Akai MPC Black Friday!! Which Plugins for the MPC? My 5 top plugins in the MPC Standalone.

[@Toastfacekillah87]

I don't think I've ever paid full price for an MPC plug in 😂 now is the time to buy em. I agree 100% with the point regarding minimoogs / minimoog plug ins. I learned how to use a synth with one of those plugins. Best for beginners 100%

[@saintvoleur]

Yes I aggree as well. The MiniMoog is a great learning tool.

[@TheCratesMotel]

Yeh man, the Moog is an ace way to get into synthesis.

[@Rightly_Divided]

Nice! I actually bought all of them to maximize the potential of my device. I now own every single plugin

[@TheCratesMotel]

Wow nice mate

[@StevanLepojevic]

Great choices - I bagged Jura, Opx-4, Mini D and Stage Piano which also sounds incredible

[@TheCratesMotel]

Wow. 🤩 Enjoy mate.

[@carmeloscozzola6472]

Thank you! I recently got an MPC Live II and needed exactly some recommendations to expand its sonic capabilities. Just got all 5 of them, perfect timing!

[@TheCratesMotel]

You're welcome mate. Enjoy.

[@leogolive]

I have the Model D and I love it. I think I’m gonna get the Air Flavor Pro as well. Also, I’m so glad you said what you said about people bitching about things not sounding exactly like (fill in the blank). There are too many variables that make up the final sound. That’s why I never understood the uproar last year about converters and whatnot. I bet if you had two MPC 3000s they won’t sound exactly the same. I’m a guitarist and I know amps and guitars all sound different. You always tell the truth Conan.

[@TheCratesMotel]

Exactly mate. I tried to explain to people last year during the "Converters War" that it's not just the converters, it's a whole bunch of things that make up the sound, but nobody wanted to listen. They just wanted to buy EASki Converter drums.

[@leogolive]

@@TheCratesMotelAll facts. And I meant to say Mini D, not Model D 😂

[@TheCratesMotel]

@@leogolive I knew what you meant mate

[@MADCAPS101]

great video, and I definitely believe that you look after your kit, and everyone elses' kit meticulously! Another 10% off at air today :) Almost missed my imminent buys there due to obsessive filterbank tinkering 🤣

[@nothingmemorable486]

Bagged myself Jura a couple of days ago. Never used any kind of Juno before, hard or soft. Now I understand!!

[@TheCratesMotel]

@@nothingmemorable486 yeh man. It has legendary status for a reason.

[@nothingmemorable486]

Indeed.... I now realise how many records I own have some kind of Juno on them..... What a magical synth.

[@Model50087]

Thank you for the heads up in this! Just bought 4 of those 5 plug ins. 👍

[@TheCratesMotel]

Enjoy mate!

[@BigMuff520]

I just got the MPC X SE and was able to snag these plugins on sale this week. I’ll be glad to stop putting $ into the MPC, but now I do feel I can cover all the sonic territory I want to in just my MPC. I was hesitant about the MPC, but it really seemed like the type of workflow I wanted so I took a leap. It’s far exceeded all my expections. Most of all in sound quality. I’ve been shocked by how good it sounds. I’m selling off all my other hardware aside from the S2400. I may sell that too but it will be the last to go.

[@TheCratesMotel]

Yeh the S2400 would be tough to sell. I don't use mine as much as I should, but I can't get rid of it.

[@InsideOutBeats]

I own all those and have still barely scratched the surface with them, of course nice to grab them in a sale but the way I look at it if your putting in hours on the Mpc then they are going to be worth your investment in the long run. So much creative potential in one box 🎧

[@TheCratesMotel]

Exactly mate

[@andrewrainey7944]

Great review! Picked up Jura and Mini D yesterday! I would really love it if Akai made a 303 emulation for the MPC with a step sequencer with the ties and slides to give it that rubbery feel

[@TheCratesMotel]

Yes that would be dope!!

[@simcax6087]

That would be awesome!

[@matthewgaines10]

Actually those were solid picks. Broke my budget in hardware this year and got most all of the MPC plugins already.

[@TheCratesMotel]

Nice mate.

[@Syntox]

Excellent overview and REAL TALK about people and their views on hardware. Jura and Mini D are indispensable if you got an MPC.

[@TheCratesMotel]

I agree 100%

[@loopwax]

Couple of things. 1.Air Delay pro is underrated. 2.If you can wait untill Cyber Monday you probably should for even better prices. 3. Air instruments is giving away free new filter plugin only this weekend! Grab it while you can. Plugin works for standalone mpc.

[@TheCratesMotel]

1.It's obviously subjective. I am not a big fan to be honest. I can do most of what it does already in the default delay plugins in the MPC, but I can see why some people are really digging it. I activated the trial and tried it out, but didn't buy it in the end. 2.Yes good shout, although as far as I am aware, Akai are not dropping their prices any further. 3.Exactly, also a good shout. Unfortunately there seems to be quite a few issues with it. Not just the plugin itself, but the fact that half of the people I have spoken to have not been able to download it on their MPC as it is not showing up in their Activations List. Hopefully Akai will sort this out in the next day or so. I have managed to register it, but it won't download on either of my MPCs haha

[@loopwax]

@@TheCratesMotel after registering you need to activate it in the inmusic software center. On your mpc you need to then logout and back in and it should appear in your list.i just did it. Also why i said the delay pro is because it brings some dubby delay goodness like a re202. By far the best delay for standalone imo.

[@TheCratesMotel]

@ yeh I tried all the activating options etc and all the logging out stuff. It’s actually their servers. They are rolling it out by regions starting with the US, then Europe then Asia. I just spoke to a friend who works for Akai. Basically they can’t keep up with the demand on their servers lol

[@loopwax]

@@TheCratesMotel Weird. I am from Europe (Belgium)and it worked right away. Already played around with it on 2.15.1

[@TheCratesMotel]

@ yeh you probably got it when it had rolled out to Europe. I’m in Dubai so I get it last.

[@a.k.8731]

Perfect selection man! Totally agree with it ;)

[@TheCratesMotel]

It made me realise how good the synths actually are.

[@philippebackprotips]

OPx4 oh yeah, modulation fun. Did you know you can automate the FX controls that do have a purple ring around them? That adds a lot. They could do better but that's quite nice.

[@TheCratesMotel]

Ah no I didn’t know that. Good spot.

[@inca21]

Nice tips, I agree with you about these 5, the sub factory is nice too. Where did you get those qlink knob ?

[@TheCratesMotel]

Amazon mate. If you check the bottom of the video description there’s a link to them. Non affiliated.

[@DJDigitalJosh]

I've been avoiding Soft Clipper, but if your suggesting it at number 1 I'll give it a go.

[@TheCratesMotel]

Definitely try it out mate. It’s not for everyone obviously and its purpose is limited.

[@retroriggs195]

I felt like Thanos after getting Jura the other day. I now own all of the standalone instruments and effects…. Yes I want a cookie 🍪 😂

[@TheCratesMotel]

Haha it’s a mighty synth for sure!!

[@Might-Be-Ai]

Out of those I only needed the Opx-4, which I was waiting for to go on sale as I didn't think it was worth £150, I have all the other plugins. What do you think of the new plugin the Multiband Filterbank? hoping you'll do a video on it at some point.

[@TheCratesMotel]

I’m still trying to get it to download mate. I’ve registered it, it’s in my account, but not showing in my Activations list on my MPC yet 🤷🏼‍♂️. Yeh OPx4 is worth it in the sale but not worth the full price (in my opinion).

[@Might-Be-Ai]

@@TheCratesMotel It will show eventually as long as you used the right email adress for in-music account, hopefully you get to try it soon.

[@klisher]

Just got flavor pro, ill watch your video from last week now.👍👍

[@TheCratesMotel]

Enjoy my friend

[@simcax6087]

I love how good the presets are in the paid mpc synth plugins.

[@TheCratesMotel]

The synth ones are definitely decent.

[@BackToTheBMX]

New plugin Air multibannd filter has some issues, Could you possibly cover this please....

[@TheCratesMotel]

I will definitely cover it except for the major issue I have is that it won’t show up on my plugin list despite being registered in my inmusic account haha. As soon as I can actually download it, I’ll cover it. Cheers.

[@BackToTheBMX]

@TheCratesMotel 😂 that's my issue please help, how did you manage it. I downloaded the app but it won't install

[@TheCratesMotel]

@@BackToTheBMX I just kept trying and in the end it showed up.

[@jonpaulhollingsworth4732]

Those prices are silly. Sold my Juno 106, Alpha Juno, dx11, dx21 etc over the last 15 years. was just about to Splurge £500 on a Deepmind. Thanks for the upload, will give the jura and opx.

[@TheCratesMotel]

Thanks for watching mate

[@doktahyde]

Good morning what's the free Juno plugin that's better?

[@TheCratesMotel]

TAL Chorus LX. Togu Audio make, in my opinion, one of the best Juno 60 emulations. This plugin is just the Chorus FX. I’m sure it’s still free.

[@doktahyde]

@ thanks bruv

[@stuart.s.]

I hadn’t ever considered the plug-ins until I got a One+ which came with the free one. At that point I got the Jura. The current prices are pretty amazing if you want to add to the sonic arsenal of the MPC. I may have accidentally popped Mini-D, Opx, Flavour Pro (never fully appreciated until recently) and Sub Factory, and then compounded one error with another and accidentally paid for them. 😂. I had just started a new track so would be bad form not to at least use them.

[@TheCratesMotel]

Haha yes you absolutely must use them all!!

[@jjbing3]

I got all these. 🙌🏾

[@TheCratesMotel]

Nice mate.

[@ipainthouses3084]

Today a new plugin dropped on mpc store , mutiband filter bank. And for the next 2 days you can claim it for FREE !! After that its $99. Realy suprised they did that , instead intro price . I hope they make a vocal plugin 1 day , something like distant voices/background singers. Not the typical choir , aa , ee oo stuff

[@TheCratesMotel]

Yes I picked it up. Very generous. I haven’t tried it yet though.

[@ipainthouses3084]

@TheCratesMotel i assume after you played around with it we can expect a video of it , maybe ? 🙏 Kinda know what it does but dont know how it realy works and how to aply.

[@TheCratesMotel]

@ yes mate. I want to mess around with it for a few days before I shoot any footage on it.

[@Antonio_Ortiz]

MPC Instrument Collection is now $150 marked down from $500.

[@TheCratesMotel]

That’s insane !

[@aymaneeljahrani2280]

💓

[@infriad]

That's exactly the plugins I was planning to get! However, there's one thing I'm wondering: wouldn't it be better to purchase the entire MPC Instrument Collection instead of buying the OPx-4 separately? It’s included in the collection, along with Fabric XL, Stage Piano, and many other instruments-and it’s currently 70% off.

[@TheCratesMotel]

Yes that would probably make more sense if you feel you would have use for the others. Just be careful you don't get drawn into that whole "Buy this bundle for this amount" and then you only end up using one of the plugins. I have done it too many times haha

[@infriad]

@@TheCratesMotel Haha yes I'm guilty of that as well.. I don't really know if I need Fabric XL. I tried the trail and I remember that it was very slow when loading presets. Do you use Fabric XL?

[@TheCratesMotel]

@@infriad I don't mate

[@nocturnalron69]

Wait, your in Dubai making music ? Whoa what’s that like?

[@TheCratesMotel]

The sun shines every day, but I miss the rain sometimes.

[@nocturnalron69]

@@TheCratesMotel Man. I haven't seen a "Crate Digging in Dubai" video yet. Is there a reason for this? Are there spots to get vinyl? That's just wild to know you are in Dubai. Is there a Hip-Hop community there?

[@TheCratesMotel]

@ there are a few spots to crate dig but they’re not great. There is a Hip Hop community but I’m not really part of it. It’s a bit cliquey and superficial frankly. The real underground dudes keep themselves to themselves.

[@nocturnalron69]

@Wow! That’s really interesting and impressive that you’ve built this community based in Dubai. Much respect mate!

[@TheCratesMotel]

@@nocturnalron69 It's a shame really because when I moved here in 2010 there was a thriving underground scene for House, Hip Hop, clubs, etc, but it got too popular here and it's now all a bit fake and full of a lot of little fish thinking they are big fish, all in a little pond lol. I stay out of it to be honest. The benefits of the internet are that I can be anywhere in the world.