MPC: SAMPLING VINYL & OTHER SOURCES

[@OllieLoops]

Hey, I hope you enjoy this video about sampling on the MPC. It was fun to make.

[@MrMotion54]

Great clear video. You have really made things easy to understand. I’m a newbie to MPC’s and have found it a little daunting. So, will be implementing your points very soon.

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks. Great to hear. Enjoy your MPC.

[@jamessherburn]

Thank you. Seeing you use the physical buttons is good but perhaps this could have a companion video with the same voice over but where the mpc screen is large enough for the on screen buttons to be seen and read?

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks for your feedback. I'll try to get a larger shot of the screen in the future.

[@MHAOXE]

i love you for that video, thanks man!

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks!

[@thorstenstreckbaum791]

Dude, thank you. Legend.

[@OllieLoops]

Yeah, no problem. Enjoy!

[@thedude73]

Hey man, thanks for this great video! I just learned a few new things :). The way the process is explained here is just perfect. I would have just one request: Could you make a video with the mpc one about how to fit the samples' speed to the current tracks' bpm? I still struggle with this a lot and would totally appreciate a proper tutorial in this style

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks. To understand what you're trying to do, are you using a loop and you want to sync it with the current sequence? Or, are you chopping a sample into slices and you want those to be in time with the sequence?

[@thedude73]

​@@OllieLoops I tried to fit the loop into the sequence where I struggle with. The approach of chopping the sample mainly requires the choking function as I understood

[@thedude73]

@@OllieLoops It would be great if you consider both approaches with a provided sample file so everyone can reproduce what you show on their own

[@TJWharry]

Only tute I've seen that said to "Press In to turn on monitoring"...which was the exact issue I was bashing my head into the wall over.

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks! Yeah, wish that was better documented.

[@artcamp7]

I've been wanting this kind of introduction to samples. This is great. For someone working in front of the computer, in your opinion, does it make sense still to have a dedicated hardware sampler? I've been using the Blackbox and like it, but wish it had more tactile pads.

[@OllieLoops]

Great. Glad you like it. So, I think you have multiple questions that I'll try to address. With the Blackbox, have you tried connecting a midi controller? If you connect an Akai MPK Mini, for example, you would get nice pads to play and it would give you tactile input on the Blackbox. That way, you save money and use what you have and are familiar with. Using an MPC instead would give you many more options over the BB, but do you need more options? If so, then it might be worth considering. Regarding the computer question, this is a really good question. I think there's two schools of thought here: those that don't want to make music with a computer and want dedicated hardware and those who want more control and flexibility in their music production. Computers and DAWs can outperform hardware in terms of editing, processing power, RAM and sound quality. But some people don't find computers as inspiring as dedicated hardware. Going one way or the other is more about feel and inspiration than anything. You have to decide what's best for you and which you find more inspiring, practical, etc. Hope that helps.

[@artcamp7]

@@OllieLoops Thanks for taking the time. That does help.

[@OllieLoops]

@@artcamp7 Awesome. Happy to help.

[@majeston]

Thank you 🎨

[@OllieLoops]

You’re welcome.

[@deeoats2329]

Dope 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks

[@stephenmurphywilson7294]

Just watched your vid on the SP 404 Mk 2 and really enjoyed it. I have a MPC One and a Digitakt, but I fancy a SP 404. Would you say that it is sufficiently different than the other two machines?

[@vertigev]

Great video but it's quite hard to see what's on the MPC screen, maybe lower the exposure a bit next time.

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks. That's good feedback. I appreciate that.

[@mattcero1]

Not bad at all! Thank you. How can you stream from your computer over USB to this and record samples by way of an audio interface? Possible?

[@OllieLoops]

It doesn’t do audio over usb. But you can sample via the audio input from your computer/audio interface. Hope that helps.

[@mattcero1]

It certainly does, thanks.@@OllieLoops

[@TylerGallion]

Would you choose this over the newer iteration, the MPC live II?

[@OllieLoops]

They are both good. If you don’t need to be on battery power, the One can’t be beat.

[@peterburke579]

Excellent video, thanks for the tips! I’m new to the mpc live 2 and maybe you know a simple solution to my problem. Say you load song A and chop some samples (like you did in the video) but you also want to load song B and chop some samples too THEN you want to make a program that has some chops from song A (say pads 1-4) and song B (pads 5-8)… is there an easier way to do this other than exporting every individual chop to a wav and then loading them into the project and assigning them? I’m sure there must be, but I’m still new! Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks and thanks for your comment. Many items in the MPC can be exported and saved for use in other projects including programs. If I understand your scenario, you could save the program in song A, save a program in song B, then import either program in either song or a new one. Also, if you use the Non-Destructive chopping / program assignment method shown in the video, you should only have to import one sample and one program. Think about these parts as modules that you can mix and match per project. You could import samples and programs repeatedly to reuse your favorites. Check out my Key Concepts video for a higher level overview of the MPCs architecture: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5nPaGRvga9kkNE Hope that helps.

[@peterburke579]

Thanks for the reply! I’ll check out that video. I guess the issue I was having was that it just seemed really convoluted and I’m sure I’m missing something simple and I’m probably not explaining it clearly. Basically if I wanted to take 1 bar from a full song, I need to load the full song (footloose as a fun example), chop it to 1 bar, export that chop as footloose bar 1.wav, then repeat to chop bar 1 of a different song (let’s say danger zone), export that chop as danger zone bar 1.wav, then make a new program and load those 2 samples to pad 1 and 2 respectively. Because even if I chop footloose to 1 chop, or 16, making a non destructive program doesn’t seem let me take the sound on pad 1 and put it in a new combined program of both footloose and danger zone chops, basically so I can finger drum both song samples without having to change programs back and forth to trigger either footloose or danger zone. Thanks again for your help!

[@OllieLoops]

@@peterburke579 Thanks for the explanation and awesome song references. We may be getting into 1 on 1 tutorial territory, but here's what I think you could try: Chop each sample into 8 pads and make a new program using non-destructive samples. (I'll explain why 8 in a sec) You can create a new dedicated program or pick one of the two you just created as your primary program. You can then copy the pads from one program into another within the program settings menu. Now, your primary program should have 8 pads of slices from one sample and 8 from the other. The reason you want 8 is because each bank of pads has 16 pads. So the max you can get is 8 per sample if you want 2 different songs chopped up in 1 program. Otherwise, you can do 16 in one bank and 16 in the next bank, all within the same program. Or you could do four of each. It really depends on how much you want to chop the samples into slices. Also, wether you export the original songs into shorter samples is up to you. Technically, the machine's RAM can store the full size versions of the song. But, it won't hurt to make shorter versions. Hope that helps.

[@peterburke579]

Thank you so much for your fantastic instructions. I’ll give that a try! Subscribed!!

[@RealDigga]

How about running the mpc though say a pioneer S9 with the technics Turntable is it just Rca in and out from mixer to Mp? As i dont want to get a preamp the Pioneer has built in thanks

[@OllieLoops]

That can work. If you have a turntable and DJ mixer, use the line output from the mixer to go into the line input on the MPC.

[@joshuadodd5536]

This may be a stupid question but is this set up the same for MPC Live II?

[@OllieLoops]

Yup, same for live ii. Just note the difference with the phono input on the live ii.

[@tobinn31]

Is there no sampling over USB like on the Digitakt? 😢

[@OllieLoops]

Great question! I don’t believe it does sampling over USB audio.

[@josephmcconnell5869]

Can you use the keys on a keyboard to play samples via MIDI?

[@OllieLoops]

Yes.

[@josephmcconnell5869]

@@OllieLoops thanks for the info and this is definitely looking like a must have!!

[@OllieLoops]

@@josephmcconnell5869 Have fun!

[@RyanHearn-y6u]

this honestly makes it more confusing why do i need to convert to phono just to bring it up to line level

[@OllieLoops]

If the turntable only outputs phono level, then the signal needs to be converted. Phono level signal strength is much lower than line level and needs to be converted for optimal signal quality.

[@airborne_infantryman8628]

Hey OL, I just wanted to see if you could help me get all my equipment and my laptop linked together and what cables I need please and thanks. So, I have: 2 Technics 1200MK2 Numark Scratch mixer Akai S20 sampler Akai MPC 2000 Akai MPC 1000 SP-202 sampler SP-303 sampler Isla S2400 sampler/drum machine Sonicware Liven LoFi-12 sampler Sonicware Liven LoFi-6 sampler DBX-117 Decilinear, Stereo Compressor Expander FMR Audio RNC Compressor Behringer Xenyx QX2222USB analog mixer. Thanks 🙏

[@airborne_infantryman8628]

I forgot to mention that I also have an MPC One too.

[@OllieLoops]

Hey, thanks for your comment. It’s a bit more complicated than I can explain in the comment section. This is something I can help you with but I would need to charge a consulting fee. Let me know if you’re interested. Thanks.

[@airborne_infantryman8628]

Yeah absolutely! I think that’s fair and I’d be willing to pay a consulting fee. Just let me know how I can get in touch with you to discuss it further. Thanks

[@OllieLoops]

@@airborne_infantryman8628 what's your email address?

[@airborne_infantryman8628]

Hey I’ve tried like 5 times to leave my email address but for some reason the comments are being deleted. I’ll send you a dm on Instagram.

[@geonpark98]

400th

[@OllieLoops]

400th!

[@phabeondominguez5971]

19'th

[@OllieLoops]

What do you mean?

[@phabeondominguez5971]

@@OllieLoops haha, my bad, it's jus a play on the whole 1st comment thing, saw the video and seen it was 18 comments so jus figured I'd add the 19'th and announce it, so blam, 2 birds with one stone.. feel me?

[@OllieLoops]

@@phabeondominguez5971 It's all good. Thanks for commenting.

[@phabeondominguez5971]

@@OllieLoops yo.... ur the dude that made this crazy awesome and useful video?!! Seen it last night and it was one of the most informative, entertaining and very well done videos I seen on setup's. You are on to something, I feel like if you did a MPC Walkthru in that same style it would be huge.. Either way, when is the next HOW TO like this coming?

[@OllieLoops]

@@phabeondominguez5971 Yeah, I'm that dude :) I have more content planned for the MPC. A walkthru is on the list. I think people will get a lot out of such a video. Stay tuned, its coming soon.

[@bunchycarter8457]

Everything is iPhone, iPhone, iPhone... Jeezus it's trash. Where is the android crowd to show me the adapter I need to connect my damn S23 ultra?

[@OllieLoops]

Android should get more love, you’re right. The S23 ultra has usb c. Can you try connecting a usb c to usb c cable between the phone and device?

[@lloydknight1730]

y Yo I'm, very new and you did not help at all just 100 miles an hour poor details, yes I rewinded, no Im not slow. I build next level economies for a living beyond what most can even comprehend. so slow down speedy. I believe your content is valued. ne

[@OllieLoops]

Thanks for your comment and feedback. I hear you. It’s a really tricky balance between audience retention and providing quality content. The retention for this video is relatively poor. I could make the video twice as long and talk slower. Though my fear is that retention will be even worse and I’ll alienate more viewers. Just to let you know why it is designed this way. It’s a problem that I’m not sure how to solve. If you need some help with your MPC, let me know. We could setup a private lesson and we could focus on things you want to learn. Otherwise, again, thanks for your feedback and enjoy your MPC.

[@lloydknight1730]

@@OllieLoops I definitely need help on the basics of set up and work flow.