10 things every Akai MPC Live 2 owner should know

[@BladeTheMotovlogger]

One note for the delete tip: Make sure you tap the gear icon on the far right to open browser options and uncheck the "Hide project data folders" and delete the project data folder with the same name also. Otherwise you will be only be deleting the xpj file and leaving all the project data files on your drive using up valuable space.

[@chrisgalactic]

Great tip!

[@MPCHustle]

Good to know as well...who'da thought I'd be talking to a bunch of computer geeks such as myself when it comes to this beautiful machine, :)

[@geppetto1218v]

Nice tips! If you hold Menu and then press one of the pads it will lead you to corresponding page without pressing the touchscreen. For example Menu + Pad14 leads you to Program Edit

[@11dremoss]

This is one of the best tip tutorials… probably saved me from years of ignorance !!

[@moonsofjupiter]

Excellent tips and enjoying others contributions. Double tapping Menu brings up the browser. Many know this but don't forget to try the Vintage Modes by Menu>Gear icon>General and choose from MPC3000 (thiccness/punch), MPC60 (heavy thicc/punch), SP1200 (slightgrit/grain), SP1200 RING (prob wont use). I use MPC3000 mostly, nice subtle warmth.

[@aoterou]

I haven't tried any of those modes because I thought it would change the workflow, and honestly I wouldn't want that, but... are you telling me the vintage modes are about sound?! that's amazing, thanks a lot!

[@moonsofjupiter]

@@aoterou Yes, you can apply the effect to an individual track or on the overall mix. Try MPC60 for your drum and bass tracks for deeper low end.

[@fleximarvellous]

Oh snap, this is awesome some. Thank you 🙏 I am also looking for a quick work a round for: - quick access to song mode - while playing in song mode and you want to edit the sequence by returning to main, the sequence will keep replayin for you to edit. After that it is (for what i know) is impossible to return to song mode and continue the where you left off. You must hit stop and redo.

[@Legaceybeats]

Great video!, another tip is ....if you hold menu and select one of the pads each pad has a screen that can be switched while holding menu. Great video. i learned 2 powerful things from you.

[@AUGUSTIN-MUSIC]

I just bought an MPC Live 2 yesterday! Getting it tomorrow. I’m so excited!!! 😆

[@chrisgalactic]

Congrats have fun!!!

[@AUGUSTIN-MUSIC]

@@chrisgalactic thx man. Waiting for arrival right now you would not believe it

[@sheaholiday3019]

My retro 2 comes tomorrow binge watching KZbin!! Happy I came across your vid. 🥂

[@chrisgalactic]

Awesome bro congrats!

[@Alckemy]

The resample thing is doope. As someone who gets really deep into fx stacking I’m relieved to know I can max out the effects and quickly print it to keep going

[@strongmaurice1364]

Perfect timing man I just got mine last week I’m ready to learn!

[@chrisgalactic]

Doppppeeee!!!

[@AUGUSTIN-MUSIC]

I’m getting mine tomorrow 😁

[@fantaztikbeatz]

Mine is on the way thanks bro!!!!

[@EARTH.HARMONY.SOUND.HEALING]

@@AUGUSTIN-MUSIC damnit just bought one, had a live 1 and it was not working out for me but i thought i'd give it another try!

[@AUGUSTIN-MUSIC]

@@EARTH.HARMONY.SOUND.HEALING great dude! You just gotta stick with it at first. And use it a lot if you don’t like it. Things will grow on you and you’ll get good with the workflow

[@mrlotto32]

Best Vid I've found all year

[@henryallard4039]

you really nailed most of the questions i had thank you great video.

[@chrisgalactic]

Thanks for the love. I appreciate it

[@Rmspender]

Super informative for me. Well presented as well!

[@Ponchy]

Awesome vid man! Just ordered mine!

[@ThizOne]

I’ve had my MPC Live for a couple of months now (old MPC1000 user) and had no idea about the “scroll feature”. Thanks for the tip 🤖👍

[@chrisgalactic]

Haha no worries happy to help

[@BigHomieWes]

Major keys 🔑 for work flow, appreciate it big homie 🙏🏼

[@chrisgalactic]

Happy to help!

[@PeteOnTheBeat]

I'm gonna watch this with full attention! I'm saving up for a MPC,but i don't know which one yet. Thanks for the video!!

[@chrisgalactic]

Appreciate it yo!!!

[@tMena45888]

scrolling you can also use the sidebar much faster that way

[@mjfentertainment6927]

Very helpful, thanks for the vid!

[@JACKOJACKO121]

This was needed, please keep making thise!

[@chrisgalactic]

Thank you happy to help

[@okadaizo7164]

This video is gold. Props man🙌🏼

[@Kosine5]

This was phenomenal WOW!!!!

[@cesarsjogren]

That automation delete!!!

[@Justinolsontunes]

Great video and tips! :) Thank you!

[@chrisgalactic]

Happy to help!

[@joshuagardner894]

A really dumb tip, but, as a new MPC user, I was incredibly intimidated. I am pretty tech savvy, but this thing scared me. I didn't want to modify project files, but I wanted to look at the sample project files that came preinstalled. The problem was, after I loaded a project file, how do you return to the default bootup screen without rebooting the MPC? Hit Main so that you are looking at the default main project page of the current project you are in. At the top left, you will see the name of the project you are in, tap the name. At the bottom left corner will be a button for "New". Tap that, it will do a short 2s restart and return you to the default sample projects page you see on bootup so you can choose an empty project or another sample project. My second tip, just start digging in. Write some RnB, write some techno, do some house, learn your effects and how to use them. This machine really is something special. I have had my Live 1 for a year and a half and only in the last couple weeks have I finally started using it. I loaded it up with a 2 TB HDD with butt loads of samples and loops, and it is just endless. I mean, it really is crazy. I write orchestral music on a PC, but this thing is my go to for anything that does not need orchestral instruments. I finished my first track this weekend, an eight minute RnB piece, and I started on a techno / house thing today that is about four minutes so far. I am not looping, I am writing linearly as that is my preferred style, and it is just amazeballs what Akai has created. Does it have problems? Sure. Track types don't make a whole lot of sense, the machine should handle that internally. This would eliminate much of the confusion. A way of indexing the hard drive would be great. It is nice that I can have a HDD on here but when searching for kicks and getting 10,000+ results, it is impossible to scroll through the list until it is done searching, and each search repeats this process. If there was a way to index the drive so the MPC had a fast lookup table for searching, this would be ideal. By the way, many people talk about SSD's, the only noticeable slowness is when searching, or loading a project. Loading a project is no big deal, my project file is pretty big and it loads in about 25 seconds, I can live with that. Searching is the problem, but if you limit the search to specific folders instead of searching the entire drive, this is much less painful. I would also like to see some music automation, similar to Captain Chords or Hexachords, where the machine can generate a melody, some chords, a bass line, etc. Expounding on this, a way to import a MIDI file that already has chords, a melody, or a bass line, and have the machine intelligently generate content that is missing. I have yet to find a way to import a MIDI file, I have a few hundred thousand on the internal drive, admittedly, I have not had a chance to look for a way to do this. Overall tho, what a beast of a machine. I am impressed, and sad that it sat on the shelf for so long without being used. This new 2.10 update is also something to behold...

[@Berzrk-Z]

Dude! I can't tell you how helpful this is lol; I've been looking for how to get back to that main intro screen for a while now and couldn't find the answer anywhere.

[@MPCHustle]

You definitely helped alot, thank you, bro!!!

[@chrisgalactic]

I'm glad you found the video useful thank you!

[@lamonttblackshire1638]

Epic. thank you.

[@op-1g.s]

Is there a video of you explaining what the chord mode can do and how to put other instruments in the right key.? Or what stock synth/instruments/vst the mpc live have? Or is it possible to buy now vst or fx? Thanks for sharing.

[@chrisgalactic]

As far as I know their isn't a plug in (in standalone) to be able to find the key of a sample. Akai should def include something like it tho, I mean it's a sampler lol . Their is no support for aftermarket plug ins in stand alone, that's a huge huge request from the MPC community be able to run plugins in stand alone. I think it requires programmers specifically for the MPC's and idk if that would ever happen unless Akai pays them.

[@da_bigleadtv5658]

Thanks bro

[@TheFab_]

thank you so much

[@salix5380]

Bonjour je voudrais savoir comment charger plusieurs morceaux pour pouvoir les enchaîner en live...si c est possible de le faire.. Merci

[@dantecooper4705]

NEVER EVER EVER EVER DELETE A BEAT!!!!! Just because you don't like it doesn't mean a client won't like it. Soooooo many producers fail at this.

[@chrisgalactic]

ALC says otherwise

[@dantecooper4705]

@@chrisgalactic Well I don’t care about what ALC has to say I’ve sold beats that I was not fond of after people have passed up ones I thought sounded like hits. That’s when I stopped doing it…. Blows my mind some of the beats I make I don’t even like other people love. Listen to music on the radio hear a beat that if you created it you would have erased and think damn that’s crazy.

[@tim7517]

Thanks, my guy!!

[@chrisgalactic]

Happy to help!

[@andrews_method9020]

Great video😁👍🙌 subscribed!

[@chrisgalactic]

Thank you I'm happy you dig it

[@aliravan]

Thank you 🙏

[@chrisgalactic]

Happy the video was helpful

[@sederquest]

Forget the shift…double tap that button 😊

[@quietizkept]

Fantastic

[@adublbeatz8656]

I have a beats I don't like folder. After 2 or 3 months, I go through it...I change bpm's, even sounds/instruments. I've taken a drum/percussion pattern and added it to a different sample. I understand trying not to keep too much, but store it somewhere else. SD card, thumb drive...you never know...

[@Jazman342]

Awesome. Thanks.

[@chrisgalactic]

Happy to help!

[@andrescen7577]

Is there an option to transpose song? Not just samples

[@smf8325]

Nice❤

[@max_ink]

its amazing video!)

[@chrisgalactic]

Thank you so much

[@Chosenone429]

Great tips👍👍💯💯💯💯

[@chrisgalactic]

Appreciate it happy to help

[@fade2blak91]

Question, so I like to map my xy fx to my qlinks but when i do, even though i try to add them to the last bank of qlinks it still erases all of the other qlink settings..so i can control the xy with the knobs but i cant zoom in and fine tune sample slices because the other parameters are now gone, any way around this?

[@user-rv8wb1nl1b]

TUBEDIGGA

[@chrisgalactic]

I've actually never done it like this before but I'll give it a shot and see what I can find

[@fade2blak91]

@@chrisgalactic yea its nice for “performing” live in a since. What way i can stay on my track mute page but still use the xy without having to go to a different screen

[@sontwisted]

Amazing

[@chrisgalactic]

Appreciate it!!

[@ussrfeniks]

Brother, show me the production of a commercial track from mpc to a label? interested in the whole process of creation, including mixing and mastering. Is it possible to make a full track using only mpc

[@vazfinestdjchozin1599]

Thank you for this..

[@chrisgalactic]

Ayyyy I'm happy to help

[@theprofilelost]

Man I’m really contemplating selling my Mpc 4000 and getting on the new Mpc lines. Have you ever worked on the X. I know they all have the same work flow so it really comes down to the price I guess but I’ve seen some X used for around 1400 so the X is starting to look like a better choice.

[@chrisgalactic]

I have not but the X at that price is a no brainer they had a sell not too long ago where a brand new one was selling for 1500. Which is a steal in my opinion

[@theprofilelost]

@@chrisgalactic damn $1500 new?? I need to keep looking out then.

[@Grimz185]

so i went to make some beats and my metronome is ticking 1/3 even though it says its on 1/4..... anybody can tell me whats wrong?

[@uriel-heavensguardian8949]

Also thinking of getting an MPC. I’m Teeter tottering between the MPC 2000 XL or the MPC one. What do you think?

[@chrisgalactic]

What is that bro if you don't mind me asking? I never heard of it

[@uriel-heavensguardian8949]

@@chrisgalactic sorry that was all messed up but I fixed the message

[@J-Hz]

Go mpc one. The xl is very limited and chopping samples is slow on it.

[@uriel-heavensguardian8949]

@@J-Hz what about this so called unique sound that the original one has? Is there a big difference

[@Beatz-Pocket]

Hi. Ahh I am wondering how these mpc monitors sounds like. Is there any boombox out there who sounds similar to the mpc monitor? Do you thing the monitor sound better then a JBL charge 2+? Thanks.

[@_thevaporz]

JBL Charge 4 is much louder but sound quality is better on MPC (mids & highs). JBL has bigger bass, but muffled.

[@chrisgalactic]

Never used the JBL speakers but for production they are fantastic. The bass frequencies really are noticable enough to do some tweaking and adjusting. I would recommend playback through different monitoring devices but I was actually shocked of how good the speakers are

[@davidmcdaniel4120]

Can you sample from a streaming service like spotify, if connected properly?

[@chrisgalactic]

Yes of course 1/4 to .3 cable

[@tMena45888]

👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

[@jorgmichaelpalm40]

And that the buttons and what is written gets nearly invisible in darker environments…

[@chrisgalactic]

Really never really noticed

[@wizards001]

Tell Akai to send you the MPC ONE to do videos

[@chrisgalactic]

I wish it was that easy lol If you know somebody tell them to hook me up. I'd like to explore the Retro

[@wizards001]

@@chrisgalactic it's easy enough, just @ them

[@chrisgalactic]

I'll take your word for it! Lol

[@vazfinestdjchozin1599]

Live2 will take over beat making standards...

[@chrisgalactic]

Agree, companies will either follow or try to do something very different like the Polytracker

[@uriel-heavensguardian8949]

Yoooooo!!!! How can I get in touch with you for some beats?

[@chrisgalactic]

Shoot me an email bro at [e-mail]