How to Use MPC Beats Software | Making Beats for Free with my Free Sample Pack

I show you how to make beats for free using Akai's MPC Beats Software and my free sample pack! I make a hip-hop sample beat with FIRE plugins all FOR FREE! No MIDI controller needed, no MPC needed, just download and GO! This MPC Beats tutorial also applies to MPC Software (2.8 and up) and will work on both Mac and PC Platforms. This is a 2 part series where will will first make the beat, then we will mix the sample beat in a FREE DAW using FREE plugins to craft the final sound.
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[@romantin81]

Dude this is so well put together. You dropped a lot of knowledge on free resources to use.

[@labandlegacy]

🙏 I appreciate that bro! Its really dope that we have these options today. Just trying to show the people just getting started how I would get down if I was starting from 0.

[@MatthewStratton]

Nice one man. I think MPC Beats is a great option for getting started. All we got to do is put in the time and learn it.

[@labandlegacy]

Absolutely. The only thing I couldn't figure out is how to change the warp parameters on multiple slices without the touch screen. 🤔

[@JMV422]

You made this easy enough for my 10 year old daughter to figure out. I thank you for that. The way you pause the video and put arrows where you need to click. I followed you step by step and I’m rockin right now. Thank you my brotha 👊🏼

[@labandlegacy]

I'm glad it helped bro!

[@happyplace20237]

This made my whole week, I just started making beats and have been following your tutorials, they're perfect.

[@dustygrimeslqrs8915]

Yeah man thats the spirit bro! There aint to many limitations anymore these days... one reason more to blast some more bangers no budget productions 😉 Keep rockin amigo U gut some skills I whish u well my friend Peace

[@nizzotheartist]

I went from using mpc to using reasons from reason to fl studio And i have to say . That i love how mpc beats sound . And there ready to go kits sounds good . Im about to trying it . I down loading it to my lap top already

[@Nicksteez]

yoh i saw your intro at your webside..that little introduction ,,and man i admire you cause im in the same position right now.trying to perfect my craft and still trying to make everyday a productive day so i can make things work..its difficult though when u have kids.sometimes i just wanna quit cause music right now is not leading me to nothing..but its hard when music is your passion! but im glad to see someone reach that goal!

[@chriss1152]

Nice 👍🏿 I’m still learning how to use the software and my mpc live

[@labandlegacy]

It's much easier with the MPC hooked up, lol. I'll be doing more on using the software coming from Standalone soon. I still like to use the MPC screen for most of the tasks in controller mode, but mixing with the mouse is much faster!

[@GladysGrace001]

You're explanation and tutorial on this process of MPC BEATS is so thorough. Thank you so much. MPC BEATS seems so much more intuitive to learn and follow vs NI Maschine software as most tutorial is hardware base in comparison. So I greatly appreciate you showing us this process. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@labandlegacy]

Thanks for the great feedback! MPC is hardware based as well so there is a bit of a transition when you use the Software without the controller integration, but I'm getting better at it 😅

[@GladysGrace001]

@@labandlegacy you're very welcome. I've been dabbling in it MPC BEATS with my Komplete Kontrol M32... Just a trying to figure out how to map the keys when switching to Pad mode. I'll check out your playlists for help. Thanks again.

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

Dope video man that’s great to show people what they can do with nothing really.

[@labandlegacy]

Thanks bro! Yeah man, it is definitely harder to do most things without the touchscreen interface. Even switching tracks is slow af 😂 There's definitely no excuse anymore though if you have access to a computer 💯💯💯

[@PassAnimations]

@@labandlegacyI recently started using my surface pro with MPC beats & im able to use the daw using just the touchscreen.

[@Stomach_achesx]

thank you for this man! you explained the workflow in the daw so well! definitely helped me understand more of how to control it. especially the keyboard programming.

[@labandlegacy]

🙏 Glad I could help bro!

[@oO5Dynasty]

This is cool, I don’t think I would use this software but I came thru to show support.

[@labandlegacy]

I appreciate that bro! This one is for the newbs just getting into the software without an official setup.

[@romantin81]

Please check the software. The integration between it and the optional hardware components is amazing. It's like Ableton Live and the Push 2. Except this can operate without a computer. Give it a try, if you like the workflow, pick up an MPC. I like to hit on things. Drawing sometimes can be boring.

[@KhayanLewis]

We need this right now iamsight! Great Video, THANKS!

[@labandlegacy]

Glad I can help bro, thanks for watching! 🤜💥🤛

[@bashali4068]

Yo Sight dat Beat was smooth and clean also quick wow i gotta stay witya 💯🔥

[@StickmanSiTv]

Nuff respect dude.... Great to see how much can be done with no hardware. Inspires me to really wanna make some beats 🤟

[@labandlegacy]

Yeah man, there's nothing holding us back anymore if we have access to a computer!

[@locutz]

You peeped my attention sir ,liked and new sub on top of that reaper is my main daw .

[@labandlegacy]

Welcome to the channel!

[@dustygrimeslqrs8915]

If possible you could make another video about how to make expansions, programs, templates yourself... would be cool And apreciated brother Solute

[@humblemindsmusic4878]

dope content bro imma sub. keep em coming.

[@labandlegacy]

💯💯💯 Appreciate you bro

[@djomg8139]

Thanks for your help and info on mpc beats salute pimp and bless upz

[@youngTAGZ]

Ima fl studio person but mannn I love mpc beats it’s so easy to figure out

[@johncaccioppo1142]

I started building my studio this year, it's still pretty rough but I got a decent computer. Didn't matter, though cuz I had TERRIBLE latency issues.... I jumped through all kinds of hoops and finally got it worked out, thought I'd share some of my tricks and f-ups: - turned off WLAN in my device manager. I don't use wireless, don't need it gobbling resources. - moved 99% of my data to the D: drive - took out the 500W power supply and replaced it with an 850W. That cost a couple bucks, but it was worth it just for the experience. Had to re-cable EVERYTHING. Pretty easy though, lucky it fit... - started out with the stock overclock feature in the BIOS but it was jacking up my CPU temps to well over 100C! Not cool, but probably my fault for upgrading the power supply, still, the program should have compensated for temperature.IMO. Turned that off after having numerous crashes, then downloaded the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility. This let me set the voltages and wattages without overheating, you don't want temps over 60C. I kept mine below 40C because of the previous crashes, I want to keep running it for a while at cooler temps because I don't want to have to redo the thermal paste on the CPU, I'll get around to that but later. 3 GHZ should be sufficient. - after all that, STILL having clicks and pops from the latency. I use a free download by Daniel Terhell called LatencyMon to study my progress with this all as I'm making changes. Userbench shows I peaked at a rating of 108% but I need this latency problem fixed more than I need any other kind of performance. In the end I only have about a 60% rating but I have the low latency I need. So I'm thinking this has to be it, the big one: Disable the Microsoft GS Wavetable Synthesizer. It's a pos. I found CoolSoft Virtual MidiSynth as a free download, looked through their forum and found a sounds folder, the Soundfont - Crisis General Midi v3.01. - better, but still not there yet... I looked at some reddits and decided that my biggest problem was MacAfee Security. I downloaded AVG instead, shut McAfee off, (even though I paid for it, I can't afford noise on a computer I bought to make music.) THAT DID IT! My computer is fast, cool and quiet now. I can play complex multitrack parts with no lag or crashes and it sounds fantastic. This is everything I wish I had known 4 months ago. If it's not obvious, I would start from the end of these changes that I made and work my way back the other direction. There's no need to spend money to do this right, I probably didn't actually need a new power supply. I hope it helps somebody.

[@labandlegacy]

And people trust Bill Gates to fix humans 🤣🤣🤣

[@labandlegacy]

That's a LOT to go thru bro. I've never had issues like that, but I dont use McAfee so that's probably why. I sensed that was a no go the first time I installed it 2004. Ate up so many resources it never got turned on again. Skype used to be the same way. I still dont trust it, lol

[@johncaccioppo1142]

@@labandlegacy oh lord, don't get me talking conspiracies we'll be here all night... ... but funny you mentioned that cuz 20 years ago I was bitchin about how slow PCs were and I always said, "For all the manhours lost to load times, Bill Gates should go down as the worst mass murderer in history." Now here we are in 2020 and seeing a lot of people saying the same thing for completely different reasons.

[@gold_mine_beats]

Are your kids The Upgrade & The War Chest still available?

[@DjdoubleedgeRegg]

Yo @IamSight...I am helping 2 of my nephews and my niece learn and progress in the their music creation and production. I'm learning as well! Thanks for this video, I had a hard time explaining to them that they didn't need all the gear and equipment that I have. So this video is definitely Genius! Thanks fam! #MPCGang #UseWhatYouHaveToGetWhatYouNeed 😎💯❤‍🔥

[@lpn369]

MPC software hands down easiest out of all!

[@88keyz]

My next thing to learn in mpc beats will be recording vocals lol I know how to do most of this In the video still its very helpful to see someone else teaching especially the free $0 cost is really a blessing 🔥 for those who don't have much to invest financially basically only cost is your time and effort you put into your music Production career or hobby lol 👍🏽 I have never seen a video with someone using a MPC or MPC beats recording vocals I kinda wonder can it be done lol the manual say its possible lol I just never seen anyone recording vocals inside of any mpc I will give it a try soon lol 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@labandlegacy]

It can definitely be done, but the editing is not as easy as other DAWs since it doesn't have punch-ins.

[@88keyz]

@@labandlegacy alright I understand got u 👍🏽 I still may try it just to experiment basically

[@88keyz]

Also thanks and much appreciated for this video $0 👍🏽🔥👍🏽

[@youngTAGZ]

A lot of useful info in this video

[@labandlegacy]

Thanks for watching bro, I appreciate the feedback!

[@rushaa123]

I was driving about two days ago and I was like,” How tight would it be for me to learn my Live for free from someone who actually make tight beats AND shows me step by freakin step so I can understand that joint!” I said that out loud in my car. I go to KZbin, and your sitting on my timeline. They heard me n my car bro Shits crazy. Lol

[@labandlegacy]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Bro, I can tell u some stories about that! They really are listening. Thanks for tuning in! 🤜💥🤛

[@spaced4448]

And watching! Broke up a sideboard in the garden recently and an identical one showed up in my ads??

[@albshore8]

Thanks for the video.. Valhalla supermassive would be great for the reverb and it's free and powerful. I like the old skool skating bouce the track has.

[@labandlegacy]

I gotta try that one, I've been planning to download it for weeks lol

[@SOO100BRAND]

This is fly. $0 to do this there shouldn't be complaints

[@labandlegacy]

Yessir! Bro when my pockets weren't right this would have been my go-to until I got my paper up for a Studio or One. 💯💯💯

[@wutsupg]

Cakewalk sonar is also free. Bandlab is also free just to mention alternatives to reaper if your listeners want them.

[@AJWise]

bandlab and cakewalk is the same thing fam lol

[@wutsupg]

@@AJWise No, they're not cuz. When it was called Cakewalk, it was under control of Roland. It became Bandlab after TASCAM released them. Last I checked, you can still download Cakewalk. Bandlab is available, but free. But both are simultaneously available. It's like the 1990s Toyota Corolla and the Geo Prizm. They were essentially the same car, but both were available at the time from different manufacturers.

[@scottcurry7640]

U put that together fam

[@labandlegacy]

🙏🤜💥🤛 I appreciate the feedback!

[@88keyz]

Ok so that explode is how you get them to different tracks separate them ok 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@labandlegacy]

It works if you have open tracks. I don't know what would happen if the tracks were all full. 🤔

[@88keyz]

Right because mpc beats do have a limited number of tracks that's a good question well it's a work around using the daw reaper

[@0mid325]

thanks for the tutorial, the beat turned out pretty damn fire eh

[@sunilpallikkara]

This is nice...How can I stop playing only 'Keys' from the loop?Is there any video covering it?

[@Nicksteez]

yoh i would suggest cakewalk by bandlab if u need a DAW its totally free

[@alek8410]

THIS IS KNOWHOW LIKE I NEED. ITS WONDERFULL, Ive GOT THE SAME MPC, HEADPHONES DT 770 ( TODAY U HAVE NOT 770 PRO, BUT NORMALLY I REMEMER U IN BEYERDYNAMIC) AND ITS VERY ISPIRATED HOW YOU TALKING ABOUT ALL THIS WORLD. LET ME SAY " MPC WORLD ". YES, BECOUSE THE WORKFLOW WHiCH ARE AIR AND AKAI IS A STRICTE ANALOG, OK, MPC BEATS LIKE A SOFTWARE IS ONLY GOOG WORKING IF YOU HAVE AN AKAI HARDWARE. EVEN IF YOU HAVE ONLY LPK 25 ( I HAVE THE ONE, VERSION WITHOUT BLOOTHOOTH, WHAT FOR - I NEED NOT A LATENCY ). OR MAYBY JUST AKAI MPK III. FOR ME, I NEED FEEL THE MOMENT WHEN I TOUCH SOME PADS FOR MAKE A NOTE, REALLY. I SURE THAT U UNDERSTAND ME. SO... RESPECT.

[@marceloribeirosimoes8959]

Thank you very much! But I'm so noobie tha even tha jump between the sounds downloading and make MPC Beats find them and recognize them as packs is a mystery to me... :-((

[@mgbeatzmoreno]

Thanks for the kits

[@gumboonwax]

Solid ... Thank u.

[@labandlegacy]

Thanks for watching!

[@teabagNBG]

i donwloaded mpc beats 3 weeks ago... i got me a mpc touch the other day and installed the "real" mpc software so i went ahead and uninstalled the mpc beats software.... i jurst reallised mpc beats had a few expansions wich arent in the normal mpc software... i tried to get the email again but they never sended one again lol bt thx for the TAL REVERB i will be trying it

[@labandlegacy]

You should be able to copy the files over to the Expansion folder in the Software as well. Just gotta go to your Program Data folders and find them.

[@lakaiandi220]

Anyone got a link for the dinma kits? Dope video

[@labandlegacy]

Jump in the MPC Gang group on Facebook and do a search for Dinma, they will pop right up.

[@GhettoStyles]

Ballin without a budget

[@labandlegacy]

Yessir! Gotta make the most of it when ya paper ain't right!

[@triplev3539]

I am new to MPC Beats I downloaded your war chest. How do I get the beats and Icon inside the mpc beats program?

[@labandlegacy]

What’s good Triple V, just drag the xpn file into the piano roll and it will install.

[@palavoyz]

I have a question can I use this software to connect a different device say my psr midi piano will I still able to use the features such as track midi recording etc? Thanks.

[@MrBryantRay1]

Please let me know where I can find this exact sample used to make this beat Bro

[@DjdoubleedgeRegg]

Tried downloading the War Chest & The Upgrade Zips...Error Msg: MPC project failed to load Error Loading Am I making a mistake ???😬

[@DanRedd]

Hello - trying to download The War Chest but it redirects to a broken page. Is this kit still available for this tutorial?

[@watchmedrivesafely]

at 15:30 the beat gets really stoopid he killed it

[@cjkiley3914]

When you go into sample edit to trim/chop your samples are they ever incredibly loud for you? I know you can use the gain change feature but it seems like no matter what sample I decide to use it is super super loud. I usually start with drums and then decide on a sample to use, but if I forget to use the gain change before playing the sample in the sample editor I blow out my ears. If the sample itself within the editor has a waveform that isn't really big it is still just as loud or equal in volume to the samples with way larger waveforms. I don't have my headphone volume cranked up either so its very odd. Do you know of any solutions if you have encountered this?

[@ciskid23]

first time using mpc beats , how do u load the drum kits into the software?

[@labandlegacy]

Turn on the browser on the right side of the screen. Little white icons on the bottom right, look for expansion browser. Or use the file browser to find individual sounds and you can drag them to the pads.

[@ciskid23]

Thanks for responding, I think I may be asking the question wrong. In your video your kits are in the software along with the other kits , I’m trying to get your kits to show up in the daw, all I’m seeing is the stuff that comes with the mpc beats. The sounds are on a hard drive do to space issues,Sry to ask again and thanks for the kits

[@sutphinboy]

Hey I’m trying too download your free packs but it’s tacking forever I don’t know why

[@novelalucard]

what's the different between mpc 2 and mpc beats? one is charge for $200 and another is for free. I know mpc 2 can connect with mpc hardware like mpc one, but is there something else?

[@labandlegacy]

The only difference is more tracks. My advice, use Beats, get really good at it, then move into a MPC One when you want to really speed things up and become more efficient because it comes with the full software, is a phenomenal controller for the software, and gives you a standalone option. Beats is capable of doing everything the full software does.

[@novelalucard]

@@labandlegacy thanks for your reply, that's very helpful!!

[@ulitalivaa6047]

So you just highlight then hit the left or right arrow to nudge over the hats to put them off beat?

[@labandlegacy]

Yes, but you have to click off the TC

[@harimcastillo1430]

Word!

[@yelnats21]

i downloaded your free sample pack but its asking me to pay for Box to use the downloads, is that suppose to happen? thanks

[@labandlegacy]

No way, lol! Please tell me you're joking

[@yelnats21]

I wish I were, but that's hat occurred , it was a subscription thing.... The download happened but I can't access them

[@Skandawin78]

where can I download the free fire plugin

[@wadewilliams1892]

Hi, do you know if the Akai series including the Renaissance is set up to work with Akai Beats?

[@labandlegacy]

My Touch works with it perfectly, but I'm not sure about the Ren. Check with the group you should be able to find more info > Facebook.com/MPCGang

[@wadewilliams1892]

iamsight great - thanks

[@elmortobeats5919]

Beats looks just like mpc software. Is there ANY difference?

[@labandlegacy]

It's just an entry level version. Only difference is it's limited to 8 midi tracks, and 2 audio tracks.

[@elmortobeats5919]

@@labandlegacy ok i thought so. nothing wrong with converting more people to the mpc platform.

[@MEGAHOUSETV]

lets goooooooo

[@labandlegacy]

Yooooo! What's good bro? Just dropping a couple Beats walkthroughs for the new users. Gonna get back to the more advanced stuff again next week.

[@MEGAHOUSETV]

@@labandlegacy al good bro still showing that support actually sent this vid to my homie trying to get started

[@sutphinboy]

I’m at replugs Ok which one is for windows it doesn’t say

[@locutz]

Strange ,when I press the sequencer option I don't see the tc option next to the BPM clock !!

[@labandlegacy]

That's weird. You can also hit the home button and turn TC on/off and adjust settings in the Qlinks section.

[@locutz]

@@labandlegacy ahh ok ok I'll try that ,I'm still not used to adding tracks on the mpc work flow though sometimes it comes through sometimes i mess it up lol

[@jcjlewis7086]

Where can I find dinma??

[@CarlosSixJulyBroady]

Dope

[@labandlegacy]

Thanks for watching bro!

[@earlyawn9839]

I downloaded the 2 packs but they dont pop up on my mpc beats sample box.

[@happyplace20237]

I had same issue but I learnt to first extract the files because zip files don't pop up.

[@88keyz]

👍🏽🔥👍🏽

[@loopchimpncs9634]

🎶⭐📈🚀🚀🚀🚀📈🎧

[@dryrainwetsun]

Can no longer download I’ll stick to logic Pro X

[@labandlegacy]

What do you mean? Did you get the email with your download link?

[@dryrainwetsun]

I tried several times never received a email

[@ITL4MONEY]

Bruh u striaght...But you done fucked up using "REYES THE ENTREPRENEUR" SLOGAN...Str8 jacked my guy. Damn shame! @reyestheentrepreneuer

[@labandlegacy]

🤣🤣🤣 Bruh, listen to Kanye West "Workout Plan" from 2006 and GTFOH with that 🐂💩

[@ITL4MONEY]

@@labandlegacy Yo admit it bro!!! Now you listen to Mobb Deep "Shook ones" and tighten TFU wit dat. lol

[@johnreece1415]

Asio4all is no longer free there is a subscription of $10 a month.

[@labandlegacy]

😂😂😂😂 I highly doubt that. It’s been freeware for over 10 years. ASIO4ALL.org is the website. If you still can’t get it, just use the free ASIO driver that comes with FL Studio demo or Voicemeeter Mixer.

[@johnreece1415]

@@labandlegacy thank you I followed your link and it certainly is not the same website that I visited thank you for pointing me in the right direction.

[@johnreece1415]

@@labandlegacy Thank you I now have ASIO4ALL for free "my bad" I should have paid more attention!.

[@labandlegacy]

Glad it worked out! A lot of scammers out there. I wonder how many they robbed with that one 😮‍💨

[@johnreece1415]

@@labandlegacy over many years no doubt! anyway back to the music I will have time to watch all your video today and I will and I thank you for your understanding in this matter.

[@handikillcam]

Yo it lee aka handikillcam

[@labandlegacy]

Whattup! Thanks for stopping thru bro!