THE NEW AKAI MPC X SPECIAL EDITION? LET'S TALK ABOUT IT

[@AKAIMPCJUNKIE-gr5fm]

People by nature, always want the best they can get or afford and you only live once bro, and like laughter happiness is good for your health. I got the new MPC SE and I'm loving it and in fact, I spend more time on my new MPC than I do with my wife, but then again, I've been married for 30 something years and you guys can understand where I'm coming from.

[@camblackofficial]

From what I am able to determine online looking through manuals and posts both the OG MPC X and X SE have the same quad core processor.

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

Right. I addressed that in previous comments. It’s funny how the processor isn’t mentioned for the original MPC X. Have to get it from a 3rd party. But the increased ram does help with overall processing. Thanks.

[@AJWise]

The SE is meant to be a collectors item just like the Live 2 retro and One retro. It is not Akai's fault people hyped it up beforehand with no information.

[@michaels8607]

The dummies fooled themselves..

[@DoneDeal2]

So the SE, Live 2 retro and One retro will go up in value?

[@TheOneJPtv]

LOVE my MPCX. the GOAT Drum Sampler

[@ernieg]

Just got mines yesterday. But I’m sending back.

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

Oh snap. What happened?

[@ernieg]

@@musictechworksceddmack8609 I’m so used to using the MPC Ren. I have a live 2 retro and ain’t really used it. $2500 a bit to much for it. That’s all

[@ceddmack2816]

Facts. And the original MPC 60II was more expensive when it first dropped than $2500. And that was when the $1 was worth more in value. The SP1200’s price is insane for a good used one. I’m just looking for the right one.

[@rawedginnah]

Whoa… You are on point bruh. That’s the way I feel about it as well. Great collection. Thanks for sharing. Man o man, I can’t get over that collection. Keep doing your thing. 🔥💯😎👍🏾

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

Thanks!

[@Dispatcher813]

Good insight. There has been so much negative talk, and for me music creation is peace. I never feel any negativity in this space. My Mpcx se is on the way and I can't wait. It will be my first one . I hear some of these videos with so much negativity and Iam saying to myself do you realize its not always about you Akai has new customers also and I think this unit is awesome. Again good video, great perspective. Peace.

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

Fantastic! Glad you’re getting it. Your first MPC X? First MPC period? You’re in there. Stay locked in, I’ll be going from scratch soon. You got the most complete MPC made right now. Shoot me a note when you get it! Nice! Congrats!

[@Dispatcher813]

@MUSICTECHWORKS by CEDDMACK yes sir! I own a lot of electron gear and moog synths, but a friend let me use the live for a month, and I can't get enough. I'm probably going to grab the live2 also to travel with.

[@Dispatcher813]

@@musictechworksceddmack8609 OH and to your question first MPC period.

[@VinylWave11]

I upgraded from MPC ONE to the MPC X SE . I love mine. The workflow is awesome and is totally worth the money. I hooked mine up to one of my synths for playing the keys type plugins and it is so awesome. I like the new plugins that were bundled. I love that is seems faster. And I definitely love the look. The only thing i wished for was for Akai to go all in and give 8GB RAM or even better if the ram was upgradable. But I definitely don’t regret it for sure. I bought mine through ZZOUNDS, they are awesome

[@Dispatcher813]

Same here, mine will be here Friday.

[@VinylWave11]

I wouldn't trade it for a new analog synth and for me that is really saying something. I spent most of the day on the MPC X SE and while it does take some learning. its pretty intuitive, Its great having the phantom power for a mic and sounds way better.

[@juniorhunter7268]

They all should have removable ram especially the live 2 the 2 gb is not good for the new plug in

[@theymightbeuptown888]

I gotta give it up. That X SE is the illest looking MPC I've come across yet. Ain't nothin' touchin' it...♨

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

I agree and admittedly, it is a selling point for many buyers. I really don’t care about people saying something is wrong with that. That was part of for me, 35%, but a big part. Life is short. Enjoy what you can while here. If Akai dropped another MPC tomorrow, I’d buy it. Like a person who collect Jordans. But I do use my gear and get a return on investments. Joy is the first reward then comes residual, passive income from music. It’s not work. It’s fun with a paycheck. Thanks for commenting!! Pull the trigger and get it. It’s different in person. I see many complaining about it and in their next video, they are unboxing it. 😒👀😩

[@teashea1]

I like it and am considering purchasing one this week.

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

You won’t be disappointed. Especially if you never owned a MPC X.

[@teashea1]

@@musictechworksceddmack8609 I owned a Renaissance but did not like it because it was not stand alone. I do have a Studio Black so I am using the MPC2 software to test the waters and see if I can actually produce some beats. (I am a 73 year old retired attorney from Nebraska).....

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

@@teashea1 Never too late to make music. Keep it up. Let me know if you get stuck on something. I’m here to help.

[@BladeTheMotovlogger]

Only the ram was upgraded. It has the same 1.8 GHz quad core arm cortex A17 processor that the original MPCX has.

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

Yes, I later found that. I’ll be sure to mention that in the next video. I only found one source to say that, looking for more sources to further confirm. Funny how the MPC X’sCPU wasn’t specified on Akai’s website, but they mention it with the X SE.

[@camblackofficial]

@@musictechworksceddmack8609 I think not listing it for the X is marketing to make it seam like this "most powerful" MPC ever is way more powerful than the original X.

[@camblackofficial]

@@musictechworksceddmack8609 I would be interested in seeing a performance test between both to see just how much more powerful the X SE is. I think a real world scenario where a bunch of plugins , samples, and effects in standalone are played until one of them craps out.

[@licmlo88]

MPC Gang… 💯

[@larrytan73]

its a cool paint job! thats it!

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

I’ll say it is cool. A little more to it, especially if you never owned a MPC X. It’s the same machine to me but yeah, the retro look is cool.

[@larrytan73]

@@musictechworksceddmack8609 akai should be ashamed! They repackaged the X add thier sub-par sounds and called it the most powerful MPC ever..

[@purposeinabundance6063]

How can we be apart of your MPC classes

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

Message me on IG. See Link Tree in description. @ceddmack on IG

[@miscmisc1023]

I have an Mpc 2500 and 2 asr 10’s one for parts one that’s working and I have an Mpc touch I’m good with any more equipment if I do get one more piece of gear it will be an sp 1200

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

I might be done after I get the SP1200 and an original TR-808.

[@Xmari0hX]

Still waiting on Akai to update the software UI. Fixing those problems would refresh the hardware and sell more products imo.

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

Facts. The OS update will probably be more crucial than any hardware update. Honestly, I have more issues in controller mode. It works better in stand-alone for me. I got powerful computers but it’s in the code. They’ll fix it eventually and add the basic features we need.

[@DrMuse-on2dx]

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS MPC X Pads (16) velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads, RGB-backlit (8) banks accessible via Pad Bank buttons Knobs (16) 360-degree touch-sensitive Q-Link knobs for parameter adjustment (1) 360° encoder for display navigation and selection via push (7) 270° knobs for gain, mix & level adjustment Buttons (63) dedicated-function buttons Display 10.1” / 257 mm (diagonal) 8.5” x 5.5” / 216 x 139 mm (width x height) Full-color LED-backlit display with touch interface Max Recording Resolution Standalone Mode | 24 bit, 44.1kHz Controller Mode | 24 bit, 96 kHz. CPU Processor: 1.8 GHz quad-core ARM. Cortex. A17 processor RAM: 2 GB Storage: 16 GB (user storage, 10 GB pre-installed content), 4 GB(MPC operating system) Connections (2) XLR+1/4” (6.35 mm) TRS inputs (Input 1/2) (2) 1/4” (6.35 mm) TRS inputs (Input 3/4: 1 stereo pair) (2) 1/4” (6.35 mm) TS instrument inputs (Inst 1/2) (2) RCA inputs (Input 3/4: 1 stereo pair, phono- or line-level) (2) 1/4” (6.35 mm) TS footswitch inputs (FS 1/2) (2) 5-pin MIDI inputs (8) 1/4” (6.35 mm) TRS outputs (Main L/R, Outputs 3/4-7/8: 4 stereo pairs) (4) 5-pin MIDI outputs (8) 1/8” (3.5 mm) CV/Gate outputs (1) 1/4” (6.35 mm) stereo headphone output (1) 1/8” (3.5 mm) stereo headphone output (2) USB Type-A ports (1) USB Type-B port (1) SD card slot (1) power adapter input Bluetooth Specification Bluetooth 4.0 Power via power adapter (19 V, 3.42 A, center-positive, included) Dimensions (width x depth x height) 19.9” x 16.7” x 3.4” / 50.5 x 42.4 x 8.7 cm (display flat) 19.9” x 15.3” x 8.4” / 50.5 x 38.8 x 21.4 cm (display upright) Weight 12.57 lbs | 5.66 kg

[@AKAIMPCJUNKIE-gr5fm]

I'm glad that they did not change the size or dimensions of this new MPC because I can still use my old plastic deck cover.

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

Nice! And the other thing, the X/X SE feels like a real MPC. I love this original form factor, the box almost squares vs the rectangular MPC Live. It’s a mental thing, although the Live is lovely. Going to be interesting to see if the MPC Mini is a real thing and if it will be shaped like the Roland SP 404 MKII. Time will tell.

[@leogolive]

I bought the regular X when they dropped the price on it. I absolutely love it and wish I had bought it way sooner. Used Maschine for ten years and although I love it, the X is a far better experience.

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

Glad you bought it. I’ve had the X since day one and still love it.

[@larrytan73]

I'm mad theey didn't mentioned ROGER LINN the creator

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

I talk about him in another video.

[@larrytan73]

@@musictechworksceddmack8609 cool!

[@oldirtyjaxon]

The way to crash it is by djing off it basically using complete songs on each pad and it takes more than 1x full pad bank filled up with full length songs in order to crash it basically load lots of complete songs on to all the pads n banks n go wild n then youl crash it but for producing neither have I

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

Wonder who has tried that.

[@Davinciblack_]

I have a guy from Russia that can make me a vinyl skin that’ll look just like it, then ima change the pad color, and ima add a 1tb ssd drive and I’m done spending money,

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

Nice, that’s all you need.

[@RalphLBaer]

This joint is pure GAS. If you have more than 2 MPC you’re still thinking the equipment is going to magically produce your own special sound.

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

I would not agree that’s the case for every MPC user. I personally don’t solely depend on gear to make me a better musician. Some do so I understand your comment. I think for me, it’s the work flow and the feel of being hands on with my instrument. For me, I’m curious about vintage and new gear. It’s not so much as to think this is the magic piece of gear that will make me a super producer. So much more to it. I would say 50% of my issue is GAS. The rest is curiosity and using what works for me, and being able to teach to others as I have learned from my mentors and influences. Great comment! Thanks @RalphLBaer !

[@RalphLBaer]

@@musictechworksceddmack8609 thanks for taking the constructive criticism like a man.

[@Dispatcher813]

​@Ralph L. Baer Bro if you spark a match around me I would straight up burn lol . But foreal I love collecting these mashines I make the same trash beats on all of them lol . This is the one thing in life that brings joy for me real peace bro and at the same time it's productive. Peace 🙏

[@TranceCore3]

If by gas you mean the weed i smoke, yeah you're right. It's fire.

[@miscmisc1023]

The se is the Mpc x with a face plate

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

And although minor to some, more ram and more onboard storage. Depends on your workflow.

[@kingech_B15]

you sold it

[@tracksphantom540]

There is a new projector that projects beat machines on a Table to make beats it's just showcased on Curtis King T.V. youtube channel ground breaking no more carrying gear around welcome to the future.

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

I’ll have to see that one. Maybe uses lasers or infrared? Who knows. Won’t be the same.

[@tracksphantom540]

@@musictechworksceddmack8609 I do think people will miss the feeling of touching analog gear.

[@TranceCore3]

2500 for this is a steal, this only looks so expensive because they dropped the original price But I bet if this was an upgraded X with no color scheme, people would still complain. People beg akai to make the products people want, only to complain when it actually comes out. Mpc x with more ram, you asked we recieved. We get an mpc live II with more ram and I bet people still ain't understand who it's for. Hype or no hype. I was going to buy a retro mpc x anyhow. Idc if I had to buy a Renaissance to get the effect.

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

Well spoken!

[@Blacksonaudio]

It’s not a faster cpu.. iirc it’s the same as the X

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

Yes, I addressed that in a previous comment. But more ram, just like on any computer, helps with overall performance. Thanks.

[@michaels8607]

Akai NEVER said it was a different, new machine,so anyone thinking differently fooled themselves..That was another example of KZbin HYPE BY people online,making themselves and others suckers..Why even try to predict what a company will do???If you're that important then Akai themselves would tell those people personally.Some folks just have trouble with reading comprehension, special edition,NOT anything more..

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

Respect.

[@obscuresoundz]

whay bother with the X SE if u already have an X

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

I said it in the video. Part of it is the collector in me. Also future proofing. The other part is that I love new gear, brings me joy. New inspiration. Don’t always need it but want to experience it.

[@axelfoley1768]

Reminds me of why does a Roland JV1080 module from the mid 90s sound better than anything Roland has released ever since. imo. Probably bc it's got uncompressed PCM samples in it, not the compressed (so called lossless) RDAC Compression regime thingy. And possibly the DAC converter knew how to translate that shit properly (or possibly multiple in out in out gave us some aliasing crunchiness/dirt/fatness lol). The squeaky clean anorexic stuff these days is quite concerning tho (not that it can necessarily detract from a good beat, but y'know). Don't they know phat? Or are they sampling their goods from the NI Maschine & softsyths? Lol BTW the dude in this vid never mentioned the MPC 5000, that thing was dope tbh, AND had a built in VA (virtual analog) - BUILT IN! Yeah boooy!

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

Things were made different then. I do have the 5000. One of my top favs. The synth in it is nice, underrated overall, thanks to Just Blaze and his rant. Akai eventually updated the OS to version 2.0 and fixed everything. It’s a sleeper, whenever I see one for sale at a give away price, I buy it. I got my last 5000 for $400. Hard drive connection was loose and would not boot. Fixed it. Good as new. I can’t believe I didn’t put the 5000 in there. I thought I showed the 5000. But yes, I agree, the MPC 5000 is the most slept on MPC ever. I know Alesis took over and it may have changed some things but it still sounds good to me. I’ll make a dedicated video for the 5000. The Alesis synth engine sounds grate. I was able to use it without any other sound modules for most tracks.

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

And I don’t like sampling with Maschine. I actually sampled a lot of the Maschine expansions into the MPC 3000 and ASR-10. The samples sound so much better after being processed through those converters. Info light weight dance and pop tracks, scoring, etc…with Maschine for most of its use. However, if you load the right samples, it sounds good.

[@axelfoley1768]

@@musictechworksceddmack8609 Yeah the Ensoniq ASR 10, I used one in the mid nineties, what a beast, great sound. The filters, the effects were top-notch and that eight voice chorus effect very usable, and the bottom-end big thump + the overall sound had a nice electronic bite to it. And yes I think underrated the VA in the MPC5000. And quite probably a sleeper, I concur. I had a listen to the reissue of the JV1080 on Roland cloud, y'know the software version, sadly it doesn't stack-up imo, the sound not the same. Maybe the analog output section in those hardware units was made better back in those days. Would love to see you do an mpc 5000 vid. Maybe do a quick track on it then run it through your big speakers for us to hear 🤸

[@streetwaxtv]

Dude you seriously have way too much gear.... You probably only know how to use 1% of of any of those. But hey they look fresh.

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

LOL, actually I know how to use all the MPC’s 100%. The ASR 10, about 60%. The Rackmount samplers, 80%. I’ve been doing this since I was 9 years old.

[@AKAIMPCJUNKIE-gr5fm]

If anybody thinks that $2500 is a lot for this machine, just take a look at that new SP 1200, that's going for $4000 and trying to make a song on that machine is a 1980s nightmare on Elm Street, that machine only has 20 seconds of sampling time and zero instruments built in.

[@dianevrules]

OP is silly af. An MPC One does exactly the same s&&^^ that a MPC X/MPC X SE/MPC Live II/MPC Live. They all have the same OS. They all have tons of memory. They all have the same motherf&&^ functions that you NEED to make music. Why pay $2500 for something that you can get for $699??? I bet that I can do more on my MPC 2000 Classic with 35MB/4 effects/No preloaded sounds/No synths/No touchscreen/No DAW/no pad performance/none of that modern MPC workstation bs than you can do on any modern MPC workstation. These MPC workstations been out since 2017. Name me one classic album that was done with these bs machines? Just amateurs or youtubers making beats at home. Bahahahahahahaha. All those features and tech. Yet you cant make one motherf&&^ hit. Change your name to Akai MPC Workstation stan. It's NOT about the equipment you use. It's about the talent who uses the equipment. Most folks who use these modern MPC workstations have little to no talent.

[@musictechworksceddmack8609]

I like your thoughts my fellow MPC Junkie. 😆😄👍🏿