Mpc Sequences, Tracks and Programs Explained

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[@TUBEDIGGA]

Ooh this ones gone over 100K, nice :)

[@jfphotoandlife8287]

Merci pour vos explications 😊👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻

[@user1756]

well deserved

[@jjbing3]

I hope you explain this so I can finally get this sh*t. 😂

[@furnacecreek1035]

Much needed for anybody new to MPC. Getting your head around these concepts, and how they articulate, is crucial (and not necessarily intuitive).

[@mrcrumb4302]

Gold star, my man... If Akai aren't paying you/employing you, they should.

[@staysmuth]

Literally a tech support from Akai emailed me this link today. Said this will help out more than anything else...lmao

[@bluemichimusic9507]

Tech support aren’t much help, and the company brand manager is also less than stellar. Thank you TubeDigga, really.

[@Darthimpakk]

i was having SOOO much trouble getting started on my MPC Live when i bought it in december, but thanks to you i think i FINALLY got a good understanding of how to really get started making beat like i did back in the day. your vids been a lot of help! thanks! cheers mate!

[@lawrencechatman2920]

THANX for this indepth info! Since there is no manual with MPC Live, us newer users rely on these online tutorials.

[@ek999]

manual is online!

[@theolschoolblues]

FOR REAL! AKAI is complete dog shit at supporting the products they make.

[@annakom8649]

You're my hero, Tube Digga :) Thanks for those brilliant tutorials!

[@MrEvanTea]

You got to keep these video coming - they are so helpful - better than the MPC Bible, thank you

[@hyosuncha1518]

I have just started to learn MPC live and learning so much from your tutorial videos. Thank you for your work!

[@Hysteric_Subjects]

This actually was one of the better, briefer and to-the-point videos on the topic, that covered a few really basic things that anyone who just acquired an MPC would need. Kudos and thanks. (just got MPC One the other day..)

[@andrewmunsterman1437]

I just bought the MPC live a week ago. I love it! Thank you for all the videos you do. I own a digitakt as well, and that’s how I learned it.

[@R3N5HAW]

Im not sure why Im still so torn between getting a mpc live or an mk3?? Used to have a mpc 2000xl I loved the sound quality however seemed like it was alot of work loading sounds into it. last year and 1/2 been becoming nasty on korg electribe 2s I love the workflow but it lacks in quality... Iv watched plenty of vids and still cant decide??? Please somebody give me clarity!

[@loadspiller]

The live is fully portable and in controller mode is can use ALL the NI sounds and packs. It also comes with 10G of its own library. You can easily plug in a USB keyboard to play sounds, plug and play. Get it! It sounds amazing and it has audio tracks!

[@LukezyM]

Which do you like more Digi or Mpc?

[@david.machado]

Thanks a lot, i dont speak english, but i can understand your accent perfectly, please dont change your accent from england! Saludos !!

[@kevyd1929]

Excellent video! A great reference for beginners or those of us migrating from older legacy MPC's. Many thanks and looking forward to more of your videos!

[@elmortobeats5919]

haha i know how that feels, mpc 25k was my baby daw for 6-7 yeaaars.... buhu.. but now i couldnt live without my X! Always buy Akai,

[@LukezyM]

Is the new interface(software) better than the old mpc’s had? Seems very convoluted to me..

[@mpclive5693]

8k sub party this weekend!! Congratulations! MPC all day.

[@foggydrifty]

Fantastic demo! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge, very useful and easy to follow.

[@patrickfrancis7547]

I have watched a ton of MPC tutorials. This is something Akai should have made. One thing I would recommend for all users is keeping all tracks linear with programs ( useful when moving everything from song mode to conversion to sequences. Great work Brother !

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Thanks Sean. I emphasise the importance of the linear approach in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onS5lYyte5ppZ9U

[@gatlinproduction]

I strongly agree. but everytime I call for there Tech Support they act like they don’t know anything or they’ll tell you tech support is only if something is not right with your software or your product MPCX. And I’ve called them several times for help and they suck badly and have nasty attitudes And they will tell you it’s up to you to learn your machine. I’m like Damm.

[@steveperry7799]

Google the MPC Bible

[@BritoWorx]

Steve Perry that book is a god send for anyone wanting to learn this unit.

[@RodneyD]

Coming from the Maschine Studio for the last 5 years. I was using the mpc 2000xl years ago. I got the mpcx today and this video is just what I needed. It got me back to speed. Thanks.

[@kirkstate]

This is the best intro tutorial I seen .. no gimmicks just straight to the point. Thank you

[@MrPjay1966]

You should add MPC Touch also to the title, your tip's and tricks work fine on it too. Keep up the good work this explains a lot!

[@zenmasta1260]

Thank you for doing this video I just got an MPC Live and it helped beef me up on the basics.

[@polutropos]

Your videos are excellent. I might've returned my mpc live had i not digested some of you tutorials. Big thanks.

[@ridvankornaz]

by far the best video for mpc beginners, thank you !

[@orlandomarinjr]

Great videos brother I’ve been watching them every morning while I drink my coffee they’re helping me really understand the Live I bought a few weeks ago. Thanks!

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Orlando Marin You’re welcome!

[@peiwei3873]

This is great info thanks and you sound fine. Don’t be so hard on yourself. No one else is.

[@don_lemons]

Great vid! Very informative and this info will be big help for when my MPC arrives.

[@vazfinestdjchozin1599]

Thank you sir. Same dude from the Akai MPC group here. Cant wait to get a live 2.

[@3will683]

Congrats on the milestone

[@johngilbert184]

Thanks via Paypal sent. Four years old but still damned useful when one has just acquired an MPC One. A lot beter than the official videos too. Thanks.

[@omalie3607]

its my first day with Akai thanks for this video.. still don't know how to make a track yet but i will get there

[@fredtillman3050]

Great tutorial! I'm an Ensonic sequence user for over 20 yrs and I was very close to selling my MPC X after 1 month of frustration of trying to use it. I still wish I could delete all those useless samples I will NEVER use, I got this unit strictly for sequencing. I see the potential in it I just got to be patient in the mpc leading curve...thanks again.

[@trumjohannsmancave]

Very good tutorials!! Cheers from Stockholm Sweden🇸🇪

[@GOASTWRITTER]

Great video! Can't wait for the next guide!

[@devanteanderson243]

Thank you very much for this. It’s hard to enjoy doing music when they give bland instructions to running an mpc. Great work!

[@craigdaubbeats-rapinstrume9185]

That's a struggle everyone goes through when they get a new piece of gear with different functionality and terminology than you're used to. I wish all gear and software had a universal language. I get why they don't though. They want you to learn how to use their stuff and stick with it. It's how these companies make money. Apple does the same shit with computers and phones. Most electronics and software nowadays only come with general instructions. Then they rely on tech geeks to teach us how to use it (no offense to the tech geeks, we appreciate you).

[@MrQthompson]

Great guide for a beginner's like me. Nice and easy to follow.

[@alphonsodesselle212]

THIS WAS AWESOME!! exactly what i needed thx soo much!!

[@buscandolaverdad8686]

I just got mpc one oct 2020.so far loving it. Getting to know it’s ins and outs slowly

[@grandmasterdef]

Excellent explanation !! You have serious word passing skills :) after 30 min I can start enjoy now the easiest and most logical code of pure joy :D Thanks a lot !!!! just moved from NI studio and not going back :) This vidio should be played on AKAI channel :) great word seriously! keep doing this amazing work! Impressed

[@steviebrown6397]

Wow I’ve been a Mpc user for over 20 Years, watched many tutorials, and this one was one of the the most clear pathed well explained informative vids I’ve watched. Maybe it’s your ability to get your points across through explanation or just being able to break things down simply. Anyway thanks. Next could you do one on Song mode. Sampling and sample editing. Thanks

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Thanks Stevie, sure, these videos are on my list, thanks for your kind words

[@howardanderson3061]

Super video, I’m a beginner and I have an MPC One, this has been soo helpful. I’m glad to see your channel has grown so much sine this was originally published. Thanks again and I’ll be watching. I’m subscribed with bell…

[@TUBEDIGGA]

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[@andrewmunsterman1437]

Thank you for the video. I love Elektron products! I’ve never owned an Mpc. I’m thinking about getting the live.

[@LukezyM]

Maybe the One is the one to go with now..🙂

[@ronsunsinger483]

Very enlightening demonstration. Thanks for the effort on that.

[@elmortobeats5919]

I told you you would get 2k subscribers wery soon. Videos Are spott on.thanks for a nother one.

[@FCTHETRUTH]

i just got my mpc one in the mail... this tutorial is helping me so much first time mpc user

[@rkoz55]

When in doubt, spin the big knob. I was not getting any recorded sound out, touched the big knob and bam, I'm rock'in. So frustrating to get started, but I'm not giving up!!!

[@rkoz55]

Well, that seemed to work once, not again. Ug.

[@rkoz55]

OK, when I was changing the BPM, I fat fingered the button underneath on the touch screen changing Sequence to Master. Don't give up people!

[@TheOneJPtv]

Great Tutorial. Thank You Tubedigga. I love attending KZbin University!!!

[@carlitochakra7169]

You are a STAR. Thank you for making this video.

[@nothingmemorable486]

I just got my first MPC.... After an hour or so I sort of started to figure this lot out but even after reading the manual I wasnt quite sure and reasonably confused..... This video cleared things right up.... Thanks for your help... You have a new follower & fan !!!

[@TUBEDIGGA]

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[@VIPnonGrata]

Very nice. Even English is not my mother tounge I understood every word, and it was the perfect start getting into my new MPC L2. Thanks!

[@fitzroi47]

Thank you for your videos. Congratulations..!

[@Tech-Nem]

Just what I needed. Much appreciated🎰✌

[@liaustria7790]

hello my friend just got mine ...and this one of the best lesson i learn ...i subscribed

[@Bigheadedwon]

2 weeks in with my MPC One and I thought I was already pretty damn good with it, was so proud of a beat I made. But apparently I need to watch this video because I absolutely cannot figure out how to move 1 note in my sample chop without screwing up the entire damn track lol. Been messing with it on and off for days and it's not making any sense. This sucker's definitely got a deeeeep learning curve. Probably gonna watch all your videos then sign up for your masterclass. Thank you sir for all your videos.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

👊👊👊

[@allboutbusiness4666]

New sub. Waiting for my mpc to come in the mail by watching your tutorials.

[@cristiandblendea]

Great tutorial, thank you very much!❤

[@forshful]

really good information, nice to hear a felllow brits voice! thanks man

[@Scessions]

Man this helpt a lot and your voice & dictation is awesome for this

[@frostsloth]

Love it! Love your enthusiasm and I learnt summat I didn't know about my MPC One. Thanks 😂

[@jpromano_]

Very informative thank you! Subscribed.

[@desreb740]

Thnx, beat descriptions and examples I can utilize.

[@rasolzamini8678]

That was a great video thankyou .Looking forward to the next one . peace

[@detroittechnohead]

Dope, Dope...DOOOOOPE! thanks for the video bro

[@DjEikoymusiclab]

this is how they should explain it! 100 thumbs up!

[@marctronixx]

I see i'm not the only one who still has the plastic shipping overlay on the live screen. I have both the X and the live, and the X has plastic on the qlink screens and the other surfaces as well. the live lives in a book bag and it goes where i go and ever since may 2017 that plastic overlay looks like it did on day one... boss video as well TD! congrats on the 1K

[@sirlordcomixx1]

Yes i have left my one on also.

[@elmortobeats5919]

Trublin China me too 😁👍 MY x is still like brand new. But i twisted the grounding thing for vinyl and now its all loose..i cant screw it on again..what shall i do? I loved AKAI since i got MPC 2500. No theres 100% loyalty!25 changed my life 😎 and X changed my WORLD 😂i love it like a baby. Getting live too when i find a good deal.

[@ultrajayme]

marctronixx productions, llc can I order a replacement plastic screen cover through Also? I removed it because I thought it was affecting the touch screen but it actually wasn't.

[@akkilegrant1620]

marctronixx productions, llc ii

[@elmortobeats5919]

Jayme Theis mpcstuff.com has screen savers for x and live.thicker and better 😋👌

[@dankesthours182]

i'm super excited to get one of these machines. still deciding on what i want but it seems like this is the most legit thing that's all-in-one etc

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

Random cat interlude, earns instant Like and Subscription. Great content, keeps me coming back for more. I see you are up to 20 thousand subs. Best wishes for your continued success.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Thanks, much appreciated 😉👊👊

[@okcomputer0101]

Awesome thanks for the knowledge!

[@macdiddles7000]

Great tutorial for this model.

[@Hiprich]

Beautifully presented 👌🏾👏🏿👍🏿✊🏿

[@AndreBarbosaPC]

Thanks for the amazing and rare tut.

[@loadspiller]

3.5k now! And growing.

[@lukehandsfree]

Thanks very much! This was very helpful :)

[@hatemsassi6773]

thanks Tube Digga , u r the best

[@rocstarskinnyjeans]

Now you have 8.6k Subscribers now 🙏🏾🙌🏾

[@Nicosotodiaz]

es el mejor tutorial para principiantes! muchas gracias!

[@TUBEDIGGA]

De nada

[@Urbanmann]

Very Good as Last someone explains in simple detail about how the MPC Live work!!!! What about can a midi keyboard trigger the MPC? And more about song mode using samples,loops and midi.... Thanks so Much!!! you are the Real Deal :)

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@TUBEDIGGA]

And yes, you can connect a MIDI keyboard or other similar midi device to control the Live/X - please check out my other videos for more details on samples, loops/clips and MIDI

[@rODIUMuk]

mpetro bass can you control The MPC with a Bluetooth controller ?

[@J.Artistry]

Great tutorial !

[@Learn2oo]

It’s day 1 baby!

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

Definitely not as intuitive as my OP-1 but videos like yours are slowly making a difference! ❤🇬🇧

[@TUBEDIGGA]

I've had a couple of OP1s in the past. They are great fun but I found them to be too noisy and the overall sound quality just wasn't up to scratch. But very fun to use for sure.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

@@TUBEDIGGA I'm just in it for the lols really, the Live is definitely a step up in terms of complexity and function! I'm still in the "scared to press things" phase so I'm looking forward to settling into it a bit! Thanks again - love and success London

[@TUBEDIGGA]

👊

[@atetraxx]

Now I'm on my way to be an mpc gawd. Thanks king

[@MrLongduckdoong]

50k views. Congrats early!

[@outsidebaybe4587]

You were at 1000... I was 27.8 rounded somewhere.. that's how fuckin Gangstar your knowledge to the renne this is.. mad luv

[@coffeshopedinburghmain7592]

finally after months of frustration and honestly considering moving to different system ( was gonna sell my brand new MPC X as struggled with understanding overwhelming complexity of this weird system ) so - finally someone explains why on heaven I could not hear the overdubbed guitar audio track during recording the song!!! This video tutorial might be the MOST important ( last 6 minutes ) part of understanding why on Akai things just doesn't work as you would expected as they go against the human logic. For guitar player like myself who use always super easy and logically constructed software and mechanical loopers this is a mile stone of learning language of akai. Basically u always overdub but when you plug guitar to quickly add additional sounds you DO NOT OVERDUB but record instead! A secret that Akai hides from you for years and years is now exposed. I asked around so many people and they said they had the same issue so they all said use the sampler/looper to add guitar/ as with MPC X you can oddly only pre-record track and said MPC is rather useless for guitar users. Just because of this stupid little thing that no one knows. Thank you for saving me from selling this machine away.I will try this new trick instead of using sampler only. You should be a tutor for entire Akai official support team as they know literally nothing that goes behind the basic script / couple pages of quick start plug and play basic knowledge.

[@jameswhite5126]

Do a video all about the preferences and exactly what they do. Most dont understand what PPQN is. Things in that page need explaining in detail brother! =) Thank you. Subbed.

[@cheodelpino581]

It’s a great summary. However I am a beginner and all this was too much for me lol but it would be great if it was really a step by step detail which it’s impossible here it would really help me or/and others to see exactly how it should be use. Great job thou. If you have any advice on what I should focus on please do say and advice me. Thank you.

[@Sect23]

Nice, just bought some of your EFX expansions....awesome stuff, m8!!!

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Hi, can your tell me what name or email address you used for the purchase as I can’t see any transactions - was it through my website or the Akai expansion site?

[@Sect23]

@@TUBEDIGGA heya! Bought them from MPC expansion exchange. They were bought via Paypal, sometimes it takes a few days? I dunno! Just bought your Synths Vol 1 about 10 mins ago... Can you see that?

[@havigiodello6881]

Thank you for helping out..I bought the MPCX and Akai does not seem to want to help when a customer has tech issues😐&their manual is a joke gone wrong..LOL

[@rickraditch9168]

Very Nice... Thank You

[@jakebellows7383]

Good stuff!

[@UNDERGROUNDCALLING0161]

respect. i just got the mpc one

[@7thdanwebninja]

Ahhhhhhh the video I should have watched when I got my mpc live :)

[@Th3rdFloor]

Just subscribed!,,, great video!!

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Nice one John, thanks!

[@davidgoodale407]

Your videos are very thorough and super helpful. It's really helped me to hit the ground running with my new MPC X. Question for you: during this example you switched patterns with the data wheel on the fly so you could jump from sequence one to sequence two when demoing your duplication of the drum program where the one was five semitones down. I've noticed that on my MPC X, sometimes when I do that there is an audio crunch and slow down when it jumps to the new sequence. It seems to be fairly random and does not happen all the time. For clarity, when the one sequence stops playing and it jumps into the new sequence it's almost like the CPU sometimes has a hard time handling it on the fly and the audio gets garbled for maybe half a second to a second and then gets back to normal. Is that normal when just jumping between sequences? I'm not talking during heavy lifting either... there are say five different tracks playing sample data? Not a lot of VST's or heavy stuff, some fairly simple programs. I know people talk about some bugs still with MPC live so just curious if that's a common behavior?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

David Goodale That doesn’t sound great David. I think my Live may have done that once and possibly under heavy strain or running audio tracks. Are you sure everything was totally simple? Or were you also using audio tracks on top? Even so, that shouldn’t be happening as regularly as you stated. Does it occur when you use ‘Next Sequence’ to launch your sequences?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

David Goodale By the way, you mentioned VSTs, are you using the MPC in controller mode when this happens? In standalone my Live has done this maybe once, but has otherwise been rock solid.

[@TheTeekayes]

Great video! Very helpful! Thanks so much for posting! Hey, I have a massive library of drum sounds that I have collected over the years with drum sounds from vintage machines from every era and so much more. Can I import those into sequences from a flash drive or an SD card?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

TheTeekayes Yes. You import them into the mpc ram memory and assign them to the pads of a drum program

[@TheTeekayes]

@@TUBEDIGGAnice! Just got my Live in the mail today! Already got my 1 terabyte SSD installed awaiting said drum library! Just gotta get to my computer to get it formatted! Thanks so much! 🤜🤛

[@MediaCoastline]

Great vid

[@andrewrudnicki1657]

Thanks for the random cat interlude, oh and the tutorial as well!

[@seanmcleish7628]

SPLENDID STUFF

[@lyons8167]

Thank you

[@mpcbeats]

how do you change the number of count off measurements instead of 4, I want 8 counts before it records.

[@osyfuture2646]

Congrats on the 1k! Im not clear on the diff. between copy track and export pattern from track?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

They are two completely different functions. Exporting patterns exports a file for later use in other projects. Copying a track copies a track and all it’s data to another track within the current project you’re working in.

[@osyfuture2646]

TUBE DIGGA of course thanks

[@PNM_79]

You are a saint

[@rfj_4337]

Great stuff here and on your channel in general. Question - where did you get those drum breaks? I have lots of break packs but typically they're too dusty or way over processed. I have a Live coming this weekend, that I'm very much looking forward to getting into.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

RFJ_ PM me at [e-mail] and I can hook you up with a huge classic break pack for a decent price if you like

[@smak8224]

Hello! My name is Michael. I want to know if the product Akai Mpc Live is good at triggering multitracks on the stage. I'm a keyboard player and I'm using a MacBook pro and Ableton for that. But, for some reason I want something more stable for my work on the stage. I had many unpleasant situations, and I found this controler a very interesting solution. Can you relate me if I am right, and if it's worth it for multitrack playback?