"Reasons why I switched to the Mpc Platform" - "Tangents From The Musical Mind Podcast #01"

[@biggmt6832]

You sound like me! Whenever I lose inspiration I jumped from daw to daw trying to find that new sound. Finally came to realize it ain't what you use at all it's whatever gives you the best workflow!

[@likemindsproductions225]

Thought I was the only one 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@matthewgaines10]

I’m a firm believer in using what works best for you.

[@ant1198]

Yeah man cool video. I just got the MPC One+ after using Logic for years. It’s a steep learning curve but that sound coming out of there in standalone is crazy. I still use controller mode with MPC software as a plugin for Logic.

[@likemindsproductions225]

Appreciate it, I haven't tried it as a plugin yet. Good workflow?

[@UrbanRebels-j9c]

that`s very relatable - I had 3 keyboards on one time and the beats made on each one were totally different from the others - even if I used Reason with all, they gave you a different vibe

[@beatkultr]

Solid video bruh. This music journey is all about what works for our workflow. You are helping others figure things out too.

[@mr.g4024]

I can speak the quality of daws. I've never used one. I feel like everyone has their weapon of choice but the mpc has always been mine. Especially as a former drummer. I have to physically connect with my art. Daws have amazing utility akai will always be a part of the beat culture.

[@mr.mr.3662]

The mpc is in a league by itself

[@CrisCozy]

I had the MPC 1000. Then when the Native Instruments drop MK1 the software and hardware was the best workflow for me. I started with ProTools and tried other DAWs but always went back to PT. My workflow is NI and PT.

[@wisdom_and_cat_tricks]

Great video and NO YOU AIN'T TRIPPIN !!! I had the same experience as a new producer in 2001 getting into the MPC 3000 and coming off my computer. You're 100% right. They do sound great, super musical and the quality out of the box is high. However let's not forget an MPC is not acoustic or analogue and at the soul of it's core is digital ...I find as a more experienced producer now 24 years (and 5 large format commercial recording studios) later that the MPC's are often far too limited and that I can get the same feel and sound or even better from any computer now. It's not voodoo, it's nor magic, what makes the MPC magic is it's workflow it's midi engine & resolution and audio output compression. I prefer Ableton in the end, as you can do so much more especially with midi and audio that really inspires anything you can imagine. PS: Serato Sample is such a game changer (for sampling) for hip hop and it's a plugin for a DAW - I can't imagine not working with it in 2024

[@leogolive]

Nah you ain’t tripping. I was a longtime Maschine user and last year I bought the MPC X before the SE was released. Soon as I turned it on I could hear a difference. Been using it ever since. I use it completely stand alone, which is why I wanted it to begin with. I’m real partial to the MPC 60 emulation in there, I hear a difference with that one that sounds good to my ear. And you right, Roger Linn said they had great sound quality and circuit design. I was just messing around with the X before I watched your video.

[@likemindsproductions225]

I got my eyes on the se. Gonna get one sooner or later 💪🏾 I didn't try the mpc60 emulation yet, might use it on my next beat. Keep working bro

[@DreRenard-k8n]

Maschine workflow is hands down the best

[@likemindsproductions225]

@@DreRenard-k8n Never tried Maschine yet, but explain?

[@pwho405]

Peace.....imo as a diehard maschine user that workflow ain't for everyone. Gotta find what's best for you. Plus the MPC is dope in the right hands.

[@leogolive]

@@DreRenard-k8n I like the workflow but I just got tired of it after ten years. I like being able to just turn the X on without needing a computer and make music.

[@Drrolfski]

I've experience in Reason, Ableton Live (great with the Push 2/3), MPC Live 2 (standalone mode), Koala Sampler (very intuitive), and Logic Pro (iPad). And my experience is that you can get fantastic sounding stuff out of each of them. In the end IMO it just comes down to what you enjoy using and making music with.

[@thebl8nlyblatantnetwork]

KZbin algorithms put you on my timeline 🔥🔥🔥 just subscribed salute #mpcgang

[@CookingNoise]

Very relatable! I went from cubase, to studio one, then reason since reason 4. Now I’m at the sp404mk2, EP-133, and koala. Why do I still feel like I want an MPC also?!

[@likemindsproductions225]

Follow your intuition bro, but the sp404 does look nice though. How is the workflow?

[@CookingNoise]

@@likemindsproductions225 for me it’s a slow process, but everyday I learn something, it makes it so much more fun. So I really enjoy it for the versatility.

[@POSTONBEATS]

Naw you ain’t tripping I I’ve barely ever mixed the drums and it just comes out sounding great

[@boomboombaby9140]

Same , the drums got that powerful but settle vibe to it . I have a bunch of sound packs that sound low quality in FL but on the MPC they knock.

[@jacksp8de]

I love my MPC Live 2 but I still use Ableton and Push the most. I start music faster on the MPC, but I finish more music with Ableton.

[@BeatsbyLonza]

Same. Good video.

[@crazzylee]

Nope! You ain’t tripping. The MPC is fire 🔥. The beat knock.

[@boomboombaby9140]

Facts I love the sound you get from the MPC

[@LegendDayProductions]

Welcome Home Brotha!

[@DarkGloComics]

The reason MPC in general is better is the clock resolution from the microprocessor...which isn't tied to an OS like a PC, and the MPC microprocessor isn't necessarily 2024 power--which is the key. You want that in a DAW like FL for example? Timebase: 24 is about the closest.

[@OutlawRo86]

That MPC hit different I used FL before but went back to MPC cranking them out

[@dwaynemusik]

My journey was similar to yours I started with Cubase, reason ableton you name it lol gotta say ableton has a warm phat sound using mpc key61 now reason is still my baby though

[@samuelmccann3008]

MPC is in a class all of its own.

[@POSTONBEATS]

Amen

[@gl1977lj]

Yes the mpc is definitely my go to i be wrestling for years whice one sound better in sound quailty fl studio or the mpc it was a no brainer the mpc so iam full time committed to the moc still learning the mpc but how it make my beat sound incredible didnt have to do to much mixing fl u got to threw to many effects to make it sound good had alot of mixing problems with fl but fl dont even come close to sound quailty

[@lcdavis6236]

Yeah man, you’re not tripping at all. You reminded me of my first time when I got an MPC that was back in the days I got a MPC II we didn’t have good DAW’s back then, but I was using a rackmount sampler and a external sequencer with a keyboard, but it was nothing like the MPC it changed the game. I’ve been a MPC guy every since although I have Machine and other stuff, but the MPC that’s my go to until I need to finish up my song I got to hook up to the computer you know..

[@likemindsproductions225]

💯💯 Yea, I'm sold. The quality was the main factor.

[@roymoxley2587]

I love my mpc live two had it for six months still,learning but I can say it’s much easier than a daw I cannot figure out abelton out worth a damn

[@Dominant1mw]

Dam,I also started on Music Generator then FL Studio,I used FL for 10years then I used Maschine for awhile and I finally got an MPC Studio (the silver one) after that I upgraded to the MPC One and I'm rocking with that now,I also use Ableton when I'm in the box..And you ain't tripping about the quality of the MPC,I find myself not having to compress or over processing when I make beats in standalone

[@mixtapemini3242]

I’ve been making beats on the IMPC pro 2 on my iPad lately. That thing nice too.

[@likemindsproductions225]

I use koala sometimes, but didn't try IMPC yet. Gonna look into it.

[@beatemdown1602]

I started with reason myself back in 05 then before the balled dropped in 07 I went out and bought the 2500 and I’ve been a MPC head ever since.. I’ve tried almost every daw and have owned a Mashine and even way back when I had a Roland MV 8000.. NOTHING has the swing & feel of a MPC unless you go in the basement and dust the cobwebs off a SP 1200, nothing else will ever compare

[@illson72]

Must ppl have a hard time with the work flow of the new joints... But the mpc one has been the best thing I've bought since I started making beats

[@likemindsproductions225]

It took me a day or two to adapt but it's no turning back nah

[@roymoxley2587]

Same here

[@gregserenade6653]

MPC is king 👑 #mpcgang my love affair started with the MPC 2000xl cut my teeth on music generator too, lol even went a similar path with Reason and the MPD too, lol. Akai changed the game when they released the Touch, that's when I knew they were coming back for their position as the go to Music Production Center

[@likemindsproductions225]

Couldn't tell me nothing about my MPD, I thought I was J Dilla 🤣 #mpcgang for life!

[@ORIGINALDJZERO]

Best move you ever made. Remember, 3000 4000 are the best X is nice also. The 60 is to old

[@GotBettaBeats]

💯💯💯

[@mzonemusicful]

Prolly your last keyboard for at least the next 10 years.

[@dw543]

Honestly, I think you are Trippin on the sound quality being better. I think you might be caught up in the mystique. My first MPC was the 60. Then I got the 2000. Then I got the 2500. Upgraded that too JJOS. Got the extra large screen upgrade for it. Eventually, I got the X. I fell in love with that thing. But honestly, it doesn’t sound any different than a computer to me. Nothing wrong with that. Computers sound great. Obviously in the right hands though. I have been mixing and master and for over 20 years so I trust my ears. It is possible that the workflow inspires you to make slightly better decisions maybe? That could impact how the overall beat feels to you. That is still a W as far as I am concerned. On a completely different note. Dot the algorithm brought me to this video and I have never watched your content before. Are you from Louisiana? I grew up in North Louisiana lol. Something sounds familiar.

[@likemindsproductions225]

Gotcha, good perspective! "It is possible that the workflow inspires you to make slightly better decisions maybe?" is a solid point, and could be true. I might do a comparison video one day. And yep, I'm from Baton Rouge.

[@dw543]

@@likemindsproductions225 honestly, I have never done a proper Null test. TBH, I hope you are right and I am wrong. It might give me a little bit of bragging rights L O L! Either way, welcome to the MPC family bro! Enjoy!,

[@boomboombaby9140]

Bro I have a mpc 2000xl and a MPC live 2 this is how to get the exact older MPC sound . Go to dynamics and choose composer vintage , click it and the red interface will pop up , the knob at the bottom on the right turn it up 🤯🤯🤯🤯 you will get the MPC 3000 sound more so than the vintage 3000 effect.

[@yusef9662]

big Bro, Ive always seen the MPC but it seemed too difficult, so I ended up getting Maschine because it was easy for me to work with, but I want to move up so which MPC would you suggest? I don't want a beginner model though

[@likemindsproductions225]

The next one I'm purchasing is the Mpc Live 2. I have the MPC Studio and the MPC key 37. The key 37 is perfect for me but I like the full-size pads on the studio. Basically, it all depends on what workflow will work for you. Look up a few videos explaining each one and go with your move. The Live 2 would be my recommendation though.

[@astheskylarksings]

Davinci in the blue period? 😅 Picasso my G

[@likemindsproductions225]

😂 I kept the audio raw, but I changed it on screen. Good catch, appreciate ya

[@ipainthouses3084]

Just came across your video , you planning to do tutorial beats on the mpc ?

[@likemindsproductions225]

yessir!

[@ipainthouses3084]

@@likemindsproductions225 alright , gonna sub, cuz ur music sound great. Greetingsfrom the netherlands

[@likemindsproductions225]

@@ipainthouses3084appreciate it! 💪🏾

[@muppetpaster]

Soundwise they's all the same...MPC One, X, Live or Studio are technically all the same.Only difference is I/O, keys or no keys and internal drive.... ENJOY your MPC!

[@Jay-tf8el]

I’ve been using MPC since 97

[@Jay-tf8el]

Stand alone is the best

[@samuelmccann3008]

MPC is in a class all of its own.