10 min of beat making on the MPC 3000 (no edits, no talking) --

Like many producers, I approach beatmaking like a jazz musician, improvising and patiently puzzling pieces together that weren't made to fit until something feels right or a groove takes shape.
This style of music isn't for everyone, and that's okay. It's chaotic, and there's some dissonance, but occasionally there are moments of unexpected harmony and it's those sequences that we save and later build compositions around.
After lots of repetitive adding and subtracting, the final sketch takes shape at 9:10.
equipment used
Akai S950
Akai MPC3000
Studio One
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[@annoonnyy]

just love the way sometimes stuff you make slots together eventually no matter what, it's like you're dancing with the sounds and the sounds are your dance partner, you just flow with one another in the mess until the mess makes sense and then becomes a pretty creation

[@louvdon]

Went to sample horns the other day for a 16 velocity fade but the horn loop I sampled was perfectly the same bpm as my beat so I just threw it on top. It was such a great feeling to find that lol

[@eddieleonard6925]

Well said! I love the challenge of making something out of nothing...and forcing the pieces to fit. Sometimes it works...Most times it doesn't. Glad u dig the flow..

[@ceciliafbrown373]

Avant-garde jazz? Vibing with it!

[@eddieleonard6925]

Thanks. I love those who lean towards avant-garde beat making

[@McEnroe911]

Your workflow is very inspiring. Always a joy to see a new video from you.

[@eddieleonard6925]

Glad this inspired and you appreciate the process. Thank u

[@forsale313]

You gotta' Love watching a Master @ Work. Thanks for sharing.

[@eddieleonard6925]

Glad u dig the process! Thank you

[@edwng4853]

you're a wizard, your layering is top tier. dope vibes always, grateful to come across your channel

[@eddieleonard6925]

Glad you dig the experiments! Not everyone uses the machine this way, but for me, this is the most fun. Thanks for appreciating the process.

[@Sinnersainthuman]

great vibe fam as always

[@tocompose]

Amazing work. Sounds Beautiful!

[@eddieleonard6925]

Thanks for vibing and appreciating the process.

[@TheNathtube]

Superb cook up, love the horns and them gritty skipping drums

[@eddieleonard6925]

That's my vibe lately. Glad you dig the flow.

[@stilltrippin6100]

the way it comes together is crazy ... freaking dopeness yo ... 🫡✌🏾

[@eddieleonard6925]

Thanks for appreciating the process. Means a lot. Especially when you wander through the unknown and finally arrive at something usable.

[@Withalittlehelp]

Brother, this is amazing!

[@eddieleonard6925]

Thank you!

[@Freakthesorceress]

Never double timed my bpm but this made me want to try

[@eddieleonard6925]

It's a nice way to switch up your process. Sometimes I'll double time to find a nice groove, then slow it down after.

[@mgyb8269]

🔥🔥🔥🔥 Groove on point as always!! People say you need trap beats and 808s to dance to in the club or parties, but these types of smooth grooves would be a waaay better vibe imo

[@eddieleonard6925]

Everyone has their own taste, but my mantra has always been to make the type of music I wanna hear. Glad I'm not the only one who digs these weirder type of tunes. Thank u.

[@mgyb8269]

@@eddieleonard6925 Your ear and creativity are dope man, keep doing you!

[@snds_crnchy]

your'e dancing on that 3000, dope!

[@eddieleonard6925]

Thanks fam! I try my hardest to play this machine like the instrument it is.

[@jack3361]

Live MPCing to the max.

[@eddieleonard6925]

Glad you dig the process..

[@AceBoogieProductions805]

Nice work homeboy, real shit. One day I'll have the 🥜 to do a 10 min session with no edits. Lol.

[@eddieleonard6925]

haha, you can do it. Sometimes it gets ugly, but those who are willing to risk making garbage can also come across some gems once you find a flow. thanks for watching.

[@SonicVibe]

what a good looking and sounding machine wonder if Akai will ever get back to it

[@eddieleonard6925]

Akai has gone in a completely different direction. But the soul of this machine lives on in some of their newer models. They're very capable. But there was definitely a charm about the mpc 60 and mpc 3000.

[@Sporatic7659]

This was a fun watch - hoping the foots doing alright as well my dude.

[@eddieleonard6925]

Thanks for listening. i'm taking my time, rehabbing slow & trying to make music to pass the time.

[@ken2.0]

Literally an instrument🔥. How do you get all the samples in key?

[@eddieleonard6925]

16 levels and tuning.

[@jarretttaylor1073]

You gotta do a cook up with the KO soon!

[@eddieleonard6925]

I'm on it. I love the ko ii. It's got a vibe.

[@iamfound2323]

There’s one thing that always intrigues me Eddie. Your metronome clicks being so fast. Are you recording always at that fast tempo? If you could elaborate on that I’d highly appreciate. Cheers!

[@showbread9366]

Double time do you research at all no you don’t

[@eddieleonard6925]

I find the machine's timing is tighter when you record at a faster tempo and then slow it down. And lately, I've enjoyed making beats at twice the speed to switch up the style. It's just a phase I'm in

[@iamfound2323]

@@eddieleonard6925 Ah! Alright. Will try it myself sometime. Thank You! Really like the way this one sounds, thank you as well for uploading.

[@jonathansoko1085]

That's a delete my dude. This, is not good.

[@knowEgo]

I feel like this is how Kanye would use a 3000? A bit skittish on the technique but to each its own…

[@thelevelbeyondhuman]

Nah, you’re in the minority here. Why would he delete because one person didn’t like it? The beat sounds great, and besides he make this video claiming it was about producing the best beats ever, it’s just about watching someone work with the MPC 3000. What’s good in art is and has always been subjective

[@showbread9366]

It’s a sketch let me check your shit…