Standalone Challenge: Zaytoven

In this episode of the Standalone Challenge, we link with Grammy-award winning producer Zaytoven (Gucci Mane, Migos, Drake, Future). Watch as one of the main architects of the Trap sound, creates a track from scratch using only the MPC Live and an MPK249 plugged directly into the Live. No computers were used in the making of this beat.
We not only see how intuitive the music making process is on the MPC Live but also get a glimpse into the workflow of one of ATL's finest.
Now it's your turn. Take the #standalonechallenge and share your creations. We'll repost the best tracks on our socials.
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[@ianmccombs550]

4 years ago today and still inspires me today zaytoven so influential

[@BruhLuuhTheArtist]

Zay never disappoints.

[@ashertheaudiophile1917]

True af.

[@craigdaubbeats-rapinstrume9185]

Know what would be dope? If Zay would give us a start to finish MPC workflow. I know we all have our own that works best for us, but I like watching how others work because sometimes you can incorporate some of those ideas into your own established workflow. Ya know?

[@ducedidit]

Who else you know does this with stock sounds!? Legendary!!!💪🏽

[@commonsense6407]

i do

[@crowncentral3733]

I feel like Akai stock sounds are of a higher caliber though then compared to stock sounds in a daw.

[@ashertheaudiophile1917]

Zay 🐐 ed

[@MichelleJones727LPM]

Zay still has the best standalone challenge out of all the ones I seen

[@MichelleJones727LPM]

Hands down the best #standalone challenge there is

[@Splaat129]

True but the fuse one was really good too imo

[@Talk_Quiet1]

Zaytoven is the greatest beatmaker Trap alive

[@donlugo9735]

Zay I look up to you that’s why I’m getting an MPC

[@MauriceWilliams]

8/10 Producers use FL Studio.

[@GeoffreyNjeu-sz6nr]

Professional Trapper 👐🎹🥁🎧💤🔥

[@craigdaubbeats-rapinstrume9185]

Just got the X and ONE after using FL studio for over a year. Wow!!! These things are monsters for what they can do all on their own let alone what you can do if you connect things to them. I am not disappointed whatsoever in either purchase. The X is great for keeping in studio. The others are great for travel. And despite it not being talked about a lot, you can do some cool shit using two of them together. I'm not going into details but just know there is some cool shit you can do with two of them.

[@craigdaubbeats-rapinstrume9185]

I don't think any DAW can do what MPC is doing right now. If they want to compete they better start building standalone units with the software built in ASAP. They're already 4 machines behind.

[@victorakauola]

Holy smokes🔥🔥🔥🔥my freakin speakers are smoking because dis beat is straight fayah!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥most producers will only sample a simple beat for stand alone challenges but damn, Zay be doing platinum ready beats💯

[@jasonkidd1689]

Zaytoven the millennium Beethoven.

[@AveMcree]

Akilleus he’s 100% better

[@CEOJayJizzle]

@@AveMcree Nigga noo you just talking

[@thewindowguy43]

This is straight 🔥

[@trs8696]

i swear zaytoven and scott storch go to the same jeweller

[@swappedoutZ71]

Probly johnny dang or any of the jewelry OGs

[@rickjohnson7104]

No zay got his chain custom made by shy Glizzy

[@lindalafleur3748]

Love this producer

[@swappedoutZ71]

1:48 had me like 😮😮😮😮😮

[@ashertheaudiophile1917]

Zay 🐐 ed

[@InnovatorsBeats]

This is the best man. 🔥

[@darriuswilliams6007]

Ionno what beat to what song this is but it is fuego

[@harrythompson9315]

No known song. He just made it on the spot. Je just showcasing the mpc

[@Ginko93]

SooO deep, i love it

[@hottboyw9648]

So HARD

[@pavdele25]

Zay is THIS SO COOL meeen)

[@wh0o_rickflair844]

When the rhodes came in😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@wh0o_rickflair844]

When then Rhodes came in😮‍💨

[@jamarcoleman4616]

i bought one but where do i learn how to play it properly.. is there a school??

[@raphaeljoseph6952]

My guy it's been 4 months, hope you googled your instructions. I'm thinking of buying one... Do you have pros/cons, advice...?! I own a MPC 2000 XL

[@DJRAMON804]

Dope as usual

[@webeewatchin1977]

Too hard

[@MrBinsique]

Hello, are the violins at the beginning of this music in the Akai MPC? Or from external instrument. Thank you’

[@mjgulliver4487]

I have it on my mpc advance 49 keyboard. They sound sick

[@tyronethomas820]

U a beast fam I hope&pray bless to be on your level 1 day much luv&respect dj 44 h town Texas acres home

[@drepost6126]

Hard as hell

[@tyronethomas820]

U a beast fam i hope i god bless me to be on your level 1 day u da truth!!!!DJ 44 ACRES HOMES H TOWN!!!!!

[@michi9faina5mike11]

00:59 that keeping the finger on the pad, to make it sounds like that, how do you call it and how do you set it on the mpc? (I have an mpc studio black)

[@erikgreeno6136]

you'll see 1/4 1/8 1/16 . click 1/16

[@derrickgs777]

Michi 9Faina5 Mike its called tap to tempo , hold tap tempo button down and any sound pad ✌🏿

[@oneyellowpeacock]

Note repeat

[@SammyCSection]

note repeat?

[@kennybeede2649]

I need to get this bad ass

[@royale9998]

How do you make fye drums on mpc or is it not possible? All the beats i hear have basic ass drum patterns

[@mackmccord3743]

You gotta actually make good music... Not this kind...👳🏽‍♂️🕶️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️😇

[@royale9998]

@@mackmccord3743 why limit yourself to one sound lol i make whatever im in the mood to make

[@mackmccord3743]

@@royale9998 my point was that the MPC will do whatever you need it to do. You are only seeing wack stuff. MPC Live and now Live 2 is the brain of my studio and it jumps.. and haven't used a stock sound once.. Look at videos by Ave McCree on the MPC. But there are many other greats that go into detail in showing you how to get ther best out of the MPC and it's hardware. It's a sampler, it's a drum machine, it's a sequencer, it's a synthesizer, it's a controller, a vocalizer, it's a DAW. So it's gonna do whatever you need or want it to do for you. And you can produce and mix and master and convert your production to MP3 right on the device with no computer. There's no standalone device out there in this price range doing more and better than the MPC Live 2 and up. Nothing.

[@asaintslifetv2053]

Mpc live does it need computer heard it was portable

[@stevenmorning4551]

A saints Life Tv It can be used as a stand-alone.

[@rogerheatley8494]

You gonna need to track out to a daw at some point but you can do a full some vocals and all in stand alone

[@mackmccord3743]

You can fully produce and mix and master on your MPC Live or live 2 or x or one

[@juwannharris4624]

So I can plug my USB midi keyboard in and play notes with this?

[@derrickgs777]

Juwann Harris yes it’s a beast !!

[@itisim]

So that's not a keyboard??? Its a midi??? Someone get me up to date lol

[@DavidVanxProfile]

;D xD nothing more to say good luck with ur gold rings

[@brazycinco5042]

I'm a Zay fan but I've seen way better from others doing the standalone.

[@WayneSoBlessed1]

Im glad im not the only one who didn't think the beat was all that😂

[@ashertheaudiophile1917]

Zay 🐐 ed

[@bosslife_bangin]

✊🏾👍🏾

[@thatdamnmojo6321]

HOLY FN S

[@atribecalledjudah5436]

Well wouldn’t you know it, yet another trap beat.

[@Alexperez-rh2cq]

#AlRougar

[@yutube3799]

Pioneer Toraiz sp16 is top

[@doctorworm3735]

If it was stand alone why was he using a keyboard?

[@SnapShawwtyTv]

You can hook up a midi board for piano layouts

[@espobellaespo]

zaytoven is very talented, but this beat is wack...

[@swappedoutZ71]

No its not when you consider how its made, its fucking fire. This is the equivalent to tony stark making the iron man suit in the cave with limited resources. Thats why this is a CHALLENGE

[@espobellaespo]

@@swappedoutZ71 i don't care how it's made. if the beat bangs, it bangs. this doesn't mean that if you got a silver spoon and a water glass you can't make a dope beat.

[@WayneSoBlessed1]

Beat wasn't all that

[@webeewatchin1977]

Beat was hard

[@mackmccord3743]

WordisBond it was trash!

[@yutube3799]

Toraiz has better sound . Mpc is plastic shit sound.

[@lijahmadeitfoo5449]

this beat ass

[@eitanskital7735]

Lame

[@xaviermccloud4586]

Lame? I bet you have the SHITTEST music there is. i'm not even a fan of Zay but dude is a BEAST as a producer.

[@creflowsdollabill9359]

@@xaviermccloud4586 maybe but that beat is ass. One lane ass producers.

[@xaviermccloud4586]

@@creflowsdollabill9359 I agree 100%.

[@WayneSoBlessed1]

Hes definately talented..but this beat wasn't fire

[@ashertheaudiophile1917]

Fu he goat on keys and hip hop