 "audio tracks" in a song. ?
Hey Matt, say you make a song with sequences in song mode, when you save that song with sequences onto an sd card, will that song file pop up in a daw or play as the whole file/song when you go to play it in a video or on your computer video editor? Will the song mode save as is on the file of the sd card, and be able to be played in the order of the sequences that you put together in song mode? You don't have to use a daw at all right? Thanks...SBN RESONATE
jocamiah if you mean when you are loading them from the browser then you have to make sure no pads are selected. When in the browser make sure none of the pads are lit. You can check this by going to pad assign and making sure none of the pads are selected, if so, just tap the pad to deselect it.
I didn't see you illustrate where the program comes into play in your diagram. For instance, how many programs can you have to each track? Can you have multiple midi programs under 1 track?
Matthew, thanks for doing these videos. I am coming from making beats on a DAW. I decided I wanted to be more mobile, so I got an MPC live. Thanks for helping me be great! Keep it up!
I like doing these video and I am glad you are finding value in them. The mpc live is great for being mobile or even just coming up with ideas with out the computer. There is something about it being standalone that makes me feel more connected to the music making process.
@@ccfunk1 After you install the software open it and then go to menu on the mpc. In the upper right hand corner there is a picture of a computer chip. When you press that you can go into controller mode and use your mpc with the software.
@@MatthewStratton well let me know if you would be interested. I've just purchased an MPC X for my studio. I'm a professional jazz Saxophonist with about 10 endorsements. This is my first MPC experience and could really use a lesson to get me started. Of course, I would pay you for your time if you're interested. Thanks
yes they are, but you never mentioned the external midi device in your video, this why I said update your video now that we have plugins....."right on"
no matter how many videos i watch on understanding mpc workflow, i still don't get it? the way they set up the work flow seems redundant. i think i will just sell my mpc live
i guess because i am guitar player that learned on a 4 track tape recorder is why all this is confusing.i guess i think i should be able to hit record and play.a lot of the terminology i am googling right now. in short its just not intuitive to me
@@songs481 Gotcha. Maybe in the future I can go over how the mpc live maybe useful for guitar players. I will totally agree that the MPC is not intuitive and it does take some studying to learn how to use it. It is a powerful machine though.
You can technically make whatever you want with it. You probably could do something like that for live use, but it would be a huge head ache to find work arounds for it to work. MPC LIVE is NOT intuitive.
@@MatthewStratton thanks for answering .i got two more questions please. can u plug midi key to it too?and can u stop/start sequences(like loopers)with mc6(morningstar) midi controller foot switch?and loop electric guitar?(basically using the pair of it and mc6 like looper)
@@kamranfallah I don't think what you want to do is possible. I cannot think of a real way to do it. You cannot use a midi controller to start and stop sequences. You are better off buying a looper guitar pedal.
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UPDATE: With the new 2.3 firmware update we now have access to 3 plugin programs (bassline, electric, and tubsynth) in standalone mode on the MPC LIVE!
2.7!!!
This is a concept building video. Essential information understanding how projects are organized. Thanks for your support!
Can u explain the difference between " From BPM and " BPM Synch" The manuals sucks
because of you switching to the presentation on your pad, from what I've seen, this is one of your best video's about the MPC. This is so important to really understand and what you can do with it and the MPC's possibilities, when you do. And switching to just a simple diagram makes all the difference in explaining and understanding this. Great work again, my dear sir!
*tips hat*
Having a good understanding of these concepts really make all the difference in the world when it comes to the MPC.
@@MatthewStratton I know right!? More because I was really struggling to get my head around it. Your explanation made all that difference in the world. Again, thank you!
Excellent. Been looking for this simple explanation of the MPC structure. So many videos just jump straight in to beat making assuming you know all this essential stuff.
I've been watching these viddies. Very nice Matthew. Love em for the concise info and the simplicity of the breakdowns.
It’s great to give those who need it the essentials to be creative!!
For sure. Understanding the essentials is fundamental to understanding the tools you are using to create with.
Just bought a mpc live with the previous experience and this series made me feel better and will be the catalyst to my production
thanks - don’t have an mpc but been trying to understand the structure. this is the clearest explanation I’ve found.
Nice, thanks for the feedback.
This is the best beginner tutorials thanks man. I wish I was watching your vids a year ago.
Glad you are here now! I have several more videos planned so hopefully those can help you out.
Just got my MPC live too and like you said it's overwhelming but you have been the best at explaining the basics and how to get started with this I'm watching all your videos and trying to learn it all I know it's a lot but I want to thank you and please if you can do more of the basics the MPC live basically each button and what they do or a demonstration of what they do and how they work I know it's asking a lot I truly appreciate it man thank you
Finally! I never understood how to arrange in MPCs. This made sense. 🙌🏾
Glad it helped out.
Great tutorial Matthew!
Short, sweet and right to the point demystifying the dreadful:
Sequence >>> Track >>> Song riddle.
Look forward to the rest of your series
Nice. Yeah the mpc is unique in the way it handles tracks. But once you understand it, it is easy to work with.
This is a great overview. Very well done.
I am extremely new at working with an mpc and this is a fantastically explained tutorial all your videos are well explained and informative to the smallest point to the more complexed and your intro music is 🔥🔥 . Thanks for the lessons .
You are such an amazing teacher! You have the very best MPC tutorials. Thank you so much! Bought mine because of you.
Nice. I hope it is treating you well.
THIS explanation is just what I needed. THANK YOU!
Dear sir
Your video for MPC live all 29 video is worthless. Super demonstration. Super explanation. God bless you . We will pray for your good health and happy life
Thank u
GET TUTORIAL!! VERY INFORMATIVE Thank you!!!
Thanks for the comment and support! More to come!
You're too dope bro you drop that heavy heavy materials for tutorials!
Got to keep bringing it. No other option.
@@MatthewStratton facts!
THIS is what I’ve been looking for. Thank you!
As always, you make great videos Mattew. Thank you so much.
You're welcome! More videos coming soon for sure.
good man . I follow you.. ready to learn more of MPC
YT " MPC Head" He is amazing also!!!
Andreu Mateu: Working on my next video now. I agree Steve Perry, mpc head has some really good content, definitely worth checking out.
im setting an alarm brah
Love you vids! Bought my mpc live about a month ago and I'm an loving it so far. Your vids have been the most helpful. Your intros remind me of a Jesse Enkamp karate nerd videos. Thanks! Keep up the good work.
I appreciate your tutorials. I just copped the Live coming from software/DAWs to sample and make beats with so this is a big help.
thank you bro! just got my live and its really helpful
Glad that I could help out.
Thanks for making these videos Matthew! I’m watching Your MPC live videos at the moment, which are very helpful! So, thank you 🙂👍
Hi Matthew!! Thanks for helping us with this incredible device. I do Latin music. Salsa, Bachata, and a lot of more. My question, if you are so kind to help me, is How many songs can be saved in the MPC 2? Thanks!!!
Hi, good work. Begginer from Poland wants more 🙂.
Welcome to the channel. There will definitely be more videos. In the mean time you can check out some of the other videos on the mpc that I have done. Thanks for your comment!
Hey Matt I watched it already👍 I try to learn myself as much as possible.
@@dominikkot7340 Oh, cool. Thanks for check out my other videos too. And thanks for the comment! I am working on more videos now. 🙂
Finally a video thats makes sense to me! Thanks u :)
Hey bro. Leo from Berlin. I love your work and will clearly follow on your future mpc-videos!
Thanks a lot for the comment. New video out today. Good to see you are watching from Berlin. Very cool.
exactly the kinda video i was looking for man, thank you!
Nice! Glad it was useful for you.
Thank you your videos are so informative. I have so many questions. The screen that comes on in the beginning how do I get back to it after I have started a project?
Hello. When on the main screen press the folder at the top and press the 'NEW' f-key in the screen.
@@MatthewStratton you the man thx!
So if you record a guitar then send it to a midi track you free up the audio track? I don't get the 8 audio track limitation.
So if you bake your audio track into midi track you can have 128+8 "audio tracks" in a song. ?
The mist clears!
Great Work....
Thanks!
Thanks a lot. clarified things for me.
Hey Matt, say you make a song with sequences in song mode, when you save that song with sequences onto an sd card, will that song file pop up in a daw or play as the whole file/song when you go to play it in a video or on your computer video editor? Will the song mode save as is on the file of the sd card, and be able to be played in the order of the sequences that you put together in song mode? You don't have to use a daw at all right? Thanks...SBN RESONATE
Thank you very much👍🏽👋🏽🏆
Matthew, how do you keep things in the sample pool from automatically populating itself on a pad?
jocamiah if you mean when you are loading them from the browser then you have to make sure no pads are selected. When in the browser make sure none of the pads are lit. You can check this by going to pad assign and making sure none of the pads are selected, if so, just tap the pad to deselect it.
I didn't see you illustrate where the program comes into play in your diagram. For instance, how many programs can you have to each track? Can you have multiple midi programs under 1 track?
One midi program per track. And each track can share midi programs.
your'e the best matthew!
Matthew, thanks for doing these videos. I am coming from making beats on a DAW. I decided I wanted to be more mobile, so I got an MPC live. Thanks for helping me be great! Keep it up!
I like doing these video and I am glad you are finding value in them. The mpc live is great for being mobile or even just coming up with ideas with out the computer. There is something about it being standalone that makes me feel more connected to the music making process.
excellent, thanks
You’re welcome.
DOPE!
Thank you man!
You're welcome.
is there a way to load two sequences into one?
Matt....how long have you been working with the MPC Live?
It was delivered to my house on 11/22/2017. So since a few days after probably.
Thanks 🙏👍🌟
How do I add the software MPC to my computer?(I just use the Live stand alone). just switch to controller mode? not even sure how to do that.
You need to log into your akai pro account and register your MPC. Then you get the ability to download the software.
Cool I already did that.@@MatthewStratton
@@ccfunk1 After you install the software open it and then go to menu on the mpc. In the upper right hand corner there is a picture of a computer chip. When you press that you can go into controller mode and use your mpc with the software.
Thanks Matt. I will give it a go .@@MatthewStratton
Great video, so you give personal lessons?
I haven't yet.
@@MatthewStratton well let me know if you would be interested. I've just purchased an MPC X for my studio. I'm a professional jazz Saxophonist with about 10 endorsements. This is my first MPC experience and could really use a lesson to get me started. Of course, I would pay you for your time if you're interested. Thanks
Matthew Stratton, you should do an update now that the mpc x/live have plugins in standalone and you forgot external midi devices
SuperChicken SuperChicken hello. MIDI Programs are used for external midi devices.
yes they are, but you never mentioned the external midi device in your video, this why I said update your video now that we have plugins....."right on"
Matthew Stratton you said Live doesn't have CV, why does Live have a CV icon?
SuperChicken SuperChicken Hello. The Live and the X used the same firmware. That is what CV shows up.
oh ok
thank u
You're Welcome!
no matter how many videos i watch on understanding mpc workflow, i still don't get it? the way they set up the work flow seems redundant. i think i will just sell my mpc live
If it doesn't work for you it doesn't work. It isn't for everyone. What exactly about it don't you get?
i guess because i am guitar player that learned on a 4 track tape recorder is why all this is confusing.i guess i think i should be able to hit record and play.a lot of the terminology i am googling right now. in short its just not intuitive to me
By the way this is not a critique of your vids they are great! I really liked the one on the sound craft signature 22 mtk
@@songs481 Gotcha. Maybe in the future I can go over how the mpc live maybe useful for guitar players. I will totally agree that the MPC is not intuitive and it does take some studying to learn how to use it. It is a powerful machine though.
all i hear from mpc is just trap...im electric guitarist and i hate trap...can u make songs llike tash sultana with it ?or i shouldnt buy it
You can technically make whatever you want with it. You probably could do something like that for live use, but it would be a huge head ache to find work arounds for it to work. MPC LIVE is NOT intuitive.
@@MatthewStratton thanks for answering .i got two more questions please. can u plug midi key to it too?and can u stop/start sequences(like loopers)with mc6(morningstar) midi controller foot switch?and loop electric guitar?(basically using the pair of it and mc6 like looper)
@@kamranfallah I don't think what you want to do is possible. I cannot think of a real way to do it. You cannot use a midi controller to start and stop sequences. You are better off buying a looper guitar pedal.