This MPC Expansion is Soulful AF! Neo Sunset Beat Making

[@AveMcree]

Subscribe to my new 24/7 live music channel if you like 90's hip hop kzbin.info/door/7nfM6COdZKS8vFQx_eOdcg ☕

[@Andante51]

So glad I stumbled into this channel! This will crack you youngsters up, but I'm an old lady who fairly recently dived into almost total immersion mode, in an attempt to get her groove back after a LONG vaca, lol! I'm also in a pretty big hurry to make some big musical leaps :-) Not only did I love seeing & hearing some great playing of an MPC machine, but damn, the beats are what I'm always struggling to find, what I hear in my head & want to sing and play keyboards over! Even my fave tempo! I don't have the time or patience to master a pro-sounding, or high level of drum creation from scratch -- I'm in a hurry to get to that singing, writing & playing part! BUT --- I do still have fond memories of working with my 1st (& only) drum machine, the Yamaha RX11, bought in 1984 (yeah, I'm really old!) (It even had modernish pads! Just not velocity sensitive, lol!) I was mostly playing jazz & blues keys then (some groups for a few years), desperately wanted some drum backing, & discovered I wasn't half bad at building jazzy patterns :-) So while I await my new main board/synth (2 month wait!), I think a cool machine like this - with this KILLER EXPANSION! will greatly help me cut straight to creating - and ENJOYING creating - some music! Thank you SO much! P.S. Just now spotted your pinned post re your 24/7 90's hip hop live music channel! Sounds great!

[@AveMcree]

Thanks for the story. Times have truly changed.

[@Andante51]

@@AveMcree Thank you for the comment today! I was gonna tease you about putting a large-ish hole in my bank account with my buying the MPC Live II, which was of course ALL your fault, lol! I had not even been looking for such a device, indeed did not even know they existed... but all it took was this one vid I just bumped into 3 weeks ago, and 2 weeks ago the magic gold box arrived. Got Neo Sunset on the SSD I popped in there - and having a blast! I learn so much from all your vids - not only do you have a lot of knowledge, you are also a very gifted teacher. After decades of mostly solo playing, you have given me a backup band! Thank you so much! P.S. Recently I was stunned to learn the MPC is also a powerful LINEAR sequencer that will record up to 999 measures - without using a PC or even my iPad! Darrick Keels has a great vid on using it that way...

[@bobbyrutz9402]

​@@Andante51How is it going now, a year later?

[@stierenmens4984]

⁠@@bobbyrutz9402guess she stopped?

[@michaelheath1194]

I wasn't expecting it to be this damn good. When you mentioned that they made Crate Cuts, it was a wrap! 🔥🔥🔥

[@shawndiggz8904]

Thanks Ave for featuring Akai Expansions. I own every Akai Expansion out there……I’m proud to say. I’m a fan of your channel too. Please bring back Free Download Fridays! Great content always!!!

[@PRODUCEDBYAD]

Sounds great. Love me some dilla inspired shit man. His drums are always top notch

[@carbonvibes]

Anotherone to the wish list, thanks for sharing Ave. 👊🏻🔥🔉

[@AveMcree]

My pleasure

[@mjissowrong]

Hitting them pads hard as sh*t 😂💪🏾

[@GunninRebel55]

Oh this is a mandatory snatch today. Good look Boss Ave!!

[@MegaIpman]

Yo... you killed that be bro hands down

[@VivaCoast]

Ave keep taking care of yourself man. we need these vibes for years to come brother.

[@AveMcree]

thanks

[@draedogglawson]

I got this as well a few days ago 🔥 so much heat in the expansion.

[@davidscott2095]

Thank you, Ave.

[@savedonthebeat]

3 Words... Thank You AVE!

[@darthknowl9222]

I copped it yesterday. I just fiddled around with it, and love it already

[@aaronwashington3526]

Oh hell yeah I’m going to be coping this one for sure 👍👍

[@abelchristian951]

Imma grab this when they have the spring special

[@kingzthevessel7281]

Those sounds where great I am buying that expansion pack.

[@marcusburns5200]

Banger soulful vibes 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@VivaCoast]

video is heat man. Quality as always. Appreciate you crafting this one ☮

[@bluch251]

Slick as hell and with your beat at the end, it just needed some old school fender rhodes on top with left hand comp and some sugar chops on top.

[@brightonic]

These sounds are fire. I’d cop it if I had an MPC.

[@nategrzesiak7177]

Congrats on 100k!!!!!!

[@RaystudiosProduction]

Another great presentation. Thanks @Ave Mcree

[@o.g.tommye7580]

That beat is a banger 🔥🔥🔥

[@Sinosure]

Great video & beat at the end!! This one is getting added too!!

[@AveMcree]

Thanks for watching??

[@Sinosure]

@@AveMcree indeed!!

[@a_magnificent90]

Yessir! This is a NiCE 👍🏾 one. You hammering that MPC 😂

[@AveMcree]

Yeah, I played no games

[@RaystudiosProduction]

@A Magnificent Ave Got busy on the MPC Live for sure as always.

[@dmims2779]

great review I just got the pack myself. It has a lot of stuff in it.

[@wm1573]

Best expansion ever. Hands down

[@maduroholdings]

No you didn’t tell me not to click off the damn video I was about to too. Now I’m still here smh you wrong for that

[@dwaynemusik]

Oooooh that's niiice im coming over from maschine and native instruments and they have great expantions i was worried about akai's expansions

[@sonicultura]

Come on! What a great pack and nice video man!

[@sh0ba329]

I have this expansion and I use these drums for 60-70 of my works

[@MentPlus]

Thanks….. these sound dope. 💯

[@AveMcree]

Thanks!! Hit me up on the discord about your beat tapes!😊

[@ipainthouses3084]

Im trying to pick 3 expansions cuz next week getting the one plus ( cant wait) , and this 1 jumped out. I love that soul type of hip hop and r&b. List so far is hype , this 1 and either melotrone, fabric or mini d. Still have to check out what aarab ix about

[@Melodic623]

🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@lamonthunt3063]

I spoke took soon on this expansion pack, I looked at this video again, bought the Neo Sunset expansion...👀 My bad...it's definitely dope.

[@d-techneekzmusic331]

This is Sooo 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯

[@StephenLynchdj]

Sold on the expansion. Thanks for the video. Was thinking that it reminded me of the Burnt Hues Maschine Expansion. Then you played the Slaptranada track at the end ♥️. Did you use Neo Sunset for this?

[@juliusperseus8612]

I wish you could show how to create this type of sounds and melodies from the basic MPC 2.0 Kits...

[@AveMcree]

Sure

[@RaystudiosProduction]

That’s a very great question brah.

[@read85Soldierebook]

Yo ass would fit right in my crew like you been in it the whole time. We're all dj/ producers/;just like electronics not to be confused with Matronics... somebody has to google that to understand. Great videos bro keep it going.

[@smp-seanmilesproductions605]

Dope…. Getting back in the game and always had MPC’s just brought the MPC X totally different from the MPC 60 & 3000… Question, do you have a video on crest wing a song w a program verses tracks. I was use to tracking out my beats to better control my mix

[@djfishnz]

Damn now i want a MPC :(

[@thegreat1548]

Get 1 ASAP

[@jaykiass]

Soulfully dope

[@sofnaji]

5:52 how do the tips of your fingers bend back like that

[@thomasmatthews8873]

Soul Provider 3 is that expansion.

[@gsmith11172]

I got it and like it

[@hailnaryproductionz3661]

Hey I was wondering how did you bypass the pause in between the instruments when trying to finger drum 🥁 ?? Like every time I try finger drumming, some of the instruments will pause in between when trying to use all of the instruments on all 16 pads. When I hit a pad with a kick on it, and a snare at the same time, one will blank out the other while drumming.

[@hailnarii4239]

Lol. I’ve just purchased this

[@dollamanhomie]

Yo how do u make all the pad lights flicker…been trying to figure that out for months lol

[@MistahBeatz]

I’m sure it’s just the frame rate trying to adjust it’s not an actually setting

[@RaystudiosProduction]

Very logical & most likely the Correct answer. 👍

[@TeamTaur]

Thumbnail: Lavar Ball make beats?? Oh nevamind, got thumbnailed.

[@Metareduxxx]

dammmmmm

[@donnmodeste]

You should try out XLN Addictive Drummer 2 sometime

[@TristanBaldi]

Has a Nujabes vibe to it.

[@caesormann]

Why are my expansions not in the expansion section of my mpc one? They are on my sound card in the places section how do I add them to expansion section with the photo of the expansion...thank to whoever can help me with this I'd be very less frustrated.

[@churchsantana9462]

Can you play Maschine expansions in NI Kontakt?

[@Massproduce201]

How many kits does this come with? How many sounds in total?

[@evanmadson]

I grabbed this pack yesterday and after it downloaded it wouldn’t say any amount downloaded when the expansion pack showed up on my software, should I re download it?

[@puresoulg]

🔥🔥 Can I Load this in my DAW of choice?Unfortunately I don't own a MPC

[@AveMcree]

You get wav files too. So you can use the sounds in any daw.

[@RaystudiosProduction]

There your solution!

[@lamonthunt3063]

No disrespect to whom ever made Neo Sunset...buying sound expansion packs is another form of digging in the crates...Masada Cycle Kit Vol 5 parts 1, 2 and 3, ..Marco Polo Pad Thai 1&2 stepped it up, separated themselves from every other sound expansion packs that are on the market today. If you own a MPC X like I do...you can flip a sound into something totally different... I have sounds from various different manufactures...What I am now looking for are whats different with in those sound expansion packs...

[@RaystudiosProduction]

You making sense bro! I appreciate your experience & perspective. 👍

[@wm1573]

Wtf are you talking about lol

[@playeveryday01]

are these in akai format or are they wav files?

[@playeveryday01]

@BLK CITIZEN cool thanks

[@EverettVinzant]

Ave Mcree - Aight, I got a kweshen (I’m having too much fun with this)… Would you say it’s unreasonable to think I’m going to use this expansion pack for LoFi? Am I being stupid (punch me in the face if you have to)…

[@donjames1903]

Yo Ave , just got the MPC live 2 , where I go to adjust so my samples aren’t cutting each other off ?

[@AveMcree]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2G2d4d7aMuMqLc start here

[@MasaTheSlayer]

These expansions are just sample packs allways, right?

[@AveMcree]

They have a collection of sounds like loops, one shots, drum programs, key groups, etc

[@RaystudiosProduction]

That makes perfect sense if I might say so. Good question.

[@TheTonyTitan]

...Nigga.....I watch these and start lusting after an MPC

[@AveMcree]

😂😂

[@RaystudiosProduction]

Word up!

[@middaymeds]

These sound dope but I never got why I would pay 40$ for a sampler kit when I can just do it myself and get more unique sounds that fit my workflow better. I guess I get it if you're not the type of person that likes pouring over records for drum samples, but isn't that the whole point of the MPC?

[@justinkitchin105]

No

[@AveMcree]

Well, do those yourself. It’s saves time and effort. Most importantly, the drum designers are dope at what they do.

[@tuneunleashed]

I agree Matthew...I agree. One of the reasons why I went with a Novation Lunchpad Pro and use my main DAW instead. I find MPC and Maschine useless but I do like MPC sampling UI and technicality though. Something I quite miss in Logic but I won't be surprise if there is some type of an "MPC Sampling" update in Logic in the near future.

[@chosenonebeats]

Some people don't want to sound design they just want to create & most kits are royalty free so you don't have to worry about clearing samples. An MPC is just a computer that operates under certain parameters, there's a million & one ways to use it there's no rules to this.

[@Syntox]

Lol it's a cliched MPC Facebook group thread come to life

[@hp7vlogs]

Lol

[@donnelljohnson2554]

I love your Beats I'm willing to learn my name is DJ Vitamin D from Boston Massachusetts