Roland MV-1 Verselab! Sample Chopping, Importing, & Time Stretch Tutorial

[@AveMcree]

Attention people: During the part where I'm adjusting the start & end point. I forgot to mention using shift + turning the value knob moves the increments by 1000x. Shift + turning the crtl 3 knob moves it by 100x. Thanks for watching! Time stamps built-in the video..

[@yepuh8828]

Did finding that feature out make any difference in improving your opinion of the ease in sample start/end editing?

[@cresshead]

AHHH .. so similar to the 4 encoders on the mpc 1/live where each encoder is set at different unit sizes for adjustments....nice one.. good find.

[@infinitmonarchy6562]

Are you going to use the usb connection to send audio through the usb connection ? have you tried this feature, if so, how did the audio sound ? also could you send audio to a third party unit, such as a mpc over the usb connection. Thk you.

[@jamesbarton894]

Can you use the MV-1 as a MIDI controller?

[@Mikepepp2]

Sample editing start and end points SUCKS. Needs. To edit by 10000x. It takes FOREVER

[@BoombapArt]

Great tutorial my friend, you covered a lot! When it’s comes to the sampling part, the “best” way is to pinpoint exactly where you wanna sample on the record, and you won’t get that much to trim. Humbly grateful for the s/o! Bless 👊🏻🎹

[@AveMcree]

thanks for your contributions

[@fredicagoillanoise1309]

Wait!!!... Lemme get my popcorn!! BEEN WAITING ON THIS ONE!!!

[@livinproof718]

I’m actually considering getting one

[@omannpro]

The MV-1 seems to share some of the same strengths and weaknesses as the MC707. The sound selection from Roland is awesome, but the sampling can leave a lot to be desired. I got the 707 back when you were talking about the price difference from US to UK. It is not a bad machine and you can do everything with it. The problem is there are better priced options with better features and workflows. I really think this is a design team issue. These are not the same people who built the MV8000/8800 in the early 2000s.

[@AveMcree]

Well, I'm not quick to jump on certain groove boxes due to those issues (which aren't exclusive to Roland btw). It took me 3 years to buy the current generation MPC's. 2 years to finally decide on Machine series. The real struggle is giving them the time they deserve lol.

[@omannpro]

@@AveMcree Right, I literally had to unplug my MPC in order to give the 707 a fair shot. I was about to pack it up and send it back. But once I got over the expectation of an Akai experience in a Roland box, I was able to see the machine for what it could do.

[@GanjaBabyy]

Hear me out bro, you gotta kill the background music, its distracting, i'm hoping it's not the beat because i'm a few mins in, but you don't need to play and music lol.. throws it off. Thamks for the content G.. your a blessing to prod

[@yepuh8828]

Thanks again 4 in depth the reviews/tutorials. As someone who wants to purchase this, I appreciate it.

[@AveMcree]

my pleasure

[@nickdeezproductionz]

This machine looks like a nightmare to work with !!!

[@Thomas_Swift]

EXCELLENT TUTORIAL 👍👍👍👍👍💪💪💪💪💪MUCH NEEDED FOR US LOOKING TO ADD TO THE COLLECTION LOL, the Roland Verselab MV 1 brings me back to the old days of the EMU SP 1200 with the Roland TR808,909 with sounds of actual instruments🎵🎼 No doubt BOOMBAP ART NAILED IT ON BEAT CONSTRUCTION FOR SURE. DJ AVE real talk on your reviews ! Roland Corp. Write this man a check or add him to your product promotions staff.

[@CapRockout]

This answered some great questions for me. I'm sold! Will be using your videos to help me when mine arrives for sure. Many thanks!

[@KY-zerSOH-zay]

Dope tutorial my friend. i think i got hooked on the mv1 thanks to you man. you reading this roland? give this man some goodies! i dont mind the tiny lcd screen. i am raised on those tiny screens and like working by ear instead of looking at a waveform. i dunno but it just distracts me and i am better an quicker doing it by ear. it´s musik you listen to it and dont watch it. a maschine like this in the late 90´s would been the shit. just my 50 cents. cheers mate!

[@BrancoArgenta]

They would sell a couple more with a Retro looking color scheme option

[@luisalmeida2866]

Love this guy!!! Much love to the channel and your life. Keep us updated, we love hearing and learning from you.

[@beeisbad]

Btw.... Sampling on this thing looks PAINFUL, Ave! Good Lawd, I got awful Akai 900 flashbacks watching you sample on this things!

[@Loopingstar]

Jesus this looks like hard work . A menu diving nightmare !

[@izzzzzz6]

After a day you start to get used to it. You can also plug a tablet in and use their add on software that you get included if you download within a certain period.

[@beeisbad]

Ave!!!!!!!!!! i love you bro but THIS AIN'T IT, and you know it! Lol.... Man, you will get Cataracts looking at this littoo-ass screen Lol. This screen looks like the 1989 Sequential Circuits Drum Machine "Studio 440". it's 2021! You might as well call this thing "The Flux Capacitor!" Lol... Just kidding. Whoever is thinking about purchasing this, I think they'd be better off getting an MPCone for the same price AND bigger screen AND better simplified workflow! C'mon Roland, you are a far Dope'r company than this! And as usual.... you're tutorial on the Verselab was great, Ave!

[@FlatWHDF]

I love this groove box

[@Peacze]

Roland made us wait this long , for this ? They could have revamp the MV-8000 with a big digital touch screen , with all the bells and whistles . Did they miss the mark with this MV-1 ?

[@CUEME]

Ave my man, don't sweat it, the MV-1 is just a teaser for beginners and the like, the MV-Pro is going to make a believer out of everybody, I can see it now faders, knobs, buttons, touch strips for bending and modulating, CV and plenty of midi in's Andy out's

[@EricMooreGuitar]

This was very helpful, thank you!

[@cresshead]

Excellent video, good to see Roland pushing review units out to actual artists, this should enable good feedback for Roland on any Firmware updates required.

[@jmez927]

Needs mumble switch. It can be located nest to the xlr jack

[@nym053]

I like that it doesn't look like a circus for once 😂

[@joeb.4204]

this is very reminiscent of the mpc 500

[@simonc8265]

Enjoyed this. Thankyou for putting up and generously sharing your thoughts. Can’t get it to slice anything like Maschine does but using the Mv really encourages experimenting and what seemed like a toy in the first 2 weeks is becoming a very portable jack of all trades with slick sounds.... the one piece of you’d take to desert island (or the top of hill)...loved the turntable backdrop, great background for the vid.

[@romi2910001]

Great vid question, how do you delete a sample on the sd card? thanks

[@ZETONEproductions]

This or akai force ?

[@walkthebeat512]

Thanks for this video. So much simpler than I thought it was going to be.

[@radoslavgeorgiev3899]

Thanks for the nice video! The ADSR setting on a drum kit track are not sensitive, because there they are Offsets of the track settings :)

[@Freegameisthename]

Bro great video as always. I noticed how you cut the video at the spot where you had to trim the sample and it instantly brought me back to the mid 90's and recording with the vs880! There is entirely to much knob twisting for me, just to justify its only real distinguishing feature.....the built in mic. you even mention 15-20 yr old mpcs in comparison! A 1x2 inch screen in 2021!!! Im glad i bought the mpc one all over again! basically the same price with a touch screen and computer integration across multiple DAWS!?!. in your honest opinion if you had to make 1 beat to save your life which would you choose? This thing screams for an upgrade out of the box!!!

[@AveMcree]

I gave my honest opinion in my review.

[@fatbenjamin3455]

Another fantastic, honest and deep review. Thanks!!!

[@izzzzzz6]

What if you hold shift while adjusting start and end points? It might put the wheel into high speed.

[@dolo747]

familiar workflow to me. it's mv8800 lite

[@vincentdelmas2792]

The feature i like the most on it is the possibility to record vocal on it, also it don't seem to be that much engaging when it comes to sample. Yes MPC live 2 is tempting but really too much fonctionality and complexity for me. ( i m just a lil keyboarder, and a liler guitarist ) So i was thinking why not edit your sample in Audacity ( love it for that, so simple 'n quick and..." free " ) then import them into the MV ?

[@Nik.leonard]

I hope Roland can add some of the MV-1 features to the MC-101 in the next firmware update.

[@AveMcree]

You can't adjust start & end points on the MC-101?

[@Nik.leonard]

@@AveMcree I was thinking about direct sampling (via usb in the mc-101. The mc can only sample to a looper track) and switching to storage mode (in the mc-101, it requires power cycling). Edit: And slicing. It doesn’t have auto slicing.

[@iblamesummers]

The limited sampling capabilities MC-101 is the reason why I will eventually get a Verselab MV-1. I'm not trying to get the MC-707.

[@aceofspades-uo3ft]

I have been waiting on this as well

[@harrycallaghan22]

Good video. Clear and informative. Thanks for this. 👍🏻

[@lushfauna]

should have a bigger screen to see the waveforms

[@joshmoneymusic]

Thanks for the great vid! Do you know if there’s a way to turn off the pitch-keep when in looper mode? Would be nice to be able to stretch drum loops to tempo and have the pitch shift with it like tape. So far the only way I’ve been able to do this is to load it in regular sample mode, but then issue is it’s not really synced.

[@INNERCONNECTEDUNIVERSE]

Your videos are very helpful! I just bought the MV1 and started with the manual but it kept sending me back and forth with the pages that made it very difficult learn anything! So I came to the tube and found you! I create music very quickly and I needed a device that can keep up! In other words I find the MV1 to be very slow as to how many steps it takes to do a simple task? The measure thing is frustrating having to set them for every pad! One thing I found strange was me following your steps and performing them along side the video, when a problem arose as to the preview button for the sample was not the load button that you pressed, it was the copy button instead and I don't know how to go further from this point. I even factory reset the machine and came to the same problem. Help? Thanks again!

[@DuaneSkerrittkolaiah]

have you updated to 1.03 firmware?

[@porterogden6065]

i heard this has auto chop. true?

[@AveMcree]

Yeah, but it's based on threshold & not BPM. Great for drum breaks but not for melodies

[@fredicagoillanoise1309]

This video will be the deciding factor on rather or not I get the MV 1 or a S2400!

[@AveMcree]

Why the S2400? I mean it looks interesting but not $1500 interesting.

[@ZombCity]

@@AveMcree for the filters but you hardly see any videos on them so who knows when people are actually getting their order.

[@fredicagoillanoise1309]

@@AveMcree Because so far those the only two machines that spark my interest. I'm getting ONE MORE machine and then that's it! (yeah RIGHT!! LOL). Price wise the MV1 looks much better for my buck honestly.

[@fredicagoillanoise1309]

@@ZombCity Ski Beats and another youtuber named 8cee posted a few vids of beats they made on it. Ski actually show how to do certain things on it.

[@ZombCity]

@@fredicagoillanoise1309 even tho I feel akai will announce a new mpc this year I purchased a mint condition mpc x for 1,500. If the 2400 wasn’t on back order I would’ve pulled the trigger on it because that shit is sexy and isla won’t be making another one anytime soon. So it will probably become another vintage piece like the 1200.

[@jpmyles1560]

I paid for one without a menu.. can you please show me how to make a drum beat that has fill in for a 3 minute song. So what I’m a drum beat that changes. That would help me a lot please

[@anetaatsova6216]

Hi, thanks for the video, it was very helpful, but I have a question: Why can't I copy a looper from section to section? It only copies the rest of the recordings I made on top of the sample, but not the looper itself. Thanks in advance and keep the good job! :)

[@jamesbarton894]

It does WAV files? YESSS!!!!

[@petercastle4381]

Thanks Ave for making another demo. Peter from Roland Verselab MV Users Independent Group on facebook.

[@AveMcree]

Nah, thank you for all the hard work behind the scenes.

[@producer21207]

Great video as always.

[@itsrelativ3967]

Just bought it. Saves me from being tied to a DAW losing creative inspiration. Also I'm getting back into live gigs which makes this safer to carry around.

[@fabiopaita]

Any chance to use Zenbeats in conjunction with MV-1 for this kind of actions ? I mean, would it be great to be able to use the knobs to trim the sample while potraited on a screen...

[@m00lso92]

Hey! I really liked your video It made me getting MV-1 for myself. However I wanted to use long sample (about 30 secs) so i put on in SEQ mode pad 1, but it automatically fades out. I edited envelope using decay and release setting to +100 but still fades out. I want to remove this envelope on the sample and use it as original. I looked for forums and manual but can't figure it out...If you know the solution can you tell me how? Thank you!

[@The-Eric-Cartman]

After updating my MV-1 to 1.02, it no longer shows up as a folder on my PC when going to storage mode. It still works as an audio interface, but I can no longer access the SD card over USB.

[@alexeyschennikov5797]

Have you tried to switch driver setting "Generic" or "Vendor"?

[@The-Eric-Cartman]

@@alexeyschennikov5797 Yes, tried both driver modes and still getting same issue. I can use it as an audio interface, but it doesn't show up as a drive anymore.

[@magnuseriksson8081]

They should create a visual representation of the sample by connecting your phone or your iPad to the Mv1

[@strandedaliensband]

Add an MC101 into the Verselab audio in and mix it down all together?

[@Dougie-]

I don't get Roland. Akai releases Mpc One and then Roland comes with this.. 🙄

[@krisgakakrisqu0717]

Hi Sir! My MV just arrived. Looks great... dope I'd say. QQ: The value/enter knob - it feels a bit loose/wobbly (sitting less tightly compared to the other ones) Obviously it needs the room for "this" click, when pressed, however it is so different compared to let's say maschine mikro mk2. How about the one you have been working with? Did you have similar experience?

[@DuaneSkerrittkolaiah]

the nobs on mine are not wobbly at all . get it replaced

[@Execusiner1000]

So is this going to replace the sp404A? Or is it worth having both?

[@mathuraw__]

Nothing can replace the 404

[@JGW-im3nf]

You still have your verselab or Maschine plus ?

[@Diddddu]

Not quite for me.I would use as a sound module

[@shawnryc7347]

Can you hold shift when adjusting the start end points

[@AveMcree]

yes

[@sinwithsebastian]

any tactic how to make favorites sounds collections - like all Basses (including the exoapnsions installed)?

[@curtisthacreator2231]

Thanks for doing this definitely won’t like sampling on this Roland lol I’ll rather use my force for that. But the mv1 would still be dope for drums and instruments for sure and a different workflow

[@MEETMagazine]

Is it better than the Akai MPC Live?

[@AveMcree]

Every groove box has it's advantages & disadvantages. The latest MPC series (like all the past one) excel in sampling (seeing AKAI basically birthed that style). The Roland MV-1 excels at stock effects & sounds (basically what Roland's done right for decades). The Maschine Plus excels at sounds.. Overall, the MV-1 isn't bad for sampling but it's not as good as the MPC series (yet)... IMO, I wouldn't pick the MV-1 over my MPC's if we're talking about just sampling. However, it can do it.. I have a full review with time stamps in the description. Also, I have a playlist.

[@rashodlewis2918]

@@AveMcree Is it better than the Pioneer SP-16?

[@AveMcree]

@@rashodlewis2918 I haven't tried it

[@bleepfakes]

one day Roland will put a decent screen on a bit of kit. Not sure why they are so against putting decent screens on machines, even the MC707 which is meant to be flagship, has a pathetic screen. SH4d screen is prob best, but even that is pathetic really. Having a better screen makes workflows so much better.

[@anthonytalley55]

How you say your mouth do

[@brokemanmusic2587]

Not bad

[@ricardomilice2470]

Ave you always get a thumbs up from me, but this machine get 2 stars out of 5. I hate the fact that they put MV as a starting title. I have the Roland MV 8800 ....and the Roland MV 8800 is still untouchable till this day. The Roland MV made Mpc improve there product. That MV 1 should have said Mc 1. Also look at that little ass screen , I feel like they went back 24 years with that little screen . ⭐️⭐️👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾

[@lgpatterson6259]

I agree... They should be used MC instead of MV

[@leetronix]

Umm no for me!

[@JDiggiti]

Need you to Point out who asked for this video 😆

[@AveMcree]

lol everyone including me! Engineering is problem solving. So, we were cursing each other out and trying everything before complaining (kinda).

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

This is awful. Not you but this machine. I would chop this in BM3 on IPad or in the MPC and actually make music. You would quit music by the time you chop samples.

[@ragoowaterpipe6422]

Seems like a lot of menu diving. By the time I finish diving I wouldn't wanna make the beat. I'll pass on this machine.