I made my favourite beat so far this year (MPC KEY61)

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I don't say this often but I'm really happy with this beat and this video. The MPC Key 61 is a great machine for this type of workflow and the fact that had to go through a few records to find samples for this just made the process even more satisfying. You can get pretty close to your creative vision with a sampler and a few records - That's a fact :D
This track will be released on an upcoming project in its entirety but this is one of those beats I kinda can't get enough of myself.
I might change the title from "I made my favourite beat this year" to something less obnoxious whenever I'm back down to earth but this just feels right at this moment.
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[@felipefs106]

I really liked the fact that you showed us the whole process. How you started the beat, made another video, and the came back, looked into different vinyls and found what you needed. I think this is way more interesting than other videos were producers edit lot's of bits and just show the final product 👌

[@AccurateBeats]

Thanks so much for saying this! I love making this type of “content” and it’s great to hear that it’s appreciated!

[@johnnymandez]

What @felipe F said! 🎉🎉🎉

[@ericbertilsson6794]

@@AccurateBeats I love that you showed even the ideas you didn’t like and didn’t use. Most other KZbin producers edit those bits out and when you listen to music from industry producers you only hear the finished products and you don’t see the process behind it. When you make beats yourself and you try ideas that don’t end up working it’s easy to feel discouraged and like you’re not good enough. This inspires me to keep going in those moments instead of just leaving the beat. You’re an inspiration! Also - incredible beat🔥

[@th-wf3sz]

@Felipe Ain't nothing like that come back love on your work lol

[@joseramon7950]

This really impressed me. That was really cool. Very talented. Can’t believe you made such a cool song from those samples. Wow.

[@th-wf3sz]

Truthfully, all of those chops sounded fire to me & would've worked but the time that you took to find what sounded right to you is what a music producer does! They get it right by investing the time! Solid as always bro!

[@AccurateBeats]

Thanks for saying so! I agree completely. The creativity lies in the choices we make. Scrapping ideas is just as important as keeping them! I’m happy with all the choices I made here and I’m stoked to see the positivity in the comments here too. Thanks for watching! Thanks for watching!

[@DJWOLFLIVE]

Total facts

[@donnielarrabee5884]

Facta

[@EyeGotSoul]

This video sold me on this. Bought a Key 61 today!!!!!!!!!!!! Im geeked. Lol

[@Curious_Skeptic]

Watching many videos today before picking this kit up next week. THE HATE by some on youtube! OMG. Yet, here we are again, seeing a beast of a station that is EASY, clean, and fun! At the current retail of $1500.00, and 2nd hand/b stock, demo models under $1300 down to $1100? Almost a no brainer! Super excited. Hope you are still loving your Key 61.

[@DJ279V]

Solid work!! I like chopping and manually playing the chops to a pre-made pattern to make them fit as it challenges the process and flow. Thanks for sharing!!

[@JamesThomas-pv5en]

Love this great video and beat and appreciate the scratching too 🔥🔥🔥you look like you’re a master on the key 61. I’ve just bought one so looking forward to using it soon when I have time 😂

[@fifty7beats]

This is so cool and inspiring! Thanks for this man ! Loved this!

[@95SouthProductions]

I was waiting on someone to make a beat video like this with this machine

[@AccurateBeats]

Glad you found this then!

[@StrosB4Hos]

It’s wild that Akai/Numark never made something like this in the legacy MPC era. An mpc with keys built in. I remember the fantom having pads but sampling on the fantom?? Ehhh. mpc chopping and sequencing was unmatched in this era.

[@neergcorp6320]

I think this is the first video to show old school sampling techniques on the mpc keys and to play the sample across the keys. Thanks

[@AccurateBeats]

Yeah, I haven’t seen many videos like this on the key61. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@EyeGotSoul]

Facts. I hope he does more of these

[@danielstartek1497]

He's beating with his right hand below the desk!

[@christopher.catalano]

Great video. I love seeing you go through the process of making great music. Love the scratches at the end too.

[@AccurateBeats]

🙏 means a lot!

[@carbonvibes]

Love the way you recorded this and the helpful tips. I’m a big believer of walking away and returning later with fresh ears. The beat as usual, DOPE! 🔥

[@AccurateBeats]

Thank you! I agree 100%! Takings breaks to get some perspective is definitely helpful for most creative situations. Thanks for enjoying the video!

[@soundboy605]

P s bro, one love !

[@nic3939]

Fantastic breakdown, video&edit - and the beat itself is beautiful.

[@majorchutzpah7265]

That's some heat right there! Glad to see your doing good.

[@ivan_kodolov]

1) sample flipping is great! 2) stage piano and some brassy sound were not too vanilla for this beat imho 3) lighting setup for this video is amazing, this is that kind of video where image, colors, lights and music make a superb vibe, great work!

[@AccurateBeats]

Thank you Ivan! I really appreciate that and you might be right about the other parts I tried out. I’ll rethink this when I’m finishing the track

[@goukenbeats]

Amazing video and beat, love it. The vocal chop and the sound fx chop are really cool and perfect for the beat.

[@AccurateBeats]

Thanks! I love how this one came out. I rarely keep the bass in the sample but this time it worked out just fine. Thanks for watching!

[@simwolfvr]

awesome, I might have to get one of these Akai's, it takes great talent to do what you did with it.

[@georgeclark142]

Loved it it gets like that sometimes every song is never really finished you can always find a short melody or an effect that can fit right in an empty pocket. Peace ✌!!!

[@The_Albanian_Syndicate]

Dynamite!

[@kri8beats778]

Incredible beat. Super impressed, as always!!! I totally get what you mean by chopping by bassline. Sometimes it's necessary when the bass is grooving

[@Netm8kr]

Good stuff bro. I need to commit to using my 61 as well. This definitely inspires ideas. Keep em coming. 👍🏾✌🏾✊🏾

[@salvadorramos889]

I wouldve definitely have quit on that beat at that point when you were trying to add the strings, piano etc. Goes to show sometimes going back to the records is always a good idea, great work and beat came out real dope! Glad i came accross your channel

[@danielstartek1497]

Fruity cap is beating below the desk with his right hand!

[@mickl3176]

Dope!!!!!!! Always so impressed by the quality of your music!

[@chadpescod-realtor3308]

For a non keyboard player like me it looks like an mpc with keys in the way. For someone talented like you the value of this form factor makes sense. It's a beast of a workstation.

[@AccurateBeats]

It is a beast! And it’s also an MPC with a keybed (plus a bit more). It’s not a product for everyone but it’s the perfect fit for some users for sure. Thanks for watching

[@tylowe78]

Glad to see you are doing good man. I know you had a minor/major setback a few years ago. Stay up.

[@AccurateBeats]

Thank you! Yeah, I went through some stuff but that’s all behind me by now. Thanks for watching!

[@djceejaay]

You ALWAYS deliver bro! You're looking good, strong...and blessed. Lol, I told a friend of mine that you remind me of Scott Storch, maybe ya'll are cousins or something 💯🙏🏾 cause you just be doing tha damn thang! Mahalo for sharing ✌🏿

[@mrthomasheder]

Hi nice video!! -I can't help to ask, what about vocals? Are there any vocal fx's such as hardtune, vocoder, harmonizer etc? Best regards Thomas, Aalborg, Denmark

[@gumboonwax]

Luv it!!!👊🏽✊🏽

[@leewightman8619]

I'd love to use an MPC 61

[@riccardocardone5980]

This one is an absolute vibe ❤ Love ur red beanie too man, gotta buy myself a couple ones too for winter!

[@AccurateBeats]

Thank you! It’s definitely beanie season around here by now and keeping the big old head warm is never a bad idea :)

[@FreshToTheExtreme]

So basically, its an AKAI MPC live 2 with a built in keyboard?

[@nzbs439]

dope shit man. Each sound fits!

[@Adlid245]

Thank you for this! Dope beat, great breakdown of what's going on and got me inspired! Peace!

[@AccurateBeats]

Thanks! It sounds like the video had the effect I was going for 😀

[@davidscott2095]

I absolutely loved the beat! Thank you, Accurate.

[@AccurateBeats]

Thanks David! i appreciate that

[@edbaiza7757]

Beat was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥!!

[@jasonberry4429]

Hey man can you try the 1010 black box it's a sample power house

[@Elevación_EDM]

Beautiful man, you're the only one who helped me

[@EyeGotSoul]

My 1st beat machine was an ASR-10 so im definitely intrigued with this form factor. At the moment Im watching videos trying to make a decision between getting this or the MPC X since i already happen to have the MPK261 controller.

[@arshediamedia123]

You could use the stage piano as background support, and bring a sax in for the main soloist.

[@AccurateBeats]

100% right. Maybe I’ll incorporate some of that in the final version of the beat

[@Michael-pz4xp]

Nice dude 👌✌️

[@flgldb]

banger bro

[@AccurateBeats]

Thank you! 🙏

[@dwaynemusik]

hey AB hope your doing well im comming from maschine and just got the akai key 61 my question is with the akai expansions... with maschine expantion packs if you have a kit with drums and pads or key one shots you can tap that pad then hit pad mode and spread that one sample across all pads and play them across all keys doea akai do that? thanks accurate

[@Teelsambal]

Is this the fully grown Jenkins?

[@EVILJAMARR]

Whew! All that work paid off in the end

[@AccurateBeats]

It almost always does. Just keep at it

[@kroser1983]

love the vibe on this beat

[@squarebiz1973]

Damn.. I'm in love with this machine!

[@christiantorma2440]

😎🤘😎🤘😎🤘

[@cresshead]

Nice one, cool trax you pulled from too.

[@AccurateBeats]

Thank you (as always)

[@kippahthefrenchiewhippasni9689]

Man that 61 is a beast

[@milehighguy23]

favorite beat making channel 💯

[@AccurateBeats]

❤️❤️❤️

[@EyeGotSoul]

Peace fam. When in sample edit mode, As you audition/play sample chops from the pads, you can see on the screen that the software highlights the chop selected from the pad. If using the keys instead to audition/play sample chops...does the software follow the midi from the keys also or only from the pads?

[@AccurateBeats]

The pads and the keys behave the same. It’s really cool actually 😉

[@EyeGotSoul]

@@AccurateBeats I appreciate the reply fam

[@Lgx808]

The final beat was fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@limpasengame9310]

Så fint. Å inspirerande att se, även om man inte är musiker. ❤

[@AccurateBeats]

Tack! Superkul att höra!

[@KongenBeats]

Best info in the game! Appreciate you!

[@AccurateBeats]

Thank you

[@virgilwilliams2378]

The 2nd. on that vinyl is Spanish gypsy by Luis Garcia. I have it on CD comp by Joe Claussell.

[@krolkoolmarek7074]

Hi bro what's the name of first vinyle ?✌❤✊

[@havisionfitness864]

thats a crazy ass beat well done

[@AccurateBeats]

🙏🙏

[@terrywilliams8490]

Bro that's a sick sample

[@ka-ronbibbins2219]

Do you know how to install mpc expansions inside the mpc key 61 without a computer?

[@goodahrecords507]

Very nice

[@dreddiknight]

Very atmospheric beat. 👍🏿 Thank you

[@dracul74]

Great video, loved the outro jam.

[@AccurateBeats]

Thank you! I love hearing that

[@ElTornilloski]

Really dope! I watched most of your videos great music 🎶

[@AccurateBeats]

Thanks! I appreciate that :)

[@ElTornilloski]

I wanted to hear a little bit more of the horns.. but you make everything sound awesome. I could picture my self bumping your music in my low rider

[@Paype20]

That beat came out really good! I wish we could hear it with the different pitches too

[@AccurateBeats]

Thanks! Me too 😜

[@chip12424]

Simply......🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Tony-Madisson]

Great sounds and arrangement. Work flow on mpc is a bit hectic but interesting. Wouldn't you prefer logic or ableton over ? Love the new and improved intro.

[@AccurateBeats]

Thanks! Sure! I guess this could’ve been made on pretty much any daw or sampler. I prefer this kind of workflow though… It just seems to get the best out of me 🤪 Thanks for watching!

[@jbritton3784]

Good shit!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@phillparkinson4671]

That was awesome to watch - could I please get a bit more info about your setup? - I’ve currently got a MacBook Pro with Logic Pro X, Reason 12 and an Akai mpk249 (so I’d probably have to sample the clips into logic or reason to then chop them and route them to the mpk249?) and would absolutely love to sample vinyl and create beats like that

[@Valta_Visual]

This was interesting. I really like the result🙌

[@JasonTang531]

🔥🔥🔥I love this beat.

[@lenenigma2977]

Fantastic session!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@AccurateBeats]

Thanks!!!!

[@tompayne2909]

👍🏿 nice

[@Justinolsontunes]

Amazing! So fresh! 🍄

[@AccurateBeats]

Thank you!

[@pauposts]

super vibe bro.

[@beatarcheologzt]

Always enjoy your vids.

[@AccurateBeats]

🙏

[@crowfoot7355]

Sago Accurate 👏👏👏

[@lamarcraven2314]

Your video was very very interesting, creative and knowledgeable, but I want to find out how to do this myself you click on things so quick that a person couldn’t follow you or know where you were going with it to even show them how to do it because some of us just got into the MPC 61 key and we want to know every step you’re doing can you slow it down just a little bit for us I’ll call you since a master because you definitely are a master at this. Keep up the great work.🙏🏽

[@AccurateBeats]

Thanks a ton! I've really. thought a lot about making tutorials for new users and walk through the process at a much slower pace. I think it'll happen one day but I can totally see how this video doesn't work well for someone who's trying to learn it from the start. I'll think about this and I really do appreciate the comment. ❤

[@lamarcraven2314]

@@AccurateBeats I love it I wish they had somebody like you that could do tutorials on how to use the MPC 61Key and learn everything there is to know about it because you definitely are on top of it for only being out for this small amount of time and you’re killing it bro

[@chillwalker]

This might be the first Video of its kind I watched to the end. Your (Studio) Setup, techniques and skills are a bit like a mirrror for me. And....as a fan of big Score-like Strings, I had to smile with your subtle approach to them and deleting. Deleting Strings is for my like ... accidentally vacuum some coins. They have to be saved ;-) You got a new subscriber. Cheers from germany.

[@AccurateBeats]

Haha! Thanks man! I could’ve done way more with the strings but it just didn’t feel right for this beat. I’m glad to hear you watched to the end - I know a lot of people don’t have the attention span for that these days 🤪 Thanks for watching and subbing! Much appreciated

[@chillwalker]

@@AccurateBeats But as you...I am not Generation Z with an attention span of a hamster on speed...even I AM diagnosed with Adult ADHD. lol

[@njhbeats]

Love it!

[@dewbluezero]

This is so awesome!!!!

[@AccurateBeats]

❤️

[@wiggesobk]

That beat is so dope!!!

[@AccurateBeats]

Thank you!

[@paulp9367]

Can you use the keyboard when live sampling instead of the pads? I like to use the slice function and I would love to use the keys instead of the pads.

[@ZhanBeats]

🔥🔥🔥🙌

[@gremiosempre108]

fire!!!!

[@norrishildreth7121]

How do you hook up your turntable to your keyboard? What course do I need because we try to find how to hook it up but we did not see it. Please let us know.

[@jonasescobars3681]

🔥🔥🔥

[@thomasdietz579]

Soory for asking but as I recall you are on a Mac Mini M1 ? I got one of those also and I see you are using a BenQ monitor! What model are you using ? is it 4k and if so does it slow down the performens of your computer. Those BenQ look really amazing

[@AccurateBeats]

Hi! I’ve actually switched to a 14” MacBook M1max by now but I used to run the mini with the same monitor. It is 4K and I had to try a lot of different usb-c dongles and different cables to get 4K 60fps running smoothly. The hdmi port gave me a lot of issues. I haven’t noticed any performance drops on the computer but it hasn’t been straight forward to get it all running well.

[@thomasdietz579]

Is it possible that you can tell me the name of the model ?:-) been looking at the pd3220u

[@AccurateBeats]

Ah, my bad! I’m using the BenQ EW3280U Looks great and works well since I managed to find an adapter and a good cable :)

[@thomasdietz579]

@@AccurateBeats Thanks :-)

[@thomasdietz579]

@@AccurateBeats may I ask what made you choose a BenQ for your Mac ? I am very new to making music, but I want a really good screen and yes the do look very good but one of my friends who is kind of a computer nerd says that they are really not that great when you look at the specs and that I could find a way better LG for half th e price with better specs so i am very frustratet now :-) Is it because they just work better with Mac or ?

[@TheDadulah]

Dope

[@JordySimons]

Okay that it! im ordering one today!!!

[@AccurateBeats]

Great! Just remember that the music comes from you, through the gear… Not the other way around. Thanks for watching

[@ickebins6948]

Maybe wait till the bugs are fixed... Akai isnt the fastest in getting there products to a usable state...

[@JordySimons]

@@ickebins6948 is it that buggy?

[@ickebins6948]

@@JordySimons At least as far as I know there are alot of bugs but most reviewers dont cover them. If you like the MPC-"workflow" maybe go for it, if you never used an MPC before be careful. Benn Jordan has proper videos on it, that might be helpful. Part 1: MPC Key 61: Impressive, But Frustrating Part 2: Revisiting The MPC Key 61 and My Role On KZbin

[@poerava]

Awesome brother Can the akai keys 61 do stems?

[@AccurateBeats]

Not in standalone mode yet but in controller mode, it supports Stems just like all of the MPC’s

[@poerava]

@@AccurateBeats ah gotcha. Thank you so much. So in the MPC software?

[@AccurateBeats]

@poerava yeah, the software has stem separation, we’re still waiting for it to come to standalone.

[@MrCURT70]

WHAT IS THAT LP YOU SAMPLED?

[@HazyJ28]

New cam? Or post fx? Looks great.

[@AccurateBeats]

Yeah, I broke my two cameras the same week and ended up switching systems completely. I still have to adapt to this but I think it looks aight. Thanks for noticing :)

[@SunlightOfTheSpirit]

Hey man, do you use a separate audio interface or audio direct from the MPC?

[@johnnyparker2128]

Serious question Mr. Beats. I had a MPC Live and loved it with a MIDI keyboard combo. I switched to the Akai Force because of possibilities with 64 pads and well, I'm not inspired anymore. Should I toss the Force and pick up a MPC Key61?

[@AccurateBeats]

Hey! I love the key61 myself but it’s honestly not too far from an MPC Live and a separate midi keyboard. The both devices are pretty much able to do the same things but the key61 feels a bit more inspiring to me. The Force has its own selling points for sure but it’s not really the same workflow. The price is definitely a factor to take into consideration but I can 100% recommend the MPC key 61. 😀

[@Firstmajortomlikestoticker]

What is a good turntable to use with the 61 keys?

[@magnuswickberg]

Fett beat! Bra video! All love

[@actorjohanmatsfredkarlsson2293]

Espresso house FTW ;-)