"Fabric XL" - MPC Key 61 (playing EVERY preset!) -- MPC live, MPC one, MPC Key 61, Akai Force, MPX X

With the new MPC Key 61, Akai has release new plugins by Air - the Fabric XL, and I'm playing through EVERY preset to hear how it sounds.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:18 Awakening
0:39 Melancholy Octaves
1:08 Shadowlands
1:44 Orbit
2:05 Tenderness
2:39 Emotional Case
3:04 Hold for Scoop
3:35 Flutter Sine Lead
3:51 Tape Strings
4:28 Brass Orchestra 1
4:57 Unsolved Mysteries
5:35 5th Scape
6:01 Attack Strings
6:44 Under Attack
7:35 Chocolate
8:20 Weeping Oscs
8:51 Square Whine
9:25 Souls in a Bottle
10:40 Atmospheric Celeste
11:07 Stringed Rhodes
11:51 Heavy Trem
12:17 Ambient Piano 2
13:04 Drone Sweep
13:29 T Res Bass
13:58 Shattered Landscape
14:42 Celephone
15:21 Rev+Bounce
15:50 Crushed Pluck
16:32 Slow Strings
17:00 Winged Flight
17:40 The Hive
17:39 Obelisk
19:24 Ambient Piano 1
20:01 Unravelling Harmonics
20:33 Wuther Lead
21:05 Poly Riddum
21:25 Power Play
21:49 Ship Wreck
22:22 Plucky Pad
23:00 Swirling Harpsichord
23:40 Genghis
24:07 Ghost in the Sphere
24:45 Hard Driven Sine Bass
25:23 Square Bounce
25:35 Steamy Stack
26:11 Bowed Piano
27:13 Suitcase+Tines
27:42 Synth Slider Lead
28:24 Nightmare Bells
29:08 Big Hit
29:31 Poky Pine
30:22 Welcome
30:32 The AM
31:10 Emotive Strings
31:30 Abstract Tremor Lead
32:50 Obi Square
33:24 Funkster
33:32 Scat Vox
34:42 Dence Chief
35:25 Ponder
35:56 Dramatic Pizza
36:29 Siamese Kat
36:52 Sine Repeater Lead
37:08 Under Attack Bass
37:46 Harmonics Atmos
37:58 Airy Oohs
38:24 Valvyries
38:47 Vinyl Creeper
39:13 Romantic
39:53 Lightly Hammered
40:15 Bend+Soar Lead
40:31 Gentle Pump
41:07 Sunburst
41:40 Flutter Sine Mallet
41:53 Memory M
42:19 Urban Piano
42:55 Hold for Tension
43:40 Dirty Sine
43:54 Heavy Horn Bass
44:31 Warm Harmonics
44:41 Lofi Choir
45:08 Retrograde
45:39 Haunted Pluck
45:47 The Orient
46:05 Pyramid
46:26 Attack+Swell 1
46:42 Mello Strings Lead
47:08 Stratotron
47:25 Full Choir Aah
47:37 Rich 5
47:51 Analog Carpet
48:11 Retro Monster
48:24 Cluster Bells
48:41 Accent Bends
48:48 Twisting Mini Leads
49:11 Pulse 8 Bass
49:23 Dirty Brass
49:34 The March

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Fabric Piano preset video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJvPgoelrMShbrM My Sample Pack Channel - bit.ly/Pink-Buddha-Sample-Pack-Channel

[@SyntheticMemoriesGuy]

A little message to let you know that Akai can thank you. This video definitely won me over. I've been using MPC live for two weeks and I treated myself to the "Fabric collection" plugin pack. And I don't regret it at all. Your video is really cool and convinced me. Thank you for your work. Thx.

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

✌️😎....I'll let them know 🤣

[@SyntheticMemoriesGuy]

@@PinkBuddhaAcademy 🤣

[@edrock26]

Excellent demo! Thank you.

[@sarbaazchabahar]

This gear is a game changer✌️👍🎹🎹🎹🎹

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

🤘🤘🤘

[@EdgyNumber1]

Very useful. My favourites are Tenderness, Brass Orch. 1, and Attack Strings. Its not just a Dance/RnB machine. Its proving that I could potentially create cinematic scores here. May I offer a suggestion here though; a lot of sounds you only concentrated on the mid and upper ranges - if you could demonstrate the lower ranges more consistently that would be awesome. Orchestral patches are the thing for me and I'd love for Akai to prove it can be used for movie soundtrack scores. Great video though, very useful! 👍

[@kovelli6711]

How many pads are there anyways??? I think this could be my first synth and I’d like to know if the sounds are easy to get lost in. I am however stoked at the fact of a workstation mpc in one of course!!! But my other options other than that are the prologue 8, or hydrasynth 49/73

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Sure - I can provide more range next time.

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Pads on the MPC Key 61? The standard 16 pads. Although.....they could have easily added more!

[@kovelli6711]

@@PinkBuddhaAcademy* synth pads, I’m sorry I didn’t phrase it right

[@terrywilliams8490]

That very first preset the way he played it i would make a MONSTER BEAT......... FACTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS....!!!

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

✌️😎

[@bigkeezo]

Cool I’ve watched similar videos on this and they just run through it. Thanks 👍🏾

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Glad you liked it! ✌️😎

[@ramim.5856]

So cool and so amazing and inspiring I like the sounds very much!

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

✌️✌️✌️

[@Dmogul]

Oh man this thing is fantastic, dope video man

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Thanks man!

[@WyattLite-n-inn]

@@PinkBuddhaAcademy Thanks for this ! I’m wondering though there are 6,000 presets which represent several variations on the same sample . How many actual different sound sources (waves) are in there? 5 or 600 perhaps? Just my guess . Sounds good. As a synth not the best I’ve heard, certainly not the worst . Again, great thing you’ve done for us here .

[@tubetext]

Thank you so much for this! Really helpful being that the Akai's Key Collection is currently on sale for $99!

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Glad I could help!

[@The1AndOnlyMichaelAngelo]

That Celephone 14:44 is BEAUTIFUL!!! One of my most favorite instruments, in addition to Unsolved Mysteries. I've written a few songs with Unsolved Mysteries and Attach Strings and even using with Orchestral Hits. My Wife says it's magic.

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

✌️😎

[@tempmode37]

man akai IS THE BOSS!!!!...I wonder how soon there gonna come out with new plugins?

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Like new ones beyond these?

[@heffe4257]

These are dope af.

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

✌️✌️✌️

[@MegaCraptacular]

A lot of these are also in the Hype, which comes with it.

[@mounirlucmaghraoui357]

Hello, Thank you for this review ! It's a good surprise for me cause there's many nice instruments and the pianos are particularly sweet. For the delay, I totally agree ! It seems that Akai got a discount on it!

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

🤣 lol....discount

[@quimzealex9629]

Great Video! Thanks The Fabric Xl sounds are real good compare to others workstations? What your opnion about the new Akai Mpc 61 key? I'm interested in buying a workstation to compose pop and rock music, without the needing a computer.

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

It's pretty great, if you like the MPC workflow. Tbh....I hate it. You might not

[@quimzealex9629]

Fantastic Apresentation & Performance. I like the Suitcase+Times, Slow Strings, Romantic Piano. Really for a pop rock musician, the sounds have too much delay, as you mentioned

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

✌️😎

[@siecweb]

Are all this sounds on the screen comes with the price for the key 61 ? or you have to buy them separately ? Thank you.

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Comes with it

[@siecweb]

Thank you for you help :)@@PinkBuddhaAcademy

[@greenvelvet]

How's your hunt for a polyphonic synthesizer going? I think I'm either deciding between a Prophet 6 or Prophet 10

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

I have honestly been less focused on it lately, as I sort of re-allocated that budget to other gear! haha

[@francoispoiret4567]

Thanks im interested in workstations usually i see videos with people talking a lot with many drums you did the opposite thats what i was looking for to hear all beautiful sounds this akai mpc Can play 👍

[@hobymusic]

Is it better than Roland Fantom 06? Listening to the sounds, it looks fat and beautiful on Akai.

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Haven't really played the Roland

[@a2roland]

Thanks, where can I find a list of ALL the presets please? for someone to find "saxop" to be able to find saxophone or "flut" to be able to find all the flute sounds out of the 6000 presets!...short of fishing through every plugin category, how can I do that? Thanks again.

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Hmmm....good question! I get that challenge. Honestly, I'm not exactly sure that exists, but it should!

[@a2roland]

@@PinkBuddhaAcademy Thanks, yes I called Akai customer support, they confirmed they missed that, she said maybe next update!...

[@mysticsailor9]

Their are categories, but no woodwinds, no flutes, no woodwinds, and brass section has no clear sax

[@donmillerrecords]

What are the limitations to this keyboard? I heard you can only load 8 tracks while in keyboard workstation mode?

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

I don't have it anymore to test, but think that sounds about right.

[@EnochLight]

OPx-4 next!!! Also, there's over 1200 presets in Fabric XL. This is the "Preview" bank, correct?

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Yes - I'm just finishing up that video for the OP-X. And yes...the preview one. The other one would be too exhaustive!

[@JMF_Productions]

Question- Is there a way to save the changes you make to instrument FXs/parameters? I just got this thing and i love it, but there is too much delay and reverb on 90% of the instruments for my taste and it's annoying having to tone it down every time i pick a new sound.. hopefully you can help?

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Yeah...you just have to save your own presets. Just save the program/kit, not the project. But yeah, I hate how akai does that. It's ridiculous.

[@waynedavis9195]

Can someone tell me what plug-in to adjust to an 80 reto wave synth sound like songs produced by Timecop1983, kalax, The Midnight. Bands like these.

[@hobymusic]

For producing, this keyboard is a beast. I wonder if it's good for playing live, since it takes a few seconds to load.

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

It is! You just have to configure it in certain ways to easily jump between sounds. I've done it!

[@LaurentDiscShowMan]

JAJAJAJAAA...JAJAJAJA...ANIMO CON ALEGRIAS...VERY GOOD...ENTERAROS BIEN DE LAS COSAS QUE OS LAS ESTOY EXPLICANDO....

[@bateimidrashnetwork]

How's the loading times from preset to preset? I was sure because these take up a lot of space, that they don't load instantly like on regular workstation etc. Yet i see you just scroll thru them with no loading time, or is it just the video editing?

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

On the mpc key 61, it's pretty instant. No video editing tricks.

[@mysticsailor9]

a noticeable lag from sample loading on the akai force..not a workstation alternative from sound perspective

[@nucentury08]

4Gigs RAM Vs 2Gigs It’s Fast My Maschine+ had 3Gigs I believe!.

[@mysticsailor9]

@@nucentury08 provided that there is adequate ram available for the samples to load, i do not think that memory size has a significant correlation to preset loading time, so either the keys61 has a slightly different architecture, or faster ram/processor imo

[@derrickfarrier9637]

The sounds are nice but as you mention every so often as you play along, some sounds were just not practical for use. I was hoping to hear more bread & butter acoustic type sounds. I read that this unit doesn't have any woodwinds and saxes, so that was basically the deal breaker for me - unfortunately. Otherwise this synth is nearly perfect with all that it offers.

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Glad it helped you understand what's there

[@TheComputec]

Hi Does Fabric XL come pre-loaded on the Key61 or do you get a cut-down version and then have to pay for the full version?

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Yes - comes with it

[@zbigniewchudyFOTOCHUDY]

Fm piano from 80 's? Like Witney Huston?

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

🤣🤣

[@alexdow8042]

great job

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

😎✌️

[@nkundinezabricevictor1186]

💎⛽

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

🍭🍭🍭

[@kevinbirge2130]

Interesting synth, but the Force has most of these sounds in it already. The dual layer feature is the only big advantage I see. Love what AKAI is doing with these plugins. They will sell me on a few of them, I can see it no, but probably not this one.

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Maybe check out the Mini-D - I just posted a video on that one today: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXqyZKRupa2Xr5Y

[@intrascendente]

Where in the Force can I find those sounds?

[@JoshStewartmakesmusic]

Does this come with the akai 61 pre installed?

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Yes!

[@MegaCraptacular]

Is Fabric XL also available for the 37?

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

I would imagine so

[@kafuprfin]

Very impressive! But why you bought MPC Key when you has Force ?

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

I was just demoing it.

[@trentonwebb6429]

What scale was you using when playing emotional case

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Lol...idk. Would have to go back and look

[@pierrefitch]

Do you like the MPC key 61 is it worth it bro 😎

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

It's pretty great. I'm not add much of a fan of the MPC workflow, but this one really adds a lot here

[@kroser1983]

is the mpc key 61 plastic or metal like the x?

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Plastic....but like REALLY high quality plastic

[@kroser1983]

@@PinkBuddhaAcademy thanks for getting back to me. ive ordered it regardless but was curious as no one really talks about the build quality

[@a2roland]

Thanks!!

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Welcome!

[@sirtom3011]

Plucky pad….omg….wihat a sound!

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

✌️✌️✌️

[@2kshortgod554]

My mind went to Valhalla on shadowlands 😮

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

✌️🤣

[@vaudronphilippe5415]

My Spirit follow you too ! 😊 A wondeful land

[@carlfarrington]

adverts after how long?

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

What are you asking....?

[@AllOutOnline]

It sounds like that aftertouch/vibrato is heavy on a lot of sounds.

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Yeah - way too heavy, imo.

[@MrSuntask]

Should I sell my Force and buy the Key61?

[@ZiwaHD]

No ; you will regret it! The workflow on the Force is still way better than any other MPC … speaking as someone who has the Force and used the MPC X and the key 61 . I ended up passing on both the X and MPC key 61; force workflow is way faster in my opinion and modern for sure…! But if you feel like having a new toy will make you better or inspire you to finish more songs then go right ahead… I’ve found the Mpc workflow leads to more loops than full songs…compared to the Force

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

I agree with @ziwa - as the mpc workflow is totally different. That said, having all this together with a keyboard like this is pretty damn sweet.

[@ZiwaHD]

@@PinkBuddhaAcademy Imagine if they did something like an Akai force 61 ; I’d pay instantly with no questions asked !

[@MrSuntask]

@@ZiwaHD 😀

[@flossondatrack8861]

@@ZiwaHD that would be awesome. I'm getting the mpc key 61. But keeping my Force.

[@klausdietermarkwald6222]

Great sounds🎉I love it. But some sounds are only useful for movie soundtracks, I think.

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

I don't disagree

[@JayTheLane]

I thought I had mad hair 😂

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

🤣🤣🤣

[@axelmaldini4218]

• How many arpeggiators does it have? >>>>> None

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

🤣🤣🤣

[@philippeleblanc856]

Yes it has an arpeggiator SMH

[@markovenden1913]

That can't be every preset, there are around 1200 in Fabric...I guess you just played the preview bank?

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Yes...just from the preview one. Cause otherwise this would like 5 hours long! 🤣🤣 But I'm going to do the others as well.

[@markovenden1913]

@@PinkBuddhaAcademy Yes it would be very long!!! I totally understand! But maybe your Title is a bit misleading, people might think there are only 100 patches in Fabric.

[@alexwestconsulting]

@@markovenden1913 yeah, i was scratching my head. thx for the clarification. it was a 100% pass for me if this was it.

[@heffe4257]

Is this standalone or on mpc software

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

It's the same for both

[@heffe4257]

@@PinkBuddhaAcademy Word. Thank you. Was confused but I read after watching this they lowered the number of voices to make it standalone compatible.

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

well - the have XL and just the Fabric ones. On the MPC Key 61, it has more RAM, so you can do both. But the Force and the MPC prob really need to just use the "lighter" version.

[@danwentz]

How much delay is too much delay delay delay delay delay

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mounirlucmaghraoui357]

Merci !

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

✌️

[@kennyb7039]

If it's a sound that can be used in my childs toy I don't want it in my Keyboard.

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

🤣🤣🤣

[@quantumeseboy]

Too much effects.

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Lol...it's a common thing for akai to slap on way too much delay for their presets. But you can always just turn it down or off.

[@sirkeyzmusic]

That's every company's presets lol. Have you never used a synth before that wasn't modular or pure analog

[@Sstar850]

@@PinkBuddhaAcademyno 🧢 I just got my MPC KEY 37 & I was like WTF it kind pissed me off 😂

[@UrbanJournal]

⁠@@sirkeyzmusic that’s true lol…. I remember the old Roland JVs were drowning in reverb! lol

[@foolhardby]

IROEGBU 2024

[@PinkBuddhaAcademy]

Lol....🤷‍♂️?