How To Install AKAI MPC Expansions[Hardware & Software]

How to install AKAI MPC expansion on both hardware & the software version using the "expansion manager". This step by step guide should help you understand the process. Please note if you own an MPC ONE. You'll need a computer with a SD Card slot (because you can't transfer files via controller mode)!
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0:00 intro
0:44 installing to the computer (important!)
3:01 installing expansions to the MPC
7:22 warning for MPC ONE owners!
7:57 final thoughts
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[@willnova1234]

Bro!!! You saved me!! I’ve been working on this for a few hours; I couldn’t figure out how to export it. You’re the only one who explains the Controller Mode. Thank you SO much

[@Sinosure]

Thanks bruh!! We learn new things everyday!! See I was doing this BUT I was not opening up the MPC software to make sure it was in there correctly first!! You made sure it was there, then TRANSFERRED the kit from there to the Retro!!! I was bypassing the software altogether!! It would show up on the SD card, but you couldn't SEE it when you hit EXPANSIONS on the Retro!! See, see, 😆🤣😂!! You learn something new everyday!! Thanks bruh!!👊🏾💯

[@beatrocka5]

I think that I ran into this same problem. I gotta try it again this way.

[@Desertphile]

You have consistently saved me a gosh golly amount of time by telling me what I have not wit to figure out myself. Thank you.

[@0x80O0oOverfl0w]

Bruh! Thank you thank you for this video. I bought a bunch of MPC software during a recent sale and thought I wasted all my money because I couldn't figure out how to install it on my Live II. I had given up and figured I was just dumb and bought the wrong version. This is so lit boss, I'm super stoked to try this out on my MPC.

[@beatrocka5]

Exporting the expansions had me stuck, but this vid helped me out. I'd installed a drive inside of the MPC Live II, so I didn't need to use an SD card; this is the part that was confusing. When selecting which drive to export to, just select the proper one. I've still got some things to sort out, but again this helped out a lot. Thanks.

[@Jnuna535]

First person to explain this where it makes sense. Subscribed.

[@DjChrisGroove]

I just wanted to thank you for your videos. Your one of the best out of the many that I’ve seen. 🙏

[@wongshoemusic]

Thanks bro! Yeah if it’s mpc one u don’t need to put the mpc in controller mode. Just place the sd card in your computer, andexport the expansion pack to your sd card. It worked for me. Thanks hommie!

[@eddychavez3919]

MPC ONE user right here! this video was helpful, thanks OG.

[@TyroAudio]

Thank you! My first time using an MPC and you are making this learning process wayyyyy smother.

[@AveMcree]

My pleasure

[@thegreat1548]

@@AveMcree bro my beat software is not giving me an option to save my expansion in the mpc internally only in the SD card. I would like to know how to save my expansions in the mpc just like default factory expansions. Thanks

[@momlook6497]

Thank you. This actually helped me alot. Going on a trip to Utah and I just pulled out my live for the first time in 2 years.

[@AveMcree]

Glad it helped!

[@kerrytrammell2808]

Appreciate you bro. 🙌🏾🙏🏾I was getting frustrated trying to get the expansions on the MPC hardware.

[@TheCaptainsCabin]

You’re the freakin man just wanted to tell you that bro Thanks 🙏🏽 for everything you do!!

[@FastLaneLyfe]

Love your willingness to share your wisdom. You have taught me a lot about my mpk mini mk3. Thanks fam

[@bobbiejohnson4607]

Very useful Ave! Thanks for all that you do!

[@ranimal1]

Thank You!!! I was trying to figure out out how to use the sounds as a module instead of downloading the entire library to my SD Card... I just find it easier to access them!!! I just bought the mpc one after not having ANYTHING since the mpc 2000...lol.. So this is JETSON stuff to me!!! LoL

[@peedigreenyaddaimean182]

Thank you Cree I finally got the expansions loaded up correctly

[@JustinCarey]

I really appreciate your channel Sir. Thanks to you I got a jumpstart on using my MPC.

[@HNIC00]

This dude has the best videos out 💪🏾💪🏾

[@isiahwilliams4646]

Big Ups! Thank you. I been having a pack one my laptop for 6 months. Finally got some clear instructions on how to get it in my X. NEW SUB!

[@Maryandme4550]

Great video. Nice and clear and easy to follow. Thank you!

[@CedricDvine]

I have a MPC One and this process worked perfectly for me. Thanks.Maybe the up to 2.11 helped.

[@darkmajniss]

Man what a relief i was about to order a sd card reader. Just the answer i waas searching i figured it wouldnt just come with the usb cord to pc for nothing.

[@ericwells7209]

Ave because of you I got the MPC Live ll retro as I am a Maschine plus guy, but I figured get the best of best world please keep putting out videos as they do help to get a better understanding about these Maschine and if you could give more update on the MacBook Air thanks again my brother.

[@gordonreed1104]

Mannnnnn i appreciate your time and effort in showing us..You have sold me on the MPC LIVE II I am gonna start making beats with my ol ass..lol

[@AveMcree]

old gang for the win!

[@geronimoburatti6552]

Thank you so much for this Video!!! It helped me a lot as a rookie on the mpc !

[@deanisplemoni]

Had go come back to this one again. Thanks bro.

[@teknykill]

sir got the Live 2 and you are a hidden gem . Add a 2TB SSD I got it for from a buddy for free. Im an IT tech so the connecting hardware and format process I used for work.

[@t.s.m3379]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!! My man, been frustrated for 2 days trying to figure this out.

[@mauquibzonedout]

Extremely useful. Much appreciated sir!!!

[@pullingdownstronghol]

Thank you, this really helped me as a novice.

[@SLACKPLAN9]

They do make it easy. I like that I can choose the 2TB SSD I installed.

[@K-MoneyBeatz]

NEW AND THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL VIDEO THANK YOU

[@SOO100BRAND]

Good video. Straight to the point

[@purposeinabundance6063]

I used my SD Card that’s in my Mpc plus and it worked😂 great video😊

[@jasonellzey]

So you were able to export the expansion to your mpc one plus with the SD card in the mpc? My lap top does not have an SD card slot so I'm not sure what to do.

[@markmaw8]

Absolute life saver man thankyou so much.

[@jetpacksuperheroes_]

awesome video, thank you for your help. This was perfect.

[@darklight6931]

Thanks for this - good video - really clear.

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Thank you for another great video.

[@KarasamaBeats]

So so so helpful bro !!!! Thank you 🙏

[@TheActualJae]

Thanks man, perfect explanation.

[@herb39hs]

Thanks bro and thank you to elbowmedia studio for sending this to me thanks again bros🙏

[@solarpixiejournals]

thank you for the tutorial and content, was helpful!

[@thaexception3406]

What I needed to know - thank you.

[@justusnielsen9458]

Thanks for the help!

[@zaireeka1]

Thanks man. Great video.

[@maing.i5265]

Great video bro

[@LeiftonMontgomery]

Thank you! I have to rewatch this every time I want to add something 😂

[@uptownfragrance6148]

Good video ave 👍🏾 u always bring info bro but where is the video on how to update the firm ware for the mpc one bro?

[@chasetaylor474]

Thk u for all your help

[@champhf]

I have learned so much from you ..Thank you sir

[@g-track5065]

I see I enjoy all your video's your the first that told me about the MPC 1 sd card I'm having crazy trouble download black friday bundles.I need crazy help!!!!

[@thumprabbitmusic8425]

This really helps - thanks :)

[@MrCJ-lc9ru]

Thanks a lot. I could not figure out how to do this for the life of me.

[@dennischin6581]

Isn't it a better idea to install your expansions on an external or separate drive than your system drive? Does the software allow that cus that's basically what happens with the standalone units. I haven't seen anyone talk about install on separate drive. kinda like how native instruments allow you to install the plug ins anywhere you choose, especially if you happen to have a ton of expansions.

[@Jordanchicity23]

what up Ave! dummy question...i have a pretty stacked studio space with cords and cables at times getting switched around. i have an mpc one as more of a portable idea tool for the couch or outside (via omni+20 ac adapter battery) my question is if i maybe mixed up where my mpc one usb cable is does it hinder some of the features such as this. ive had a bit of trouble getting expansions to the mpc one standalone, however, i havent tried with this complete tutorial step by step. thanks for the help and keep up the good material.

[@noobyinfo]

no idea this even existed, thanks

[@ryandavis4346]

A lot of help thanks

[@DrDeese]

I needed this

[@jayonbaby]

Very useful!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@amosandy123]

Great video. Very clear. Would like to see an example of where you put the expansion on your SD card on the computer and then bring it over to your MPC. I know it sounds simple but seeing is believing (learning). Thanks

[@AveMcree]

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[@thahomie773]

@@AveMcreehey do I gotta put the SD card through the computer first and set it up or I can just simply put it in the Mpc live 2 and get to work downloading these expansions

[@CokChopBeats]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@lonsdale1744]

Real Gent 👊🏽

[@zanzanabet8571]

usefull 100% thanks!

[@ktvbeatz5560]

Needed this

[@isaacgodbolt9244]

You the truth brother I bought this MPC Live 2 because of you how can I export my standalone music into the MPC Software? When I’m in controller mode I don’t even see the songs

[@garys6898]

Awesome, did you ever do a video on using plugins on multiple machines? I can't figure it out

[@ahkgee]

Thanks man!🙏🏾

[@matthewrivas1092]

Appreciate your tutorials big dog, question is how do I export kits from the MPC one hardware to the MPC software. Want to get the drummachine kit classic 808 specifically that came on the MPC one onto the software. I downloaded the 808 expansion packs not he aka website but were only bass sounds trying to get the kit. Thanks

[@ean-yb1uo]

Thank You 🙏

[@88keyz]

Thanks much appreciated

[@tylerlafollette6261]

Completely agree with the mpc one comments

[@89106wlv]

Thanks ave👊🏾

[@OffTheHizzle]

Yo Ave. Just an update: it also works with the MPC one too now.

[@humbertoponce7527]

Thanks chief

[@alexandrosroussos]

Thx for the video, just wondering, have you tried porting your Maschine expansions to the MPC with Kit Maker ? What do you think of the experience with them if you did ? I know anything other than the samples won’t convert, but I believe it may be worth it for someone who has both Maschine and MPC as the NI expansions are pretty high quality sounds.

[@AveMcree]

been there and done that twice kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqDEmqCMhbF4mJY

[@alexandrosroussos]

@@AveMcree oooh that video was made for me 😅eying the MPC One Gold but I want to keep my M+ 🤩

[@sooesoss6063]

Question: installed MPC beats and the size is normal however the plugins that are installed Goo is very small, how can you enlarge it? Thank you in advance... from Soo E Soss

[@TinaRestart]

hello, I have an MPC live and my question is: can I install somehow the expansions without having the iMPC software intalled on my laptop? Can I take the .exe file on an SD card and just plug the card into the MPC?

[@savedonthebeat]

LOve your vids bro! Inspirational!... Is it the same process for MPC Keys? I want to put my expansions on the MPC Key 61.

[@AveMcree]

Thanks and yes

[@RonaldMark]

Hi Ave. Thanks for all your amazing informative videos. Question: When installing an expansion on the MPC software, does it automatically install it on the C: drive? Can I install the expansion on a different hard drive? Or move it from the C: drive to the other hard drive?

[@AnyLastWords_]

I am also curious about this. My C drive is pretty much maxed out as it is, but I have 3 other drives I would rather install it to..... guess I'm gonna have to figure out how to change the path for file access

[@RonaldMark]

@@AnyLastWords_ If you figure it out, let me know. Please.

[@AnyLastWords_]

@@RonaldMark will do

[@AnyLastWords_]

@@RonaldMark I ended up just temporarily clearing some space on my c drive. You can move your stuff all to another drive, delete it, then install all the packs on your c drive, load em into your MPC and then delete the unpacked stuff from your c drive if you want and move the old stuff back. Kinda inconvenient, but I got everything loaded into my MPC now so, I ain't mad.

[@tommydowd7718]

Thanks g!

[@ceciliafbrown373]

Thanks!

[@googlerep366]

I got a question and nobody's made a video on this maybe you could make one what do you do if you have an expansion pack that has no auditions it just works if you add it to your project

[@e-nubusproductions6076]

Thank you

[@byronrobinson4662]

Thanks Bro

[@SuperJg1975]

How To Install MPC Expansion Packs on a different Volume like d or e. What if i dont want to install on C?

[@filedinxpm7123]

Wow I just went through this process...I was confused at first lol

[@masterwise7]

Ave excellent tutorial - will this also work for Navtive Instruments sound packs? meaning to use NI Expansions in Akai mpc ?

[@deandresmith5761]

Grab kit maker

[@thomasusheriii971]

Good video. I had no idea how expensive the expansions are. I guess they offer a lot of material. So it's okay to make beats with these samples you buy and post them without copyright issues?

[@alanwinston7757]

I'm late with this video. I just got me a MPC LIVE II I'm new at this. Can you load the expansion into the mpc live II . Without downloading the software. I just watched a video on putting a ssd drive into my mpc live II. Can the expansion be put on a ssd card and loaded into the mpc live II

[@nobbystyles4807]

can i move packs from my windows pc to the mpc one using a usb thumb drive? also when i download new packs should i be downloading the standalone version or the pc version?

[@Yungcertified]

Which one should I download for my mpc live 2 the pc or standalone file

[@Davidwesley6]

is MPC beats different from the MPC software you get when you register the product?

[@youtubenatan]

Hey Ave, I found the problem out. It was the update that I needed, but hey, I have another question, on the Akai Pro website, it has Loom, Xpand 2, Velvet and other plugins that say (Live,One)... I'm just wondering, can those be loaded into the software, and then transferred into an sd card to put into the MPC One, or are they only vst plugins for the software? It says they are free, but I can't get through with the activation code from my MPC One activation code, or are they only for the Live? I don't understand why they would put (Live/One) on there? Are any of these expansions free from Akai Pro? Or can't the Loom, Xpand 2 and Velvet be used in the MPC One?...SBN RESONATE

[@RaineyRetro]

Hey I downloaded the trapsoul pack and they read on computer but not on my mpd 218. Is there another step to get it to work on my pads? The other f9 pack etc works fine

[@somerandomhomeboy]

Is there any way to make the background of the interface lighter?

[@AGBAK]

What’s happening Ave? I downloaded the Akai expansion packs OVO and the talkbox special edition. I’m having problems installing because they are XPN file. How do I install this format? Thank you Champ 👍🏾💪🏾✌🏾

[@LAUTAROIVANOFF]

First of all, thanks for the content! Whitout you would be impossible to learn how to use this program. I’ve a question for you man: I already got the soul provider3 expansion, but I only can play the program kit. I want to know if I’m able to play the samples (one by one) in my keyboard mpk 3 ... because I like the basses and the keys that are inside of the programs, but I want to use it in different chords. Is it possible ? Or I just can play the sounds they create in the programs kit . Thanks from Argentina 🇦🇷

[@lordchrist6727]

Do u need a computer to download it on the mpc live?

[@brokenpoolhall]

Just purchased a brand new Live 2, when I checked the internal memory, it’s said that there was only 3 GBs out of 14.5 GB of memory left. I haven’t saved anything. Any ideas on why this is? And how can I free up some memory?

[@MrMingles]

I Know This Is Nothing To Do With The Video, But Whats The Intro Song? Also, The Vid Helped Alot! Before I Was Using Too Many Plugins And The Expansions Helped