Patch Battle Feat. Mike Patrick & Dan Bingham - Akai MPC Key vs Roland Fantom-0

[@T.H.W.O.T.H]

I think the real winner was the friends we made along the way.

[@GUYSnGAMES]

🫱🏿‍🫲🏾🫱🏿‍🫲🏾🫱🏿‍🫲🏾

[@WVLFRVN]

*patches

[@Jason75913]

😎👍

[@sharingmatters]

We are the winners for having this great show! Great laugh.

[@PianoMan-hx3ev]

That’s a song title in itself

[@KainThaBrain]

The title alone is something that the culture is missing. We already like watching the ‘vs’ or ‘comparing’ type video. So an series of these type of videos will do great.

[@russ254]

I like my stories with a clear winner and loser. Losing keyboard should be dipped in honey and fed to a mangy bear at a poorly run municipal zoo.

[@pappysheart6710]

I recognized the guy on the right from his "not working" pinky finger on his right hand. He was playing the Montage in another Andertons vid with Jack. His playing is phenomenal. The other guy is awesome as well. I'd choose possessing a fraction of their ability over any gear ever. It's videos like this that remind me it's not the gear but the musician. I'm only 4min into the vid and loving it.

[@LangleyNA]

Thank you for including the nearly three minute live collaboration at the end. You two are wonderful! :)

[@merlinoner]

Mike Patrick's hands have something magical when they move. Both players are impressive ! Bravo !

[@rich_in_paradise]

Fantom for me, although the MPC also has some great sounds.

[@purvue]

The fantom fo fullness for me and the mpc for some nostalgic feeling new age funk, and i dont mean the genre just funkyness all around. But i do slightly lean towards the roland since i love the type fullness it has.

[@nicolaslureau8044]

Thanks for creating this refreshing concept. ✨️ keep the format, push it to the limits, go bonkers with it. We love it. More patch battles across the globe please. Presets, customs, glitchy, worst patch battles. Just do it.

[@aprilkproductions]

Wow…I’m shocked I’m saying this, but the Akai MPC sounds are 🔥 ! As a former owner and fan of the Fantom, I would choose the MPC over it! The organ did it for me!

[@brandontipwilson862]

I have the FANTOM-06 and I’ve gotta say that buddy picked the WEAKEST organ sound in the bunch! The FANTOM actually has a full drawbar engine and I absolutely LOVE it! The MPC organ sounds great as well though

[@JustPlayitc00l]

I agree

[@jonirischx8925]

Roland dropped the ball. I have the original Roland fantom G, and that thing from 2008 has (often) better sounds than the current fantom line. The modern fantoms are the most plastic sounding toys...

[@TraderWarbucks828]

The fantom smoked the Akai I don’t know what you guts are hearing you could even tell the moderator knew it

[@TraderWarbucks828]

I bought the akai and took it back. It’s just not in the same league or even close to the fantom. I kept my Mpc live 2 and I use it with my Fantom

[@dieegodelgado]

This is music, fun with friends

[@agensop]

Thankfully if you have a stand alone MPC you dont have to choose, i have an mpc live 2 i can buy the plugins and connect the fantom to the mpc to play them lol

[@vapemcvaperson]

I have a Fantom X6 - one of the original series with the dedicated piano section button - 88 samples at three different velocities - a class leader of it's era and an old mpc60 then through a mixer into an FX rack and back to ProTools to record a section - the Akai has that groove!

[@twentyoneHz]

forget the hardware for a moment, these players are fantastic

[@kulanimkhekhembacomedian]

Piano_Roland Fantom Rhodes __Akai Hammond Organs--Akai Strings --Roland Fantom Brass__ Both Roland and Akai The Jam 🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

[@OJayJuice239]

I like both. We make the Board talk. Aka Musician. Old School turns on first one. Second one New School Melodies

[@itz_cold1886]

Idk the akai is insane the flexibility and the piano sounds it has is just amazing

[@Jason75913]

No kidding, and damn do I hope this convinces Native Instruments to start making their own keyboards that run Kontakt to compete with Akai, Roland, Yamaha, and Korg. If they do it, I'm jumping in.

[@bigchendo9105]

​@@Jason75913 me too!

[@MrCcfly]

@@Jason75913 that thing will cost 10x what ever others asking for keys

[@thegoldenamerican]

The Akai MPC Key 61 ..all the way!!! Beast !!! I had the Fantom & returned it for the MPC Key 61, definitely the right decision on so many other levels…

[@earrelavant3816]

Same here and I agree! Plus you can always sample other keyboard sounds

[@magnusjohansson295]

What made you prefer the Akai if I may ask?

[@thegoldenamerican]

@@magnusjohansson295 just better value overall of what I was trying to do… but after having it sometime… I actually going to sell it… I’m going all analog…. The sound for the key 61 just doesn’t do it for me. Replacing it with Sequential DSI Rev 2

[@magnusjohansson295]

I see. But you liked the sequencer and big display right?

[@followyourpassion8378]

​@@thegoldenamericanwould the sound of the MPC 61 be ok for Jazz and Rock? So natural drums, horns, sax, electric and ac. basses, piano, e.piano, ...

[@Tutnese]

the MPC sounds more authentic, like a VST or sample library, while the Roland sounds more typically processed. both have a place.

[@MrCcfly]

well mpc sound like l,ow q sample made in 80's in stereo ...... vs roland wow

[@maximumguitarage]

@@MrCcflyMPC 3.0 is coming out … could change things up …

[@judddredd8617]

Akai all the way, I really want one!

[@andrejulien815]

I’m a big Roland fan and also a MPC Maniac, but hands down to my ears Akai MPC Keys 61 is slaying Roland’s AZZ then dragging them behind their car - no competition NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Jason75913]

Which would you rather use on a stage?

[@andrejulien815]

@@Jason75913 I'm a studio music producer, so I'm definitely not the one to answer that question at all!

[@sethmcbrown9492]

AKAI MPC 😭🔥a huge Roland fan but ey 😪the MPC KEY shocked me tbh. 🤯🤯

[@Decal0327]

This is definitely all about preference. Every device is a contributor and making music.

[@derekfernandez7701]

12:28 'Remember When' was the best thing I've heard all year! I love this episode - cheers! 😍

[@j.ciloafasho]

I agree man. I could’ve grooved to that for a while!

[@AlanKingMusic]

Akai all day long. Sheesh! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Sjaakey]

No winners no losers here for me, glue them together and you got a big winner for me, great playing especialy the jam on the end. 👏

[@tommychappell6359]

Yes both of them winners.

[@ROBB_DEEP]

Good stuff! I use to have a Roland Fantom-S & an Akai MPC 2000XL back in the day! Imagine using these 2 new machines together….the magic they would make! 😍

[@spoontastico]

What a treat to hear these two amazing players throughout - and the jam at the end!! Amazing!

[@maysonstorm4956]

When I first started producing (way back inn the 1900s), Ii asked my mentor what he suggested that I should purchase to get started and he said "you can't go wrong with Roland". Since then, I have been a hardcore Roland fan but both of these machines sound great. Ironically, I do use MPC drum machines and the software and have been debating getting this workstation.

[@robdrinks8395]

I wish I could play like that. Funny. 4 months ago I was trying to get the mpc61 it wasn't available for a long time. So I ended up buying the Fantom 08 from Sweetwater. Got to say not disappointed still finding new abilities and sounds on this thing. And the Roland cloud subscription that lets you download ridiculous amount of free sounds and software fabulous package.

[@jonnyvictor87]

Proud 07 owner here. LOVE that last fat patch from Dan... gonna go find that one! But DAMN that AKAI sounds amazing & looks great too.

[@renechang2406]

They are both good imo. Preference and taste. Both are great key players.

[@zj00011]

I would get both keyboards, but I definitely have to say that I like the sounds on Akai better, especially the strings and Organ

[@user-vu5ud5pk5p]

6:30 that akai organ patch is crazy. That can get u out of a jam at a black church if the actual organ goes out halfway thru a preachers hoop😂😂😂

[@JustPlayitc00l]

The Akai though... I'm so impressed... So impressed

[@mickeybreezy]

It would be cool if while they are searching patches we could have the top down camera at normal speed the whole time so we can see what they are doing and what programs they are going to for each sound.

[@MrRyancangri]

Akai for me, hands down!!!!!!

[@jasonmartin1357]

Great video Jack! For me they both are incredible machines, I’m thankful that I’m blessed to have them both.

[@JB-vc6xj]

The MPC Key 61 is a Worstation killer! I was planning to buy a Roland Fantom 6 or Yamaha Montage 6, but I went for the Akai and I must say I made the best decision in a long time. It's such an inspirational and versatile machine (and cheaper ;-) 👌I hope Akai will release a MPC Key 76 X version with a bigger tilting screen and the rotary knobs and oled screens of the MPC X 😍

[@DaMixWizard]

Mane that'll be fire 🔥. Especially with that big tilted screen

[@coochiecoo68]

Good appraisal here , you just helped me spend £1500 you cxxx and i don't even know you ! :) Don't worry it's gna be fun spending it and i'm fed up with it sat around doin' ought. Cheers!

[@maximumguitarage]

MPC 3.0 is on the way … streaming and better workflow …

[@souldreamer702]

I have both of these boards and I’m telling you that the MPC is the winner !!! The guy in this video absolutely did not use the best sounds the MPC has. He should have used the reflection piano. Best sounding piano I’ve ever heard in a keyboard/synth !!!

[@AlwynFisher]

I'd have to go with the Fantom 0. Having recently bought one it's the most intuitive keyboard I have ever owned. Acoustic sounds will always be second to Yamaha but hats off to the Akai. I was torn between the two when I bought the Fantom but I'm convinced I made the right choice. My first purchase from Andertons too! Keep up the good work.

[@Mr.Gump5780]

I was also torn between the two but I chose the Akai. They both are winners, as my akai has served me extremely well.

[@SterlingChris-tion]

ROLAND!!!!! THE STRING PATCH WAS 🔥🔥 AND THEN THE WILD CARD SOLD IT

[@adamturner8732]

Just when you think patches can't get any better. What boards man

[@russellbutterfield1419]

MPC is brilliant.

[@BrianWilliamsTheEngineer]

These videos are always so enjoyable ☺️

[@22duke]

Another great video from Andertons, with Jack Duxbury at the rudder 🤗 9300 subscribers more - COME ON 🎹🥇

[@dillipphunbar7924]

Boatswain Jack

[@sadboinlh1586]

In the second round I like the e keyboard sound of the akai but the Roland had the rode sound

[@dandimusc]

This new Akai MPC Key 61 is really amazing, great, there are no limitations in the creation, recording, editing, production,... you don't need anything else, neither computers, nor external instruments, just this wonderful keyboard!

[@sibusisolerato4517]

I'd really love to own my piano, having to play at church only and wanting to improve daily is a struggle. They both sound great

[@KAMOYA17]

One day, one day Sibuda 🤞🏾

[@bdanquah]

no wayyyy this is like the best collab ever!! I watch so many videos of both of these guys all the time!!

[@thelibrarian3734]

I have the keys, it’s very fresh sounding where as Roland just keep on regurgitating their old JV boards, try out zencore on your pc and you will see how it sounds, wish Akai included their sound bar in the Akai like they have in the Live 2 though.

[@SlaserX]

I have zencore and a few JV synths. I'll take a JV any day over zen imo.

[@MrSammotube]

Mike and Dan are both winners, every time!

[@RobotSnake]

Piano - MPC Rhodes - Fantom Hammond Organ - MPC (by a Million Xs) String - Fantom (all though the MPC has some fantastic and non-staccato sounds) Brass - MPC (this was the closest one) Freestyle - MPC because the bass didn’t really gel with the other sound on the Fantom. I’ve owned both and kept the MPC. The Fantom is excellent for sure but a lot of the sounds have been around forever and carried from device to device. The MPC just comes across more free. Not the mention the actual synths like Hype, OP-4, Model D and so on. The sequencing and song building/performance aspects are better too. I think the Fantom would be good for a stage player but in the end the MPC has so much more to offer and to me it was a lot easier to navigate and make things happen. Could be that I’ve had an MPC Live since the day they came out and know them pretty well. Either way; that’s my honest opinion from someone who has owned both in case anyone cares.

[@maydaygoingdown5602]

For me the Roland has the MPC beat for Brass all day long. Sounds more....Brassy:).

[@GatisKaulinsh]

Can't choose between two amazing musicians! I am impressed with all I heard!

[@obedplayskeys]

I like the faders on the Fantom but the Akai looks to have a better screen layout and the sounds were amazing!

[@harveygarrett4129]

I was surprised as to how much I Loved the string sounds. Just found that out about myself..

[@zzush]

This is so fun bro, looking forward to more videos like this

[@tuladiesafrika8301]

🥇 The winner is all of us who made it to the end of the video ❤️❤️🔥🔥 Great staff

[@mpmi7588]

Both of these used for a whole album could come out dope. Both for sounds with Roland winning. Both for sampling with it being a tie. Both for sequencing with the MPC being the winner.

[@Noway673]

Dan playing at the end sounds are like Cindy Loper singing and Mike is Patti LaBelle playing in soul sounds blending in.Watch a video on Cindy Loper and Patti LaBelle singing the song "Time after Time" together and you'll see what I mean.Both of these musicians have there own style and both are artist.Very good to hear them playing together at the end with smiles on there face.Music erases racism and replace it with UNITY!

[@akdm82]

Both sounded good, but I liked the Roland Fantom-07 best for most of the sounds

[@thomastaylor1217]

Three teir- top: Akai, middle: Roland, bottom: Motif OR- Akai 88 with racks of phantom and Motif ran thru Abelton OR.... nvr mind, too many options

[@tonykellydjt2805]

The Akai by a mile! Killer brass on the Fantom though.

[@frankmoser1802]

I LOVE YOU Guys!

[@bdollarbeats]

Wow, they both sound good! Wonderful musicians

[@cowmushie]

🔥The patch battles are more entertaining for keyboards comparisons; great job!!!!🔥

[@johnhyon8519]

One of my all time favorites Mike and Dan jams!!!

[@SterlingChris-tion]

I GOT THE FANTOM G AND THAT'S MY FAVORITE BOARD

[@ResAffolterSoundproductions]

3 wonderful guys here by andertons. Thx jack for this refreshing idea 🙏🏻😃✨🕊✌🏻🌈🦄

[@thortschman]

Fantom for live, Akai for studio

[@amenramuxikllc5658]

YEAH!

[@mississippimeatloaf1637]

Both are good for both

[@juanfelipearteaga9022]

Always hardware for live and software for studio

[@juanfelipearteaga9022]

@@mississippimeatloaf1637 naaaaaah

[@poison7512]

If it sounds better live.. it'll sound better in the studio too.

[@vinyljunkie07]

That upright on the Akai is stunning, not keen on it's rhodes emulations but the piano sounded amazing.. Love Mike's playing

[@corzan0675]

Awesome video. I could sit and listen to Mike & Dan jam like that all day long. More I say, more. Keep up the great videos Jack.

[@JOEPASHLEY17]

Mike Patrick on the strings 😵 got me boppin

[@teddybearasaurus]

The upright selected from The mpc sounded like a key/piano mix

[@adonislavale8283]

A friend of mines has the 61 and I've been making beats on it for a few months. Great board. As a Roland fan I've been debating about getting my own or the Roland. Based on the sounds I heard from both, seems like the Roland is more for musicians where the Keys is for producers.

[@Jason75913]

If you like how the Roland is brighter, you can always EQ the MPC to sound brighter just like the Roland. Or more. Tonal balance is a moot point with workstation keyboards. The MPC samples are far better than the lo-fi, dated Roland samples, though workflows are a whole other story that differentiates the two. The Fantom-0 is better suited to stage performances. Its lower fidelity doesn't matter on a stage.

[@ErraticFaith]

You're not that far off. The Fantom-0 (for me, it's predecessor) were what I rigged most often in Tokyo D; which at the time was my main performance venue/base as a tech. Primarily it's as Varrus describes; stage performance suited. And they are. Very much so. If you were to base your preferences on seeing your favourite band on tour --- you'd walk out with the FA/0 without any doubts. The artists are very much professional. Very much current (20s) and the venues are filled (professional success). When you are quantifying 'musician' it can mean many things. But you have to look at it from the laymans perspective (non-professional or consumer). They want passable sound for good night out. The artist wants mobility. Versatility. Adequate replacement/cost balance and everything that made the FA what it is on the live circuit. You will never find the rock, pop and alt bands running a full fat workstation, they'll keep those for their intimate gigs or youtube performances (safe environment). In a multi-instrumental mix in front of ten thousand, it simply isn't necessary to use something extremely high end. Many commentators seem to not make this distinction. Put another way, when I play guitar outside in the summer weather -- I take my Yamaha FG or my Seagull s6. They are perfectly good guitars (I like them) but in studio -- I play my Gibson Historic Custom. It's a 5 grand plus instrument. That I had built to spec. It's not something I would ever take on a stage -- because things can and do get broken all the time. As a wider example I worked with two people for 4 years. His main board (duo act) was a Nord Stage but in two instances they failed (live) and performance was easily substituted on the Roland's (previous act). Their easy programming/interface was quite the boon and so much so that the audience were still very pleased. You'd be harder pressed to do that effectively with the deep dive workstations. It's simply too slow and makes people panic under pressure (fairly so if you've had a failure). So then we get to the studio. Where you can afford to completely sideline all your live woes. You can edit, tweak and do whatever until you pass out in your chair; perhaps even face flat in your lunch like I once did (lol). And you'd be completely right about that optimization. It's a night and day difference that unless you're actually out there on the road -- you will neither appreciate nor really grasp. So why is it that the Rolands are as they are? Because the musicians they are developed along side are precisely that. And for the studio; other devices are made for exactly that. Hours of depth. Limitless power and options. Nobody wants to be running from a van after some difficult traffic. Up the stairs at the back of the venue and in through 5 or six corridors carrying half a tone of rig, laptops and whatever else. It really is 'get me a tool' and lets go. So don't just spec hunt. Without realizing that the 'spec' includes the things the instrument was built for. Such as venue.

[@WardWerks]

MPC had that gritty, phat and dirty sound. The Fantom cuts through more. Good battle.

[@damienlobb85]

The Fantom for everyday bread & butter sounds but the Akai had character.

[@zj00011]

This was a great video.

[@MarkAlbertoImage]

I really enjoy seeing musicians have genuine fun making music. ❤️

[@lkmarrero]

As a non musician, I am blown away!! 💣💥 by the talent of those 2 guys and by the AMAZING!!! Sounds 🎶🎵🎶 that’s coming from those workstations🎹👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Echoes317]

That last patch did it for me.....bruh that Roland...sheesh

[@IanFarquharson2]

Yep, more of these videos please.

[@Arian-abbas]

The video was great, and they're both great players but I prefer "Mike Patrick" He has unique feelings and ideas.. Thank you

[@LukeLine]

Both sounded amazing and great playing on both sides 😊

[@wayalakmanba4227]

two great musicians!

[@Creatormind717]

Man this is a dope ass show man big ups to the makers of this!

[@rlwhite68]

The Players and playing makes a big difference and Mike Patrick is a freaking beast he should have been up against like a Greg Phillinganes or Corey Henry

[@nathanaelvalville9191]

Are you saying Dan isn't a match for him?

[@notsogood9449]

Greg Phillinganes would wipe the floor with Mike. I'm talking straight crime scene.

[@maomao180]

Mike Patrick has the sauce no doubt.

[@QR_Code]

Patrick was dope just doing the square and sine waves in the jam...

[@prodeltee_sa]

This gentleman’s are very gifted 🙏🏽❤️

[@travisashby]

What if I just sample the Roland into the Akai😉Great video!

[@jaasantos81]

Fantom all the way, its why a bought it... shame that he did't use a VTW - Virtual Tone Wheel Organ (Only available on zone 2 in Fantoms). Only Flaw in fantom is the acoustic sounds like guitars and some solo brass and wind's, Roland should upgrade it's internal rom it's the same waves after plenty of years. But Fantom 0 it's a great big machine for the price.

[@DJMeku]

the end was some Ronald Jenkees fun!

[@BlackbirdProjectOne]

Funnest YT video I've watched in a while!

[@michelestone8260]

So hard to decide, that I ended up buying both!!

[@macthusm]

Stop lying

[@DJ_TideWave]

I love these guys! 😊 Awesome musicians! If I only was half as good as these guys! Love these kind of videos! 😊

[@brianmadison6623]

Marketing done right. Love your material.

[@chrisneal6374]

He made me wanna learn piano! I'm on it!!

[@G6304]

Both awesome sounding instruments. Roland’s do sound way fatter than most synths, their engine is amazing, Akai has raised the bar in a reasonable well put together all in one workstation.

[@tyjakkty8668]

a great company to buy your gear from,went above and beyond with me 10/10

[@Jesse_James_Dj]

This is content I live for, thank you!!! Vintage keys next.

[@martinpritchard4284]

As I have a Fantom 06 I have to say the Fantom just has the edge but very impressed with the MPC

[@okamientertainment5267]

They 're all Winners🙌

[@bartosz_staszkiewicz]

What a great scenario for a video, what a great players!