Make your drums KNOCK! The Air Transient plugin explained in the Akai MPC Standalone.

[@riddim7774]

I’ve been going through your mpc videos. You are a God send, best teacher on KZbin. Really helping my understanding of these topics. Thanks!🙏

[@TheCratesMotel]

Thank you dude, I really appreciate your kind words. I’m just paying it forward. Thanks for watching.

[@QuietKidMusik]

Facts

[@manatee_flips6811]

Agreed

[@samjones3628]

For someone that has used Mpcs for numerous years and not really delved into DAWS for making beats. These videos are really golden. Explained in a very good way, I use a lot of these effects but sometimes it’s a guessing game and like you say using your ears, but to have a head set on what a lot of these functions are doing is super helpful. I never comment on KZbin videos but felt compelled too. Can’t wait to get the live 2 powered up. Would really love more videos on mixing on the mpc hope you do some more. Would love to see something on bassline effects and also some more master bus tips and tricks. Thank you mate.

[@TheCratesMotel]

You’re welcome dude. I’m glad there is something there for you. Thank you for watching.

[@brianmorais1]

Good stuff Conan, great to get an engineer's advice on the use of MPC effects. Keep 'em coming.

[@TheCratesMotel]

Thanks for watching dude

[@REMRODFILMS]

Didnt even know I had this in the live 2 smh wooow. Was about to buy a uad version. Thank you!

[@TheCratesMotel]

Haha, I keep finding plugins in there as well

[@artclubsugar]

best MPC teacher on the net. Thank you Sir!! youve got yourself a subscriber!

[@TheCratesMotel]

Ah thanks dude I appreciate that

[@themadlooper3272]

You’re giving out good advice. I learned about this a couple years ago but have kept it too myself. I personally use it a lot on old vinyl samples that have too much crackle. 4:24pm

[@TheCratesMotel]

Yeh man, it has so many uses. I don’t think it gets used to its full potential enough. Thanks for watching.

[@TechTronix01]

Very valuable tips here.

[@TheCratesMotel]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@Noise-Conductor]

For your titles it may help to put MPC/Force since this info is useful to Force owner like me as well. Nice Breakdown!

[@TheCratesMotel]

Ah ok cool, I will remember that going forward. Good tip dude. I always forget about the Force.

[@Noise-Conductor]

@@TheCratesMotel It's OK, us Force users are use to it LOL.

[@TheCratesMotel]

@@Noise-Conductor haha I hear ya brother

[@J1M0TEE]

Smart, crisp and to the point - I will be watching more of your videos, mate!

[@TheCratesMotel]

Thanks dude. Glad to be of help.

[@cvltzilla]

definitely one of my favorites on drums.

[@TheCratesMotel]

Yeh man for sure. Thanks for watching.

[@deebaker4671]

I think the AIR plugins in the MPC are damn GOOD !!

[@TheCratesMotel]

Agreed

[@buddhapalmtv6878]

Really enjoying these tutorials. Great info, thanks for sharing the knowledge. 1

[@TheCratesMotel]

You're welcome dude, I am glad there is something there for you. Thank you for watching.

[@pelvinsjamz]

Top work again thanks 🙏 , will get my ears dialled in

[@TheCratesMotel]

You’re welcome dude. Thanks for watching.

[@CMagnificent2000]

Dope video. This is top shelf knowledge

[@TheCratesMotel]

Thanks man. Thank you for watching.

[@davidcooke779]

Great video. I’ve really struggled with this in the past.

[@TheCratesMotel]

Thanks for watching dude. Yeh it can be a tough one to get right. Hopefully I have helped a little.

[@philippebackprotips]

Thanks for the details.

[@TheCratesMotel]

You’re welcome dude.

[@nsknm]

When I bought an mpc one a few years ago I was experimenting heavily with plugins in the drum line. Now basically limited to adsr envelop, transient processor and compression. In my opinion this way, you can get the dynamics and punch of these new mpc.

[@TheCratesMotel]

Thanks for watching dude

[@delfiobacco7156]

Thanks mate!

[@TheCratesMotel]

You’re welcome dude. Thank you for watching.

[@ElliotSmall]

loving these videos, keep them coming

[@TheCratesMotel]

Thank you dude. You can be sure there is more to come. Thank you for watching.

[@Juice74]

Thank you sir! Much respect for your tutors 💯

[@TheCratesMotel]

You’re welcome brother. Thanks for watching.

[@iWithinMe]

My main uses of Air Transient Plugin in Force is as a Clipper. The Limiter here acts as.a hard cliiper.. so if you either push in hot signal ( over 0 dB) into it or just use its output knob it will shave off the peaks. Follow it up by a channel strip (bringing down output usable levels) for gain staging into other plugs :) I did compare it to actual destructive sample clipping (sample editor > normalize > gain + 2/3 dB (amount of clipping needed) > gain -6db (or whatever you want to bring back to for gain staging). . These results and their wave form shapes are very much identical with no transient rounding like soft clippers/limiters//comps). Useful if you are for a bit aggressive and loud sound.. :)

[@TheCratesMotel]

Thanks for sharing dude and thanks for watching.

[@iWithinMe]

@@TheCratesMotel thx, your videos are my reference when it comes to understanding better some of the Aki/Air Fx..

[@TheCratesMotel]

@@iWithinMe Awesome. Keep sharing your tips as well brother. It may help somebody.

[@matthewgaines10]

Thanks for the tips. I will try this at home. Have you hear all the controversy on MPC sound quality? As a sound engineer, any thoughts, opinions, or solutions?

[@TheCratesMotel]

Hey thanks for watching. To be honest, my view on anything like this is that it’s personal taste. I try to not be influenced by another person’s view because their thoughts on what sounds good may differ from mine. All I will say is that I have owned every legacy MPC up to the MPC4000, and now use the One and the Live 2. I’m happy with what I have. Sorry I can’t be more conclusive.

[@forsale313]

Thank you so much for this one. It will help me with controlling some of the samples from old recordings. The transient plugin sounds like the "Dolby C" effect where it tightens things up.

[@TheCratesMotel]

You’re welcome dude. Thank you for watching.

[@revancharevancha2783]

Thanks for sharing the knowledge. Lifetime monologue break?

[@TheCratesMotel]

Nice spot sir. Thank you for watching.

[@SuperJg1975]

Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

[@TheCratesMotel]

You're welcome

[@mankismelbournejay]

Top tip 👍 subbed.

[@TheCratesMotel]

Thanks dude

[@jalocin]

Great video, thanks! I wish there was a plugin like the Ableton drum buss on the MPC.

[@TheCratesMotel]

Thanks for watching dude

[@JaquanSkinner-n4v]

What’s the difference from air transient and transient shaper?

[@TheCratesMotel]

Just the name dude. They are basically the same. Air Transient is the MPCs version of a transient shaper. You can adjust the attack and the release and the attack shape which is basically what you can do with things like the SPL Transient Designer etc

[@JaquanSkinner-n4v]

@@TheCratesMotel I have the akai force it has an air transient (the one you were working on) and a transient shaper. It’s green with 4 yellow knobs. Dry/wet, Attack, release, and output. By the way I really enjoy your videos I been studying one everyday I recommend everyone to watch you.

[@TheCratesMotel]

@@JaquanSkinner-n4v Yes that's correct. I have seen the Force version. Honestly dude, they do the same thing. I would say the Air Transient is a better version in my experience and in my opinion. It's cleaner, more transparent and you can shape the attack. The Green version has no Attack Shape option.

[@slice307]

I use this as soft cliper on master bus. Greats for Trap beat because cliping IS the sound of Trap beat

[@TheCratesMotel]

Yeh man for sure. It would be great if Akai released a dedicated clipper with more control. Thanks for watching.

[@philknox6533]

Hey Conan, how would you compare this to the soft clipper? Im sure they do different things, but something tells me I can get a relatively similar knock.

[@TheCratesMotel]

Yes they are quite different. The clipper is actually cutting off peaks entirely, so it’s potentially reducing transients. However they can both be used to get some drive and punchiness if used in the right way. I’d be careful with the clipper though. As I said, you’re shaving off peaks and so could potentially soften everything rather than making it punchy.

[@philknox6533]

@TheCratesMotel great response! Very helpful. I think I will continue to experiment with getting the most out of air transient before pulling the trigger on soft clipper. The added sound design features in air transient make it a much more versatile tool imo.

[@TheCratesMotel]

@ definitely mate. The soft clipper is an “ok plugin” but not essential. Get it when it’s on sale, let me put it that way.

[@lbrown7164]

Do you feel this also can be used as a type of limiter

[@TheCratesMotel]

Hey buddy, I guess it is subjective. There are no rules, right or wrong, so you could use it in that way, but I wouldn't personally. I would maybe use it in conjunction with a limiter or compressor to help bring back transients. Quite often limiters and compressors can round off the attack of a source, so using a transient designer after compression is a nice little trick to bring back some of that attack after you have compressed it.

[@lbrown7164]

THANKS@@TheCratesMotel

[@ThatBonsaipanda]

Also one of the few plugins that almost has a clipper on it, though it is more of a soft clipper (which actually starts to throw error values if you push the volume to stupid). I've requested an actual clipper from the devs but as with all things MPC, they can't really answer anything. : /

[@TheCratesMotel]

Yes I’ve requested one as well. It would be a great addition. You do actually have a clipper in the Drum Effects in the Program Edit pages. It’s pretty decent, but you don’t have a lot of control. Thanks for watching.