Studio Tour 2023 / my beat making gear

[@mpchead]

Get Moog One samples from Patreon www.patreon.com/mpchead

[@barneyleadhead2596]

Enjoyed the tour and it is refreshing that you only keep what you use rather than your studio being stacked out with gear you never turn on 🙂 Also interesting that you favour headphones over speakers for mixing; I can see the logic in that as it is likely even decent speakers in a poorly shaped non-treated room will colour the sound more than good phones. Best regards from England

[@mpchead]

Exactly a bad room is really your enemy even with the best speakers in the world.

[@subkulturebeats]

Always appreciate the authenticity of your words Marlow.🙏🏼

[@mpchead]

🙏🏼

[@G.GordonMidi]

Dude your 60 is CLEAN!

[@fengguo815]

Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@RoomAtTheTopStudio]

Love the set up, you are more than normal in the keys department lol. You have a great balance between modern and vintage. Your processing equipment is great as well. Thanks for sharing and inspiring

[@mpchead]

Yeah I found a nice balance, I sold a lot of stuff I wasn't using.

[@carbonvibes]

Thanks for sharing Marlow! 🫡

[@ralfmoss]

Impressive set-up 👑

[@anier1582]

Great video

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

Yeah I love headphones 🎧 more too.

[@dracul74]

Always fun to see a tour of your current setup. All the best to you and yours this holiday season!

[@mpchead]

You too, thanks for tuning in 🙏🏼🎅🏼🎉

[@MikaOlesen1310]

That's passion right there

[@mpchead]

💯

[@dj78west]

Incredible equipment collection. Thx for sharing!!

[@delphic154]

Thank you 🙏

[@MultiAli62]

Nice Studio 😃

[@thefrankly]

Ken Rich makes a nice stand for the top of the Rhodes, it’s so strong I could put my Moog One on it, takes the pressure off the plastic case.

[@mpchead]

Thanks, they look nice. I do need a support like that for my rhodes

[@dramaticdronerecords9249]

I'm watching you from Russia. Thank you so much for your videos!

[@mpchead]

Peace ✌🏼

[@0072gldnfngr]

Nice space! 👍🏾

[@mpchead]

🙏🏼

[@internationalplusbeatz]

🔥🔥🔥

[@f.s.7615]

Nice

[@iHOiD]

👏👏👏

[@SclimBeats]

great studio, happy for you man 🖤 you inspired me to try some analogue equpment and i have to admit that i know that i don't need all of it i can do everythin in the box but it brings joy and feels like im touching and shaping my sound, i bought cheap klarkteknik eq, pro vla comp, analog heat, stereo vitalizer mk2 and sp 404 also recently purchesed analog keys from eektron sounds amazing!

[@mpchead]

The thing is that when you own gear you give more attention to sound and the possibilities you can get out of it.

[@ILLUDIUM_Q_36]

Your Rhodes Sample pack is 🔥

[@prod.marciano]

hermosoo estudio 💎💎

[@mpchead]

🙏🏼

[@bogotta]

Thanks for sharing Marlow. I wanted to mention the Zoom H1 as it is my most used thing. I have an older version of the H4 (the one you are using).

[@CDeering]

Yes mai dude...Instruments.

[@nakauchi_s]

Hey man, great videos, I enjoy them a lot. 'Love the image quality, colour scheme and your way of talking (good pace), it's refreshing. I have a few questions for you : When you say the last piece of gear you're using is the Prism Sound, that is to go onto your DAW, right? So what you're sending to your DAW is a (final) stereo mix? Which would mean that you do everything (producing, mixing, etc) on the MPC > then go through some hardware compressors, EQs, etc > and finally onto your DAW to render to a wav or MP3, is that the process? Or do you do anything else in your DAW? Cheers

[@mpchead]

Thanks. Yes that's exactly it. Mix is all done in the mpc. I record the stereo out of the mpc into the external gear for a final mastering touch and finishes in Logic pro for the final limiting before export to wav.

[@nakauchi_s]

@@mpchead Ok cool, so you're really committing to the mix/work done on the MPC (+ using more analog vs digital), I like that. One last question if I may, does EVERYTHING that comes out of your MPC go through the Analog Heat? I thought you only used the Heat for drums... Thanks so much for your quick reply and sharing your tips, much appreciated 🙏

[@mpchead]

@@nakauchi_s yeah analog heat is on everything.

[@nakauchi_s]

@@mpchead Appreciate the quick reply bro, keep up the good work 👊

[@jkplusone]

@mpchead Do you use any other headphones Sir what you happy with it?Thanks!💯

[@mpchead]

I use the Beyerdynamics 990pro, they're ok.

[@BirdBoss]

Dope vid always love the behind the scenes videos. Any updates to your video equipment? Also do you do patreon?

[@1234DLTS]

Maybe create a pedal board that would help incorporate new sounds and vibes.

[@mpchead]

Good idea, also looking into that.

[@Jedyermusic]

Muito fixe 🔥

[@thekeysman6760]

8:04 You mean the SP has more quality options lower than HiFi, because the SP is 31.25kHz & the SampleTrak is 32kHz. Considering prior samplers were 44.1kHz it seems funny now! 😉

[@mpchead]

I don't know why companies don't include variable sample rates anymore. Would be could to see that in an mpc.

[@thekeysman6760]

@@mpchead Well, you've got BitCrushers or Bitrate plugins in SP & even Koala, which means you can emulate the bit rate of the SP-1200 or whatever by changing to 12bit sample rate at 26.04kHz. Hasn't any MPC got a bitcrusher fx?

[@thekeysman6760]

@@mpchead Have they got a Bitrate effect plugin?

[@Scalesofatriplebeam]

Dope setup. Curious about your preference in patch bay. peace

[@mpchead]

Rean NYS SPP-L1 is the one I have but I would try a another one next time because I've had some issues with this one.

[@UnpopularOpinion42]

Your processing gear from Analog heat onward. Do you multitrack with all of that stuff or is that usually a final mix down chain?

[@mpchead]

Final mix yeah

[@Jim_KYB]

Thanks, nice tour. What's the EQ you have in the rack? I'm looking for something for my mastering chain that has the sound, at a reasonable price.

[@mpchead]

Is the symph eq by heritage audio. It sounds really good but ive had some issues with the mid side not working sometimes. I contacted support and they weren't very helpful, so there's that.

[@PeteOnTheBeat]

Gear! Lfg!!

[@civilizedvsuncivilized]

I really enjoy your content. Keep it up!

[@mpchead]

🙏🏼

[@droneoperatr9998]

where is the cobalt?

[@frezajoe5836]

Have you sell your others mpc , like the x, the touch , the ren

[@mpchead]

Yes, long time ago. The Force also and much more.

[@toumapassarful]

Quando eu for grande quero ter uma coleção assim de vinis. Até pode ser que eu consiga samplar com quase tanta mestria como tu😂😂😂😂

[@mpchead]

Também eu, uma maior

[@iangomes]

No 3k?! Also, buy a wurlitzer 200a. If you like the rhodes, you'll love it.

[@saulgood2548]

Marlow, is it possible to get close to the sound with mpc live 2 minus all of the hardware you showed in the video? Appreciate the videos and explanation that goes along with it.

[@mpchead]

Yes I think you can get close to it, no need for external gear. I might do a video on this sometime. But what I believe is that you shouldn't think in the terms of making some look like something else but try to achieve something superior with what you have.

[@saulgood2548]

@@mpchead I agree but the overall sound you create is dope! Please do a video on the process. I would very much appreciate it.

[@towerrunner4675]

Can I play and record chords with the LoFi-12? I'm searching for a mobile composing tool.

[@Tumetune]

What about Isla s2400, planning to get one?

[@mpchead]

I wouldn't mind trying it but I'd rather put that money on a drum set or something else other than a sampler

[@lostinjazz]

Great stuff. Don’t skip the sequencer of the 60 by resampling into the X. Beside of the swing the sequencer of the 60 has some kind of „loose feel“ to it which gives it a unique character apart from the character the sample engine produces. Miss my MPC 60 MK1. Would love to get my hands on a Rhodes and a Moog One though.

[@lostinjazz]

@@defcreator187can‘t argue with that though..you know it all.

[@Knick_Fury]

What….no cord management!?!?!?!??? 😜🤪😛 jk…Nice setup…thanks for sharing 👍🏽

[@mpchead]

A real spaghetti studio

[@drindy5166]

Right off the rip... piano's are gorgeous!!! 👊🧡👍(keys rather lol)

[@thekeysman6760]

pianos* plural, no apostrophe saying "piano is". But the first & only is a tine based piano with pickups. The only "piano" of sorts here.

[@drindy5166]

@@thekeysman6760 lol... I don't know why I always do that. Good catch ✌🧡👍

[@thekeysman6760]

@@drindy5166 Oops. Ignore that irrelevant comment meant for someone else! 😂🤦‍♂️ Deleted now!

[@IamDjCorrect]

Do you even use a PC anymore?

[@mpchead]

Not to make music, only to record the final product and upload stuff to the web.

[@IamDjCorrect]

@mpchead dope! 🙌🙌

[@newrorican]

O no… The JS-30 has lost a place in your gear…. It’s a sad day lol jk. It always has a place in my heart cause it was my 1st sampler.

[@mpchead]

Sorry I didn't mention the JS30 but it is still in the studio. I just don't use it so much.

[@werkingdadrecords]

Thanks again Marlow! I gotta cop the Heat.

[@whatsgrowingon]

Do you wanna sell anything? Mpc1000?

[@mpchead]

I never had an mpc 1000, but I don't wanna sell anything else.

[@djgreenhornet2892]

🔥🔥🔥