Complete FL Studio + Akai MPD "STEP BY STEP" Tutorial [ENGLISH]

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Ok so... you all sent me some messages asking for help on how to being started with your new MPDs and FL Studio, and I said that you should wait for this tutorial... and... here it is!!
I'm going to make a Spanish version, but some days later....
Wasn't an easy work... but, man, it looks beautiful!
It's easy to understand, huh? its so "clean" :)

[@CaptainCrunch13]

The best tutorial on the AKAI controller yet. and ive seen a shit ton, good job man, and thanx

[@OLIVER949OC2]

Some advice not mentioned after you have inserted all the keys in order make sure you push "preset" and go to the right arrow ">" and select save to save your settings if you dont it will erase everytime you use it

[@josephljdiaz9936]

Thanks I did this a few times not knowing how to finally save the preset

[@josephljdiaz9936]

It's been a while since I did this....I'm setting it up for Output Arcade....Worked like a Charm

[@Saoshaner]

OH MY EnigmatikoProds! You are the best. Thank you so much! Every other video I have watched today kept instructing me to use the drop down menu of FPC Pads, clicking Map Notes for entire bank, and simply pushing each pad from Pad 1 (note 60) through Pad 16 (note 75) to assign the sounds in FPC to the pads. They made it sound like that is all I had to do! It's clearly not a simple as that. Yes, I still had to assign the sounds to the pads the way they had instructed me to, but not before configuring my MPD! NO ONE explained to me that I have to program/configure the MPD properly first! Thank you, for explaining to me that I need to find an Empty Preset, configure the notes in series from 28 - 91, across 4 banks (A,B,C, and D Banks on my MPD), before assigning the sounds to the pads in my DAW. I now have a specific saved Preset on my MPD, configured properly, with sound assigned pads from 28 - 91, across 4 banks (A,B,C, and D Banks on my MPD)! God bless you, you are the first and only audio guy I have ever subscribed to.

[@Saoshaner]

I think another very very important step was FL OPTIONS>MIDI Settings>AkaiMPD> Enable>ReScan MIDI Devices. The MPD was still playing notes that were assigned to pads in FPC, but before having followed your instructions I was totally unable to assign my own sounds to my MPD pads. Thanks again.

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@NastyNatey Yes, It is velocity-sensitive, and not just that, it has 5 different velocity curves elegibles, and a button to play the last pad you touched on 16 sensitivities (each pad, one velocity) it has a "FULL LEVEL" button too, to play the pads at the maximum velocity independently how hard you press the pads, thats what I normally use for videos so I don't have to care about how hard I smash them.

[@_despo1]

finally, exactly what i needed. thanks!

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@problemzzzzzz Yeah I have my own FL preset too with cool mapping on knobs and faders too. Faders from 1 to 5 are for channel volumes (as you can see on my videos) and the last one controls the pitch of the active channel. The knobs control the "wet/dry" controller of the channels plugins effects.

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@cadillaccam03 CC means Common Channel, that means (if I'm not wrong) that the MIDI controller will work in the "on top" plugin, it will be mapped to the plugin you selected. If you have various MIDI Controllers, and you want to assign each one to one plugin, you use different Channels, but with one for all plugins, you use Common Channel.

[@EnigmatikoProds]

Slicex can not be mapped, but we know that the first chop starts from the MIDI note 60, so we configured our MPD to have that note on the first pad of the bank C, and then, 61, 62...

[@rolandjamesanderson4914]

Interesting. Whenever you will search Beat Generals in KZbin they usually have FL teachings revealing how to make beats, mix beats, master beats, etc for everybody desiring a little extra help as well as wishing to try to improve!

[@jksubc5594]

This video is still super handy to this day. Thanks man. Positive energy

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@4mbition Sorry I believe its not possible, its just Slicex, when you load a short sound (for example a drum loop) the plugin itself detect the volume changes and make the markers itself. Anyway the best way to make your slices faster is pressing play and clicking the "NEW MARKER" button at right timing, then move and perfect the slices individually

[@gallen3205]

Very helpful tutorial. The most thorough tutorial for this application and not one word was said 👏🏽

[@EnigmatikoProds]

it depends, with MPD you need to carry a PC, MPC are standalone, and the smallest probablly is the MPC 1000, besides MPC 500, that has less buttons

[@EnigmatikoProds]

Yes, probablly, as long as it has a note-editing software or way to do it on the MPK itself.

[@EnigmatikoProds]

yes, Midi routing, search on google or youtube about "Link controller" option in FL Studio. Or you can see my tutorial of "Live beatmaking", there I say how to link em.

[@1stBONER]

yeah, this video kicks ass, i dont care much about the whole "notes" part midway through he video but good you added those for the people who wanted them. :) Thanks for the vid. i haven't plugged in my MPD24 to my FL in days so, glad I found this.

[@JimmBeem]

You can take it anywhere as long as you have a laptop with some kind of DAW on it like fl studio. I would recommend either honestly for a beginner the first one i got was a 26 though. Also if you are looking for something you can take anywhere you are probably looking for something like a MPC. The MPD is a midi controller which means it doesn't have sounds in it. It controls programs and plays the sound from them.

[@olesolja1407]

Love the intro. Classic Funkadelics. "Super Stupid". One of my favorites. I grew up on this jam. "Maggot Brain" album. Man you took me back to a real Funky place with this one. HIT IT and QUIT IT. These were my boyz right here. Thanks for a dose of REAL PFunk. LOL SHAZAMM

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@danielectro6 It is a software for editing the preset with the PC and not with the self MPD, but with this tutorial you don't need Vyzex. And it is installed like a normal program.

[@EnigmatikoProds]

Yes, you can do the same thing with FPC, look on each pad, on the right of the plugin, the same "CUT - BY" options are there.

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@KaDotEdoeM Sorry, it is the part that I forget to say on the video. You have to push PRESET and then >>, you'll see "SAVE TO"

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@imperialshalom it depends on your own opinion and work-style, think on the knobs, faders, banks, pads and "internal tools" (program change, postpressing, value control, MMC...) you could use another AKAI MPD/LPD, you could use some Korg pad controller too, there is another called "Triggerfinger"... with 16 pads all, but you could use the Novation Launchpad or another "launchpad style" tools of AKAI like APC40... (these controllers are preferable to use with Ableton Live) OH! AND THE PRICE!

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@Margalus89 Buy what you want! any of them will work fine (if they are MIDI of course), but I recommend you to use a pad controller (like mpd) because the drums and sampling will be easier with squares than with keys. And if you are looking for a no-MIDI system of sampling, go for an MPC, but they are so expensive!!

[@EnigmatikoProds]

glad to hear it! "Hit it and quit it" by Funkadelic by the way, if you didn't find it

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@STAN21177 yes well, you have 4 kind of sensitivity curves on the Global Settings on the MPD, but I normally use the FULL LEVEL button. The song is "Empire Ants" by Gorillaz. ;)

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@sarinoah When you are on the preset screen (with the name of the preset) you must press >> and you'll get the message "SAVE TO ##" then you press enter and it saves, or if you want to copy it on another number, you use the data wheel and you'll get the message "COPY TO ##" so you can copy it.

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@NowahBeatz MPD has no sound... it is a MIDI controller, the REC button would not work as audio recorder but as score (MIDI notes) recorder. I think you should learn a bit about FL Studio basics, you have such a great tutorial integrated on it.

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@TheDjflb Yep, it works with any MPD and with any MIDI controller (if you find the way to edit the preset notes)

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@DatNilla Well you just have to do the same you do to save the name, go to the preset screen, press >> and "SAVE TO #"

[@MemeAlchemist]

how would we load samples into it to play while I DJ a gig

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@Margalus89 What you want, it's not about the set. Sadly you won't find MPD24 on stores, which I like, and I use FL Studio and you can watch my tutorials, but if you want Logic, I couldn't help you, for example.

[@koolman280]

@EnigmatikoProds While I was looking online there were tons of other people who couldn't get it to recognize too, not just me. But what I found is that it has to do with logitec webcam drivers, they like to control everything, including any other audio inputs like music devices.

[@EnigmatikoProds]

well I had that issue too once, it was named USB Device but, there is no problem on it as long as the rest works fine

[@midz95]

@EnigmatikoProds Oh yes you're right!! It was in the "link to controller", it works fine now. Thank you! I love you ahah!

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@skatefanboy123 The MPD has NO drums, it is a MIDI controller, it plays virtual notes that a DAW program (Like FL Studio) can transform into Drums (samples), Synth notes... whatever you want!

[@_reallyjustinlikeig]

I didn't know I needed this tutorial until I found it. This is so useful ! Thanks a lot bruh

[@VAN17INO6]

Hi, EnigmatikoProds here. (I don't even remember the pass to this channel) To everyone having all those good words: Thanks, really, it made me happy and very proud. And would help again with anything if it's in my hands. But for the rest.... blind fucks, at 1:10 you can see everything about presets, how to save them, even how to fucking rename them. Is it that confusing? Is it that hard to take the manual that came in the box? or even ask google about what you need? or GOOGLE THE MANUAL? 5 years ago, when I made this video, people got it pretty straight. The only problem about helping and tutorialing is that most people prefer to waste half a minute writting a comment and wait for other's time to be wasted, than two minutes finding solutions their own. Horrible. Thanks again everyone else having those good comments, I'm happy to help.

[@hunterguy30]

VAN17INO6 u the man bro!!

[@coryleeroesler]

To start off, great video! It's cool that people take time to make these to help the community. I'm running into a problem mapping individual drum sounds using FPC along with my MPD218 Midi controller. I've created 1 full bank of 16 sounds on 16 pads by dragging drum instruments from the packs folder, but when I attempt to map them on my midi controller, it maps multiple pads with different sounds simultaneously. It seems that if the midi notation is the same for 2 separate sounds, my mpd218 triggers all identical notes, regardless of what sound they are. For example, I have a clap and hi-hat that both register as F3 notes and whenever I try to map them, the mpd218 maps both of those sounds, not to the same pad, but to individual pads that are triggered when only one of them is pressed. so If the hi-hat is mapped to pad 10 and the clap is mapped to pad 6, once I press pad 6, pad 10 is also triggered and vice Versa. Now I guess my question is, how do I stop this from happening?

[@TyroneLamoureux1]

did u ever get an answer to this?

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@gerlocon Este video, como su propio nombre indica, esta hecho con el MPD... Y CON EL FL STUDIO. Tiene mas funciones, pero algo mas complejas, hay que ser ingenioso para "sacarlas" Basicamente es un teclado midi, con las teclas en forma de pads, 4 banks con 16 pads cada uno, 6 faders y 8 knobs (6 en el MPD26)

[@michawzorek3568]

Hi there. first I wanna thank a lot for this tutorial. It's so clear to follow but I don't know why my pads doesn't sound when I hit'em after "map notes for entire banks". I did every steps properly, three times- every time the same way. I have no idea what's wrong. I've even changed the USB cabel but still nothing. When I was setting up my MPD first time but on other computer everything was good. Maybe the reason in a new version of FL Studio? Please help me if u can guys and sorry for my english.

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@PS3xMedia The youtube CHANNEL name (PS3xMedia / EnigmatikoProds) its unchangeable, but you can change your "title" by clicking on your name (up+right corner) and then clicking on "Account" then select "Profile Options" and here it is. My youtube is in Spanish so i've literally translated it, maybe there are some changes on names but search it :F

[@EnigmatikoProds]

click on "channels" on the top menu, then "add one" and look for FPC, or right click on any existent channel and then "replace" or "insert" with FPC

[@EnigmatikoProds]

Yes, you should look for the "MPD16 Utility Software" program to edit your pad MIDI config. And with the other thing, what do you mean, it doesn't show it when you hit Rescan devices or something like that?

[@edr742]

Not working!! I have the same MIDI Settings, and followed all the steps but the MPD is not sending midi signal to the DAW. I need help!!!!!

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@gerlocon Creia que era facil el ingles que usaba en el video, no tenia pensado ponerlos pero en fin, lo hare!

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@KaDotEdoeM Sorry, I forgot to say it on the vid. You have to push PRESET and then >>, you'll see "SAVE TO"

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@TheSmilingMutt You MUST have a default preset, look around your presets (You mean the MPD presets, no?) There are like 13 - 14 prefab presets, and then, from 13 to 30, are empty presets

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@GAG4IT Well, it won't be the same, but it sure does have a CD or something to edit the MIDI notes, and then, it will be almost the same (the same notes, 60 = C5... etc)

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@jaechoi95 The MPC 2500 preset is not like the one you can make of course, better if you make your own. You have to know how to use "CUT - BY" groups on FPC (and some others tools too not only FPC) it is easy, in the right-upper corner of FPC you have the CUT and BY characters, you have to select a pad of FPC and then config the CUT and BY parameters, if a pad is in CUT 1 and other pad is in BY 1, the first pad will cut the second one, so if you put all the pads on CUT 1 BY 1 they won't overlap

[@EnigmatikoProds]

You just have to do the same thing you did to rename the preset, there are SAVE TO #Number and COPY TO #Number options.

[@smikey73]

Thanks. This was a BIG help in setting up a new and better preset for my mpd26.

[@EnigmatikoProds]

Your own drumkit you mean? Like FPC in FL Studio? You got a thing called "Drum rack" and it works like it.

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@TheTelepathicKid No probs mate, I wish I could make another tutorial but I really have no time, though, using MPD to control parameters in FL is SO easy, search "FL Studio - Link to Controller" on youtube, a guy made a nice tutorial

[@Hayleboi]

OMG! Thats one of the BEST tutorials I have ever seen!!!! Keep'em coming!

[@EnigmatikoProds]

Como pone en las anotaciones del video, una vez acabado tu preset para guardarlo tienes que hacer lo mismo que hiciste para cambiarlo el nombre, y pone "Save to #" y "Copy to #" con Save lo guardas en ese numero elegido, con Copy lo copias en ese numero elegido.

[@koolman280]

Thank you so much for your help bro! The only thing you didn't cover was what to do if FL9 didn't recognize your MIDI but I googled it like you said and got it anyway, thanks again

[@thecyberben]

So there is "always" latency?? Ive got the MPD18 and cant find anything out here that tells you how to use it with your laptop to play out live with your mates 0 latency..

[@BNasty-hc8jl]

Very good bro! I've been trying to use mine in protools but I think I'm going to go back to fl for beat making. Thanks much!!

[@essteben]

THANK YOU SO MUCH, i was having trouble with this setup. THANKS AGAIN!

[@SOULTRANADA]

I did everything in the video but it still doesn't work. there's no sound. Can someone help please?

[@psnx]

When selecting the MPD in the "midi settings" did you click "enable"?

[@MRDUBMIND]

im tryng to make my chops to play in mono... i open fpc plug in go to Misc and change it to mono but nothing happens. why???? ;( plz help!

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@thagreat01 When you map the FPC, the "already mapped" pads still playing, but they "de-map" as you map them to another pad. just do exatcly what I do in the video, even if the pads light. Keep remapping until you have it done, and don't care about the display of FPC re-lighting all the pads, kinda confusing.

[@nsteadybeatz]

funkadelic, that just made go listen to that whole album. thank you!

[@DoubleMVisions]

Appreciate the help of your video.. I am having trouble actually just recording it though.. It always wants to record my mpd into edison and have me cut it bar by bar.. Isn't there a way I can use it so it records it into the piano roll... That way I can just do it melody, kick, clap, snare, etc etc.. Thank you in advance..

[@smashingpoop]

"map notes for entire bank" :O I was doing it one by one before

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@EnigmatikoProds Es decir, no importa que sea portatil o sobremesa, importa lo "bueno" que sea, no sabria decirte con que PC va a ir bien y con que PC va a ir mal, solo se puede saber intentandolo, usa el portatil y si ves que no, el de escritorio. Evidentemente los portatiles sirven tambien para producr musica, porque los artistas se los llevan a sus directos, no se llevan el de escritorio claro. Intentalo, us el portatil y ve metiendo canales y canales en el FL hasta que pete

[@richfolkkin4658]

I have mine setup with an desktop computer and I couldn't get the midi to pull up

[@dmccpictures]

Make sure your MIDI setting are right, so FL Studio can see your MPD26 in the MIDI options settings. Then switch your MPD26 to Mode #5 for FL Studio. Then use FPC's Map for Entire Bank function. Then hit Pad1, then hit Pad2, then hit Pad3. Continue like that until you've tapped each pad along the way. Then save that so you don't have to do that again!

[@zwaszkazwaszka9971]

Very helpful tips. I dont know how to use the fader and knob. Please help

[@EnigmatikoProds]

any common laptop will be enough to handle any program like FL or Live or Reason... I think you better save like 100-200 bucks from the laptop and buy a cheaper laptop + a nice USB audio interface (like... M-Audio Fast Track Pro or a Traktor Audio DJ Interface. You don't actually need an incredible RAM + Processor, you better get some audio buffer to handle (and audio interface is what you need for the audio buffer, it actually is like a external soundcard) You'll get almost 0 latency easily.

[@TerryBourke]

how do i stop there being delay after pressing the notes on my keyboard, it takes a couple of seconds to sound and this renders the keyboard unusable!

[@EnigmatikoProds]

See, i have another tutorial on my channel called "Play a chop until you launch another" it will help you!

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@darkhawk21 my Slicex preset is exactly the same as the default one, but disabling the "Auto-dull" option and two little things more to make it "smaller" (as you can see I have no piano/notes display and all) What's EXACTLY your problem? you should explain it in detail by PM.

[@titankingz]

I followed all the instructions, but I dont know how to save the preset after editing it. As soon as I hit preset again, it changes back to the default preset -_-

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@notcomputable Isnt it the same? Maybe it has not the editing stuff INTO the MPD18 (buttons etc) but surely it has some kind of OFFICIAL software that could edit the notes on pads (there is for MPD24 too, so maybe its the same)

[@BLOB_DYLAN]

How do make the sample just play when you hit a button in slicex? I have to hold the button down the entire time to play each chop. Thanx

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@gerlocon depende de lo que quieras hacer, para samplear en beats de hip hop, y hacer la bateria, es mucho mas comodo un MPD, ni mejor ni peor, solo mas comodo, porque las teclas son cuadrados, si pretendes hacer otro tipo de musica en la que necesites COMPONER te viene mejor un teclado, puesto que va aser mas comodo ver las teclas REALES de la escala.

[@JuzaPIMPnMOB]

That was really the most helpful tutorial ive seen! Not too long and told you what you needed straiqht forward! Thanks!!!

[@TheShadeFilms]

for example i have a snare set to one of the pads. now how can i put reverb or some sort of effect to it.

[@adrianportillo2782]

would you happen to know why my pads are not matching the notes on fl studio? for example, i tap a pad ,edit, change the note to c5, and then i look at my screen for fl studio and its playing c6, then i change to c6 and it plays c7. please help im about to throw this mpd232 across the room lol thanks alot awesome videos keep up the awesome work

[@tutkufilms]

the first two pads seemed to be reversed when i use the fpc and also the sounds are far too quiet. Any ideas?

[@killadude12]

I have an MPD26. I followed the video set my banks to how the video said. how do i get the mpc to play with the FPC in fruity loops. i cliced on the drop down and went to the map notes for entire bank and set it to 16/32 but had noluck

[@Blokheadz]

hi, this was very helpful.. only problem is i think i goofed up somewhere.. cuz when i go to map all pads.. it only plays the first row on my mpd and when i hit one note it plays 4 at a time. idk what i did. :( pls help

[@MixtapeStarz]

when i play mine, i have to press very hard to get a decent sound, how can i make it so i dont have to press so hard to hear it good?

[@MelonHead1848]

hey can you help me? When I attach cut samples to my fpc they play and record fine but when I try export the finished chop I can not hear my samples?? sometimes they play someitmes they dont. but they never play what I chopped. and also drum usually work fine. sample drum and vinyl chopped

[@pivotmaster786]

every single time I try to map my pads using my mpd it doesnt allow me. pleaase help. After I hit "map notes for entire bank" and then hit my pads it doesn't do anything.. My mpd26 is enabled. I tried to google it but no luck

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@midz95 I'm glad it helped, what was exactly the problem? the "Remove conflicts" thing maybe?

[@lilt2647]

I need some help i have the mpd16 this doesn't have the screen so how do i set it up im also having problems with fl studio not loading the mpd please if you can help?

[@BuGzYtHEKidD]

ok, man great video but I need to know why every time I hit a pad, the tempo in fl changes... it never stays on the tempo I set, please help. thank you

[@d0p3vids]

good tutorial. I found this all out on my own before, but I can`t find anywhere how to use fpc for one shots. (for clarification, when i do a roll I dont want the first hit, and every consecutive hit to keep playing as i speed up the roll, it sounds like garbage) thanks

[@czaro13able]

Is It possible to put a pad once and then start playing loop non stop without a break until I push this pad once again ? Please send me some instructions how to do it on FL...

[@jaredhammond4724]

The record button doesn't seem to do anything on my mpd when I push it? Can you help with that

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@gerlocon El FPC, cuando le das a mapear, espera que le indiques los 16 pads del bank que tienes seleciconado en el FPC, desde el primero al dieciseisavo, debes darle a mapear, y sin tocar nada, ir tocando desde el pad 1 hasta el 16

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@cudi1is3god Maybe the countdown? are you recording on pattern or song? try to right click REC button and select "Automation and Score"

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@midz95 Well, I don't actually know the solution but maybe it is some kind of bad configuration on the window that pops when you click the "Link to controller..." option. I know how to fix that issue on Ableton Live but not in FL, anyway, please, remind me if you still having the problem and I will look for a solution when I have more free time.

[@caiopans]

congratulations from brazil! thanks bro

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@ibetonyn when you press >> on the preset screen you can see "save preset" didn't you see it?

[@EnigmatikoProds]

try to right click into the REC button, and selecting only "Score" and "Automation" or only "Score"

[@EnigmatikoProds]

@impactxl I just read the manual and messed a little bit and I know how to use it, why don't you instead of lose your time commenting and waiting for me to lose mine, mess with it? just press Program Change, change the program, and push ok.

[@biessar]

everytime I change preset or turn off mpd , notes are the same as at the beginning when I use my preset... :( help me please maestro