MPC Live ii + Modular Setup // MPC House Music from scratch! Mini Modular system

[@deirellbyrd6770]

Yes on the vinyl setup “chill hang sesh” please!

[@UncleBoogieRF]

Definitely seconding that.

[@snedward_owden]

💯💯💯

[@maxflailer]

totally

[@Hujakaman]

Yes yes yes!

[@iancain6647]

Yeppers

[@chrisabel5916]

Yes please vinyl sesh!!

[@spacetiger3000]

YESSSSSS!!!!!

[@shogunai]

Yessur

[@wetbar624]

Yup!

[@tragicwill]

can we talk about how strong the intro is to Ricky's videos? Like the gentle hum, the coffee, the whole thing. Ive gotten to like the intro so much that as soon as I hear that hum I start immediately chilling and relaxing.

[@RickyTinez]

hahaha! im glad it does that for you. its my version of a singing bowl i guess

[@subuntu]

This makes a very pleasant change, I buy a new bit of gear and Ricky does a video on it... Normally I buy a bit of gear and Bad Gear channel does a feature on it :/

[@unknown9274]

man, it feels so great of my boy Rickey just embracing modern MPCs and just being creative instead of straight hating on it. really enjoyed todays video.

[@andrij.demianczuk]

What I really dig about this is seeing your method. I’m all in on the Elektron workflow and was able to follow along with my Octa, Digitakt and Microfreak! Thanks Ricky ❤️

[@paulrowntree2800]

It's funny that you said "Let's make some sausages". I always have sausage and baked bean sandwiches when your new video drops on a Saturday night here in the UK. Fantastic video as always. Thank you Enrique ✌🏻

[@bradenrodriguez5183]

You gotta make bangers to make house bangers!

[@RickyTinez]

i still remember someone asked if i wanted to come over and make Bangers and it was just hotdogs.. hahaha

[@gafproductions]

I'm having same feeling since I got my Live 2. It's made me want to make music everyday, something I haven't felt for years.

[@illustrationmaking]

Here’s a looper thing…. On a blank drum track, set a pad with a single trigger note right at the beginning. A01 for example. While your modular is still playing from looper, export your recorded loop to the ao1 pad on the new drum program. From then on your loop will trigger on that program, and you can clear the looper and add something new. You can take this one step further and on a clip program now load the new loop as a clip sample. Sadly you can’t drop a loop straight to a clip.

[@geecen]

That's a cool technique. I've been wanting to do multitrack looping on this thing!

[@matiaslanzi]

Yes! True, this thing brought me back to the early MPC60 days. Back then I couldn't possibly imagine doing what we can do with audio today.

[@KattKirsch]

I was certainly enjoying the track but once you started chopping and pitching it at the end it was suuuuuch a vibe! Great stuff. New studio tour when? Vinyl rundown when?

[@dracul74]

I use the sampler over the looper for recording live instruments, etc. I find the advantage is that I can leave a little space at the beginning of the audio and later choose the ideal start so it sits in the mix the way I want.

[@AlexRome]

hi ricky. do you ever get anxiety from having gear sit around and not get used while you spend time using newer gear? or is this just me?

[@des7638]

Great question

[@romichjordan]

same bro

[@safwanfallatah8611]

The best MPC Tutorial ever! We need more

[@EverettVinzant]

Also, maybe you could do a Vlog about the MPC Live II… It’s my first MPC, I’ve owned it for a month, and watching you work helps me understand it. “He just did something… how do I do that? Why didn’t it work when I did it?.” Checks to make sure Ricky Tinez effigy is facing the correct direction, “oh look it works now..” That was meant all in good fun. And… could you show using the McPickle2 to control the Sirin (using CV)? It benefits me, I hope others too.

[@TheJ0ZZ]

Exactly! Would love to see an in depth video of how your workflow with the Live II is.

[@F_letc.h]

Great video. Glad to see you’re finally clicking with one of the newer MPCs.

[@sonicultura]

Nice to see your progress with this machine!

[@williamb.2031]

Vinyl chill hang sesh sounds great :)

[@NaKilo91]

Yes! You should do a vinyl, setup, chill, hangout....sesh. It would be great! And those intro bars are fire!!

[@segfault-berlin]

Finally Ricky looks like he's having fun with something again!

[@kimwilliamjustice6945]

My man, as I tell people all the time (I work in IT), "Bad design isn't your fault." It almost literally hurt to watch that MPC freeze and glitch on you. Let's hope the next rev of the firmware fixes the problems you're having. Great job on your part. Enjoyed the video as usual. Not a proper Saturday without you.

[@oakfox]

I work in UX and have similar complaints

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

Yeah a save screen that freezes like that doesn’t seem like a user error.

[@UncleBenjs]

I haven't updated my live to avoid this. Actuality I haven't updated the firmware since 2019

[@nth7485]

Aww, you even have a baby-mpc by the side ❤️ So cute.

[@1980VINZ]

Dude I swear you, every time you end a video and continue jamming a bit, that's kind of my best part because you're deep in and your tracks slap so hard... LOVE THIS When we are deep into our machines and everything is well connected and rolling smooth and hard, this feeling this zone......this connection with our sound..... I even don't know how to describe it that's an eartimate feeling like kind of orgasm, so powerful joy

[@HarryFullerCT]

You picked a great song to sample. Always been a favorite. Will have to take it to my MPC One. Keep up the great work and yes to the vinyl.

[@whereisko]

Bro! I don’t eff with the step sequencer but you’ve shown me an easier way to edit my mistakes than going into piano roll. Thank you 🙌🏿💥💥💥

[@guerrillastrange]

Same af I hate deleting errors on piano roll!

[@whereisko]

@@guerrillastrange ahhh man especially when you forget to change the tool 😩😅

[@maxflailer]

I really vibe with this entire channel. Keep it up homie

[@lebslab1300]

Yes to the vinyl chill sesh as mentioned!!

[@djofortunato5799]

I for one would love a session demonstrating your setup/different setups for pulling samples from vinyl- (which would of course include a peek into your dope vinyl collection !)

[@BrentODell]

One of the cool things about the MPC is the CV/Gate outputs on the back, allowing control of Eurorack stuff directly, even if you don't have a MIDI-type module in your case. I just started playing around with this stuff.

[@robertgarvansnyder4665]

Definitely hoping for some step sequencer upgrades in future updates. So glad you’re picked one of these up, Enrique, I just got one a few weeks back.

[@geecen]

What don't you like about the step sequencer? You can automate everything straight from it.

[@Bellyheart]

It's been the same for years. Doubtful the format will change, but you can do lots with it...except probability.

[@k-g-p]

Knowledge is power...especially within manuals. 😃🤣 Love you man. Keep on the good stuff🤩

[@RickyTinez]

1000% hahaha! Thanks for kickin it

[@lukequincey7187]

Yes please on the vinyl set up sesh. Love the videos Ricky. Thank you. 🎸🎹🎧

[@josephjfk4755]

Any more MPC Live-based videos are very welcome. Especially with hardware synth integration!

[@RickyTinez]

Sounds good Joseph! Thanks for the support. i got more cooking

[@cold_fashioned]

Great timing for this video -- I have an MPC One, and I'm putting together a little palette case, and im looking forward to diving into that pair. I hope you keep working the track in this video, it was starting to really groove. Cheers, friend!

[@kendricjones9189]

Good video! Love your channel. Been watching for awhile. It's refreshing to see producers using MPCs to make House Music. I am an Underground HipHop head (Boom Bap), but I love House music equally the same. I have always wanted to learn the techniques House producers use to put songs together on MPCs. For some reason, there are not that many videos out around. Your channel is filling that void for me. Keep up the good work!

[@itsananke2374]

this one was crazy, absolutely loving this track from scratch video. Peace Ricky, you seem having a lot of fun with that toy!

[@quickduxmusic3241]

Great video! I always try and put sample chops on a entirely different bank so i know A is for one thing, B is for another thing. Glad you're enjoying the MPCs again! Very nice change-up for the channel. Also, most just refer to it as the Live-2 :)

[@preston2472]

i love ur videos cause i feel like i get to join you in the creative process it's so fun😁

[@The_Sonic_Ally]

Exploding a melody track is really interesting when it comes to muting all those notes and effecting them independently.

[@skdamico13]

Glad you’re liking the live 2! I sold the old live and didn’t jive with it at the time. But the live 2 and new firmware since then has been insanely useful and fun.

[@effyis5707]

Really enjoyed this video ! I don't know if it's because it's just good to see you jamming or you digging a new gear.. But yeah great ! Love it

[@excellentalways]

Yes. vinyl sesh! I want to see how you chop some irregular grooves too.

[@darwinalways620]

Great vid like always and looking forward to your next one. 👍🏼

[@primitivepatterns]

Vicariously experiencing the MPC Live 2 through you. Not as nice as having my own but it definitely scratches the itch

[@InkyDaCaT]

At last you seeing the new mpc light 😉 had them since they first came out ....nifty kit😉

[@geecen]

That heavy dub version at the end was insane :)

[@jimifopp145]

do some more live ii vids, I really enjoy watching you work and jam on it! it inspires and makes me wanna mimic u

[@vvvictoriav5958]

big yes on the vinyl session

[@AndrewJohnClive]

Speaking of the XY - I love that thing. I hear you, I miss the Kaoss pad, but this is a great thing.👌🏽

[@crybo]

Love me a bit of Supertramp!

[@gatorgoforth3097]

I love the step sequencer. It doesn't seem limited, to me. You can choose any parameter to put into the sequencer. It's deeeeeep, brother.

[@deirellbyrd6770]

Very awesome video! I have been using the MPC like a prehistoric person with making individual tracks! You blew MY mind by showing that explode to tracks feature!

[@RickyTinez]

Bro.. i was right there with you.. haha

[@daneguitarist1]

hell yeah vinyl party, put some patsy cline on, she melts my heart

[@swedishdriller]

That mistake at 6:34 was epic! Instant Theo Parrish mode!

[@markflynnmusicchannel9331]

Vinyl sesh would be awesome!

[@deathbloodkittens5675]

vinyl setup chill hang sesh sound cool!

[@Dewane1511]

The live 2 can do sooo much man I love mines !

[@1980VINZ]

That last loop kicked me so hard.......

[@DJSidhu24]

I have a friend of mine who just looks like you bro 😂🤣👌 the tutorial seems like my friend is teaching me about MPC live love you Ricky bro

[@paulbmorgan]

Thanks Ricky, the way you quickly established the key being A#m was cool (I have watched that part a few times, you were fast :-)), a session on working out the key of a sample and workarounds on how to do this on the MPC will be great...but a bit slower :-)

[@paulbmorgan]

@@artisans8521 :-) after writing the comment I tried it on my MPC... not so difficult after all, time for new glasses too, cheers for the reply.

[@TRaddcliff]

for a simple little sumthin....that was pretty sick

[@beatnickaudio]

Yes Ricky!! Might have to scoop one.

[@Inflorin]

Now with 2.10 update take around 10 min to save a 8 bar loop on looper.you can save it from program edit faster..

[@dianevrules]

That was pretty good. You are fast af on it without reading the manual.

[@jessejarrar]

Hey Ricky, just because I seen you struggling to type on that touch screen thought I'd mention this quick tip, use a USB keyboard to type! I have one with a wireless dongle. Put the dongle in the mpc USB port and I can type both in Ableton and mpc with the flick of a switch on my kb

[@deirellbyrd6770]

This is a game changer! I got one last week and used it this weekend, it is amazing being able to name everything so easily. What a weird thing to get excited about but here I am haha!

[@zoltn]

Dinosaur mode - luv it!

[@MeerkatMuzic]

Super Video, SuperVamp! , Super stuff! Love the sauce!

[@gatorgoforth3097]

"Choke each other off" couldn't have said it better myself.

[@NeilGuise]

Chillin and choppin - a hang sesh is in order

[@JamesRamboPearce]

Yush vinyl sesh!

[@danberg5679]

Hey Ricky, thanks for the tutorial! I was wondering, have you found any workaround on the mpc live/one for clearing all note events on a track while the sequencer is running? I know you can hold pads + erase, but thats kind of a drawn out process when you're jamming with someone and just want to move on to another idea... for some reason that Erase window is only available when the MPC is stopped. Seems like the kind of thing I could have accepted with earlier boxes, but not today....

[@clevadeva]

How do you access those stutter and filter FX you were playing around with at the end? Really engaging video by the way!!👏🏾🌹👊🏾

[@oscarbussell8540]

As I opened the video I was opening a peperami :D

[@1980VINZ]

FUCK THE LAST LOOP WAS SO DOOOOOPE

[@eturnian]

Hey Ricky, I really enjoy your videos man. I would love to see you do a vinyl sampling hang on the MPC. How is the MPC Live 2 for sequencing polyphonic midi? Like I know the Octatrack is a bit limited when it comes to polyphonic sequencing. Does the MPC Live 2 behave more like a piano role in a DAW when It comes to sequencing polyphonic synth parts? Thanks, Ian

[@StanAllDay]

+ Vinyl chill sesh!

[@djplastix]

So dope bassline! Release maybe? :) It's so good to watch your jams as I'm not recording any music for a couple months already just deejaying local music at private events, but cocktail hours for sure are made from Slow house grooves. Here and there I'm play also your track 004. Thank you!

[@RickyTinez]

oooo thank you! yea luckily the Live makes it super easy to save a song or parts of a song to go back to! who knows

[@nkozi]

Whaddaya mean sausages don't taste as good when made with house music? That's all i have for breakfast!

[@ryans7998]

Love this video just picked up the live 2 and this got me inspired. What headphones are you using?

[@ravenwav]

+1 to vinyl sesh

[@Hujakaman]

Vinyl hang sesh!

[@Tinmar_Isation]

Only took 5 years since the original MPC Live release :D

[@jesssholden]

Hell yeah you should do a vinyl session.

[@lanierwexford2582]

Yes on vinyl session.

[@TheChrognac]

Notes “choking each other off” 😂🤣

[@RickyTinez]

hahahhaha!

[@blankblank4949]

vinyl would be dope, grab a cheap little tape recorder/player and resample it. Bonus points if you pot mod it to change the motor speed :P

[@daniberlanga]

Great video as usual, you are the only synth/gear channel actually producing great music. I am still holding to my MPC2500 and its old school menus, I am not sure I would enjoy as much a touch screen. What is your opinion about the muscle memory in classic MPCs vs MPC live?

[@killarfridge]

"it might not taste as good, but it's alright."

[@traitortotheliving]

I’m down for the vinyl chill hang sesh!

[@zeusdeux]

Chill hang sesh ++

[@guerrillastrange]

Yea I have the same input and sample save probs. If you keep the sample file it’ll save it at shut down without problems mostly for me. I can’t figure out the inputs switching on me though.

[@Weareroses]

I’ve been debating between grooveboxes/ standalone workstations… I THINK I have made my choice. It’s either this or a maschine + at this point.

[@GreatistheWorld]

Any chill hangout sesh idea you have? Amped for it

[@OrionGarcia]

You have 32 channels of midi with the mpc. Get you a splitter and you can hook up and sequence all ur hardware to the mpc

[@Automageddon]

This was a great video, how about next time making one about taking this loop to a finished song?

[@ht8764]

end groove was nice

[@geecen]

had the same thing with the inputs resetting. Sometimes it would stay on the new setting though and default to that - weird. The bugs on the MPC make you feel like you're going crazy.

[@guerrillastrange]

Same

[@SvenAikoNx]

haha i just love you maan! 😀

[@Janton_1]

I have watched your videos on the akai mpc4000 and how does this compare to it?thinking of purchasing this for the modern technology for a new user and ease of getting samples and samples packs online.

[@fredflintstone2527]

How did you sync the MPC to Eurorack? From my experiences the Looper does not like MIDI clock in from another device / even disables recording. So you must have sent midi clock out from the MPC to eurorack ? Details are very welcome 👍🏻