Explaining how to use the MPC One to a COMPLETE BEGINNER

Explaining how to use the MPC One to a COMPLETE BEGINNER
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COMPLETE BEGINNERS! This will help you understand the basics of the MPC concept.
CONTENT OF THE VIDEO:
0:00 Hello
0:59 Understanding templates
1:56 Creating a template
8:01 Mute groups
8:54 Time to make a beat
10:30 Mixing
12:38 More on Mute Groups
13:59 Side Chain Compression
16:38 Layering drums
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[@LiamKillen]

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[@bookchh]

Thank You Brother

[@bahutu802]

Haha, this video gave me some nice flashbacks to basically every time I meet a friend to make a beat together. Me doing all the adjustments (he doesn't have an MPC, so has no clue how to operate it); both of us being a bit annoyed of the whole setup process... It's totally fine when doing that alone, introvertedly, somehow even enjoying the process, but when having to justify it in front of someone else who's just waiting for the jam... Well :D

[@LiamKillen]

It’s the best when someone is actually interested in doing it and learning!

[@Ywz816]

I was so confused when the video started up and there were 3 hands 😂. Great vid!

[@LiamKillen]

That must have been startling lol

[@beatmelodics]

Hey, I truly loved your videography, your fonts onscreen, mpc one skin, video colors, camera angles and everything.

[@LiamKillen]

Thank you for watching!

[@RhymePractice]

MPC Pad Loop function Main page Track 01>Transpose set to 1. Program 001>Warp samples> Global tab>note on. Samples tab>pad loop on. For different drum loops, include them in the same mute group to alternate back and forth

[@LiamKillen]

thx my guy

[@werex3]

This was a good idea for a video! Next time maybe let the dude record his guitar riff right into the MPC and then show him the plugins and how to play them. Or just try to chop a sample in a couple of ways - aka how many different dishes you can make from the same stuff 😁

[@LiamKillen]

Yes! Something to consider for sure

[@atompotato]

That was great! Like this format!

[@LiamKillen]

Noted for next time!

[@unseenraven]

Just bought the one today. And seeing this amazes me and makes me want to do more and more

[@LiamKillen]

It’s capable of so so much

[@joserivera1054]

Love videos like this. Great job.

[@LiamKillen]

It's my (our) pleasure :-)

[@555atU]

Awesome you made the connection between creating beats to cooking....and you brought a chef in to boot!

[@LiamKillen]

😂

[@InvictusBananman]

nice video. It really motivated me to get back to the MPC Software and learn how to use it

[@LiamKillen]

Cheers thx for watching

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

Work injury a few years ago left me unable to play guitar, after 22 years of playing (self taught)... after suffering for a couple years through not being able to just fkn jam out, I bought a 2nd hand OP-1 and after an hour, couldn't believe the kind of tracks I was putting down, no previous keys/synth/drum machine experience This prompted me to delve a bit deeper and subsequently purchase an MPC One... this time, however, after an hour I was still just sat in front of it too scared to push a button, thinking to myself _"Well.. this was an expensive mistake!"_ Videos like these are quickly proving *invaluable* - my sincerest gratitude! Much love - London UK ❤🍻

[@LiamKillen]

Hey I appreciate you watching :-) All the best.

[@kathleencoveny3860]

Your instruction/teaching skills are shining through in this one on one vid ... easy to follow flow .. highlighting whoever wants to tap into and hone their musical inclinations can .. cheers to opening the doors to that possibility for so many looking to do what you do .. well done .. yes would be nice to see you guys working together again ...

[@LiamKillen]

I’ll most likely be doing this sort of thing again!

[@PK-kb5vx]

Very helpful, thank you.

[@LiamKillen]

Glad to help 😊

[@JordanTsu]

Thank you! This is so dope

[@LiamKillen]

Glad to contribute!

[@skinnymanbeats]

Instead of copying the drums over pad by pad, hit the pencil in program section and select merge programs. Save yourself some time. (7:50 mark)

[@LiamKillen]

I knew there was a quicker way- thx!

[@soundboy605]

Nice one chef cooking up you first beat good job 👍🏽

[@LiamKillen]

haha cheers thx for watching :-)

[@KatalistProductionsKozzySasha]

Great video, this reminds me of teaching my buddy how to work on the MPC 2000XL

[@LiamKillen]

Thanks for watching! :-)

[@gigamaxmusic]

Amazing content, this could be a whole channel.

[@LiamKillen]

Thank you!

[@ScottRobinson23]

Liam this is great!! More one on one sessions with beginners. This is awesome!

[@LiamKillen]

Noted! I just have to find more volunteers lol.

[@LiamKillen]

I buy them a nice supper though in exchange for their time obvi

[@ScottRobinson23]

@@LiamKillen If anything they should buy you supper for some knowledge learnin

[@sampletemplehu]

Informative!thanks!✌️

[@LiamKillen]

it's a pleasure :-)

[@pietrocr7]

I really like Mike, great video!

[@LiamKillen]

I’ll let him know! 😊

[@vishoussoundz1999]

looking to pick up the One +.It was great to see the interaction, hopefully there will be more. I l=would like to see if he follow thru with cooking up a banger and mash it up with his guitar.

[@LiamKillen]

Yeah the One + looks dope AF for sure.

[@JosephCee]

Can't wait to get this damn machine. ❤‍🔥

[@LiamKillen]

It’s more of a sampler than a drum machine

[@jesusneverexisted300]

Great video and a big fat thumbs ^!!

[@LiamKillen]

yaaaa!!! thank you for watching ! :-)

[@fractalimmersion]

This is so awesome! Mainly because it’s majorly put me off buying an MPC One 🤓

[@LiamKillen]

I’m glad the video served it’s purpose 😊

[@Jazman342]

MPC One specifically or MPC in general?

[@rebelkleff6250]

Great vid. Quick tip for tuning all slices at once (shift and tap all pads) they will all turn green and you can tune globally :)

[@LiamKillen]

Yes! Much like selecting mute groups. Should have done it in that instance 😊

[@rooster9750]

Really like the video

[@LiamKillen]

Appreciate you watching!

[@davidscott2095]

Loved the beat, Liam! Great, Great video! Are you going to make any mre of these, using beginners? These videos are fantastic.

[@LiamKillen]

I have one for the Digitone as well! And am considering doing some others as well :-) Here's the Digitone one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jprSo4qhjd1oraMsi=Z-Us-TojxfleZZHT

[@PaperRoutePusher]

set your sample play to automated so it auto plays each sample as you go through them then u just have to scroll through samples using the wheel instead of click a sample then clicking play each time

[@LiamKillen]

Genius!!

[@MindreadingRainbow]

Thank you 🙏

[@LiamKillen]

My pleasure

[@hovermotion]

Superb just got a Mpc one 👍🏻

[@LiamKillen]

I hope that this helps!

[@hovermotion]

@@LiamKillen sure will , It looks a very complex machine.

[@Stadsjaap]

I can't hear the tutorial over how awesome Mike's beard is.

[@LiamKillen]

Lol we talked about beard oil that day 😂

[@thepatzer]

Wow, I really thought this was a mashup with Ryan from @60cyclehumcast! Those dudes could be bros. Thanks for the great video!

[@LiamKillen]

Haha! Nope just some bing bong from my mk neck of the woods!

[@vincentdelmas2792]

He asked a real question in the first few minutes > " Who made This sounds ", talking 'bout Splice and others like those. Its akward imo 'cause it's cool and fast to make a decent beat that sound like a beat, BUT in the same time the " Templates " are so ready to go that they seems to Drive you maybe too much. Makes me think about some LEGO with big pieces that are meant to be structured in a way that you better follow ( even if you are " free " to do what ever you want with it )

[@LiamKillen]

Yeah I get that perspective

[@vincentdelmas2792]

@@LiamKillen thx hope you're having great times with music and life

[@klausherbert3040]

This for the SP404 MK2 please

[@LiamKillen]

Noted

[@riddim7774]

Mpc is way easier to learn than the mk2. 😂

[@Hysteric_Subjects]

oh man what a fun watch. this looked like it was fun to make too. yer buddy looks familiar somehow

[@LiamKillen]

He used to live in Victoria BC 🤷‍♂️

[@tyronethomas820]

Wen u turn the pads down like that save it wen u finish the beat &u start a brand new beat will the pads still be turned down from the 1st track or will they automatically reset to its original setting? I have the mpc 1&machine live I never knew u could mix like that on that peculiar program edit page I always use the other program page where u can turn the whole program down or the mix page I learned something new&very helpful thank u

[@LiamKillen]

Thx for these tips 😊

[@mistergrooveman1018]

Super custom of your mpc one , can you say where you find this ? Question , if you have to choose Nice séquencer did you choose mpc or Roland tr6 s ?? Thanks

[@LiamKillen]

MPC stuff!

[@LiamKillen]

Mpc for sure

[@boomboombaby9140]

Before I got my mpc live 2 I was using iMPC pro 2 on my iPad . When I got the mpc live 2 it took me less than 10 minutes to learn it , I was surprised on how similar the app was to the real thing .

[@LiamKillen]

Oh cool that's awesome! :-)

[@FamilyFunTime69]

Great stuff Liam! Where do you get you MPC skins? Cheers

[@LiamKillen]

MPC Stuff!

[@FamilyFunTime69]

@@LiamKillen Awesome, thanks for the quick reply! A video of you modding your gear could make for a fun video 🙂

[@ionion3936]

is it possible to do a lock, like with the maschine, where you lock it and then you go wild with effects and automation, and then when you push the lock button again it resets back to when you locked it,

[@LiamKillen]

I'm actually not sure, I never looked into this ! I don't think that it is though.

[@kadeestelle5268]

I'm having a lot of trouble recording external synthesizers through midi. Have you developed a solid workflow for it? It seems like the only way I can build a track with this method is by writing midi, then recording the midi sequence to an audio track. Then I have to use the audio track in my pattern instead of the midi so I can write another midi layer. I just wish I could preserve midi patterns in case I'd like to edit them later on.

[@LiamKillen]

This is actually a really interesting concept that i'm planning on developing in a future video for sure.

[@kadeestelle5268]

@@LiamKillen I was hoping you’d say that, looking forward to it!!

[@bookchh]

Where did you get that MPC stand from?

[@LiamKillen]

MPC Stuff!

[@MontanaProducciones]

Would you say the OB4 latency is ok to use it for finger drumming/live playing with synths?

[@LiamKillen]

Since the update yeah it’s great

[@MontanaProducciones]

@@LiamKillen thanks and no thanks. Now I will have to buy one. 😂

[@DrNo99]

Your friend is actually Adam Calhoun in disguise. 😂

[@LiamKillen]

lol i looked it up - that's a great comparison. PS - if you're interested, hit up my Discord ! It's an open forum where we talk about electronic music / synths all day long! discord.gg/xj8J2xJuBP

[@raphaelward1711]

i would have started by explaining what a sampler IS. Host reminds me of bill ottman from minds, cool dude, subscribed - what a sampler is not is a sound module - tedious hmmmmmm... granular.... YOUR sounds... thats the difference, in the 80s we had sound modules you got a roland 1280 for a grand and all you had was what roland gave you - sampler = MY sounds 16:00 shoulda gone for take vocal when he said take vocal overdid track after that groove was rocking all you needed

[@LiamKillen]

I looked up who that was- haha I can see the resemblance.

[@privateaccount1839]

Netflix for producers lmao 🤣 😂 😆 he aint lyin

[@LiamKillen]

It pretty much is lol

[@LiamKillen]

But with more of a monopoly

[@julioizzo8316]

What was the first sample you used that he chose? Or original song?

[@LiamKillen]

It was from Splice- can't remember exactly which one.

[@reallivebluescat]

Its very hard to see what youre doing with the buttons if you are a noob yourself. I think this video is maybe best for people who know how to use the mpc, but want to experience it again thru the eyes of a beginner

[@LiamKillen]

It’s also just for people who are curious about what it’s actually capable of doing. It’s not like a hardcore technical review or anything

[@joeyjuggaknotts]

Why is my track turning down every time I switch sequences? The volume fader is highlighted red with a -INF dB?

[@joeyjuggaknotts]

I seem to have automated it by mistake. How do I take this off?

[@LiamKillen]

I think that you must have automated it somehow.

[@nicolasroth9902]

from where do you get your drums?

[@LiamKillen]

I’m this video, splice

[@jimballantines4125]

where can I get the desk for the Mpc?

[@LiamKillen]

MPC stuff!

[@misterdavis9078]

I like both but MPC is much better than a DAW to get your ideas off quickly. Especially for sample based producers. Daws can be overwhelming n slow down creativity. Huge screens make me fall asleep

[@LiamKillen]

Yeah it's just a lot more hands on.

[@h-dawg969]

I don’t know wether to buy an Mpc one or maschine plus. I really want to be non computer dependent. I’m more used than maschine due to playing around with mk3 a couple times, but mpc one is much cheaper than the plus, but I’ll be learning a whole new interface. What do people think?

[@LiamKillen]

Yeah it really depends- it sounds like you're leaning towards MPC tbh. Theo nly thing is that those mk2 pads feel better if you're doing like finger drumming type stuff.

[@h-dawg969]

@@LiamKillen what would you think the learning curve is like for a complete newb to mpc but who has previous experience on Maschine mk3? If it wasn’t for the price difference I’d choose the Maschine plus but the mpc looks so sick. Just worrying about being back to step one with learning a new interface and way of working. Can you still make use of nice chords and scales etc like you can with Maschine? Or do you need to know about more music theory?

[@jKHAHN215PA]

How’s you get splice on your mpc one ! I can’t connect my dolce account to my mpc one !! Smh

[@LiamKillen]

I just uploaded the samples into an as card

[@LiamKillen]

SD card ***

[@optuyiamusic5887]

can everything be done with just this one?

[@LiamKillen]

I’m not sure what you’re asking haha

[@HowYouMove]

I’m a new beginner and I have 3 MPC expansions & some wave files downloaded on my 64 GB SD card but now that I had downloaded the updates on my MPC One Plus it’s saying that I don’t have a drive when I try to download the 4 free new plugins I had tried to send you a 15 second video of my MPC One plus but it won’t let me send you the video & I do not want to order two more MPC Expansions until I have those 4 new free plugins probably activated in my MPC One Plus

[@LiamKillen]

Thanks for chiming in here! :-)

[@TripleBProduktionz]

eh bro... Which one you rather Live II or the one?

[@LiamKillen]

One! :-)

[@TripleBProduktionz]

@@LiamKillen really, why's that if you mind me asking?

[@KDOE415]

Where did you get that yellow skin?

[@LiamKillen]

Mpc stuff

[@KDOE415]

@@LiamKillen cool thanks man!

[@RalphLBaer]

I’d just like everyone to know that you can buy an MPD218 alongside with Logic Pro’s Drum Machine Designer and do everting you see here. Only difference is you don’t have that small 7inch screen, you use your Mac’s screen instead. You can chop, drum,, fade, pitch, velocity, volume, attack etc. don’t get me wrong MPC’s are beautiful pieces of equipment but I can’t justify the price specially if my Mac is capable of all this, it’s just a matter of learning and time.

[@LiamKillen]

Depends what you’re looking for but you’re 100% right here

[@RalphLBaer]

@@LiamKillen yea not trying to diss, I was on the brink of the MPC Renaissance because that’s what DJ Premiere uses but I’m like wait a second, I don’t think I need this. There’s a drum machine built in to Logic Pro, I will say though you can’t capture the true essence of what you are trying to convey with just click you neeeeeds something tangible like pads, so you feeeeeeeel the beat, I love laying down drums w the akai mini, that alongside w the keys really gives me just about everything I need. Godspeed. Thank you for even replying to my comment.

[@jonjonlambo]

just an fyi....complete beginner vids start with the power button and explain how to get to the point you started at which is way down the road from turning the unit on....

[@LiamKillen]

Hopefully this gets the general point of what an MPC can do across.

[@itsthemusiq4me73]

OH KAY, that’s where I’m failing 7:44 when trying to create a single song 🤦🏽‍♀️😮‍💨😩🤧 “sooo wtf did you just do EXACTLY???” 🥴🥴😫 *did it really take 3 hours* 😅😳

[@LiamKillen]

No this is pretty much it! Unedited!

[@docgify]

Dude i find you lean up the bet and are it clinical rather than human and fragile it quantised to being boring please leae some aviation in loudness of parts softness ect i know you dig what the flava is,but keep it real dude the man is a chef left him make mistakes that show his true creative flow

[@LiamKillen]

My guy was rippin wutchu sayin cuz

[@dontcallmejon]

i could hear some fonk style cowbells over that beat.

[@LiamKillen]

We’ll add it next time 😏

[@orrin-manning]

This video is a classic, but I don't think your friend learned a damned thing from this

[@LiamKillen]

lol - he was def overwhelmed.

[@NuisenceTV]

Is there any way I can get my hands on that beat tho? Lol. Seriously

[@LiamKillen]

It's just being used for this video lol

[@NuisenceTV]

@Liam Killen lol Damn I seriously want that beat. That's messed up that u didn't save it

[@g-track5065]

You have a ear for music

[@LiamKillen]

My guy

[@user-we2bk6qb3n]

I just want to hook up keys and jam. Why can't anyone help?

[@LiamKillen]

YOU can def do that with a 5 pin midi cable or via USB- i'm sure thee's a dedicated video that can help you out here on KZbin! :-)

[@user-we2bk6qb3n]

@@LiamKillen Can't find one, it's all just within the unit.

[@tMena45888]

another MPC sold to the man in the Kitchen

[@LiamKillen]

yup lol

[@penncomm]

OK you lost me at "this is a template." Like, how did you get to that screen? I need the "for dummies" version :)

[@LiamKillen]

Yeah this is more of a video just explaining what it's capable of. Plenty of more hands on review style content here on YT though

[@rockboy4470]

Looks like 60 Cycle Hum guy.

[@LiamKillen]

😂

[@aliasghar907]

really, you cant add fx to whole track ?

[@LiamKillen]

You mean the master? Yes you can

[@tyronethomas820]

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[@LiamKillen]

Yeeeeeeee

[@charleshughes1417]

You can't just do everything for the other person. Like you have to let them actually press the buttons and turn the knobs and just describe what they need to do. I think that wouldn't make as good of content but yeah

[@LiamKillen]

hope ya learned something :-)

[@emilbergdahl3063]

Cool this but you only programmed drums to a sample of someone else's music. The mpc one can actually be used to compose melodies, harmonies and the actual music aswell. Connect a keyboard or even a guitar and you have made a whole song yourself. 😊

[@LiamKillen]

Absolutely ! Didn't use it in that way in this video. So many different ways that people use it !

[@malikdavis6091]

M

[@LiamKillen]

M for Mid

[@BobbyGeneric145]

Those glowing keys would get annoying.

[@LiamKillen]

I would suggest not picking it up in that case

[@ShamanRula]

“So we are gonna take that sample and chop it into these 8 pads” “whaaaat?” Thats exactly my reaction finding out what mpc beatmaking is all about. Im very new to this and thats how i landed on this video. Brilliant explanation. Subbed! 🫡

[@LiamKillen]

Awesome! I'm glad that this helped you out! :-)

[@amonynous9041]

guys, don't do gear, learn how to use a daw

[@LiamKillen]

I second that- but also if u can afford it- do gear 😏

[@TotinosOtherBoy]

Both. Do both.

[@mcstabba]

No... just no. I'm gonna hoard more gear.

[@colinreese]

I couldn’t follow along or see what you were doing. Too fast

[@LiamKillen]

Yeah this was more of just like a showing of what it’s capable of no so much like a do it along MPC video

[@pommedapi3847]

OK zero learning here, you watch someone looking at another one doing things. How can we learn from this? "you push this and than you cut it into 8 and than push this and look its on the 8 buttons" ahhh ok. :/ The more I look at mpc videos the more the software workflow seems prehistoric and you have to learn everything by heart, maschine seems way more user friendly, too bad the hardware with touchscreen seemed so good.

[@LiamKillen]

It’s a video just to show the basic things it’s capable of

[@pommedapi3847]

@@LiamKillen yes exactly that´s why the title is wrong, it´s not explaining HOW to use but explaining WHAT it can do. Totally different and less clics.

[@Riuyilmistico]

If you are a begginer, DON'T BUY IT

[@LiamKillen]

lol

[@Riuyilmistico]

@@LiamKillen don't get me wrong, I love my MPC, but it's the most unintuitive, undebuggable, unlockable, badly-mantained thing I ever bought 😂

[@thebrunoserge]

I hate MPC workflow yes, but in their defense, this video really sucks at explaining it

[@LiamKillen]

my guy

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

Step 1 sell the mpc. Step 2 buy anything else since literally every other manufacturer and developer decided 30 years ago to arrange songs in a way that makes sense. Sorry I’m just salty it’s 2023 and as amazing as they are they still have zero arranger, clips , etc. Just the 1986 programs / tracks nonsense.

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

And after watching this … exactly. Tedious that is the MPC in a nutshell.

[@LiamKillen]

lol

[@LiamKillen]

Yeah most hardware is tedious for sure.

[@oddz2596]

2:30 Dante yn & soba - planlos.wav ♥️♥️♥️

[@LiamKillen]

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