Logic Pro Stems vs the Akai Mpc Stems

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Logic Pro Stems vs the Akai Mpc Stems comparison
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[@mpchead]

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[@PeteOnTheBeat]

At this point I just want the stem in standalone

[@mpchead]

That's also true

[@santaslilhelper4945]

I feel this. I don’t even care to try it until it’s out on standalone 😂

[@paso583]

That’s it

[@podzontommusic]

problem with logic is that they have stems separate only on 11.0.0 that only on macOS 13.5, but logic fucked up cause tooooooons of users still on 12.7.5 macOS vers... They should add it tho.

[@Nolan14235]

M1 chip is also required… I got my hopes up for nothing

[@bogard08]

Their should be a threshold dial so when stemming, you could tighten or loosen the artificial residue.

[@carstenaltena]

Stem splitting, either in MPC, Logic, or anywhere else... still blows my mind. It's magical. What an age.

[@mpchead]

True 🙏🏼 I still haven't fully rapped my head around the possibilities.

[@definfected]

Logic is definitely killin it now!! Thanks for sharing!! Always a pleasure!! Much ❤️ Marlow!!

[@mpchead]

No doubt! 🙏🏼

[@NYCBoomBap4Life]

I didn't even know Logic had stems. I liked the video for bringing that to my attention alone. Also, for anyone that needs to know this, Logic also has REALLY good EQ matching capabilities. I recently found that out.

[@At.mos.fEarProduktionz]

I was out of my mind when I found out Logic was doing stem separation. I’ve been using it like crazy the past couple days. Dope video. 😎👍🏽

[@stilltrippin6100]

Like you I am happy with the stem separation in logic .. i also believe MPC although does a great job at it but in my opinion nowhere near how Logic has mastered it!! I’m still riding with my Live 2 tho 😂😂😂

[@SMEL]

Yeah you have to a newer computer for the Logic upgrade...

[@mpchead]

I didn't know that.

[@Ultimasounds]

Logic has always been an higher standard in professional. I use mpc but it becomes a toy near logic.

[@CarnalCarnival]

Would love to see a comparison with this alongside Serato DJ Pro 3.0 as well!

[@Nolan14235]

RIP to the MacBook users with Intel chips 🙏

[@marvelspeeksproductions2489]

😞

[@BrandonWhalen]

Great demo Marlow. Now I might have to update my OS today so I can try this logic version.

[@mpchead]

Yeah is worth the update, there are a few extra things in there also.

[@densmalls]

And to be honest, The Mpc is just a computer now that can only make music. The whole argument about standalone is BS.

[@Blogspierre]

I’ll bet they both do better w/ uncompressed audio (vinyl, etc.).

[@deliyuriy]

Kick a dope verse guy has never paid my royalties, just be careful

[@FairchlldMusic1]

Thanks for the comparison Marlow! Now those stems are ready to dump into the 202 🍳

[@densmalls]

Logic stems sht on Akai stems, hands down.

[@ming-artoflight2761]

Great comparison, thank you. Are you than importing the logic stems wave into the MPC ?

[@mpchead]

Yeah for now that will be the workflow

[@ming-artoflight2761]

@@mpchead mine too🙂 it’s very easy to, I use a 2TB internal SSD drive on my MPC x se. So easy to copy the logic stems over to the MPC…

[@iwmaxx]

We need a threeway battle with Serato Sample in the mix, great video cheers.

[@artisans8521]

The quality of the result of any stem separation is largly determined by the input. Some programs do this better and others that. Even RipX has its limits. So i'm okay with a 10 dollar upgrade v.s. buying a SOTA Apple (a company I detest since 1984 when a friend bought a 128 kB mac) and Logic, resulting in a 2000 dollar upgrade 😂. The rest I fix in the mix.

[@mpchead]

But it's the same exact sample on both. Same file.

[@marylewis3311]

I wonder how doing a little EQ first would help certain stems separate.

[@mpchead]

Yeah that's interesting question 👍🏼

[@At.mos.fEarProduktionz]

I didn’t think about that. I’m going to try that out 👍🏽

[@keithprice1950]

Will this ever come to Maschine? I feel like my dishwasher will have stems before Maschine does.

[@At.mos.fEarProduktionz]

😂

[@artisans8521]

Maschine is dead. Kontakt 7 has issues (and 10 updates later they keep growing, my laptop setup shows about half of my instruments in rack view and all of them in rack view, no reinstalling and throwing out the directory does not help). Maschine forgot its instruments and expansion on my laptop and I had to reinstall them all, about 20 expansion and 14 instruments by hand. Lost 2 complete days tinkering. I use both pieces of crap just for the instruments and sample 4 to 16 bar loops straight in the SP and forget about Maschine. With wait and loop length recording on the SP this is a piece of cake.

[@Roland_Tr909_Swing]

Just watched sample kings do this 2 hours ago...mpc was better at drums logic better at bass

[@mpchead]

Really? That's interesting, from what I saw logic just killed the mpc in almost everything. But I'll do more comparisons and try other sources.

[@Roland_Tr909_Swing]

@@mpchead look him up samplekings

[@nick2128]

Do you always go for the 1st thing you hear …

[@mrwoo40]

Hey Marlow, are you synching the MPC X with logic, and if so, can you do a video on it???? Thanks in advance…I am going to buy a new macbook pro and interface, using logic pro….

[@mpchead]

I am not syncing the two, I didn't the stems in the mpc then loaded them up in Logic for the comparison.

[@thegoldenamerican]

Great comparison vid Marlow...I also agree that Logic Pro is better for stems than Akai.....much cleaner and more detail...Loving it! Akai needs go back to the drawing board & also needs to be standalone, should ve in my opinion been standalone from the jump..Akai are you listening?? Logic Pro for the win!

[@mpchead]

Yup time to upgrade akai

[@bigtunesonly9348]

Thanks for that. Very helpful 👊🏻

[@mpchead]

🙏🏼

[@cthulholmhastur5317]

Liked and subscribed!

[@entyce66]

great info as always hey do you use the mpc in Logic and if so how would you set it up thx

[@mpchead]

I don't, mostly standalone and then record my final product into Logic for final mastering.

[@Phrozen716]

I just got logic .. you have a sampler also with the Daw .. ??? Can you make a beat with the MPC ..Sequence and Song mode via MPC .. export to logic ..and assign your drum sounds from the MPC to logic drum designer, so if I want to create another drum pattern inside logic it consists of the same sounds ..

[@TechTronix01]

I wonder if ableton could use their warping algorythm along side a stems algo to make an even better version of stems

[@ricardomilice2470]

Thanks bro, I needed to see that.

[@mpchead]

Thanks for tuning in ✌🏼

[@jasonprice9274]

Cheers Marlow! Updating my OS to try

[@mpchead]

Have fun!

[@Nolan14235]

I also updated my OS. Basically for nothing. I hope you have a Mac with an M1 chip.

[@jasonprice9274]

@@Nolan14235 I do yeah, loving the new logic updates

[@chiwalker7325]

Great Content

[@user-kx8ly3qw1f]

How do you setup your Rhodes as far as reverb and settings are concerned? Got the Arturia Stage VST and just cant get it sound warm at all... Thank you

[@suretyworldwideministries6099]

Is this the new version of Logic Pro X ?

[@mpchead]

Yes

[@rbwduece1]

Now we need a Logic Sampler/Groovebox that will operate tethered and standalone! Not an IPad, either.

[@remyjune4518]

do you have or could you make a video on intergrating logic and mpc live 2 together, like how you use it and the best ways to make them work together. i am not super musical so thats why i want to use the mpcs feature of chords progressions and the pad system to control what im doing in logic as well as use plugins only offered with logic to produce. thanks marlow, love all your content and style, been a fan for years!

[@fosfxn]

hey! are you going to share stems processed in Logic on your Patreon from now on? please consider that :)

[@mpchead]

Noted, maybe i could figure something out. How do you see that working?

[@fosfxn]

@@mpchead I guess the stems you share on a regular basis are coming from MPC Stems, just a thought that you could export "Logic version" from time to time :)

[@bogard08]

I wonder if Pro Tools will follow the stem wave also?

[@powderedtoastman3093]

Be careful they may take the XSE back…🤣

[@UnpopularOpinion42]

This is what I’ve been looking for. Thank you!

[@thundersnow819]

What kind of usb hub your rockin with?

[@ОляДанина]

MPC better for me. Thanks

[@ceciliafbrown373]

Logic FREE upgrade?

[@MisterLongoBR]

YES

[@ceciliafbrown373]

@@MisterLongoBR Wow! I'm having to pay an arm&leg for Ableton 12 which btw hasn't got STEM separation

[@mpchead]

I bought logic 12 years ago and haven't paid for anything else since.

[@YoungZ1314]

Free updates since Logic Pro X in 2013. It’s crazy

[@ceciliafbrown373]

Fair play thats fabulous!

[@cratediggah]

Good analysis Marlow, Logic def kills the MPC. Wonder how Logic would do against Serato since I haven't seen the comparisons yet. Personally I've been rocking with the Serato stems for several months. Love the fact I can load up the VST on my M1 mac and then continue on my pc. I wouldn't mind giving Logic a real chance, but if it's not on both platforms it's a no go.

[@SuperALBSURE]

One thing I thought the MPC had over Logics stems is that you can make the separation at any time right? So you can chop up a break into a song and then decide that you just want the bass or keys etc. That feels like a big deal as you don’t always know what you want to do with a sample until later on. But yeah, if fidelity is a thing, logic or even better LALA online is best but that takes a bit of time.

[@dubmaverick69]

Stems have available in Cubase since 5 years ago and it does an incredible job, and they keep improving it every time. Akai is never going to have stems in stand alone until they make new machine with more cpu power, Akai is just a software company selling midi controllers and with all the hype they created about stems, they just got blown out by Logic, someone needs to tell them to go back into doing what gave them the name a proper sampler with pro level audio converters, Great Video as usual. Thank You.

[@daplyfe]

thats dope, great analysis. I'm about to start learning logic this weekend, been a long time coming. - dom @daplyfe

[@mpchead]

Good stuff! Logic has changed so much, great daw