5 free alt of MPC Key 61 library to suck at playing | GAS Therapy #42

[@sic.4191]

I personally think this channel is underrated. Its high quality videos with good information, thank you for the content!

[@playpm]

Exactly, just like hardware ones.

[@dfreeman120]

100%

[@j.stribling2565]

One thing I like about your work is the bass. I don’t mean your music, I mean the bass.

[@playpm]

And there's no bass 😅

[@emibubz]

“Sometimes we are just making excuses for not having enough motivation for making music”. Damn Michael you really do be seeing straight through me.

[@GuyGamer1]

Producers today: This synth part is made with serum, a vintage chorus plugin, valhalla reverb, a tape emulation, and soothe to filter out the resonances. Then I layered it with 49 other synths all panned in different directions. Producers in 1988: 909 and 303 go screeeeeeech

[@paulheartsongs]

Thank you, Michael 👍🏻 Your videos help me understand my gear!

[@jamesw2831]

What is most remarkable is how you're making such complex music with a 4GB RAM Macbook from way back when. I'm on the hunt for a new laptop (for work) and I'm thinking I need 32GB RAM and a high end processor. Then I come here and see that you're doing what I want to do on lesser hardware. Thanks for the inspiration

[@playpm]

There're a lot of bad coded plugins which unnecessarily eat up a lot of your CPU and RAM which one should really ignore, I will talk about it later.

[@jonytube]

@@playpm I flat out refuse to use cpu hogs unless they have a really good reason to be one. Some plugins are just way too bloated, especially those from big companies. Free (and open source) plugins are the answer to that. Most of my go-to plugins are freeware or even better, open source, with a few exceptions which are commercial products.

[@Neoplasma]

@@playpm absolutely, people will simp for the latest plugins, that do nothing but eat up 50% of a modern computer's CPU and add 200ms of latency to your session

[@playpm]

@@Neoplasma Arturia : who's calling me?

[@wm1573]

@@Neoplasmayea some plugins are ridiculous. Some of them add instantaneous 200 ms indeed lol

[@OG_Mereles]

I bought the Nektar SE49 two years ago when I decided to take piano lessons and used LABS soft piano sounds. I figured the 49 keys were enough to learn chords and play some melodies at the same time, and the spacing between keys were close enough to the real thing. A year and a half later sold it and bought a digital piano with weighted keys (Korg D1) only when it was clear that I wasn't going to stop taking classes.

[@mrz80]

My brother bought me an SE49 last year as a belated b'day present. Pretty solid feel for one of the least expensive "name brand" controllers out there.

[@rafaelpernil]

Good choice, I also have a KORG D1, not many people know about it but the keys are great.

[@Syntox]

They hate it when you speak the truth 💯☝️🔥

[@RenatoVargas]

Awesome content Michael! You've saved us a fortune collectively!!! Do the Arturia Minifreak next. That would be awesome! Take care!

[@neonvoid]

This is one of my favorite channel. :)

[@allthatforwhat]

Thank you for your English content. English is a constantly evolving language made up of many other languages. It's a mess of contextual and conflicting rules. Speaking English as a second language is like trying to hit a moving target. Your closing statement was very insightful!

[@mrz80]

"We humans are good at making excuses..." That's um... yeah, that's pretty much right on target. Don't forget the companion rule: We humans are, well, pretty lazy." :D

[@gregmetundoute1084]

Bravos for you humour and many thanks for sharing wonderful hints 😁👍🏻

[@playpm]

Glad that I helped~

[@chip_luxurye.w.a9017]

Dear playpm, I can now say you are my therapist, when I first saw the akai mpc key61 all I can think was GAS, saw Scot torch promoting the key61 -> GAS. Something changed in me I see top audio gear and I don't have the rush to get it. Thanks!

[@mmzimu2349]

There is a lot of high quality, free plugins out there. Apart from ones you've mentioned I'd like to recommend Full Bucket (a lot of Korg synths emulations), Surge XT and freebies from NI (Komplete Start) and Roland (Concerto) are nothing to scorn about.

[@gautrstafr]

A plus of Surge is that it is open source so some teams have done big improvements such as MPE and CLAP

[@perrypelican9476]

I don't think you mean "scorn about". Maybe complain about.

[@mmzimu2349]

@@perrypelican9476 English is not my first language, whatever you say I guess. Another great one: Cardinal is a free and open source version of VCV. In other words - great stuff if you want to try modular synthesis for free.

[@pappysheart6710]

There's so much good free stuff out there it's not even funny. 👍

[@valley_robot]

Your English is fantastic, thank you for making these videos in English

[@deltamirror2010]

I think you’ve done a great service to your compadres. A great mix of free, quality VIs

[@perrypecoul2342]

Great video again my friend. I really enjoy watching your videos. Plus you give great tutorials on free downloads and show us how they work.🙏Thank you

[@marcpaters0n]

I've got a cheap 32 key M Audio midi controller which I hook up to my phone when I need to input polyphonic notes. That's it.

[@WilliamAdelstein]

The Spitfire stuff is really really worth looking into. They also have a lot of free VSTs for more specific instruments. Sure it doesn't have all of the features from the Komplete instruments, but in terms of sound quality, it really is worth seeing whether the Spitfire suffices.

[@SpeedyNoriega]

I'm disappointed we didn't get to see the talking fish in action

[@domingoleija3436]

6:50 a.m. in ATX Texas and you're making me laugh in my state of delirium 🐒🎹🍌

[@MyReasonToPlay]

LABs - it’s a very good sample-based free library with many instruments.

[@mrz80]

If you're handy with a soldering iron and a schematic, another good way to set yourself up cheap is to watch for good deals on broken gear. I've scooped up a Keylab49 and an old Alesis QS8.1 for nearly-free level prices and repaired them, and by all rights I should not need to buy any more keyboards for the rest of my life. :D Oh, another good free FM plugin, for folks who might find Dexed a bit overwhelming, is ExaktLite. It's a 4-op as opposed to 6-op, but with extra waveforms besides sinewaves, so it's essentially a TX-81 rack module in software. And for a good virtual analog, there's the venerable Synth1 plugin that's been around for well over a decade now. It's more-or-less a Nord Lead copy in a free plugin, with great flexibility and over 10,000 presets available for it.

[@aidanmcmahan3546]

I'm learning how to solder this fall at my local community college I'm interested in learning how to do this. How do you typically get a hold of schematics and where did you learn how to do this?

[@mrz80]

@@aidanmcmahan3546 In some cases you can just download 'em from the manufacturer, but other times you might have to contact their support organization and see if you can talk em into sending you some. Often times problems are not hard to spot and/or rectify. In the case of my QS8.1, it was just that the jumper cable from the AC transformer to the main board was unplugged (!). The Arturia's problem was purely mechanical - the keybed was made of rubbish plastic - and just had to be swapped for a new one. One guy posted a vid of how he fixed a Roland drum machine by finding a cracked solder joint on the power adapter jack and resoldering it.

[@kumble2687]

I have a tiny request, can you also take a look at the very expensive analog heat? Love your content sir! Cheers

[@playpm]

Try free plugins from Airwindows, he has quite a few tone colory stuff.

[@kumble2687]

@@playpm thnx ill check it out

[@LdotSdot210]

Oxe FM is a good free FM VSTi for those who prefer a FM8/Sytrus style layout. Even has a 64 bit version and custom skins you can apply to it.

[@smellymala3103]

Exactly perfect timing 🙏🏻

[@smellymala3103]

I just bought a PSR-6 for $15, I may need to invest in private consultation sessions

Muchas gracias por tus aportes y saludos desde Venezuela!

[@jamesperez5330]

Hey man. Your videos are amazing! I have taken so many of your suggestions already. Can you please show us how to replace the Hologram Microcosm Pedal for free?

[@franzbalzarisquez1486]

you are so real....and you speak the true

[@blindjusticeandcommonsense2786]

The MPC Key 61 is a strange Frankenstein's monster that has kinda wrecked the existing MPC line. It also doesn't make any sense to buy one because you could get one of the cheaper ones and a cheap USB 61 key keyboard and you have the same thing without all the expensive plugins that don't improve anything. Why do you need the MPC key sample libraries when the main point of the MPC has always been sampling? It doesn't make any sense.

[@darrengordon-hill]

MPC: expensive shoebox MPC 61: expensive foot locker

[@playpm]

🤣

[@phatplates]

I'll smoke you with my live 2

[@theinnerdreamer7043]

Props on the content, no fluff just facts… P.s. never talk down to yourself! Are you an enemy or friend to yourself ?

[@syntheshwara]

My GAS cured when he played the organ on his nano key with his left hand and A FUCKING QWERTY with his RIGHT HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TechTronix01]

This one is more applicable than the rest imo

[@playpm]

My mind is more applicable lol

[@TechTronix01]

@@playpm awesome video dude

[@kimmiesrhythms]

Love this channel!! Can you do one on the lemon drop synth?

[@LachieMcg]

Great stuff mate

[@bryantwalley]

How you doing man? We been missing you.

[@playpm]

Thanks for stopping by, I'm preparing next surprise for my audiences silently, will let everyone know once it's ready 🤫

[@GZBeatz0372]

Chinese在这里✌ 非常喜欢你的内容 视频也做的很好！！

[@playpm]

哈哈谢谢，移动音乐制作老群友了，我不怎么说话😆

[@GZBeatz0372]

@@playpm 啊！！原来你在！！

[@ceciliafbrown373]

Thanks Micheal!

[@perrypelican9476]

Great video, as usual. Vital is great. What do you think of Serum and Falcon 2? They are the only synths I have spent money on.

[@playpm]

Appreciated, I never used those two, for me I prefer to stick with cheap ones 🤓

[@dugibower1923]

Hi Michael, thank you for your advice. I'm 61yrs old . I come from the old days of analogue recording. But I'm trying to keep up. I've just finished a track in GB only 2 instruments alot of DSP. Is there anyway I can send it you. I used a GB ehu Chinese instrument and I would like an opinion to release or not. I hope there is a way. I respect your ideas and think they are fantastic. Regards Douglas

[@playpm]

Oh sure, you can pack the project file into a zip file and email me at [e-mail]

[@dycseu]

Some of your videos are fun to watch, but this time you get it completely wrong. I am using Logic Pro on Mac and iPad and I have a master keyboard too. Most of my music I produce on this gear, but since I got the MPC key 61 I often find myself preferring to work with this device. Why? Because it got all I need built in, sound quality is pretty good (24 bits) and it is very easy to use, if you get used to its ways. What you get for the price is pretty awesome. In Germany it‘s around 1650,00 Euros. I don‘t see any alternatves on the market for the type of music I am composing. I want some keys and some physical drumpads. I do not know many musicians I respect fumbling around on a touchscreen. There is a reason people choose a physical approach to making music and there is nothing awkward about it. And not everybody likes to spend hours (days?) on figuring out how to put together thousand lousy pieces of software to get results. AKAI‘s pricing is actually quite fair. You got to pay for convenience and practicability. If you get a kick out of wasting your time on playing around with garage band and constantly crashing plug ins getting horrible sound quality output in the end. Just go for it. But please stop trolling instrument manufacturers. This is the real scam!

[@_boof]

Not sure if you own logic or not, but it’s worth the money if you don’t. I barely use it but still put the money down for it because there’s a lot of value there for the money. I appreciate your videos though!

[@playpm]

Appreciated, but it's valuable doesn't mean you have to own it, GAS DOES spread everywhere lol

[@WeareNeurotic]

Where is the dexed preset you mentioned? There is nothing on the description. Thank you.

[@playpm]

How about now? Usually I'll publish those links after my video premiere, don't want to spoil the guessing joy :)

[@WeareNeurotic]

Awesome, thank you!

[@darrengordon-hill]

@@playpm "How to get comments on your videos" LMAO

[@felipesigne901]

nothing to do with mpc61 but a request if you allow it: i would be interested if you know about free granular. I won't buy Hologram microcosm or Tasty chips Gr1, but i feel it's a way of making sound i don't have at all as far as i know with garage band. Guess some VST may do it... Anyway it 's a great great channel , concept and execution you did! Thanks a lot

[@playpm]

Hi, you can go check out my free mpc 2.11 video, it covered a free granular solution for desktops.

[@felipesigne901]

@@playpm thank you very much! (And again congrats for this spot on channel)

[@chromofonic]

Excellent advice! Soon Akai will be sponsoring the chanel to stop producing content. 😂 Brilliant!

[@playpm]

Let's see how they would deal with Gabe Miller Music in the future.

[@chromofonic]

@@playpm your average views/subs ratio is much higher. Had I been Akai, I would worry more about you😂.You connect with us (the audience) stronger.👍

[@playpm]

Appreciated man, I'm the bad guy lol

[@justinmerritt3843]

What synth is being used for the string synth lead in your demo track in GarageBand?

[@playpm]

Oh, I forgot to mention that it's from Vital, one of their on board presets.

[@justinmerritt3843]

@@playpm that track sounds excellent. And I love the choice of instruments you used

[@playpm]

@@justinmerritt3843 Appreciated!

[@ameeqalli8115]

I never see alternatives for roland, Korg, or Yamaha synthesizers or work stations….

[@playpm]

Maybe because they're not that hyped?

[@ameeqalli8115]

@@playpm subjective

[@darrengordon-hill]

Traded in my Launchkey 25 (soon after getting the 37 and when already having a 49key and 3 MPKs (bought 3 to customise by switching parts)) for a video game (WWE22)... and I don't play that either

[@playpm]

You're not alone 🙂

[@AutisticCuriosity]

Please put keyboard your using in description- thanks

[@playpm]

They're under plugin links, you can go check them out~

[@AutisticCuriosity]

@@playpm thanks - I’m missed them!

[@valley_robot]

I knew you would do this , I’ve already done it myself , fuck akai , I love my mpc one but I’m not paying for what is essentially free plugins

[@hypgnosis3159]

Let's make a live stream show together : " Michael and the Old Guy "

[@darrengordon-hill]

That a ghost fish?? Cos I'd swear it's dead but it moves around the house

[@FormerlyOrca]

It's been so long since the last GAS therapy, Akai's agents must have kidnapped Michael :'(

[@playpm]

Haha, we are cool, I'm preparing another form of therapy by learning how to code right now, the release is soon, I'll be back with harder strikes then.

[@davide2.07]

@@playpm Is it learning Linux coding? I keep waiting for someone more skilled than me to figure out how to create custom vsts that can be downloaded to mpc in standalone, or figure out how to morph those free vsts into mpc. Maybe even be able to customize the vsts that ship with mpc. Just wishful thinking :)

[@playpm]

@@davide2.07 bad news is that standalone mpcs can't load 3rd party plugin at all, but I'll try make mine as universal as possible.

[@davide2.07]

@@playpm excited to hear more about this- thanks again for the great content :)

[@lucag.lisickza425]

your opinion rules in my opinion bro

[@aneveningwithebola2727]

I didn't even need the therapy for this one, I honestly just don't see the appeal of the MPC Keys. I do love hearing about free VSTs, though!

[@JakeyWakey]

Exactly, i just mash buttons.

[@9thchord]

MPC Beats is coming I guess :)

[@playpm]

Try again 🙂

[@9thchord]

@@playpm LOL. Nice video. Thanks :)

[@anthonyalexander7246]

What's the big deal, buy or dont buy simple as that.

[@taylorstep8135]

Some people want to buy alternatives.

[@tMena45888]

I heard MPC put you on a government black list because you have to much information...😆

[@aseomg]

Numa Player FTW! I downloaded it to every computer i own when i discovered it. *American english is my adopted language. You speak Cantonese, Mandarin or...?

[@playpm]

Seems like some one also got GAS on computers 🧐 btw I speak mandarin.

[@djmouglie]

But but ... i just want to buy some motivation ;)

[@johnsuggs3952]

Is actually 1899.00 not 499 You off by 1400 dollars

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

“Do you even play keyboard?” Lol at least 50% of people who want to buy this will have to admit no. Not that I am one to talk with three midi keyboards 🤣

[@mrz80]

Nope, not really. I'm a guitarist who likes to fiddle around with sound design and laboriously building backing tracks for noodling over on guitar.

[@hypgnosis3159]

Lol you are so "me" (I got 2 because I am dumb)

[@playpm]

🥂

[@1Brayton]

帥！

[@playpm]

谢谢~

[@EDMQuickTips]

All the companies hate u lol

[@darrengordon-hill]

I'm English and I'D struggle with that word salad!! Fret not.

[@thaddiusultsch5697]

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