FINALLY tried MPC ONE... a synth nerds first day with AKAI MPC // Summer of Synths

[@KarzenX]

This is SO relatable ! Especially after watching both of you for years now. A follow up video with MPC 3 is absolutely REQUIRED ! ✌🏽😃 Learning while someone more advanced is learning is extremely empowering. 🙌🏽Thank You both!

[@KarzenX]

Coincidentally, some of the coolest content on MPC One I found was ambient like content and using it as a centerpiece for CV control. That is wild and opens up so many creative windows.

[@bonaventura_AKA_ben]

This format works for me. A guy who needs help, and a guy answering questions and guiding. More like this

[@vexthem]

Awesome collab! You both taught me a lot.

[@BoBeats]

Thanks! Accurate is great, we hope to make more vids together

[@Drrolfski]

Being an experienced MPC user myself this was actually surprisingly educational! Which is really telling for the MPC platform: There are so ridiculous many ways in its workflow to achieve the exact same result that even as a veteran you're always learning something. It also gives you the feeling that you have never truly mastered the MPC. Case in point here, TIL that you can actually use the bank buttons to change the octave.

[@Farold_Haltermeyer]

Thanks both! Was tempted to revisit the MPC with this update but you’ve reminded me why I abandoned it. Super helpful!

[@Farold_Haltermeyer]

P.S. lovely sounds though

[@BoBeats]

Go check accurates 3.0 update vid as I think you might enjoy the new additions. This vid was shot on earlier fw

[@Farold_Haltermeyer]

@@BoBeats ah! Gotcha, thanks Bo

[@ThatBonsaipanda]

Accuraaate! \o/ Awesome team-up, gg

[@BoBeats]

Go give him a big happy birthday tomorrow!!

[@howlinberry1645]

Great collab! Love both your channels.

[@kaitlyn__L]

I love the little ditty at 15:30 😊

[@andybeard3213]

This is amazing dude, thank you. I got mine yesterday, and I'm sticking with this firmware for now, so this is enjoyable and helpful 🙂

[@Fauxleroid]

I got mine a couple of weeks back. The new version is so different I feel ive wasted my time learning th old one. Certain elements when it comes to sampling the hardware instruments I own in relations to working are a real pain in the ass. I REALLY hoping the new MPC v3 makes recording my midi > hardware synth > audio workflow more enjoyable.

[@andybeard3213]

@MrCshmn I push all my gear into my mixer, then the mixer goes stereo into the MPC on the old firmware, and it works well.

[@Fauxleroid]

@@andybeard3213 Not what I was meaning. Eg recording a synth with a reverb tail using the looper doesn't work because it cuts the tail off. the workflow of sampling it using the one audio track, then triggering a 4 bar one shot sample to trigger it gets really messy. when you actually accidentally trigger it eg if maybe you tried putting these samples on drum pads can get into a really noisy mess. Looks like the new version has multiple audio tracks so you can just place audio tracks in a (what MPC calls) a sequence and it will just loop properly. Hard to tell right now as even though they have made a massive noise about the new (much improved looking it seems, unless you are an old MPC purist) software its not actually available. I can't be bothered learning MPC 2 now because I find the workflow to record audio and QUICKLY have it play properly in my arrangement (and sound the same way it was when triggered by midi) to be a pain in the ass. I mean there must be a better flow than THIS.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqi6nZyooL9jjpo

[@OrangeDrinkMusic]

new BeatBros video series???

[@Reggi_Sample]

Ayy, im from the MPC world but watching those beats pulled out the OP-1 straight fire, now im subbed

[@BoBeats]

Thanks!! I quite like op1 for beats like that. Hard to arrange them, but easy to get started

[@samprock]

Bocurate Beats! ❤

[@johngoodlass]

I just love this video with you and Accurate Beats educational yet very funny in places

[@zima5736]

The best tutorial out there 😊 thanks Bo, thanks AccB, please do more stuff like this with syntakt, digitakt, mpc 3.0, yes you've spoiled us 😅

[@wiggesobk]

Nice video and great collab!

[@elarielo]

I love the little "THAT'S NOT HOW WE USE AN MPC, BOY" moments by the cranky hip hop man.

[@BoBeats]

🤣

[@darrylhoward3284]

Two of my favorites!!!

[@Hysteric_Subjects]

Even if the update outdated this the stuff here will be helpful to folks new to the system overall. Makes me miss mine almost - well done

[@joegrant413]

Go Bo! Nice to see the team-up.

[@gcgb2186]

Finalllly, 2 GIANTS work together🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@BoBeats]

More to come! Right Accurate? And we used to have a podcast but we got old and lazy 😅👍

[@JimmyNuisance]

I bought an MPC One Plus about a month and a half ago, and I absolutely love it. As a synth nerd it's kinda awesome to have a non-computer core to the whole setup. Coming from an iPad centric creative workflow, the MPC was really quick to learn aside from the programs and all that nonsense. Love to see that they're abandoning all that in MPC 3 and going with just straight up tracks.

[@The_artist_called_The_Engineer]

Yay. I have mine about three months, It’s a beast but I do find the interface a bit challenging 😀

[@BoBeats]

Me too, but 3.0 will help I think

[@electromajick]

This is honestly the best MPC intro tutorial I have ever seen. The plus button is essential so you don't use all your memory. TFG for MPC 3, praying, rn.

[@bux77]

I love videos like this. I remember you had a video where you were showing different synth KZbinrs the Digitakt.

[@SlaserX]

MPC changed my entire world, and I use it with only hw synths.

[@MichaelHarper-o9o]

Thanks Bo. OH how I resemble this MPC experience. Daunting is a good term to use. I have been avoiding the MPC one for quite a while now, my first job will be to load the updates then, with the help of tutorials such as this LERN !! And play ( hopefully )! My hope is to use it as a midi controller/ DAW. I am hoping that expectations and reality will be kind to me. Thanks so much for all of your content. This has really helped me reach the point, where with a large intake of breath, I can plunge headlong into the MPC experience. Kind regards Mick.

[@vickmeisterTV]

Två kungar!👑👑

[@jtrace-444]

🪅🎊HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎇🎂 ACC-BEATS!!!!!.....BRAVO BO!!!....BEST Tutorial for a Noob like Me!!!!!!

[@AccurateBeats]

Thank you!! ❤

[@StuartMawdsley]

Im sort of surprised as a synth guy, when you got to the end of the video, and the ADSR menu popped up for the sample page on the drum program you didnt immediately say, "hold my beer!" 😅 Theres so much more to this device that you don't need to use everything at once for example just focusing on it as a midi sequencer, or using it solely as a drum machine, or a sample editor and each element you use is so indepth it is its own machine in its own right. Its what I failed to understand when I got my first MPC and I'm so glad I stuck to it.

[@BoBeats]

Yeah i think its the sheer amount of things going on at once that overwhelm

[@StuartMawdsley]

@BoBeats Oh for sure! I could not agree more. It's a damn shame the way it doesn't have an immediacy you get with other devices. It's really sad to admit, but for the first 6-8 months, I just stared at it and did nothing substantial because of how overwhelming it all was. I think the best advice for any beginner is hooking it up to the computer as this was the only way, which helped me to navigate and learn the device (navigating the structure of the menus is the biggest hurdle) and seeing it all laid out on a bigger screen made much more sense. The UI on the computer is beginner friendly. Now, however, I am hoping MPC 3 software will alleviate that nature. So cheers! Can't wait to see a follow-up.

[@stevekirkby6570]

@@StuartMawdsley Shame on ya! LOL. I unpacked mine and wrote and recorded an album - it took a year, but I learnt the MPC as I went along. Every new thing I learnt was an answer to get the result I wanted. I usually do that with any new complex gear. I just use it to feck and back until it makes sense. I think the v 3.0 is going to be epic - but just another layer ontop of the 2.x - so the more comfortable you are with what's behind the main scree should translate to v3.0. IMHO.

[@ac3v3da]

Selected Ambient Works Volume: Bo. I too approached the MPC One with more of a synth mindset. I found it is great as a brain too. You should sequence some of your modular gear with it if you haven't yet. That interface was brutal to learn at first and I haven't updated mine yet. Looks like it is only getting better.

[@stevekirkby6570]

As a lifelong musician I picked up my first MPC at the ripe old age of 64. Nice - once you get your head around the workflow. I do NOT make hip-hop :) Ambient and space rock. LOL. Looking forward to v3.0 software. Found very few limitations with the MPC... and with an arranger and disk streaming all desires will be fulfilled :) Enjoy it and literally think outside the box... I record guitarand bass into it, use it with modular and a modwave keyboard, plus it's fully loaded with a lifetime of samples and the plugins. Joy.

[@BoBeats]

Glad to hear the perspective of someone not using it for beats

[@stevekirkby6570]

@@BoBeats Thanks :) I have the keys 61, so my abysmal keyboard skills can be input easy! Saying that, if I was to do it again I'd get the big box and a Fantom or something similar, so I had full size and better keybed. It is not just for beats (and for that it is massively expensive, but cool) - but it's just the best standalone sequencer on the planet. IMHO. I used Protools and Cubase in a professional work capacity for years and so needed to move away from the computer :) It ticks all the boxes for sure.

[@simonlees2848]

The best thing about the MPC is it runs Linux so the amount of external gear you can add is huge, mine currently has 2 USB midi controllers and a 8 channel audio interface and basically runs as my daw. It's much better for synth players with a midi keyboard

[@OliverBusse]

Bo I feel you, the workflow on the AKAI stuff is quite different from e.g. Maschine. Great co-op!

[@BoBeats]

3.0 seems to make it easier to get into

[@spyhardman]

I’m not gonna miss Programs!

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

I don’t have an MPC anymore, but still enjoy the two of you using it

[@thegreat1548]

Would you reconsider getting another one??

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

@@thegreat1548 I found that I am more of a synth guy so probably not. That said it is a powerful box

[@thegreat1548]

@@FuZZbaLLbee okay, what are your thoughts on the Arturia minifreak?.

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

@@thegreat1548 seems nice, would also look at the Hydrasynth explorer if I didn’t have the original Hydrasynth already

[@ToyKeeper]

I wanted a MPC One for the size and the price, but didn't care much for the workflow... so I got a Force and have been loving it except it could stand to be smaller. I'm excited about the MPC3 update, since it's bringing a bunch of Force features to the MPC product line, and it seems likely that in a few more updates it might reach feature parity.

[@cresshead]

fun video i'd be interested in same people but the opposite direction .... bo beats showing accurrate how to use a digitak or whatever accurate is new to but bo is expert

[@BoBeats]

We have stuff brewing

[@nattauer6715]

@@BoBeats I WANNA SEE THIS TOO!

[@cloudseer]

Yeah it’s tough to have the enthusiasm as a beginner but find everything is laid out for an experienced player, kills the flow for the first few sessions.

[@BoBeats]

I think 3.0 will make such a big difference for new users

[@jaymack-p3n]

wow one on one lessons on the mpc from accurate beats. must be an expensive course 😅

[@BoBeats]

He ate all my food :-/

[@jaymack-p3n]

@@BoBeats I could see he was starting to get a little hangry

[@AccurateBeats]

It's not just Bob who Eats you know...

[@wylatron]

The point of the update was to give MPC users all of the stuff that the Akai Force has and in that vein: make updates between the two less of a pain to adapt. And on that note @bobeats you should really try the Force. It’s laid out more like the ableton session view, and you work very much in clips and scenes.

[@BoBeats]

Force seem like my cup of tea

[@lextron-audio]

Maybe, Bo, the MPC 3 FW might be more to your liking

[@BoBeats]

I think so!

[@lextron-audio]

@@BoBeats I've bought & sold MPC 2 times and couldn't click with it. After seeing the mpc 3 update I've ordered a Live 2.. in my final attempt to form a solid relationship. I've also have a Maschine+ , digitakt 2 and Ipad. Hopefully I can work them all into a live set.

[@sonic2000gr]

Obviously very complicated and very powerful at the same time. I would probably go for the MPC key version. But too many synths already :D

[@BoBeats]

Keys would be my go to for a synth nerd!

[@jasondugas8184]

Name all tracks, sequence and programs AS YOU GO. Helps keep track of everything as your composition get more and more complex!

[@dictabeat]

Welcome to the MPC side. I expect the next few videos to be of you explaining why you reduced your entire synth collection. 😂😂😂

[@BoBeats]

I have a push 3 too… so… choices

[@dictabeat]

@@BoBeats nice!

[@j-julien]

You should be sponsored by Melodics... For the finger drumming 😏 By the way, great video, nice vibes, thanks!

[@BoBeats]

Eyh my finger drumming skills are 10!!! (10/1000)

[@j-julien]

😂

[@snörre23]

Damn this is sooo complicated. Was thinking about a 1010 Blackbox but looking how this costs not much more. But then it seems 1000 times more complex and hard to learn.

[@mr_floydst]

Fun video, and a good call to release it anyway - 3.0 won't be with us 'til 2025. (Yes you can install the beta, but I guess that's only for the most adventurous among us)

[@anzio_pantsio]

The touch screen looks a little awkward when you try to edit notes. I don't think this machine is for me, after watching this video. Thx for the well made introduction!!

[@boomboombaby9140]

It’s for me , I got the MPC one plus 3 days ago . It’s amazing I’ve already sold 2 beats 😊

[@anzio_pantsio]

@@boomboombaby9140 That's awesome! glad it works for you, and maybe i'll go to the music shop one day and try it myself as well. and just out of curiosity. where can you sell beats online?

[@LeRoy9000]

I feel accurate’s pain… he has the patience of a saint..

[@BoBeats]

🤣

[@davidholmes3776]

Accurate: “Urghhh… Do you wanna make that synth quieter?”

[@rolardnb]

Did you guys make a collab together? Is it? =)

[@wostap7721]

Now that new mpc firmware is around the corner you guys could have done it in swedish 😉

[@BoBeats]

Next video, all in Swedish, just for you!

[@mh22xv]

Kände ni varandra sedan innan?

[@BoBeats]

Ja, genom youtube, hade en pod ihop

[@matthewgaines10]

If you need to call a friend. Maybe it isn't your cup of tea. Not everything is for everyone. It works great for me at v2.15. 3.0, maybe not so much.

[@rainermichaelcom]

if you would take the time to name everything, it is much easier to understand what is what. that would be the first thing i would teach…

[@TwinCitiesOxygen]

These thumbnails bro, cmon

[@CybreSmee]

These groove boxes are stupid. You pay as much for a decent PC/Laptop that would run thousands of better plugins in a DAW with a massively more flexible workflow. Just a mediocre laptop with Reason Studio would piss all over this gadget.

[@lundsweden]

Yes, more powerful, but some people enjoy the MPC hardware. You can also get the MPC studio for PC, which is cheaper and more flexible.