MC 101 Pad Sounds Tutorial: Step by Step Guide to Creating Luscious Pads with Synth Tips and Tricks

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to create amazing pad sounds on the MC-101 synthesizer, even if you're a bit half arsed like me. My step-by-step guide will give you all the tips and tricks you need to unlock the full potential of your MC-101 and create dreamy, powerful pads that will take your tracks to the next level.
We'll walk you through the process of synthesizing and programming pads, sharing the best settings to use and creative techniques to try. You'll learn how to shape your pad sounds to perfection and use the MC-101's features to create pads that stand out in any mix.
This tutorial is perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to create quality pad sounds on the MC-101, whether you're an experienced producer or just starting out. Whether you're making ambient music, electronica, or any other genre that uses pads, this tutorial has everything you need to get started.
So don't miss out on this chance to take your pad sounds to the next level! Click the video to watch now and start creating your own epic pads today.
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[@SteveRutherford]

I'm dangerously close to learning something here... 🙂

[@DocBolus]

Careful Steve, that's something I try and avoid😄

[@recursiv]

The concept of alternating between timbres using an LFO that are separated by an interval can apply to a lot of synths and is a little bit mind blowing.

[@DocBolus]

It is a bit of a game changer and you can get some nice expressive tones with it. Thanks for watching.

[@huntrrams]

I was about to sell my MC-101 but this video gave me another chance with this machine. Very cool stuff! Thanks for the tutorial!

[@DocBolus]

No worries glad it gave you some inspiration. When they opened up the synth engine with the last update it was a gift. It is so powerful and just takes this box to another level.

[@huntrrams]

@@DocBolus ikr!!!

[@littlehopeleft]

Thanks so much. I was really getting frustrated everytime I attempted any sound creation. This nudged me a lot in the right direction. Cheers Doc!

[@DocBolus]

No worries, glad it helped and I think the key is to work step by step and keep it all very simple.

[@matthewwilson3673]

Actually a well explained video for the 1.8 update

[@philfisher8962]

Wonderful!!!

[@DocBolus]

Cheers, appreciated. This machine is amazing for the size and price.

[@lou19]

Top content as usual! Thanks Doc!

[@DocBolus]

Cheers glad its a bit useful to some. Sorry it took so long to get this one out... And I still haven't done the vid on programming drum fills yet.

[@ademozarslan]

Thank you🥳

[@DocBolus]

No worries, thanks for watching. It makes it worth doing.

[@waypastbedtime]

This is great Doc - thanks!

[@DocBolus]

No worries, glad you found it useful

[@NeoLudditevisons]

yeeaahh here we go! subbed!

[@DocBolus]

Glad you liked it, Thanks for the sub and don't forget to share and enjoy!!!

[@NeoLudditevisons]

@@DocBolus please do more MC-101 vids, even if its another pad haha! very enjoyable, plus love people showing off the power of this little gem. Would love to see you do some generative stuff using synths!

[@DocBolus]

@@NeoLudditevisons Will have a go at generative stuff with the synths, but actually the tone tracks are not as well suited to the generative stuff as the rhythm tracks are. If you are interested in generative stuff from the MC-101 check out this channel kzbin.info/door/P0GS976iVD9RwswksqfdHQ Each track is 10+ hours of generative sounds from an MC-101

[@amphora8321]

Didn’t realise you had a 101 Doc. Will watch this avidly. Just bought the 101 for ‘forest work’, ‘wasteland ambience’ and general Deep Topographic resonance’s !!! Cheers for the vid.

[@DocBolus]

Yep, got it about a year ago when my Samples was at the Synth Hospital. Really powerful box and there are some cunning little tricks you can pull to get a bit of generative music from it.

[@Garethlovell]

Brilliant tutorial! Thank you. With this format could you for example have a bass syth note layer a kick drum?

[@DocBolus]

I see no reason why not, they would both be pitched and I don't think you could create an actual kit with this, so it would just be a heavy thumping bass tone.

[@sullycliftona]

It’s portable but I sort of wish it had a speaker.. but it’s still my most expensive buy this year and I have no regret( I had 2 litres of cider last night and started resetting stuff etc , I hope factory reset hasn’t changed anything..’ and I’ve a slight misty memory of a nice tune with my tr6s last night … very late night changing notes n stuff .. I can already tell that it’s going to be fairly straightforward but a hell of a lot to remember

[@DocBolus]

It's a good box and it is pretty straightforward. It's the machine I dreamed of in the early 2000's when I started messing about with this stuff and the synth engine will play samples too so there is an extra layer of warped mangled insanity available if you want it.

[@petert7807]

Love your videos, very informative. I'm having a bit of a problem. How do I save my patches once I have dialed in a sound I like?!? And can I name then so I can find them later?

[@DocBolus]

That's the drawback. You have to save patches as clips which makes it a bit more tricky as you cannot write a line and then flick between your own patches to find one you like. You need to load a stored clip which has the patch sound attached to it and then write the line.

[@RosssRoyce]

Very clear, thanks!! How do I save the new sound as a preset without saving whole project?

[@DocBolus]

You can't save the sound as a preset but you can save the individual clip that you have created the sound on and then reload the clip when you want to use that sound.

[@RosssRoyce]

@@DocBolus thanks enormously! Can I save just the clip without its whole project? PS your dub vibes vid is amazing, you make the machine sing very organically, I feel many people (even those who actually do write nice melodies) have no concern about frequency blending and balance.

[@DocBolus]

@@RosssRoyce yep you can save a clip on it's own. I can't remember right now how to do it but I will try and include the clip saving in my next 101 vid

[@muppetpaster]

3:10 That's awesome, init?🤣🤣

[@DocBolus]

It certainly is!!!!😂

[@andersbostrom3745]

Thank you for this tutorial. How do you save the tone after you have finished editing iylt?

[@DocBolus]

Hi you can't save the tone but you can save the clip it's loaded into and then recall that clip to load into a new track at a later date.

[@andersbostrom3745]

@DocBolus Thank you. How do I save a clip? ( I just bought it, and no video mentions saving anything...)

[@DocBolus]

@@andersbostrom3745 Hold down shift and press the clip button to get to clip edit, then scroll to clip save, change the name and press save by pressing the value dial in. I may try and make a short showing this, but bear with me as my rate of production is almost non existent at the moment.

[@andersbostrom3745]

@@DocBolus Thank you! I need to learn all the shift commands...

[@DocBolus]

@@andersbostrom3745 No worries

[@InkyDaCaT]

😉🙌 🌟

[@DocBolus]

Thanks for watching Inky