12 MORE Tips for Getting Comfortable with the MPC One / One+

In this additional MPC (One / One+ / Live 2 / X / X SE) tips video I go over more of the things that I found to be a hassle to quickly get info on when I started playing around with my #MPCOne, hopefully it will help you to get started easier. Many things on the MPC are intuitive but some things aren't, which I hope to address here…
This video is aimed at MPC beginners who want to get started with the basics as soon as they start up their machines, right out of the box. I use a MPC One but this video should apply to the Live 2 and X as well.
I'm aiming to do more MPC and other sampling and music production tutorials, more regularly. I would really appreciate you subscribing and sharing this video if you think it would be helpful to anyone else.
Thanks for watching! If you have any questions, please drop them in the comments.
My first/other MPC Quick Tips Video: • Make MPC (One / One+ /...
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:51 Using the "Big Knob"?
01:38 Quick channel strip access
02:29 Changing the grid size
03:04 Adjusting loop points
04:32 Additional / Drum FX
05:58 Sample Edit playback mode
07:24 Quick-choking samples / Polyphony
09:21 Erasing notes without the eraser tool
10:24 Copying tracks between sequences
12:06 Editing multiple pads simultaneously
14:17 Flatten pad (resampling / bouncing)
16:30 Purging unused samples
17:56 Outro
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[@RFAshEntertainment]

All great info! As a fellow musician and MPC One user, this is probably the best quick start guide for beginners that i've seen!

[@WatermarkHigh]

Awesome, thank you!

[@RussiBeats]

Great video, I did not know about the extra effects in the drum program

[@WatermarkHigh]

Awesome, glad you found it helpful!

[@SuperLinuxAudioGuru]

I wish I had discovered you videos on MPC One a few days ago, it would have saved me countless hours trying to find all this fundamental info, thank :)

[@WatermarkHigh]

I wish so too, haha! But still glad I could help! Thanks for watching 🙌🏼

[@SuperLinuxAudioGuru]

@@WatermarkHigh Yeah your tutorials are great thanks :) keep them coming

[@dj_six_nine]

Bro, you open my eyes to a lot of stuff. 😮Thank You

[@WatermarkHigh]

Stoked to hear that, glad it was helpful! 🙌🏼

[@Jontewilliamssr]

Great Work!

[@WatermarkHigh]

Thanks for watching!

[@Mr.paillant]

I subscribed after watching this video, extremely informative, thank you 🙏🏾

[@WatermarkHigh]

Stoked to hear that. Thanks for the sub!

[@flix3o3]

I agree!

[@PaulJohnsonUK]

Thanks for taking the time to share these tips. Learnt so much ❤

[@WatermarkHigh]

Stoked to hear that, thanks for watching!

[@mb2776]

Also, regarding the big knob, I like using it to adjust the start and end points of slices in chop mode while using page 4 on the q-links. if u highlight ur start or end point u can adjust it with the big knob while zooming in and out in the waveform with the 4th q-link. u can select the slices by hitting the corresponding pads. I think that's easier than using all the q-links for finner adjustment, especially when changing the big knob to a more mpc2000 one.

[@WatermarkHigh]

Nice! I really like how you can use the big knob for pretty much anything. I also use it to adjust in and/or out points. Will give your method a shot! Thanks for sharing! 🙌🏼

[@mb2776]

@@WatermarkHigh thx, it's basically how @TheCratesMotel does it in some of his videos ;)

[@AnthonyGAUGE]

Very good tips. It helps a lot ! Thanks

[@WatermarkHigh]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Jaemus21]

Great work on these videos! Very well put together, informative, and easy to understand/follow!

[@WatermarkHigh]

Stoked to hear that, thank you! Thanks for watching 🙌🏼

[@jojofelina]

Wonderful great info , highly appreciate it. Useful utility tips compared to nonsense and Skipped the bulls*** . Subscribed!

[@WatermarkHigh]

Happy to hear that, glad you found it useful and not a pain to watch, haha.

[@Magnetic1908]

Very helpful and great video.

[@WatermarkHigh]

Thanks for watching, glad it helped!

[@mobeleen]

At 14:19 🎉❤❤❤ great tip💯‼️🫡

[@WatermarkHigh]

🙌🏼

[@itsphilfromtubesday8677]

Nice one, so useful!

[@WatermarkHigh]

Glad it was helpful!

[@WatermarkHigh]

CORRECTIONS: 1) Under the copying section at 10:25. A viewer pointed out that there is a "copy track" function in the track layer, which is correct. My bad. What I address in this section of the video would be the way to do it if you wanted to copy a track between sequences. Using that function in the track layer only enables you to copy within the same sequence. 2) Under the erasing notes without the eraser section at 09:21, a viewer pointed out that I needed to reselect the eraser tool after zooming to delete the note, which is true. That was my bad. Haha. BUT, the eraser tool still sucks and the shortcut I illustrate is still a good alternative method for erasing notes in my opinion.

[@chrissmith2492]

Great video and that loop trick will come in handy, it fixes the fact they don’t have step editing buttons on this machine. U just got a new subscriber here!

[@WatermarkHigh]

Glad it helped! Thanks for the sub! 🙌🏼

[@chrissmith2492]

@@WatermarkHigh no doubt bro

[@ericktucker1983]

I’d love to learn this from a person I’ve read the manual and still just need to use it more I guess. Get familiar with it with fl studio.

[@mingusx3440]

You've just gain another subscriber. I hope you'll keep these vids coming because I'm thinking of buying an MPC ONE soon.

[@WatermarkHigh]

Thanks for the sub! Yeah, they're going to keep coming. I have many ideas and I'm making them as fast as I can. Haha. Hope you get one, it's a great machine!

[@chrissmith2492]

I have one for sale now

[@sawssman965]

How muh

[@CHIN1117]

ＮＩＣＥ

[@WatermarkHigh]

Thank you!

[@elMore1107]

Just got it today

[@WatermarkHigh]

Congrats! Hope the tips help. Enjoy!

[@twiglet2214]

How are you finding it ? Struggle with mine !

[@stevemccourt9390]

Really helpful video! I'm just confused about 1 thing...when you talk about copying tracks, when you press the pencil tool there is a "copy track" function under Edit. Am I missing something, is this for something else?

[@WatermarkHigh]

You are correct. There is a "copy track" function in the track layer, so what I addressed would be the way to do it if you wanted to copy a track between sequences. Using that function in the track layer only enables you to copy within the same sequence. I'm not sure how I missed that and feel like a dumbass, lol. Thanks for pointing that out! Will pin a comment with this edit. Thanks for watching, hope you find the rest of the video helpful, haha!

[@stevemccourt9390]

@@WatermarkHigh Ah, I see, no problem at all man, you've made it very clear how to use "copy track" in both situations, the whole video was very helpful, thanks!

[@WatermarkHigh]

Stoked to hear that, thanks for watching!

[@Trioptic3D]

Dude! I'd read it. Where do I even get the manual. It came with a quick start guide. Can I download it?

[@WatermarkHigh]

Yep, you can download it from the Akai site - www.akaipro.com/mpc-manuals

[@Trioptic3D]

@@WatermarkHigh Thank you

[@salix5380]

MPC fam

[@WatermarkHigh]

Yessir!

[@Crazy-Society]

Could be the best sampler in the world if they would have better devs.