MPC LIVE 1YEAR REVIEW-SHOULD YOU STILL BUY ONE?

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This video is a one year review of the Mpc Live. In this video I give my honest review of the akai mpc live strengths and weaknesses.
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[@IMakeBeats]

Nice to see you posting again! 👍🏾👊🏾

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

I Make Beats thanks bro I gotta keep going lol

[@LiftedNoise]

Great vid bro! I'm still in 2.6 too. I like that external hard drive idea. Also looks like there will be new instrument plugins coming for stuff like brass, strings, drums, etc.. looks like Standalone. There's a thread on mpc forums about it. But don't ask Dynasty he thinks that site looks like ass 🤣

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

Lifted Noise yeah I seen that lol you dynasty is all about the graphics. But yeah I hope it would be nice to have a couple more on the mpc live. Thanks for stopping through

[@twista101287]

Thanks for the video review 👌 I sold my MPC Touch last week and now I'm debating to buy either the MPC live gold version or the MPC live 2, I love your videos bro 👌🎛🔥🤜👑

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

twista101287 if you can get the mk2 if it’s a budget thing get either the live 1 or the mpc one

[@denizs7995]

Really Nice decoration at your home!

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

Thank you! 😊

[@Cuzzy135]

I just wanna take a sec to say, you changed my entire experience with my Live. It was extremely frustrating to not be able to use VST patches in standalone. After watching your video about the Auto-sampler life changed bro. Thanks, I owe you for that.

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

Ramiek man thanks I really appriciate it man. I’m super happy that I was able to help you I hope my video are serving that purpose bro thank you and thanks for subscribing to the channel that’s all I need for payment.

[@nolidcreations]

Nice content... Thank you for sharing.. Also love how you use clips in you video....#nice look 👍🏾

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

No Lid Creations thanks you and congrats on your first 50 subs I think I seen that. Keep going.

[@nolidcreations]

@@THEKINGOCAESAR Very Welcome... Appreciate that....will do 👍🏾✨

[@WhitneyStylez]

You have the best intros! Lord knows I know TikTok ♥️🙌🏽

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

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[@WhitneyStylez]

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[@labandlegacy]

My guy is back! Let's goooo! 💪

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

iamsight yeah you see that out of focus video lol had the camera focus on the mpc instead of me lol

[@labandlegacy]

@@THEKINGOCAESAR 😂😂😂 Happens to the best of us!

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

iamsight I shot that video all In one take I wasn’t recording it again lol that was 30 mins of footage lol

[@JUNO-69]

I got the live a couple of months ago. I was initially gonna wait for the one but I’m so glad I went with the live. I honestly didn’t think I would use it unplugged with the battery at all cos usually when I jam I have all my gear setup near a PowerPoint but it’s been so nice to carry it around from room to room or take it to the couch and chop up some beats. Also the live just feels so much better in terms of the buttons compared to the one. The plastic pads and buttons on the one feel real cheap compared to the live. I think they could improve the touch screens sensitivity. It doesn’t have that responsiveness that we are use to with smartphones and tablets. Typing feels clunky not completely accurate to touch. Also the grid mode feels super annoying to use with the slightly unresponsive touch screen. I find myself having to zoom and tap and change tools multiple times just to do basic things. Overall the the system is integrated nicely to use the screen but obviously more buttons are always better if it doesn’t come at the cost of form factor. I love my MPC live and I’ve pretty much got to the stage where I am sampling, chopping, recording audio, arranging and mixing entire songs all within the standalone mode. All I need to do is take the final track into a daw for some basic mastering which imo can’t be done on the MPC due to lack of third party VST compatibility and some important visual features on things like an EQ I would usually use to master a track. Overall I would easily recommend the Live to anyone.

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

Roy G Biv word man so glad you like your live. I don’t like the eqs on the live either but it does have a pretty good limiter in there from air technologies so check it out I think it’s call air master or something. I know it’s and air plugging tho.

[@JUNO-69]

THEKINGOCAESAR The only plus side to having no visual feedback on things like an eq is you really have to learn to use your ears to mix which is what it’s all about anyway. But man I lean on those visuals like a crutch so it’s hard to do lol. Thanks brother I’ll check out the limiter. I’ve got a few tracks sitting waiting to put the final touches on so that will be super helpful.

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

Roy G Biv word let me know how you like it. And I agree ears first but visuals are a plus and add a little bit excitement to the process. And makes it faster.

[@planetice]

As an MPC Live user, I definitely have to agree with you that 2.7 was a HUGE disappointment. The other guy is correct about new instruments coming in standalone mode for the MPC soon. I'm not sure what features you would be interested in, but you're right, most of the time, AKAI does listen to their user base. The 2.3 update with sidechaining was big, we wanted that since the beginning. (I got my Live in November 2017 when 2.0 was still in Beta) The Drum synth and more instruments were 2 out of the 5 most requested features, so im glad they are going this way. I hope they incorporate more sampler and sequencer features in the future. Many of us in the community have been dying for more flexibility.

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

planetice yeah that all I want too is more flexibility then I might just turn into a mpc only user lol

[@oO5Dynasty]

First comment! Yes!

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

Thanks bro

[@LiftedNoise]

Also in my opinion there isn't a more powerful machine than the LIVE, the X and One included out there that does more all in one. Someone tell me please if there is.

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

Lifted Noise def is not unless you start using workstation keyboard but you have to have a plug no battery and you have to get a good one and they cost a lot more.

[@jason3534]

Did you get the live 2? I got the Force three months ago and love it. No arranger mode yet, it's still in beta.

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

KatPiss TheArtist I’m pretty sure it has one look it up on KZbin. With the akai products you got to deep dive they have so many feats

[@oO5Dynasty]

What beat is that playing? The first beat?

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

All those beats are beats I made like 5 years ago just trying to get some use out of them lol

[@oO5Dynasty]

@@THEKINGOCAESAR Can you upload the first one to your channel so we can listen to it. Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@coldskilzs4127]

Love my Live,,, All i need to bang out anything anywhere,,, you can plug any instrument to it and go! waiting for new update,, maybe get the bluetooth cracking so you can hear your sounds wirelessly through speaker's👍

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

Jesse Tolbert that would be dope. Technology is getting better I believe that is coming one day too

[@ccfunk1]

I love mines. i don't understand the complaints about it. if you hooking it up to bunch of different things then yeah your going to have problems. I use it stand alone. I got a 128GB SD card that has tons of sounds, kits and beats on it and it's not even half full. the MK 2 is out. while I like the speaker I wish it had 4 or 8GB. the new buttons are okay but I only needed a track mute button. i'm not that lazy. I think the MPC Live is great

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

ccfunk1 that’s what’s up bro I’m glad we part of the live gang

[@ccfunk1]

@@THEKINGOCAESAR Yes sir!!!

[@GhettoStyles]

Dang where you find a 1000TB SSD Lmao 😂😂😂😂

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

Ghetto Styles man when I was editing I was having a hard time editing that out so I just kept it and made fun of my self lmao

[@oO5Dynasty]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@MatthewStratton]

I need to get one myself. Have a lifetime of samples and projects on it. 👍😂

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

Matthew Stratton 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SuperQuazemodo]

Sad thing is they discontinued the mpc live I was told by akai last month when I waited 2 mnths for it so I guess I'm waiting for the mk2....but I'm about to get a force and continue using my mpc touch.

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

Ronald Biggs word that’s what’s up. Buying used isn’t a bad I deal either most time you can get them protected if you buy from guitar center or something like that

[@SuperQuazemodo]

@@THEKINGOCAESAR good to know I've thought of it but i have to go brand new when i invest in my equipment. Too many unknown variables for me to deal with someone else's issues if they had any so ima wait it out and see what happens but I'm hoping the akai force will give me the dawless setup I'm looking for. If not I'll grab the new mpc when it drops... I appreciate the response tho my dude.

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

Ronald Biggs word man I fill you

[@SuperQuazemodo]

Got my force last week actually the day ams... put the mpc live 2 for sale on their site lol. I gotta say I like the force a whole lot the snap to scale feature is incredible. If they put it on mpc it will be a game changer I'll wait for my mk2....

[@ZoSkiLuv]

You can put an SSD in the machine and nothing hangs off the side. Just saying.

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

Alonzo Eubank so I have a 1 tb hard drive inside my live but I keep that external for sample and to back up my mpc beats because it is a hard drive and it can fail just like any other hard drive so, I keep that one attached to make sure if that one fails I still have all my stuff that is not replaceable. I highly recommend doing that with any device that has hard drive is having a way to back up the information if you can afford it. Using ssd drive are better too.

[@Diddddu]

Really homie it does have note repeat on the top left bottom row.

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

Diddddumm yeah on the screen. were does it have the physical buttons, if you can show me that I will thank you. I’m always trying to learn and I don’t know everything I’m not an mpc ninja lol I don’t like using the touch screen when using note repeat that much some times the touch is off couple milliseconds.

[@Diddddu]

@@THEKINGOCAESAR Right under pad bank A that's your note repeat

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

Diddddumm I think your miss understanding me bro. I’m saying once your in note repeat mode going between the different time signature. There is no physical buttons for that for example. If I am making high hat if I want them to change from 1/8 notes to 1/16 while I’m recording them I have to do that on the touch screen. On the ren the f buttons under the screen you can use to switch from 1/4 to 1/16. If feels better and it is more precise.

[@ulenconnor7520]

Your killing me smalls! He said he had a 1TB.

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

ulen connor dam everyone on my head about that 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@616moon]

I Will get me one One day Lol

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

ItsOnly Moon yeah you will

[@djbiggmike]

Damn are you sure you can hold that?? The MPC is bigger than you. LOL Good Video tho. :)

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

djbiggmike yeah man I got it I just look little on camera lol

[@leoopokat8235]

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[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

chord pinning not to familiar with that. I will look into that tho.

[@MoneyBooBoo]

1000TB Dam son

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

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[@ukjamaican4488]

You look a bit like havoc from mobb deep in the face. No shade

[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

Word man it been a while since I listened to the mobb bro lol now I’m about to go download some music. I actually appreciate it.

[@ukjamaican4488]

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[@chadmuskaa2806]

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[@THEKINGOCAESAR]

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