Akai MPC Key 61 - Overview

[@jeffcharles5858]

Thank you, John, the most excellent overview on the MPC Key that I have found. You are a focused, polished, and smoothly confident presenter. Kudos!

[@joegrant413]

Excellent walkthrough! Up there with Andy Mac and also SampleKing. As a relative MPC newbie with a key 61, I plan to come back and study this and work along with it on my gear. Thanks.

[@mbhayes3127]

Love the way you broke this down ... and I've watched a ton of these videos prior to buying the key 61 A WHILE AGO... I was so inspired by this I got in line to buy the akai mpc one + for my boys just so they could learn this workflow. I told them be sure and watch this 30 minute video prior to using. They use reason programming mostly from the laptop keyboard. You've a great teaching voice and the 3 sections approach was a refreshingly wonderful building blocks type of way to visualize this which funny enough nobody else did quite like you did. Much thanks for the knowledge share. I started looking around at inmusic just to see if I could find classes you teach.

[@johnbellamy5005]

Hey, I have watched other vids including the guy who promotes Key 61. Your video is well put together for any level. Great job! and Greatly appreciated on this content!!!

[@DJWOLFLIVE]

Nice breakdown on this keyboard. The most versatile keyboard I’ve ever purchased bar none!!!

[@InsideOutBeats]

So well recommended then. I’ve been thinking about this for a while. Been making beats on my Mpc live and absolutely love it but this looks so dope. Purchase soon I think!

[@ursullavandenbord2322]

This one is for me ! Best workstation ! Best workflow !

[@InsideOutBeats]

Think it’s almost time to purchase this piece of kit. Loving my Mpc Live but this looks dope. I play the pads for everything but with the key 61 it just opens up so much potential creatively all there in front of me without having to keep plugging other items in. Thing is I know I don’t NEED this but feeling pulled towards it next. Dope video 👍🏻

[@Максим-р2ю6ж]

Thx for tutorial!!! Effects for all tracks is new for me

[@localtrack1966]

Great demo! Thanks

[@mastersdom1]

Fab review. I'm sold.

[@garouken3625]

really good introduction

[@angelovdweerden6585]

Very nice video, thank you.

[@alanpayne7656]

Great tutorial-mine lands tomorrow

[@joannawhite1841]

Lovin my MPC products !

[@edwardferry8247]

First and foremost it seems like a lot of fun. 👌 Good demo thank you.

[@producerboy29]

Awesome demo

[@japansoundsrecords]

Thnx for lesson!!! You help me with akai mpc key

[@squeakD]

I get heat for saying this, but I still think this is primarily a beat makers keyboard rather than the traditional workstation. For use as a beat maker its a great option, but I still think it’s not a viable alternative to a Korg, Roland, or Yamaha workstation.

[@patrickbateman7444]

Why wouldn't it be? The sound engines/libraries are flexible enough

[@eddie9501]

Takes forever in a live situation

[@dwaynemusik]

I had a roland workstation..its still basically the same thing sounds being trigger by keys

[@setstrikevisuals]

😊😊😊😊😊

[@dwaynecarroll6098]

Interesting. I have purchased one and need to invest the time to learn it!

[@frankr7239]

Should go through all the presets do a vid on guitars sax drums and all the other instruments would be good

[@JokerTheBailbondsman]

Very Helpful

[@siecweb]

Great !!!

[@pauloyoshizaki2103]

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[@ronnyb5890]

great sounding keyboard with lots of possibilities,however,when you change the vocal into another key you get chipmunks,it could be what you want,or not,is there a possibility to preserve the voice?

[@kroser1983]

i know its a late reply but yes, you time stretch the sample instead of pitch shifting it

[@frankr7239]

Can we play jazz or any other musicor classical music instead of always hip hop then I'll know it's the right keyboard for me

[@matthewgaines10]

It can render whatever you have the talent to play.

[@madnotez]

Good vibes How much is this technology today!?

[@TheVik1602]

🎹🎧🎤😊👍👍👍🇺🇦 Менше слів,а більше музики 😁

[@EdwardDillard-ix2ie]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Sakethsairam74]

Hi i started using this master piece enjoying well. But when i record voice through MPC 61 interface its not clear and getting some audio glitches. can you please solve my problem ?!

[@francescodisidoro7885]

ho paura sia vecchia!!! dovevano osare di piu'!! 88 tasti, e possibilita' di leggere plug in e vst cosi come lo fa un mac!! avrebbe davvero messo in crisi i computers!!

[@lntellectualrap1522]

Please tell me a MIDI keyboard with a similar configuration. So that it is not a synthesizer, but simply a MIDI keyboard for Abliton Live and costs correspondingly less. I understand that this workstation or synthesizer can be connected like a Midi keyboard, but then what’s the point of overpaying for technology, samples and much more that you won’t use. And I’m sure that it is very heavy, which greatly affects its mobility.

[@lntellectualrap1522]

Подскажите пожалуйста MIDI клавиатуру с подобной комплектацией. Что бы это был не синтезатор а просто MIDI клавиатура к Abliton Live и стоила соответственно дешевле. Понимаю, что эту рабочую станцию или синтезатор можно подключать, как Midi клавиатуру, но тогда какой в этом смысл, переплачивать за технологию, семплы и многое другое, что ты не будешь использовать. Да и уверен, что она очень тяжёлая, что сильно сказывается на её мобильность.

[@WezBolton]

You sound like Denzel Washington - it's surreal!

[@scoobysienna]

so once you done a song were do you go if you was doing a live gig? like the next song...or is akai mpc just for one song at a time

[@roymoxley2587]

You can save the song in many formats on the unit or save it on a usb or if you put a ssd hard drive in it there. It’s very easy you can save sequences the whole file of the performance you have created

[@vapemcvaperson]

​@@roymoxley2587as midi or multi tracks ?

[@frh77]

Mpc Live Pro (1) yeni edindim. Buradaki(key61'deki) vst veya plugin'ler bizim için mümkün mü? Nasıl yükleyebilirim? Link ve yardıma açığım teşekkürler.

[@poerava]

Can this model use stems?

[@orangejuiceaudio227]

UI looks like a bit of a mess for a quick workflow… Maybe I would consider getting it if it supported import of 3rd party vst3 files or Decent Sampler libraries

[@SikandrShaikh-d4o]

🇮🇳❤👌❤👌❤👌❤

[@billbradleymusic]

How much did you have to pay the Chipmunks to use their stuff? 😊

[@BboyZoinks]

Does it have built in speakers

[@user-erased]

no

[@BboyZoinks]

@@user-erased damn, ok thank you

[@DJWOLFLIVE]

@@BboyZoinksGet a pair of the rockit speakers that pumps out that 808 like crazy better than a built in pair of speakers

[@BboyZoinks]

@@DJWOLFLIVE hey appreciate the suggestion. I’ll go get some thanks

[@NandoGriffiths]

Why not internal speakers?

[@matthewgaines10]

Most workstation keyboards and synthesizers don’t have speakers.

[@Talentman18]

Should I return my modx+ for the aki key 61 😂

[@joonglegamer9898]

Up to you and your personal economy. I've got both the Key 61 and a Yamaha Montage (the original Modx+ big brother) and I think Key 61 is helpful for it, because you can record USB midi and control your MODX+ via the Key 61, which makes your Key 61 way more powerful since the MODX+ is a way more powerful synthesizer.

[@Talentman18]

@@joonglegamer9898 okay sounds good i got the MPC Live 2 and i will get the MODX+ as well thank you!

[@joonglegamer9898]

@@Talentman18 Yup, that is an amazing combo. You have the keyboard + the benefits of MPC's amazing Sequencer (that can control ALL of your synths), so... if you learn to use it well, it will be an insane studio for you, for not much money.

[@trepke2849]

Short story... The usual mpc just with keys