Yeah I should've wiped that MPC screen before hitting record lol Make sure to sign up for the public beta here: www.akaipro.com/mpc3 It'll be available in the coming weeks!
@@teftymusictech something I’ve considered learning about the macros - why not instead of our normal track mutes, use qlinks to mute / change certain pads? Similar to octatrack fader. That doesn’t solve different tracks holding different patterns, but it’s an enticing prospect. Edit: apologies I replied to the wrong comment!
Hi, I have had an MPC ONE now for a couple of days, I could really do with a video going through the process of how to update the software and install it. Is there any?
Great vid, thanks! I´m wonderung how many audio tracks are provided in MPC3. I´ve been using clips as a replacement for short audio tracks in MPC2. Not sure if I will have enough audio tracks in MPC3 if there are no clips anymore. Edit: MPC3 seems to have still only 8 audio tracks. So, without clips I hope that I can do the same things with the drum program instead...
One observation from the overview video by Akai themselves is that the new features are very touch screen focused. As in, you can basically make a track from start to finish without touching any other buttons besides transport and pads. This makes me wonder if they're working on some form of MPC Mini that sacrifices a lot of the other buttons in favor of just a touch screen, q-links and the essential buttons.
It's probably more because MPC doesn't have the physical controls those features were designed for. The features came from Force, which has a much bigger set of physical controls, but on MPC it relies more on the touchscreen.
Agree on the combining of Audio and Midi tracks, so much better. The another annoyance they fixed is the ability to re-order effects. FINALLY! Great first look and anxiously awaiting those future videos. Thanks!
Your analyzes are very useful as always and the observation regarding the mutes of the pads is very serious, something that limits its use for live and not only
Finally MPC becomes a serious option for songwriting, thanks to the arrangement functionality and real audio tracks. Well done AKAI! My Maschine can go the museum of dead end platforms.
You wilding. The Maschine is still capable of doing whatever. Everyone just wants to work fast when it’s still ok to be patient. Workflow ain’t shit if you still putting out garbage music.
@@RazorReg Sure. Make no mistake: I absolutely love the Maschine workflow, but NI has effectively stopped investing in it a few years ago, while AKAI is still strengthening the MPC platform…
@@gctechs fixed. ;) And agreed. What they should do is offer a plug and play option with some of their APC's and the FORCE clip launch screen available.
I've never used a Force before so I don't have a frame of reference for what was already in the it. But it seems like the possibility of a Force mk2 is getting distant with this update.
@@teftymusictech maybe not hardware, but Akai today said an update for force users would be announced soon. If they would make it so their APC worked with the MPC, and put a proper clip mode, I’d be pleased. The force is just too big
I miss the envelope follower option and the snapshots to let parameters snap back. But finally we are able to use the mpc as a live instrument and I’m sure it opens the doors for Electronic music producing since also the step sequencing is much better now with following the bars. I do miss the ability to show the grid while programming and not only choosing another pad via shift but also listen to it without going back on Home Screen. Something like a momentary homescreen view by holding whatever would be nice in studio settings and the pre listening routed to cue for live programming. Buuuuuut 😊 This is very very very good ❤
@@Craftmaster3 I didn't say we NEEDED one like it's the end of the world. I would just like an update there as well. Can't understand why they don't simply have something like a grid of 32 boxes for an XoX style sequencer and then if you need to change parameters of each note, there are the current screens for that. That weird "flip" style of changing bars is unintuitive, and quite frankly is a bad way to see a full sequence vs a Roland style XoX sequencer.
@@Craftmaster3 It doesn't seem any more powerful than just setting up an 8-beat (or however long you want) MIDI Track in the Sequence. I gave up on it and slave my SQ-1 to the MPC so that I can tweak it live.
Great walkthrough! It’s really great to have a platform that supports modern updates on “older” hardware with a smooth experience for free. It definitely adapts to my type of flow which leans more towards recording external instruments and arranging a song linearly. Only thing I really wished they reinvented with everything else is the horrendous step sequencer!
That is a lot of great new stuff! And yes, that MIDI mute issue makes no sense at all to me either. I hope there will be an option for the two diffirent ways - or maybe listen to beta testers and roll back that change. I wonder which musical application it would make sense for?
Great walk through Tefty. Really appreciate the coverage of the Q-link changes. I mostly use my MPC to control other gear, and really hope the Q-link changes help with that. You mentioned you might make a video on these soon. If you do, please show how they handlevNRPNs if you're able. Thanks
Great to see this method of arranging. What would make it even speedy to build an arrangement, would be if the clip grid functionality of the force was included in MPC 3.0. There could be a seperate overview screen of the 64 pad matrix. The pad bank selection buttons could select which of the 16 pads buttons you were currently using (imagine the 64 grid divided into 4 quadrants) or you could plug in a grid controller like the APC mini or APC64 controller.
Looks like a great update. It's still missing a few things from the Force, but at this rate, it might catch up in just a few more updates. It seems like Akai has been working hard to merge the two product lines, which largely involves copying Force features into the MPC platform.
I loaded an old project into this new format ..I was totally lost...😂 will take a while...maybe creating from scratch is easier than trying to continue from an existing one!?!... Thanks for this Salute 👊🏼
Looks great. I am sure it will get a lot of hate because of workflow changes. Maybe they could have a classic interface mode. Coming from the Akai Force, I am impressed. Can't wait to get this on my MPC Keys 6. I hope they update the Force as well. Audio Looping and Overdubbing would be a feature request to use it as a live looper but I always have my ipad with loopy pro on hand so not really an issue.
I would love a classic interface mode. I was pretty happy with audio and midi tracks being separate. Also, there were a lot of advantages to having tracks separate from the programs.
We got to embrace change , it’s important to grow , and in a few months everyone will just get used to the new mpc3 , a real producer will work with anything
Great video. Two questions that came up for me. 1. Now that we get audio disk streaming. Does 3.0 now allow more than 8 audio tracks in standalone? 2. If you create a new sequence. Is it empty or do the tracks between sequences sync? Thus let's say if you have seqence 1 with drums, bass and an instrument and then create sequnce 2. Does ist have the same instruments or is it still like in 2.x that you either have to copy a sequence or recreate the tracks? If the track setup doesn't sync... How does arrangemet of multiple sequences work?
Well. I've had my One all boxed & ready for auction for the last 2 months. Disk streaming is a game changer - I've wanted that for so long. Some other changes here are making the MPC a potential keeper after all.
@@eddiecardona1161 Maybe. I've always had a love/hate with the MPC. I regularly hit memory issues not having disk streaming. This update has two MAJOR new features that are easily worth holding out for: disk streaming and assignment of Q links to multiple destinations. Let's see. Im not precious about the MPC. I've always considered it a utility instrument. Definitely not god tier (lol). The update will either solve my use case issues or or not. I'm hopeful.
I finally got around to watching this. Great overview! I just have 2 quick questions... 1) If you have one sequence with the maximum 8 plugins running, when starting a second sequence are you still stuck with those same 8 plugins as the first sequence? Or can you use 8 new plugins? 2) When you had the individual tracks looping, could those be muted at different sections of the arrangement?
Long time mpc and force user here too, the advantages to me is the multi mapping q links, but currently you can do that to a controller, and its not worth giving up clip mode. Plus the mute situation is a big no no
is not that mauybe they have the options to choose between instant track mute or classic track mute as in the previous os? check in the pref (i can't believe they ruined in this way otherwise)
Did they toss out the clip launcher? (Sure, it can still be dome manually with groups and quantization adjustments, but that would be less than ideal if you are a clip program user.)
Great review 👍 - I like that you always focus on the practicalities rather than just being a verbal quick guide. 3 questions... Have they added the ability to auto-trigger the sampler from sequence start/loop? Have they provided the audio tracks with the editing capability of the sample editor? Have they fixed the learn feature for external controllers so that we can teach it in-situ instead of going to that setup page?
the track mutes is an option in 2.0 already , under “instant track mutes” which will work how it works in 3.0, does 3.0 have a setting like this to toggle on and off?
How is the backwards compatibility? Now that the structure of tracks + drum programs has shifted to simply tracks, I'm a bit confused how it's going to handle old project files with the old structure, since tracks and drum programs haven't been strictly tied to eachother up until now. I'm guessing there will be a way they'll make this work, but for the moment do find this a bit confusing.
can submixes now be bounced when exporting stems ? It used to ruin everything when you would use submixes and then bounce the track to stems, and every pad going through a submix was now muted... Hopefully it is now fixed.
18:15 Oh dear. That’s a horrible addition that adds so much more work Thank you for your video. Super helpful. Quick question Do you know if the interface is exactly the same for keys 61 and can stems work in 61?
The macro stuff is imo the best feature of the Force. It’s nice to see it make it over but it looks like based on videos the MPC is still missing modulation and being able to trigger macros from the pads like the Force.
Lots of welcome improvements here but I was shocked to see drum programs are duplicated when using other tracks. I would often have multiple different drum patterns as tracks all pointing to the same program, quite the paradigm shift. Not sure how I feel about it yet but I'll reserve judgement until I get my hands on it.
Same, I was a bit shocked with that shift. I usually split out my hats to different tracks for mutes. So you can technically do that with midi channels in MPC3, but the midi channels don't show the drum program you're using like it would in MPC2. Makes quick edits of the program a bit more tricky.
They finally did it! Nice to see new arrangement because in v2 it was really tedious to work with. Yet it's still messy. All they had to do was to create box/clip per each pattern with an option to copy/paste. That would boost workflow speed 100 times. Maybe in v4... Changes to Audio Track are great. Now it's actually useful. I like those changes but it doesn't make me regret selling MPC One recently. The workflow was slowing me down, even that I tried so hard to love MPC, I gave up and returned to Cubase.
So when you're in arrange mode, and you set the midi region to loop, is there a way to mute that loop in certain areas within the linear song? I'm asking because I would like to record live into arrange mode and have the recording loop, but have it muted in certain sections. So like record drums while the sequence is playing, and maybe have the snare or toms or whatever muted later in the song as the midi tracks loop? Automation maybe?
Nice video! Lots more informative than the others I've seen. I was thinking of moving away from my Live to a real DAW; but now I am considering getting an X as my main studio instrument.
Ordered my Key 37 yesterday and I've been cramming videos. Man, my head is spinning! I wish I could start my experience with MPC 3 instead of learning both. How long until the actual release?
Are there still multiple sequences per project? Playing live, I load a project where each sequence is a different song with it's own tempo, it's own set of instruments, etc (with obviously the same send effects and subgroups) - on the force a project is essentially one 'song' - which is fine, but it's hard to load a new project live, every time you play a new song
Haha, now I don't miss the edit programm button on my live 2 since there are no more programms to edit ;) In all seriousness, I highly welcome the arraganger and other features!!
Good video, but I was always confused on what Keygroups were????? and why do you need multiple sequences?? when you could have one, with multiple tracks that builds the song anyway? I know Programs have been renamed to Tracks, which should of been from the beginning AKAI!!! I have the AKAI Force and the GUI is much easier for my noodle to understand.
Question about syncing mpc to external source: Currently (any firmware before 3) when MPC is sync'd to external source, if you arm an audio track (1 or more)> arm MPC rec or over dub> hit start/play, it only records a blip (very small audio track) and then immediately unarms the track. Is this still the case? If so, Can you (or anyone) please report this to Akai. I use studio one and it hs to be the master clock source. I have no work around to record external audio. I really want to use my MPC in this manner. I'm not alone, but I'd guess it's under reported.
Thanks for the video! Are we still limited to 8 audio tracks in MPC3? Will it support VSTs? I appreciate you jumping right out there to help us all get a feel for the update...
I’m hoping they updated it to include footswitch (fs2) control in standalone mode for the key61. Frustrating that I paid so much a flagship keyboard& I can’t engage overdub+ play - like I can with my older MPC 1000.😒 also I hope they allow macro control for keygroups parameters!! Other than global volume & portamento! Example: what if I want a qlink to change the envelope depth of a multisampled keygroup synth sound quickly in a live setting? 😢
So essentially now you need to keep drum samples in separate drum programs if you want the ability to mute the hats separately from the kick on your drums? Would be nice with some way of customizing the whole Mute page so it could be track vs pad agnostic rather than keeping them separate. Other than that, this is simply an amazing update!
Yes...OR you setup additional midi tracks that send to the master drum program. The only issue with this is you lose the nice GUI showing what samples you're triggering because it's just a midi track at that point.
Honestly keep going back to the mpc3000 bcuz its simple and makes me visulize with my ears, it seems new equipments is like a ipad with built in controler they can free update and improve work flow but theses new mpcs still feel like toys. if they cut the big screen and got back to everything being within one or two button presses and put sum more punch in the converts I think that would be them going in the right direction.
We need to be able to set time signatures. Please Akai make this a Daw so we truly can be stand alone. It's close but my biggest want/need is changing Time Signatures having the ability to set the amount of bars I want in a loop and designate the time signatures I want to individual bars. PLEASE
one thing I haven't seen anything about... have they made changes to how the pad-perform options work? one of the biggest limitations was that pad perform settings were global. Having them set per-track would be a massive boon
Thanks for your videos. When you assign multiple controls to one macro, are you able to record that macro adjustment into the sequencer automation? Cheers.
@teftymusictech: Great video man. Am I correct in thinking that with the disk streaming we no longer have to wait 10-15 seconds for Fabric XT presets to load?
Thanks for this presentation :) Can we play samples and notes on the drumpad in the Track Mute and Next Seq pages? I just got an MPC One, and obviously it's impossible so far, or may I miss something? It's just a shame, especially that the drumpad does exactly the same function than the touchscreen in both of these pages :/
On the mpc 2 the track mute got an option in preferences/sequencer called "instant track mute", which was off by default. Maybe they just set this default to ON in mpc3?
@@teftymusictech And yes, there is a "time division" button on the track mute page where you can set the time correction of the mute/unmute action (or set it off to instant audio mute) a bit like clip launch quantize. But it's still cutting off the audio, not the midi event.
Been a while since I commented on ur pages good brother…. Great video but the thing about 3.0 is it’s the force now in the mpc which is great but akai is lacking on the force. It’s been like a year since the force has an update, funny that 3.0 is the current force any thoughts on this. Salute and keep banging
Thanks for sharing. Did they add Ableton Control to the Key 61 and Key 37 with 3.0? It was odd the keyboards had this function left out. I didn’t see it in the menu.
It's basically better in every single way. Only downside as you said is no more shared programs but did you try to load same samples from the sample pool? So you can do it the old way but you will have to double all your tracks as midi. for example I can have 5 tracks acts as programs and make as much midi tracks I want. This is price I'm willing to pay with this insane redesign, features, and flexibility. Well done AKAI. I'm in the list for Beta. Can't wait to try this delicious colorful upgrade.
@@teftymusictech right. What I was trying to do is the old mentality by loading multiple drum programs then assign them to pads but that's not gonna work with sample pool only individual samples. Anyway I'm still impressed and happy with 3.0.
Does this new issue solve some of the external audio card problems? Like for. Example does it fix some of the issues connecting the model 12 and the. MP c.
I’m a sample based producer so my question is sampling editing sill the same? Since 3.0 doesn’t have programs anymore after you chop your sample do your chops still lay across the pads
Not had chance to watch yet but quick question… As a hardware synth user and new Mpc user I found your channel basically looking for your video that shows how to loop hardware synth recordings that have reverb tails. Have that made all that shit easier now? That kind of a workflow was a real bummer to me. All I want is to quickly bounce my hardware synth to audio and have it loop nicely with its tail. After that this device will be golden.
Hmmm not super easy, but it is faster now that audio tracks share the same space. I actually did a follow up video showcasing that technique multiple times here: ruclips.net/video/PBENuWxUSVI/видео.html
So as it turns out it's in the system, it's just not available yet from the interface yet. I heard from Akai just recently about this 🙌 So you'll be able to to do 'event muting' in the future.
@@teftymusictech made no sense at all infact.... push please to akai here, they really don't care about track mute due a small % of people using.... but is essential (as we know)
Yeah I should've wiped that MPC screen before hitting record lol
Make sure to sign up for the public beta here: www.akaipro.com/mpc3 It'll be available in the coming weeks!
@@teftymusictech something I’ve considered learning about the macros - why not instead of our normal track mutes, use qlinks to mute / change certain pads? Similar to octatrack fader.
That doesn’t solve different tracks holding different patterns, but it’s an enticing prospect.
Edit: apologies I replied to the wrong comment!
Hi, I have had an MPC ONE now for a couple of days, I could really do with a video going through the process of how to update the software and install it.
Is there any?
Great vid, thanks! I´m wonderung how many audio tracks are provided in MPC3. I´ve been using clips as a replacement for short audio tracks in MPC2. Not sure if I will have enough audio tracks in MPC3 if there are no clips anymore. Edit: MPC3 seems to have still only 8 audio tracks. So, without clips I hope that I can do the same things with the drum program instead...
One observation from the overview video by Akai themselves is that the new features are very touch screen focused. As in, you can basically make a track from start to finish without touching any other buttons besides transport and pads. This makes me wonder if they're working on some form of MPC Mini that sacrifices a lot of the other buttons in favor of just a touch screen, q-links and the essential buttons.
It's probably more because MPC doesn't have the physical controls those features were designed for. The features came from Force, which has a much bigger set of physical controls, but on MPC it relies more on the touchscreen.
They're probably working on MPC Live 3 or something
I was thinking that. It's more focused on touch
If MPC 3.0 became a stand alone app for Tablets, I'd cop it.
Agree on the combining of Audio and Midi tracks, so much better. The another annoyance they fixed is the ability to re-order effects. FINALLY! Great first look and anxiously awaiting those future videos. Thanks!
Your analyzes are very useful as always and the observation regarding the mutes of the pads is very serious, something that limits its use for live and not only
Finally MPC becomes a serious option for songwriting, thanks to the arrangement functionality and real audio tracks. Well done AKAI! My Maschine can go the museum of dead end platforms.
You wilding. The Maschine is still capable of doing whatever. Everyone just wants to work fast when it’s still ok to be patient. Workflow ain’t shit if you still putting out garbage music.
@@RazorReg Sure. Make no mistake: I absolutely love the Maschine workflow, but NI has effectively stopped investing in it a few years ago, while AKAI is still strengthening the MPC platform…
Are we talking about the maschine or maschine plus? Cause the mascahine plus is a pretty competent daw.
@@dangerousbeats8332 for drum and bass ?
Dope first look! Not sure if this update is for me. Too set in my OG ways 😂
MPC 3 has taken EDIT[all] 'some of' the good stuff from FORCE. I was looking forward to them moving in this direction.
Far from all, no clip launching?
@@gctechs Yeah, it's getting closer... but it's still missing some really big Force features.
@@gctechs fixed. ;) And agreed. What they should do is offer a plug and play option with some of their APC's and the FORCE clip launch screen available.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the arranger. It's what I think will make this a killer update!
As a long time MPC and Force user....they basically took the Force OS and loaded it to the MPC minus the Clips.
I've never used a Force before so I don't have a frame of reference for what was already in the it. But it seems like the possibility of a Force mk2 is getting distant with this update.
@@teftymusictech maybe not hardware, but Akai today said an update for force users would be announced soon.
If they would make it so their APC worked with the MPC, and put a proper clip mode, I’d be pleased. The force is just too big
I missed that announcement! Good to know.
@noisetheorem Yeah, exactly. For several years now, most of MPC's new features are basically copied from the Force. But it's not complete yet.
I miss the envelope follower option and the snapshots to let parameters snap back. But finally we are able to use the mpc as a live instrument and I’m sure it opens the doors for Electronic music producing since also the step sequencing is much better now with following the bars. I do miss the ability to show the grid while programming and not only choosing another pad via shift but also listen to it without going back on Home Screen. Something like a momentary homescreen view by holding whatever would be nice in studio settings and the pre listening routed to cue for live programming.
Buuuuuut 😊 This is very very very good ❤
I am new to the MPC workflow. Picked up a used MPC X and it never clicked. But now I love it. It is more like the machine and my computer workflow.
Was really hoping to see an all new step sequencer, but the GUI is so much better that I'm still damn excited for it,
Why do we need a different step sequencer?
@@Craftmaster3 the old step sequencer isn't very good.
@@unclemick-synths what isn't good about it??
@@Craftmaster3 I didn't say we NEEDED one like it's the end of the world. I would just like an update there as well. Can't understand why they don't simply have something like a grid of 32 boxes for an XoX style sequencer and then if you need to change parameters of each note, there are the current screens for that. That weird "flip" style of changing bars is unintuitive, and quite frankly is a bad way to see a full sequence vs a Roland style XoX sequencer.
@@Craftmaster3 It doesn't seem any more powerful than just setting up an 8-beat (or however long you want) MIDI Track in the Sequence. I gave up on it and slave my SQ-1 to the MPC so that I can tweak it live.
I swear, if it weren’t for your videos I would’ve probably returned my MPC Live 2. Love your approach. Thanks so much!
Ace video. So excited to set all this up and explore mpc3 un my new studio set up. Thanks xx
Great walkthrough! It’s really great to have a platform that supports modern updates on “older” hardware with a smooth experience for free. It definitely adapts to my type of flow which leans more towards recording external instruments and arranging a song linearly. Only thing I really wished they reinvented with everything else is the horrendous step sequencer!
Yeah I really like recording long passages into the MPC and the audio tracks were so awkward before. This update streamlines things dramatically!
That is a lot of great new stuff! And yes, that MIDI mute issue makes no sense at all to me either. I hope there will be an option for the two diffirent ways - or maybe listen to beta testers and roll back that change. I wonder which musical application it would make sense for?
Great walk through Tefty. Really appreciate the coverage of the Q-link changes. I mostly use my MPC to control other gear, and really hope the Q-link changes help with that. You mentioned you might make a video on these soon. If you do, please show how they handlevNRPNs if you're able. Thanks
How has your experience been having MPC as a sequencing brain for other gear? I'm considering this...
Great to see this method of arranging. What would make it even speedy to build an arrangement, would be if the clip grid functionality of the force was included in MPC 3.0.
There could be a seperate overview screen of the 64 pad matrix. The pad bank selection buttons could select which of the 16 pads buttons you were currently using (imagine the 64 grid divided into 4 quadrants) or you could plug in a grid controller like the APC mini or APC64 controller.
This is fantastic - signed up for it. Hope I get access!
I really love my Live II, but HOLY HELL this looks cool! I'm not sure I want to deal with a beta, but I'm looking forward to the official release.
Yeah, big changes!
Looks like a great update. It's still missing a few things from the Force, but at this rate, it might catch up in just a few more updates. It seems like Akai has been working hard to merge the two product lines, which largely involves copying Force features into the MPC platform.
Welcome to the Akai Force workflow 🎉
They fixed it finally audio tracks are not separate 😱
Some very welome improvements here, looking forward to this being released
I loaded an old project into this new format ..I was totally lost...😂 will take a while...maybe creating from scratch is easier than trying to continue from an existing one!?!... Thanks for this Salute 👊🏼
Finally upgraded to beta4, this looks so much more natural.
Looks great. I am sure it will get a lot of hate because of workflow changes. Maybe they could have a classic interface mode. Coming from the Akai Force, I am impressed. Can't wait to get this on my MPC Keys 6. I hope they update the Force as well. Audio Looping and Overdubbing would be a feature request to use it as a live looper but I always have my ipad with loopy pro on hand so not really an issue.
Agreed on the overdubbing for audio tracks! Would love an option to treat them like loopers.
I would love a classic interface mode. I was pretty happy with audio and midi tracks being separate. Also, there were a lot of advantages to having tracks separate from the programs.
Actually to have multiple tracks trigger one drum kit, you have to do it via MIDI tracks. I believe Loopop's vid on MPC 3 mentions that
I demonstrated that in my video 👍
We got to embrace change , it’s important to grow , and in a few months everyone will just get used to the new mpc3 , a real producer will work with anything
The macros seem sick. I'm very excited to try it out.
Dude, game changer honestly. Really impressed with them.
Great video. Two questions that came up for me.
1. Now that we get audio disk streaming. Does 3.0 now allow more than 8 audio tracks in standalone?
2. If you create a new sequence. Is it empty or do the tracks between sequences sync? Thus let's say if you have seqence 1 with drums, bass and an instrument and then create sequnce 2. Does ist have the same instruments or is it still like in 2.x that you either have to copy a sequence or recreate the tracks? If the track setup doesn't sync... How does arrangemet of multiple sequences work?
Well. I've had my One all boxed & ready for auction for the last 2 months. Disk streaming is a game changer - I've wanted that for so long. Some other changes here are making the MPC a potential keeper after all.
The mpc workflow is god tier. If you wanted it bad enough you would’ve made it work. Relying on an update is crazy to me. To each there own I guess
@@eddiecardona1161 Maybe. I've always had a love/hate with the MPC. I regularly hit memory issues not having disk streaming. This update has two MAJOR new features that are easily worth holding out for: disk streaming and assignment of Q links to multiple destinations. Let's see. Im not precious about the MPC. I've always considered it a utility instrument. Definitely not god tier (lol). The update will either solve my use case issues or or not. I'm hopeful.
I finally got around to watching this. Great overview! I just have 2 quick questions...
1) If you have one sequence with the maximum 8 plugins running, when starting a second sequence are you still stuck with those same 8 plugins as the first sequence? Or can you use 8 new plugins?
2) When you had the individual tracks looping, could those be muted at different sections of the arrangement?
Long time mpc and force user here too, the advantages to me is the multi mapping q links, but currently you can do that to a controller, and its not worth giving up clip mode. Plus the mute situation is a big no no
is not that mauybe they have the options to choose between instant track mute or classic track mute as in the previous os? check in the pref (i can't believe they ruined in this way otherwise)
Did they toss out the clip launcher?
(Sure, it can still be dome manually with groups and quantization adjustments, but that would be less than ideal if you are a clip program user.)
great MPC content
Great review 👍 - I like that you always focus on the practicalities rather than just being a verbal quick guide.
3 questions...
Have they added the ability to auto-trigger the sampler from sequence start/loop?
Have they provided the audio tracks with the editing capability of the sample editor?
Have they fixed the learn feature for external controllers so that we can teach it in-situ instead of going to that setup page?
the track mutes is an option in 2.0 already , under “instant track mutes” which will work how it works in 3.0, does 3.0 have a setting like this to toggle on and off?
great job as alway 💪
How is the backwards compatibility?
Now that the structure of tracks + drum programs has shifted to simply tracks, I'm a bit confused how it's going to handle old project files with the old structure, since tracks and drum programs haven't been strictly tied to eachother up until now. I'm guessing there will be a way they'll make this work, but for the moment do find this a bit confusing.
Welcome to the party pal I’m really confused as well
can submixes now be bounced when exporting stems ?
It used to ruin everything when you would use submixes and then bounce the track to stems, and every pad going through a submix was now muted...
Hopefully it is now fixed.
18:15
Oh dear. That’s a horrible addition that adds so much more work
Thank you for your video.
Super helpful.
Quick question
Do you know if the interface is exactly the same for keys 61 and can stems work in 61?
The macro stuff is imo the best feature of the Force. It’s nice to see it make it over but it looks like based on videos the MPC is still missing modulation and being able to trigger macros from the pads like the Force.
I'm asking myself if we will get the Force clips workflow in further updates. Love this and the Launchpad controller support of Hakai mod 🤔
Can you now auto sample hardware synths to key groups sampling directly to 8 velocity layers??? CAN ANY1 PLEASE TELL ME 🙏
Dude is... this is how to use MPC3. Actually, comes out with a professional beat.... that was the secret plan
Where do we now bounce an entire sequence to sample? It’s no longer in the sequence edit pencil
Lots of welcome improvements here but I was shocked to see drum programs are duplicated when using other tracks. I would often have multiple different drum patterns as tracks all pointing to the same program, quite the paradigm shift. Not sure how I feel about it yet but I'll reserve judgement until I get my hands on it.
Same, I was a bit shocked with that shift. I usually split out my hats to different tracks for mutes. So you can technically do that with midi channels in MPC3, but the midi channels don't show the drum program you're using like it would in MPC2. Makes quick edits of the program a bit more tricky.
Loopop mentioned the ability to create an alias to a track if I’m not mistaken.
Loopop 4:20
They finally did it! Nice to see new arrangement because in v2 it was really tedious to work with. Yet it's still messy. All they had to do was to create box/clip per each pattern with an option to copy/paste. That would boost workflow speed 100 times. Maybe in v4...
Changes to Audio Track are great. Now it's actually useful.
I like those changes but it doesn't make me regret selling MPC One recently. The workflow was slowing me down, even that I tried so hard to love MPC, I gave up and returned to Cubase.
Exactly it’s super weird how they didn’t do that
So when you're in arrange mode, and you set the midi region to loop, is there a way to mute that loop in certain areas within the linear song? I'm asking because I would like to record live into arrange mode and have the recording loop, but have it muted in certain sections. So like record drums while the sequence is playing, and maybe have the snare or toms or whatever muted later in the song as the midi tracks loop? Automation maybe?
Nice video! Lots more informative than the others I've seen.
I was thinking of moving away from my Live to a real DAW; but now I am considering getting an X as my main studio instrument.
Ordered my Key 37 yesterday and I've been cramming videos. Man, my head is spinning!
I wish I could start my experience with MPC 3 instead of learning both. How long until the actual release?
So nobody noticed the new plugin instrument in Andy Mac's overview video? Called "Sub Factory."
🤫🤫🤫🤫😂
@@teftymusictech Sorry
You're good! It was Akai's slip up.
Are there still multiple sequences per project? Playing live, I load a project where each sequence is a different song with it's own tempo, it's own set of instruments, etc (with obviously the same send effects and subgroups) - on the force a project is essentially one 'song' - which is fine, but it's hard to load a new project live, every time you play a new song
Haha, now I don't miss the edit programm button on my live 2 since there are no more programms to edit ;)
In all seriousness, I highly welcome the arraganger and other features!!
Good video, but I was always confused on what Keygroups were????? and why do you need multiple sequences?? when you could have one, with multiple tracks that builds the song anyway? I know Programs have been renamed to Tracks, which should of been from the beginning AKAI!!! I have the AKAI Force and the GUI is much easier for my noodle to understand.
Question about syncing mpc to external source:
Currently (any firmware before 3) when MPC is sync'd to external source, if you arm an audio track (1 or more)> arm MPC rec or over dub> hit start/play, it only records a blip (very small audio track) and then immediately unarms the track. Is this still the case? If so, Can you (or anyone) please report this to Akai.
I use studio one and it hs to be the master clock source. I have no work around to record external audio. I really want to use my MPC in this manner. I'm not alone, but I'd guess it's under reported.
I zoom in. Press record and it zooms out.. How do you change this?
IAM on Akai Force, waiting for a new update.
Maybe November 2024
Great overview! Will MPC 3 Disk Streaming enable longer live audio recording? I'd like to replace my multi-track recorder.
Thanks for the video! Are we still limited to 8 audio tracks in MPC3? Will it support VSTs?
I appreciate you jumping right out there to help us all get a feel for the update...
I’m hoping they updated it to include footswitch (fs2) control in standalone mode for the key61. Frustrating that I paid so much a flagship keyboard& I can’t engage overdub+ play - like I can with my older MPC 1000.😒 also I hope they allow macro control for keygroups parameters!! Other than global volume & portamento! Example: what if I want a qlink to change the envelope depth of a multisampled keygroup synth sound quickly in a live setting? 😢
I wonder if mpc3 solved the click and pop problems associated with using an external audio interface?
would be happy to own one.
So essentially now you need to keep drum samples in separate drum programs if you want the ability to mute the hats separately from the kick on your drums? Would be nice with some way of customizing the whole Mute page so it could be track vs pad agnostic rather than keeping them separate.
Other than that, this is simply an amazing update!
Yes...OR you setup additional midi tracks that send to the master drum program. The only issue with this is you lose the nice GUI showing what samples you're triggering because it's just a midi track at that point.
Hi nice Video. Can you link sequences together as one song?
Honestly keep going back to the mpc3000 bcuz its simple and makes me visulize with my ears, it seems new equipments is like a ipad with built in controler they can free update and improve work flow but theses new mpcs still feel like toys. if they cut the big screen and got back to everything being within one or two button presses and put sum more punch in the converts I think that would be them going in the right direction.
Agreed sometimes your ears are better than visual bs
We need to be able to set time signatures. Please Akai make this a Daw so we truly can be stand alone. It's close but my biggest want/need is changing Time Signatures having the ability to set the amount of bars I want in a loop and designate the time signatures I want to individual bars.
PLEASE
one thing I haven't seen anything about... have they made changes to how the pad-perform options work? one of the biggest limitations was that pad perform settings were global. Having them set per-track would be a massive boon
Will projects created on MPC 2 load into and work with MPC 3?
Yes, but you have to choose which sequence to import, so it's a little different.
Wow, looks like some nice enhancements. Have you tried the Key 37 with your MioXL/XM with the beta to see if they will talk to each other now?
Thanks for your videos. When you assign multiple controls to one macro, are you able to record that macro adjustment into the sequencer automation? Cheers.
Does the mpc 3 still have favorite feature for plugin presets
@teftymusictech: Great video man. Am I correct in thinking that with the disk streaming we no longer have to wait 10-15 seconds for Fabric XT presets to load?
Thanks for this presentation :) Can we play samples and notes on the drumpad in the Track Mute and Next Seq pages?
I just got an MPC One, and obviously it's impossible so far, or may I miss something? It's just a shame, especially that the drumpad does exactly the same function than the touchscreen in both of these pages :/
I wonder if you can run Keygroups off of the SD cards or SSD harddrives?
I assume that MPC software / MPC Beats will also move to 3.0 - and I wonder if VST3 will be supported in that?
How stable is the beta update in your experience? Would it be too risky to ise it in a live context?
also can you check external audio interfaces support? have they added 48khz support for external audio interfaces?
On the mpc 2 the track mute got an option in preferences/sequencer called "instant track mute", which was off by default. Maybe they just set this default to ON in mpc3?
On my build, that option doesn't exist in the preferences. It's possible it'll be in a future build though! Fingers crossed honestly.
Confirmed it's coming in a future build.
@@teftymusictech And yes, there is a "time division" button on the track mute page where you can set the time correction of the mute/unmute action (or set it off to instant audio mute) a bit like clip launch quantize. But it's still cutting off the audio, not the midi event.
Been a while since I commented on ur pages good brother…. Great video but the thing about 3.0 is it’s the force now in the mpc which is great but akai is lacking on the force. It’s been like a year since the force has an update, funny that 3.0 is the current force any thoughts on this. Salute and keep banging
The MPC 4 should be around the corner.....I ll wait for MPC 5
Still really bummed that they haven't fixed the AU plugin for Logic. Still can't use as a multi-output instrument :(
Any changes to my main sampler, the looper?
does the update improve stems plugin processing with disk streaming in standalone?
What do you mean by "ideology" in this context? I haven't heard that word used in reference to synths, DAWs, etc.
Workflow/methods/ideas for making beats. Akai has an 'ideology' of how to go about making beats. Minus any political implication from the word.
They didn’t happen to add any more audio tracks did they, or is it still only 8?
Thanks for sharing.
Did they add Ableton Control to the Key 61 and Key 37 with 3.0? It was odd the keyboards had this function left out. I didn’t see it in the menu.
Great! Thanks!!
It's basically better in every single way. Only downside as you said is no more shared programs but did you try to load same samples from the sample pool?
So you can do it the old way but you will have to double all your tracks as midi. for example I can have 5 tracks acts as programs and make as much midi tracks I want. This is price I'm willing to pay with this insane redesign, features, and flexibility. Well done AKAI.
I'm in the list for Beta. Can't wait to try this delicious colorful upgrade.
Yup, I showed in the video using midi tracks to reference a master track.
Unfortunately you dont have the pad colours and somehow my padlayout was wrong though i was on chromatic in the pad perform.
@@teftymusictech right. What I was trying to do is the old mentality by loading multiple drum programs then assign them to pads but that's not gonna work with sample pool only individual samples.
Anyway I'm still impressed and happy with 3.0.
@@lallo4life pad colors is there in the main menu. Look at the second page.
@@MS7.7 Yeah I know. I mean if you control a Track via a midi track. the midi track wont have the same colour layout and samples are not in order..
Does this new issue solve some of the external audio card problems? Like for.
Example does it fix some of the issues connecting the model 12 and the. MP c.
I’m a sample based producer so my question is sampling editing sill the same? Since 3.0 doesn’t have programs anymore after you chop your sample do your chops still lay across the pads
Not had chance to watch yet but quick question…
As a hardware synth user and new Mpc user I found your channel basically looking for your video that shows how to loop hardware synth recordings that have reverb tails.
Have that made all that shit easier now? That kind of a workflow was a real bummer to me. All I want is to quickly bounce my hardware synth to audio and have it loop nicely with its tail. After that this device will be golden.
Hmmm not super easy, but it is faster now that audio tracks share the same space. I actually did a follow up video showcasing that technique multiple times here: ruclips.net/video/PBENuWxUSVI/видео.html
Did they fix midi note muting? When I play the exact same note at the same time on two different midi keyboards, one note is always muted
This
I'll have to test!
One thing I haven’t seen addressed yet in any of the videos I’ve watched today, is there still a 4 audio track limit like in version 2? Or nah?
the track mute thing is a bummer
So as it turns out it's in the system, it's just not available yet from the interface yet. I heard from Akai just recently about this 🙌 So you'll be able to to do 'event muting' in the future.
@@teftymusictech made no sense at all infact.... push please to akai here, they really don't care about track mute due a small % of people using.... but is essential (as we know)
@@teftymusictech Sounds good. I do hope they options at mutes, like muting/unmuting immedialetly, next bar or next beat ...
Is song mode still there?
Are there still only 8 audio tracks?
Love the new features, but a little annoyed that my expensive af hardware has a button that says "Prog Edit" to get me to "Tracks" now
It won't be long before MPC stuff or someone will be selling new buttons and definitely skins
Does it still have the 8 plugin limit in standalone????