Akai MPC Live 2 - Live Performance

[@HoochMusic]

Hey team, heres the link to the how-to video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pp2ue5KAfJaAiZY

[@kylerichardson3624]

appreciate this. so you put all your beats into one file. Each beat is it's own sequence and all your sounds fit onto 16 pads within one track. Genius.

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks Kyle! Thats it mate, gotta be careful with CPU when you do it like this though… had some issues playing live one time 😆.

[@adamking6140]

​@@HoochMusic got me scared now. Picked up the MPC live for my live performance sequencer and I'm trying to avoid opening a new save file for each song lol. I'm going to have drums, synth and baseline samples 🤣😫😭

[@HoochMusic]

@@adamking6140 just keep checking that CPU meter reading man... You can trigger quite a few samples and run plugins without blowing it up. I’m sure it’ll work 🤷‍♂️ 🤣 good luck!

[@IvarTryti]

Amazing performance, man! Really impressive finger drumming skills and awesome music. I got my hands on an MPC Live 2 a few days ago, and this inspires me to go hard learning live finger drumming.

[@HoochMusic]

Hey Ivar thanks heaps for taking the time to say that man, I appreciate it! It really opens up opportunities for gigging once you’re comfortable performing with the pads, I’d def recommend it. Good luck and enjoy it! 👊

[@designerraptour]

Inspired for ideas!

[@HoochMusic]

Sweet! Thanks for checking it out.

[@asihiphop]

Respect homie

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks man 🤜🤛

[@engin3ar]

This is really nice, there aren't a lot of mpc live performances on KZbin but this is a good one, keep posting these

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks very much for checking it out! Yeh, the MPC Live does heaps, but I’m not surprised there aren’t that many sets on YT. It’s def more a production tool and could use a few improvements for a live setting imo.

[@engin3ar]

fair point, especially the CPU usage overload. do you restrict your live sets to the 11-12 minute length out of concern that you'll run into some problem with a longer set? @@HoochMusic

[@HoochMusic]

Yeh I have hit max CPU while playing live a couple times, generally happens after 10-15 minutes. The work around is double tapping stop but you often forget to do that and you need to trigger a sound on a different device to keep audio running. If you could easily switch between projects somehow that would be great, but probably a big ask 🤷‍♂️

[@engin3ar]

@@HoochMusic makes sense, thanks again for the video and the reply!

[@SoniChill]

Dope set mate 🥃

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks Soni 👊 will be checking out your channel too.

[@thetropiki]

Ayeee dope beats and performance!

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks as always man! MPC is the bomb 💣

[@thetropiki]

@@HoochMusic Yeah! I love my One, I’m also working on a House set with Model Samples and Minitaur. I have to update my One to have more possibilities ✌🏻

[@HoochMusic]

@@thetropiki pwoah sounds busy! Subscribed ✅. Looking forward to hearing this set!

[@thetropiki]

@@HoochMusic Haha Thank You ❤️✌🏻

[@Seanrayamusic]

Discovered your channel through Ivar's new post. Amazing work man!! New subscriber and can't wait to hear what's next!

[@HoochMusic]

Hey, thanks heaps Sean! Ivar is the man. Hoping to get out a new MPC set soon 🥁

[@julientassoni1059]

Great live ! Thanks 🎉

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks very much Julien! 👊 🙏

[@PlayEngage]

I love your tutorial on MPC Live set! Can you please also do a tutorial/breakdown on this routine? Thank you!

[@HoochMusic]

Hey! Thanks very much, glad you liked it. I did do a tutorial on how I structured this set (most recent video). Was there something I skimmed over that you wanted to know more about specifically?

[@0mgwtfsrsly]

Skills! Really well done, I liked the pace and transitions were all smooth. If I had to nitpick I’d say those vocal samples were too quiet but really great set again.

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks heaps, thats a fair review - my attention span tends to wane when I’m organising my sets and levelling can sometimes go out the window haha. Good feedback 👊

[@fitdjc1250]

Awesome Performance man! Very Inspiring!! Cheers

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks heaps! Was a fun set to build.

[@iveno_]

Great session!

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks for checking it out! 👊

[@bikeshdali317]

Thank for this video, very well played my brother. You inspire and teach all of us here. I like how you arrange all your beats in sequence. At first i was wondering how did that. 😅. Could you please guide me how you play with your SP 404 without connecting line in/out in mpc live 2 i would really appreciate it. We want to see more videos. Keep posting. Cheers.

[@HoochMusic]

Hey man, thanks so much! Appreciate you taking the time to comment. It was a while since I recorded this, but I reckon I probably just went out of the headphone jack on the MPC and then into the line in on the SP. Not best practice, but it sounded fine I think 🤷‍♂️

[@ycalclay74]

This is so tight!! Love it man. ❤ Big love for the linkin park reference. 😎

[@HoochMusic]

Hey man, thanks very much! 👊

[@newfoundikaika]

Yoooo! This is 🔥🔥. Thank you for sharing your process for this

[@HoochMusic]

No worries thanks for the positive feedback, I appreciate it! 👊 🙏

[@1000Crickets]

That was really cool 🙌

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks very much for watching 😎 👊

[@rawdiggs]

Amazing!!

[@HoochMusic]

Thank you man! 👊

[@djscience813]

Beautiful 🏋🏋

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks man! 🤝

[@cruepprich]

Love it! Well done.

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks man!

[@ArtPoetryImages]

Ricky Tinez had some concerns about live performing the MPC. Looks like you have a good example. Nice work.

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks API! Definitely very doable, I’ve gigged with it a few times now. My primary concern is CPU overload, been caught out a couple of times. This is why I trigger samples on the SP in between tracks, gives you an opportunity to double tap the stop button on the MPC which clears the CPU. If you forget to do it, you’ll get a stuttering/jumping sort of sound about 20 mins in to your set.

[@ArtPoetryImages]

@@HoochMusic Checking out more of your channel now.

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks mate 👊

[@JAY-EMPIRE]

nice

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks Jay 👊

[@404notfound_93_]

amazing stuff man!!

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks bro! 👊

[@e-conrecords4665]

Man that was the bomb!

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks man! Appreciate you taking the time 👊

[@hejira.]

keep up bro🔥🔥

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks heaps man 👊 😎

[@Kael87full]

Please please more live sets on mpc ! I have used this record to point its supposed to be death !just love the all and movie introductions and that finger game man lady's have to be pleased

[@HoochMusic]

I hope the ladies are pleased 🤣. Thanks very much for the support, I might have to get working on a new set…

[@mikea.8640]

SOOOO NICEEEEE

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks heaps, Mike! 👊

[@mikea.8640]

@@HoochMusic welcome fam! Did you know you can make those effects on the mpc 2 live as well? -- You must add the xym effect on your track and then change the settings to program because I believe it'll be on ...damn I cant remember because I dont have my mpc on me but I know you can do those filters on there as well. Still very dope with the roland though, I'm sure you already know that thing like no tomorrow. Anyway, I enjoyed this video a lot. Currently listening again. Are you on all platforms?

[@HoochMusic]

@@mikea.8640 man, someone sent me a little write up on how to setup the MPC with SP fx but I never got around to doing it… need to revisit that for sure, good advice! I’m on insta @hoochmusic_ see ya there 👊 thanks again.

[@mikea.8640]

@@HoochMusic Already followed you brotha!!! Right on , If you can't figure it out. I will try making a vid for you

[@soundofmai]

Amazing set man, my favorite live performance I've seen on an MPC to date. Just got the MPC One and find this very inspiring. Just curious if you ever though about using a different bank for each track in a set, or is there any reason why you think changing sequence is better? I'm still learning the workflow so I thought about using a bank for each track, but not sure if it's a good idea.

[@HoochMusic]

What a compliment, thanks heaps man 👊. I think you mean a different project? At the time I made this set, ‘setlist’ mode didn’t exist. I haven’t actually updated my unit since it came out but I believe setlist mode still has a delay between changing tracks. Thats the reason I used sequences as different ‘songs’. That way I can go between pre-recorded stuff and finger drumming without any break in the audio. Setlist mode does mean that you can switch between projects faster than you were previously able to though, so you could make it work if you were triggering a filler on another device or something like that. I would definitely recommend trying to make it work with setlist mode first, as the way I did it can really smash the CPU - I’ve been caught out at a gig before when the audio starting cutting out because it was overloading. Possibly too much information in this comment haha, I hope I haven’t been too confusing. Thanks again man 🤝.

[@soundofmai]

@@HoochMusic Thanks a lot for the detailed response man, definitely not too much and not confusing at all! Sorry if I didn't make myself clear, but I meant staying in the same project and pressing another bank button (eg. Bank B)...and in that bank you could have a new program, sequence etc. set up for your next track. Not sure though if this is more or less efficient than the way you are changing sequences within the same bank. I hadn't actually heard about setlist mode so thanks a lot for that info, will check it out. I saw your comment about pressing stop to relieve the cpu while playing a sample on the SP-404, so I was thinking of doing it that way, but if setlist mode works even better, that's great! By the way, I love your style of finger drumming, seems similar to the style I've been practicing so far. If you ever feel like doing a tutorial on that I'd love to see it.

[@HoochMusic]

No worries man! Ahhh okay sorry, you did actually mean bank… I thought about that when I first set it up but decided not to go with it. When you change to a new sequence, the program changes too. And there were tracks that I imported into my set that I built in different projects. So, each track has it’s own program and then I can use that same program in a new project if I wanted to build the track out. If you put all of your songs in the same program but just a different bank, you’d be loading up a very big program and I’d imagine it’d get pretty messy and also drain the CPU. However, if you did use different banks you could just mute/unmute and mix stuff in a little better perhaps, that would be cool 🤷‍♂️. If the system can handle it, it might not be a bad place to start, although I still think you could do a better mixing job if you used the sequences and programs workflow. Regarding the finger drumming, I reckon I could do a tutorial, sure. It might not be that good though 😂 we’ll see. Thanks for the support Mai!

[@soundofmai]

@@HoochMusic Thanks again for the in depth response man. I just realized that while my second track (my track not MPC) is on Bank B in the project I'm working on, I'm still using the same program and track. However, I've nothing recorded into the sequence and am just triggering samples live along with the Analog Rytm and Analog Four, so maybe cpu won't be an issue in this situation. However, I'd like to find the most efficient way going forward, so I might try setlist mode on the next project and also try the way you did it in this set in another project. Looking forward to more of your great videos!

[@HoochMusic]

Ahhh okay so if you’re triggering your elektron gear via midi that should save heaps of CPU. But if you’re triggering sounds from the MPC, every sound you trigger seems to cumulatively cook the CPU in time. I’d be interested to hear how you go with your experiments and if using banks is better for you.

[@tau3ahamakhoa]

the beat at 8:31 is pure heat! have you got it on a beat tape?

[@HoochMusic]

Hey, thank you! That’s also my fav. Nah I’ve only released a few house tracks so far, maybe I’m due!

[@goctaworldbeats]

Super cool vibe! How does the MPC Live react when using a mic or instrument line in?

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks! Yeh it works fine, there is an input volume knob to adjust level. I’ve not found it great working with audio but now that MPC 3 has a linear view I expect it’d be a lot better.

[@ZakRoams]

Great thanks mate. Now I want an MPC haha

[@HoochMusic]

Hahah do it do it do it

[@chilluminare]

so talented. amazing skills. anyway, the roland sp-404 is only for efx? if yes, is there anything out there that just focus on efx?

[@HoochMusic]

Cam on Chi! Yep, the SP was for FX and triggering vocal samples between tracks. They’re great for live use and for applying effects to samples. Definitely one piece of gear I’ll always have with me. The mk2 has an FX chain that allows you to run 4 different effects at once, very cool feature if that is what you’re after.

[@dshishkin77]

Hey, sounds pretty cool. I'm new to MPC (actually don't even own one). How do you deal with tempo of used melodic audio samples and what you play by tapping pads? For example, at 5:30 you trigger some pre-recorded sequence and it slightly fits the overall tempo. Or you play intro drum break and then trigger melodic sample and it fits the tempo again. I guess it's kinda basic MPC issue, but it's not quite clear to me :)

[@HoochMusic]

Hey man, thanks for checking out the video. My method here was to chop the sample first, play with it until I found a melody that I liked and then I fit the tempo to the sample. I pretty much always start with the sample/melody but I’m usually using shorter chops so you can speed up/slow down as you’re playing. These samples were from packs because I was rushing to finish a set for a gig, but when I’m sampling straight from vinyl i have more control over the tempo. Having said that, you can stretch/shrink your samples to make them play faster/slower. Hope that helps mate!

[@dshishkin77]

@@HoochMusic Nice! Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@HoochMusic]

@@dshishkin77 any time man! Have a good one 👊

[@19501960]

great video, may i ask, if i sampled an audio file to a pad, what would be the limit of 16 bit 44.1k track ? I was hoping for up to three minutes ? is it possible to load complete wav file stereo tracks up to 3 mins in length on to the machine for live use maybe up to 20 or so just like a digital recorder ? or in fact mp3 files to use less storage ? Thanks.

[@HoochMusic]

Hey mate, thank you! Pretty sure you can load a lot more than that on to a single pad, should be fine for what you’re after.

[@19501960]

@@HoochMusic cheers mate

[@daanbaas2962]

Nice…. But there are no audio cables coming from the back of your MPC, but still the SP-404 seems to affect the audio coming from the MPC. How do you pull that off?

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks man! Just went from headphone out into SP.

[@daanbaas2962]

Very cool. I like the simplicity of your setup. We are planning a live set and this seems to be a very good starting point. Thanks for the nice set and for sharing your approach ✌️

[@HoochMusic]

@@daanbaas2962 oh sweet! Please link me if you ever post your set. Thanks again mate 🤝

[@movigi]

Yeah very nice set ! Will you deconstruct it as you did with the OP1? Would love to see that :-)

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks Movigi! I wasn’t gonna, because there is an update to the MPC Live coming late this month that will completely flip the workflow, but for you I will 👊

[@movigi]

@@HoochMusic True, can't wait for the 2.11 :-) Well I'll wait for it then, because I am interested to bring the MPC Live on stage

[@armanileemusic]

@@HoochMusic this live set was super smooth!! I too would appreciate a breakdown.

[@HoochMusic]

@@armanileemusic thanks very much mate, consider it done! I’ll try to upload something over the next few days.

[@HoochMusic]

Posted guys 👊

[@benkutta6328]

Which is better for live performances: the akai force or the mpc live 2?

[@HoochMusic]

Hey Ben, I’ve never used the Akai Force but if you’re fingerdrumming I think you could comfortably say the Live would be better. Force may be better for live arrangements, or at least this is my impression from watching a couple vids.

[@45jimbers]

Great work … Couple questions … could you not use the XY for effects as opposed to the Roland … I guess you tried and it didn’t work but I’m keen to know why ? Also why you not put the transition samples unchoked on the performance pad you were playing … did switching sequences crop it off ? Very inspiring !!

[@HoochMusic]

Hey James, thanks heaps man! Great Q’s… The XY fx pad is cool, but can’t compete with an SP. The SP has multiple fx ready to go at a moment’s notice and feels like an instrument when you’re in the zone. You could absolutely chuck your transition sample on a pad on the MPC, changing sequence doesn’t choke it out. Coz I was using the SP for fx though, it made sense to have my transitions there to allow for more drums/chops on the MPC pads. Also, when I gig with a different MPC set I can use the transitions that are already on SP.

[@45jimbers]

@@HoochMusic that’s what I’d guessed re the SP and you’re right of course … there is little to compete with the immediacy of the SP. And thanks for confirming on the transitions. As I say watching you has inspired me … I’m currently building a euro rack based live setup that goes out to my Live for recording and in some cases use of the drums and the CV outs. I’ll keep a look out for yours and Ivars exploits … thanks again !

[@HoochMusic]

Any time man, glad I could help! Modular scares the shit out of me haha, too scared to venture down that rabbit hole just yet, does look like (and sound) likes heaps of fun though. I’ve heard lots of people are keen on the Live as the brain for those sorts of setups. Thanks for the support James 👊.

[@45jimbers]

@@HoochMusic don’t do it unless you have a sound in mind you can’t get elsewhere… it’s great fun … as long as you don’t have too Much disposable income AND an addictive personality… 😂

[@HoochMusic]

Hahaha so dangerous, sounds like you’re chasing the musical ‘purple dragon’ 😂. Good luck mate, hope you catch that sound!

[@salix5380]

Bonjour..comment vous passez d un morceaux a un autre pour le live avec la mpc one..clip program? Thx

[@HoochMusic]

Hey man, I use 1 sequence per track, each sequence with a different drum program. Drum program includes melody chops and drum sounds. I am going to post a short video explaining this in more detail over the next couple of days.

[@HoochMusic]

Posted a new vid explaining the process bro 👊

[@salix5380]

@@HoochMusic thx bro

[@salix5380]

@@HoochMusic the subtitle is no actived on your chanel..please actived thx

[@HoochMusic]

@@salix5380 hey man should be working now 👍

[@kentlewis479]

is there no quantize ?

[@HoochMusic]

The finger drumming is live so no quantize there. Most of the pre-recorded stuff is quantized though.

[@Navy8674]

I never thought mpc live 2 could be used as live performance

[@HoochMusic]

Yeh it’s a little tricky trying to manage the CPU overload stuff but the pads are built for live performance imo, I really like em. I hope they make some updates so it’s even better for live stuff soon.

[@Navy8674]

@@HoochMusic i think they did update last week

[@HoochMusic]

Looks like it’s still 2.11. They added setlist mode but my first impression was that it’s pretty useless. Need to dig a little deeper to see if it could work.

[@Navy8674]

@@HoochMusic true

[@jaykiass]

DOPE

[@HoochMusic]

Thanks Jay 👊

[@jaykiass]

@@HoochMusic I Really really enjoyed your perfomance, as an mpc enthusiast it inspired me a lot, can't wait to get the SP-404MKII.

[@HoochMusic]

@@jaykiass oh great man, I’m glad to hear it. Thank-you! Yeh the SP mk2 is a big upgrade. I’m just starting to build a set on that at the moment actually. MPC pads are far superior, but I reckon if you master the SP you could run some really sick live sets with just that alone.

[@ShapanGG]

fuck yes

[@HoochMusic]

Haha yehhhh 👊

[@NafezAlAtassi]

I use this music to study it's actually that good

[@HoochMusic]

Thank you! I hope you get a HD 😉📚

[@NafezAlAtassi]

@@HoochMusic I have a request man can you make some more vids of live performances of this Akai MPC?

[@HoochMusic]

@NafezAlAtassi haha yeh man I would love to… hopefully over the next month or so I can get something together. Thanks for the encouragement 🤝

[@BubbaSatori]

🥷🏻Skillz 🎧🔥

[@HoochMusic]

Thank-you Gerald san 🥷 🙏

[@Pheonix0114]

Hybrid theory tag, lmfao

[@HoochMusic]

It made for a good transition 🤣 🤷‍♂️

[@shadynasty6393]

Sick

[@HoochMusic]

Thank-you! 😎👊