How To Use Your Expansion Pack The Right Way.

Step your game up with your own sound.

[@kenlinshields9950]

I have been using the MPC's since the 2000 came out and then the 4000. My production was cut short in 2009 and them along with the rest of my studio arsenal was lockup. I just pulled my MPC4000 out of storage and found the screen damaged. Ordered a new replacement screen on ebay, and saw the MPC X. I had to have one. I purchased 1 a month old for 900.00 and lost my mind after looking at your just now. I'm 60 plus years young and because of your tutorial im going to buy me a home and grab my studio out of storage I'm coming out of music retirement and try to make some noise. Thank you for the wake-up to the new MPC X. I went on purchased a MPC LIVE2 that I found to be portable and is baby brother to the X. I would like to learn more knowledge from you on theses MPC's. I've recommend many to your site. It's been so long out of the game. You made it easy and fun again. Thanks Ken

[@winninganyway]

Nice...for those who don't know, you can also hold down the Shift key and drag a sample to a pad that already has a sample to layer them.

[@jonfernic9138]

this is HUGE :O THANK YOU

[@Kevin-en5lm]

🤯

[@philt3730]

Been wondering about this since I bought my MPK Mini lol

[@urbannpa]

Thank You!!!!

[@Mill-on-da-track]

Some of the sounds sound different when you preview them because you don't have warp turned on where you see all the preview options at the bottom of the browser. It plays some of the samples out of tempo that's why they sound different.

[@Albertjonas]

Ooh man, thank you! xD

[@nicrob86]

Also cuz of holding the button down right ?

[@lukeburkett5645]

I completely forgot I could make my own Expansions. Thank you for this. I had just been saving my kits to a Project, and cloning that stuff for a new track

[@garytskvaught7743]

I'm a beginner, so you droppin jewels. Thank you

[@theAplaBetman27]

I just bought my first Akai MPK Mini and learning how to use MPC beats thank you so much for making this video! It’s incredibly helpful

[@terencedouglas1402]

I just stumbled on this video today. All I can say is THANK YOU SO MUCH! This is a game-changer for me.

[@TommyTheCollector]

The samples sound different when you drop them individually because when you load the whole program from the expansion, it includes all the program edit settings like envelopes and effects and stuff. Good tutorial though, thanks for making it man.

[@pray4megaming670]

Didn't know that thanks a lot appreciate it boss

[@terencedouglas1402]

So now I just got to figure out how to copy the effects and stuff.

[@biggmt6832]

I know this is old but also the reason why it sounds different is because the warp/sync is turn on at the bottom of the browser, the sample is playing on time with the BPM and not its actual length.

[@theretrosynthwaveopera]

This is one of the most informative videos that I have seen. I just bought an Akai MPD218. I used to cut and paste drums into GarageBand for my first three albums. Thanks for the info!

[@georgedfunkavincihudson9453]

Thank You for the class my Brotha. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥🔥🤘🏾🐶🤘🏾🛸🤘🏾🙏🏾🤘🏾

[@aubreykloppers9202]

Thax mate. your stuff is awesome. All the way from South Africa! This is my go-to video!

[@playmu5ic]

Thanks for sharing good video

[@by_antony]

Dude! This video was extremely insightful! I have been using MPC Beats for just over a year and whilst, I have substituted the occasional kick or snare or whatever into the preset kits, I never thought of making my own custom kit from scratch! Thanks so much, man! Keep your videos comin'.

[@KuijperRob]

this was the missing part before really gettin into these expansions..great vid man!

[@johnjones6646]

Thanks D, I learned so muuch in 17min than did in other tutorials. thank bro and keep dropping them as much as you can.

[@cooyahshakur864]

Bro, when I tell you that you are the man....buh leevit!! 💪🏿💯

[@strangersound]

You can find plenty of free 808/909/etc kits online. That's the base that the sound packs are built on. It's all about taking those 808 kicks and making them slam. EQ, distortion, and compression/limiting will take a stock 808 kick sound and make it thump. Do the same to a 909 kick and layer the two (808 and the 909) and you'll have a thermobaric hammer. You don't even need any special software. Get a vanilla open source DAW and some 808/909 samples and you've got a serious drum machine. The samples and sounds that come with these various software are just marketing to help sell the software. It's rarely of any real use. Good for getting your head around the program, but making real music means making real sounds. The real power isn't in any loop packs, the power is all the VST synths and effects at your disposal. That's how you take the stock classic drum machine sounds and make them your own. Get good enough with the synths and you won't even need base samples to work with. ;)

[@ODMASTA]

Very good information. I'm bout to make my own kit. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

[@jayr33d57]

This is crazy this video should have gotten way more likes than this you showed me so much in just one video when other KZbinrs show one thing at a time thank you my brother

[@infinitemindedone5281]

This is great and motivational. Very educational for the enthusiast.

[@urbanblues34]

Thanks Bro! you opened up another level for production.

[@them.6306]

I like this brother. Plain & simple str8 to da point.

[@lionheartglass]

Priceless .... Thank you

[@GROOVYBEATS1357]

Excellent video..I needed this info.Thanks

[@sonicflow]

Great video. I like your ethos. Handy to know about the layering options and ability to build your own expansion packs 👌😎

[@TEAMFRONTPAGE]

Good vid bro. And I LOVE the info at the end about collecting drums and sounds.

[@nehemiahjackson]

SIR YOU ARE A COMPLETE AND TOTAL GENUIS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE I CANNOT SAY OF ANYONE THAT HAS A BETTER DEMOSTRATION OF THE INSIDE FEATURES OF THIS SOFTWARE AND YOU DID IT PERFECTLY JOB THUMBS UP & SUBSCRIBED

[@PrincePheromone]

Super clutch & thank you!!!

[@olesolja1407]

Thanks DLP. I needed this. Blessings bruh.

[@sofreshXL]

clear, straight to the point, i personally love this kinda tutorial. imma givw u a thumb rite now!

[@ContentScientist]

DL Peace, you just GOT DOWN with this Video. I'm new to the MPC Game, but this is definitely a GAME CHANGER and something - EVERYONE - should be doing. Again, thanks for taking off ON US from the Free Throw Line - BOO YAH!!!!!!!!!!

[@rexeffect7122]

Appreciate the knowledge bro, this is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks again!

[@mikeoliver3254]

Thanks man, your video made me dig into my mpc and figure out how to this on it. Now I have my first custom kit.

[@michaelmikeblair3198]

Bless you for that.

[@K7NGB]

So much to learn on the mpc def start doing this

[@oldschooljohnny]

the mic could have been louder, but this is excellent content for people like me. Thanks for this

[@alfredmuveestarrmickens6841]

Great tutorial. Thanks

[@cadethatdude85]

This was a great video. I had no idea about layering thank you brother

[@letssee9]

Real talk! Those are examples!

[@ipainthouses3084]

Man , im new to this and you just explained some questions i had. Like how to build my own kit ( cuz right now im searching the hell for sounds ) and i didnt knew about layering. Thanks from the netherlands 👍

[@hardladislas828]

Thank you my friend, it was a really great help!

[@ewil1219]

Nice Presentation! Clear and Concise/ Thanks for your time.

[@nm6beats]

thank you from France.

[@DOMINIQUEHERROD]

good stuff keep the great content coming !!!!!

[@JGajet-nrg]

I appreciate this a whole lot!!!!

[@PatrickCharlesjpc]

Excellent!

[@resofactor]

Good tips man. Props.

[@JetpackSuperheroes]

This was super helpful. Thank you for making this.

[@gordonreed1104]

Good deal D stay down with the videos..I appreciate them fo show not having alot of experience yet..

[@corytylerthemusickmaker8420]

Mannnnn! I didn't know any of that! Just got an MPCX last month. Learning the software now! Thanks Bro! Suscribed💪🏾

[@CleveStarke]

Very good that’s my man that helps me a lot . Have subscribed cheers

[@rickyentertainment9405]

Well done man well said

[@AdrianGeorges]

Cool stuff. I learned something. Thank you.

[@demaurieeingraham7372]

Thanks for the informational video and game on exp packs... was useing them the wrong way...

[@caz4907]

AWESOME Bro!!!!! Good Info!!!

[@chillwillmuzik7114]

Thank u for this 👍

[@thePhantom_music]

Appreciate the knowledge. Peace!

[@MACKCHIEV100]

THANKS KING!

[@bashali5158]

Yo D. Just sub'd up u def make it plain and simple to understand thanks bro Ima stay tuned✌✌

[@Doc2rjae07]

enjoyed the information AKh.🙏

[@colcal5275]

Thanks for your time and info

[@jalittleton5791]

Good info and on point!

[@bashali4068]

Thanks DL ✌🏾

[@brucehayes8477]

great video

[@Mr66495]

Excellent tutorial good brother

[@chenchaso39]

Amazing stuff DL Peace

[@Peacze]

Good lesson

[@Ayo.Ajisafe]

Sharing wisdom for the new generation. What its all about.

[@MELSELECTA101]

I was updating today and saw there was a unchecked box for expansion builder... now I have it thanks.. great tutorial O.G.!!

[@ReynaldoIvanPena]

The best video I’ve seen for new new users in the MPC world. Good looken. I finally understand what “programs” mean. Only thing is the pads on my mpk3 mini are scattered. Like Pad 1 doesn’t match the pad 1 on my mpc beats software.

[@user-nv9sz3dv2h]

Intelligent,got it clear

[@RubenSmith]

I love it.

[@moSlinga999]

Thanks!

[@kirby350]

Very helpful thank you

[@iqbreakology2121]

Very Helpful. Thank you. I just have one question. How do you make a "sample" section in your expansion pack as well as a "project"?

[@beatrocka5]

Nice info

[@BkBangatv]

good job 👁👏

[@djxmixtapeblog]

THANKS!

[@Semyaj3]

DOPE!!!! I AGREE 100%

[@greggshiver]

My man. Keep it p!

[@Edwardsocial]

Fire!

[@beatnbiscuit1]

What's up Di just described to your channel thanks for the information. I was thinking maybe those sounds sound different when you load them onto a pad because maybe there are some pre effects that may be taking place. Try figuring out a way to initialise the complete session. I've been on the mpc for about one month so I may not know much but thanks for your information.

[@SOO100BRAND]

Dope video

[@mrant3081]

This is very informative. Thank you. The only difference is that I personally would not name the video How To Use Your Expansion Pack The Right Way. I think that creating your own kit would have been more accurate. Im a firm believer that there is no real "right way" to do anything when it comes to creating music. I understand what you were saying tho. Respect G..... Keep up the good work.

[@hostilesavage4299]

Exactly.. there is no right or wrong way. But these old heads are a different breed.. grandpa beats and shit like that lol

[@tamedcrazyness]

DL... much love. MPC studio MK2 or MPC2 software has the Pad Color menu hidden in layers. It can be found @Top left (3 horizontal lines) menu-->Edit-->Program-->Pad Color. new windows user.

[@FortniteRoyalePilot]

thank you very much :-) it helped me a lot keep on movin best regards

[@stevenschleicher5641]

yoo have a question can u use ant Mac with mpc essentials? I have the MPC Studio and want to get the live or the one maybe even the mpg mini will it work with my MPC Studio software? lmk bro I'm from Poughkeepsie as well love your vids big fan

[@erroldawkins1392]

Greetings D, I am new to the mpc. I have purchased the MPC ONE. I have a 2017 I MAC. I am a big fan of your video shows. I am try to use VST with the MPC software, for example a EQ, also I would like to use other VST to make a beat. I have scanned the VST which I installed, but can’t see it in the plugin VST List. D please could you make a video showing how to put 3rd party VST’s into the MPC software. Kind regards from Errol in the uk from London England. Blessings mi brother.

[@Craftmaster3]

Dope

[@lgallphn]

Thanks a lot for this video! I was looking up for this, but also... "How to have/configure my "main samples + loops collecton folder" to have right at my finger tips like in FL Studio, so I can use them and not only the MPCBeats expantions packs and samples? Thank in advance if you can make that tutorial. Have a great day!

[@photus03]

thank you sir! if you want to add more samples to the pack, how do you then save them to your sample pack?

[@g-track5065]

Man I have been trying to find you since the beat Thang

[@louis-xb3ru]

Thanks. I have sub

[@trevornoochiejackson3985]

Good lookin!

[@Whisky4Brekfest]

Turn the warp feature on when your previewing samples. This will fix the issue with it sounding different in the preview window vs when it's loaded on the pad.

[@colcal5275]

God bless you

[@waltz_on_wheels8044]

Made it happen! NEXT tried 2 add another drum kit to the same folder(wonka)--so I could have two kits under the same project drop-down? Using expansion builder I could NOT find a work around. Can you add your expertise to this matter. Thank you DLPeace.Out.

[@vi_zikx]

Did you make a video of how to put samples separately in that pack you made??

[@mertongoldfein6445]

Bless you teaching these copy & paste cat producers

[@playmu5ic]

Couple of things I’d like to add.. 1.are sample packs copyrighted material... 2. one thing when you are using sampled packs....you don’t know how the content was created.. You hear the end result...but how was it made and what notes make up that kick or snare etc... That’s why kicks and snare sound different because of how it’s made and the (key) that was use to make that sound.... if you don’t know how that sound was made and you start layering sounds the (key) A sharp minor B-Flator F key etc. used to make the sound will clash with your whole project.... you’ll notice something may sound off but can’t figure out what it is.... it’s because a lot of things go into making a kick or snare ... the sound itself could clash with other kick drum or instruments because whomever made that sound used different notes to but that sound...

[@playmu5ic]

“Used other notes to build that sound” typo... The best way to do what you’re explaining is to learn how to build your own sounds from scratch, that’s what all those producers did that you mentioned at the beginning of your video...