Complete Beginners Guide to Drum Programs AKAI MPC LIVE/X/One/Force

[@alexanderblum6615]

I never comment on KZbin videos, but these videos are PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They make the MPC Live like 10 times the instrument it is without them. Akai should hire you to do videos for all of their products. Seriously, these are some of the best instructional videos I've ever seen. They cover everything!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!! I totally agree with TwoWrights below - they are like nuclear bombs detonating and expanding the potential of this 2001 Space Odyssey-looking brick!

[@mrcrumb4302]

These tutorials should come included in the box...

[@mikedegrazia]

At least supply people with a link to Tubediggers channel!!

[@patrickfrancis7547]

Digga has the best videos period on MPC. He gets it as a teacher keep it simple yet keep it detailed. This guy doesn't cut corners

[@soundgrounding]

Just bought an MPC X. These tutorials are superior to anything out there including Akai’s. Tubedigga dramatically reduced my learning curve. Huge thanks! Also the patreon content is amazing!

[@TwoWrights]

Please don’t stop making these. I got an MPCX for Christmas from my wife. I have no idea how to use it. I’ve read the guidebook and the MPC Bible and I still learnt more from your video in the first five minutes than in both of those books. Great work!

[@furnacecreek1035]

Yah, I agree. I also printed the user manual (OK) and bought MPC Bible (Better!) but the old adage holds, I suppose, or at least a modification of it: "A (moving) picture is worth 1,000 words." Especially when it comes to the likes of a box like this. Complex, but worth learning.

[@bboymac84]

TwoWrights awesome wife!

[@TwoWrights]

Mac Joseph Yeah, I think I’ll keep her. 😋

[@DJEinsteinUSA]

Mac Joseph ; FACTS!!!!

[@DJEinsteinUSA]

TwoWrights Please do!!

[@180gramvinyl6]

You’ve taught me a lot through your videos, thank you. Also, 21:16 real talk.

[@stefanavey]

I have just bought an MPC X and I would be totally lost without these excellent videos. Thanks so much.

[@MrQthompson]

I'm basically learning everything from your videos! Just got an mpc x and found your page! Thanks for what you do

[@ukbullybeats]

Hi Tube Digga! I must say these tutorials are fantastic!! I've recently jumped ship from being a long time Native Instruments Maschine user over to MPC 2.0. These tutorial's have been a god send and I'm now completely off and running after spending a few hours watching these vids. I'm really enjoying the MPC Live and what it has to offer. It's a superb machine and I feel Akai did an outstanding job developing these units. I'm already considering getting the MPC X as my main studio center piece and having the MPC Live as my portable solution, huge gratitude for uploading these in depth breakdowns it's truly appreciated! I will be donating some cash via PayPal soon. Thanks again!

[@TUBEDIGGA]

UK BULLY Wicked mate, great to hear they’ve been of some help and thanks for the kind words, peace!

[@jameswhite5126]

How do you like in comparison to NI? You can still use ALL the NI sounds in controller mode so its a no brainer for me!! I LOVE IT!

[@ukbullybeats]

James White Good question! And one I’ll try to answer as honestly as possible. I think both products excel in different areas. The workflows are similar. For me the sample editor is way ahead of Maschine with so many more options and possibilities! As for browsing stuff, Maschine is ahead there as anything from NI inter greats superbly. I really could go on and on here but I won’t. Both are good. But I feel the MPC is better all around. Maschine lacks a lot hence the reason I made the switch. And lastly... Yes I still use stuff from NI in MPC 2.0 the synths, Kontakt libraries ect.

[@CatLover-g7j]

GET the X. You will be in love!

[@JasonGraystone]

such a detailed video. thanks TubeDigga!

[@PoliPopo]

Thank you so much for your knowledge and for sharing this with us. You have inspired me to make my own KZbin channel on the MPCX. You are awesome and thank You again

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Nice one bro, thanks for your kind words. Good luck with your channel!

[@PoliPopo]

I really appreciate you taking the time to share. I take my hat off to you sir

[@vicentebenitez2448]

Awesome video got my mpc live two days ago!!! Need a lot to learn been messing with it it’s so much fun :)

[@buntobrown]

Cheer dude, really appreciate this video as I am a complete beginner to Akai MPC Live and have always used other hardware and Software DAWs. This video really help me get to grips with the mpc live. at one stage prior to viewing this video I thought my MPC was faulty but turns out it was complete user error. thanks again

[@yeahno624]

thank you for free knowledge yes --- FREE -- Knowledge people forget that !!! excellent as always

[@elusivemite]

Love the smiley. Grid edit was what I've been missing. Knew multiple pad edit had to be lurking somewhere

[@spfiros]

Another excellent tutorial! As s completely newbie to MPCs your videos are really helpful! Really deep and no time wasting! Thanx!!! :-)

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Thanks Mr Spiros Firos! Glad to be of service

[@peterbsims]

Exceptional work!

[@hectorgodoy-torres3457]

God dam your productive. Thanks again.

[@Marrcello]

You're the best 👌🏼 thanks a lot.

[@don_lemons]

Another great one! Very helpful for an MPC beginner like me. Kudos!

[@machareo1]

Spent the day with the manual got >know< where ....Your King.... with your vids i just may learn this thang .....

[@lukvermeir9085]

Thanks again TD! Id like to add and warn that storing to the internal drive also isn't recommended, simply because the drive isn't reliable! I've experienced myself and I've seen YT vids of people who also had a crash of this drive, losing all data on it and not being able to use it anymore afterwards. If this happens, you don't only lose your own projects, but you also can't use the factory content anymore, neither save files or projects on it. If it happens, return the unit to AKAI or your AKAI dealer.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Horrible! Glad I haven't experienced that myself. Thanks for the info :)

[@fincorrigan7139]

Thank you so much for providing us with such valuable instruction.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

👊

[@philippebackprotips]

I am working with a Studio Black but it is definitely possible to relate to what you do and learn a ton. Thx for the vidz.

[@iVardensphere]

I *wish* LFOs could have assignable modulation destinations. That would be lovely.

[@ccfunk1]

I've never had that problem using mono pads on the 2000xl. but I guess the the Live is different. J Dilla preferred to have his pads switched to mono too. I only used poly on ride cymbals.

[@cheodelpino581]

Wow! So much one can do to one pad.Very informational.

[@MrPiratebrain]

Great video please keep doing them!!!

[@jameswhite5126]

Another amazing YTer for the MPC is " MPC HEAD"

[@osyfuture2646]

Nice tutorial!

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[@derricklawrence5471]

Hey there. Thank you for your videos, they are very informative. I'm wondering if you've touched on performing a 'set' in the past? If so, would you be able to direct me which video includes that content? I'm interested in transitioning between projects or songs more quickly. Currently I have to load each project to play the next song before I can perform. Loading can take some time depending on how many samples are included.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Hi Derrick, I don’t have a specific tutorial on this other than a couple that touch on possible methods. I do however have a live set coming up at the end of June where I’ll be utilising a specific workflow. I am happy to share this with you and other knowledge in a 1 to 1 Skype lesson if you’d be up for booking one. Please PM me for details at [e-mail]

[@TheCrazyacedouble]

TD.. Thanks for taking the time to put out these videos. You are a great help to us in the world of Live/X.. I was following along with my MPC -Live and i notice a few different things .. At 16:03 you started the subject on flatten pads.. And i had notice that i don't have that icon on my screen.. Is there another way for me to get this page and is it because of a different version of software I have.. And when i was following on the Qlinks i notice whats top for me is bottom for you and reverse. Any thoughts on this and if so what. Thanks bro!..

[@TUBEDIGGA]

What firmware is the MPC currently running? You can check this by pressing MENU and then the gear/cog symbol towards the top middle of the screen. This will open a system preferences page, there’s a system information tab that will show you what version. Current version is 2.07

[@Thelearner1000]

Excellent video and also i want to add that's its very motivational. AKAI should pay you if not already. :-)

[@attentionlabel]

Thanks Tube Digga. :)

[@forrestcitygroove]

great job on your videos , i need info on the Hard drive how big a drive should i install ,going to by the Akai Mpc x soon

[@TUBEDIGGA]

I just use a 16gb SD card, works perfect. Totally up to you on capacity if you’re planning on installing an SSD drive. 250GB is tons of space for audio

[@forrestcitygroove]

ok i'm gonna be recording a lot Vocals i don't enjoy doing Music with Computer thank's again

[@gabrielvalentin3106]

Insanely informative thank you !!

[@basedallas7679]

The best, thanks!

[@nakanda]

thank you very much!

[@kevinklinge8861]

Hope this commect makes you smile! :) Thanks for your help with the mpc!

[@CharlieZelenoff]

Pushing 15k views. Nice!

[@jameswhite5126]

20k! =)

[@glooms691]

A lot of these pages in the program editor have changed since the new updates, Why is mute group in the LFO destinations ? It’s not in the modulation page anymore was just wondering if that was even something that could be modulated as a destination? Also it was very hard to get the same modulation results as you were playing with the start velocity and filter as they have put these also on its own page so you have to go back and forth between pages now. I sorta figured it out but was unable to get the same results as they sounded so cool when you were applying them. Maybe with the note retrigger you were playing with half velocity settings and releasing pressure with your finger ? And this is something you would want to record by hand? I was hoping it was going to automate the pressure velocity for me like I’m hearing in the video. ..

[@huraganhnlirycznydiler7915]

great tutorial bro.

[@theuntouchables808]

Ez man.. Where you at the rupture v samurai @5miles?

[@richardgutierrez1630]

Thank you for taking the time to make a tutorial. 👻Wish I had this when I first started nearly a yr ago. Made a noob mistake and it cost me 1 drum kit on my hip hop genre category. 🤦🏻‍♂️fml lol. You recommend any of the expansion packs for sale on the Akai site? Fucking sux that the Mpc X users get ALL of those expansions for free! Like wtf! They really really want to move old stock I guess. 🤣 🍻!

[@J.Artistry]

Thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@corinahernandez5590]

Nice tutorial :) thanks a lot. Is there a way to safe these programs and keygroup programs so I can load them into new projects? Like form the browser/expansion menu? Thanks

[@TUBEDIGGA]

On the MAIN page, press the PENCIL icon in the PROGRAM area (bottom right of screen). Choose SAVE CURRENT PROGRAM

[@jacco1967]

Still very good , thanks

[@lordbavaria]

I picked my X up today and I am learning a lot right now. Thank you for the effort. But when I press shift + menu my MPC shows the preferences menu... I don't know why.. Did I do something wrong?

[@gyitardave1505]

Thanks Mr TD

[@ultrajayme]

Can you do a real quick tutorial showing how to produce a basic song from start to finish only covering the very basics? Something that can be built on over time as I learn to delve into the many menus

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Jayme Theis I’ve got a video coming up on this, it’s not something that can be done quickly to be honest. I also do Skype/Google Hangout lessons if you’re interested. Check this out first in the meantime: AKAI MPC LIVE/X: SEQUENCES TO SONGS WORKFLOW PART 1kzbin.info/www/bejne/onS5lYyte5ppZ9U

[@ultrajayme]

TUBE DIGGA what would you charge for that? I'll check out that video. I'm a long time strictly DAW user and only dabbled in hardware so it's a learning curve.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Jayme Theis Send me a message on Facebook and I’ll give you the details: facebook.com/tubedigga

[@dsinned9992]

TUBE DIGGA how do I inquire about the lessons?

[@eclipse8978]

I need a doughnut to smoove me out ??? WTH 😂😂🤜🤛 Fatastic tutorials 👍 tube digger

[@rubbafingaz]

great work!

[@thorgemeyer4661]

thanks for this nice tutorial man. is there any way to select a pad silently? without its playback?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

thorge meyer Yeah, press the pad you want to select on the PAD MIXER screen, not the actual physical pad and that will select it. 👍

[@djte86]

Great Video!

[@winstonwright7370]

Hey TD, your videos are the absolute best, i do have a question though, when you began to manipulate the VEL>STA knob on the modulation sources on the Filter/ENV tab i was keeping up but i couldn't hear my snare anymore when i turned it up and the note wouldn't repeat. any help?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Winston Wright Vel>Sta is velocity to sample start, so with a short sample like a snare drum you’ll need to apply full pressure to the pad to hear it, or put the pads in full level mode. Lower velocity values will trigger the sample but further into it where there is a lot less volume.

[@Spyder8561]

This is the best video explaining the mpc x .

[@MrPiratebrain]

Are you going to do anymore tutorials. I haven't been getting notifications. #Mrpiratebrain

[@TUBEDIGGA]

MrPiratebrain Yes but I’m waiting for Akai to release a new update with new features. I’m open to suggestions but if they are too specific or only cater for one person, I can’t justify the time it takes to make personal request videos if that makes sense. Like I said, open to suggestions if it is something that would help a lot of people, peace

[@TUBEDIGGA]

I’ve covered a ton of stuff in a relatively short amount of time

[@jameswhite5126]

Do the preferences menu! ;)

[@steveperry7799]

Full preferences menu and full grid view video. ;)

[@bryantshull5204]

if I gave you lets say 50 quid would you be willing to do a lil facetime help session like 30-60 min (depending on how long it takes for all my questions to be answered)?? maybe even film it incase others have the same questions?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Hi Bryant, I can do Skype, PM me please.

[@gatlinproduction]

Hey bro can you save a preset template for your audio setting and bring it up or marge it over to a different session? Here is what I’m trying to do let’s say I have a track session made inside of the MPCX. On a different session I have created and named all 8 blank audio tracks. Why blank audio tracks. Because if I wanna play live drums I wanna import that suasion inside the session I’m working on. It’s that possible?

[@SecretMusicUK]

thank you for this :)

[@TUBEDIGGA]

SecretMusicUK Is that you Stef?

[@SecretMusicUK]

@@TUBEDIGGA yes :) who's this ?! haha

[@ccfunk1]

I always used mono on the MPC 2000. I read it was cool for kits. it was suggested in the article to use poly on ride cymbals because its like continued notes. I don't know why it said that.J Dilla the great Hip Hop producer said he liked switching his pads to mono. so what gives? is it a problem if you set your drums to mono on the MPC Live?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

ccfunk1 It’s not a black and white situation - personally I do both depending on the samples I’m using or the type of program. For example, when it comes to individual samples on pads, most of the time in breakbeat based music you wouldn’t have a snare and a kick fall on the same step/beat, so you would set them to the same mute group. But your hats would usually fall on the same steps as both the snare and kick so you’d set this to a different mute group or possibly no mute group. When you create chop programs from the sample editor these are automatically set to MONO because you’re dealing with a whole bar or bars of a breakbeat sample that ideally needs to not overlap. That’s why in the MPC you have options - pad mutes, program polyphony and pad polyphony.

[@ccfunk1]

Okay I got you. but I've been setting up my kits with the pads set to mono for years. I didn't want to change that.the MPC Live is suppose to be backwards compatible. so it can load programs and sequences from older MPCs. so I was hoping it would be I could rock how I would normally rock. first red flag I guess.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

I don’t understand your issue, you can do everything you want, set the entire program to mono or poly, set the pads to mono or poly, or use mute groups.

[@ccfunk1]

I do get what you are saying. i'm just saying I always have set the pads to mono in my programs on the MPC 2000xl. I don't have the Live yet. I 'm saving to get on this year. so i'm trying to understand it with KZbin videos

[@vincentneutron]

Tube digga when I loop a sound on a pad it decreases in volume because of the release time do you have a workaround for that?(that isn't using clip mode.)

[@TUBEDIGGA]

The only way to get loops to play ‘infinitely’ is to enter the note into your sequence. Then go in to the grid editor and select that note and use the EDIT END parameter and increase the note length for as long as you want. Of course the sequence has to play without looping to trigger the pad and continue looping. This is the one thing I feel the Pioneer DJS1000 has over the MPC as it it can loop samples without having to trigger them from the sequence, which is brilliant for drones. You could also try sending the MPC a ‘note-on sustain’ cc via a midi controller - that may work, I think it’s cc 63 or 64.

[@vincentneutron]

Thanks for responding,I’ve never tried the pioneer but I am a long time user of MPC style sequencing so I would switch, it would be great if they could set infinite envelopes so that you could make a really good performance program, using pad mutes and different loops as well as single shot drum samples.

[@vincentneutron]

Yeah that could be it, disk streaming is why it was hard to choose this over the deluge, but maybe AKAI will pull it out of the bag!

[@BGREAT88]

I finally got the MPC LIVE! But I have question TUBE DIGGA. I have wav. drum samples loaded on a thumb drive and well over majority of them will not audition or load, this issue happened on 2.07 and 2.1 firmware updates. Would you Happen to know what the issue could be? I'm using a mac and the thumb drive is formatted to exfat.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Not sure, if it can load some of them then it wouldn't be the formatting - what's the sample rate/bit depth etc?

[@BGREAT88]

TUBE DIGGA I think I fixed the issue. I had to reformat the thumb drive. Thanks TUBE DIGGA for trying to help me out though. I really appreciate that alot!

[@John-lv6uj]

Your a blessing from The Lord Jesus Christ.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Amen Brother

[@tlkshowhst]

Thank you!!!

[@IamELJohnson]

Great vid 🙌🏾

[@mackgtheballa7589]

tube digga, I desperately need your help, I never worked on a mpc before, but I just bought the mpc x, I have no idea where to begin, which one of your videos should I view first.?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Mack G The Balla Hi Mack, this video may help, if not I conduct private lessons via Google Hangouts. Please contact me at [e-mail] kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4bPiKyNn8R5gtU

[@MrLongduckdoong]

What does the " From BPM" button do exactly?

[@dodgecitystudios3719]

Lol, these videos are grossly helpful.

[@markchristopher2signal2]

Dude, u rock.

[@markchristopher2signal2]

Hey man I’m rockin the X now thanks to Tube Digga

[@markchristopher2signal2]

Hi Tube, ok I'm new to the mpc workflow and omg this is work lol. I underestimated the power of Logic with Serato. Buttt!! I feel the music sounds different. It's exciting

[@jocamiah]

A point of frustration for me is I will load, chop, sequence a sample and then go to load another sample and it loads the new sample on one of the pads of the chopped sequence thus destroying all the work I just did. What am I doing wrong?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Just make sure none of the pads in any programs you have set up or already loaded pads to aren't highlighted green, otherwise it will assume you've selected that pad to load a new sample on. Simple!

[@jocamiah]

Yup, that did it. Kind of annoying but that works. Thanks.

[@jayarajrhythm8700]

Thank u....

[@davidrupture8892]

You are a don very clear instructions and great tutorials . Thanks for all that you do , Peace 00 @rupturelondon

[@Spyder8561]

I have an sdhc card for my mpc x. What format should i use?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

You can format it in the X. Select/highlight the drive and press shift and format will appear at the bottom of the screen

[@najtirreg]

21:21 🙂

[@iancain6647]

I mistakenly named a bunch of files with the incorrect BPM. Is there any way to rename them?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

If they’re on an SD card or usb stick/SSD drive then yes, you could do it quickly on your computer - but be careful - if you name them outside of an MPC project the project file might not load correctly or be able to find the right samples. It’s better, although longer/more laborious to do it inside the project in the sample editor.

[@iancain6647]

They're just bounced loops for a bigger project later.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

@@iancain6647 Ok so you can just rename them using either method.

[@jeonglim8981]

This video is great but it would be great to have it split up into separate videos. Too much content to sit through in one sitting

[@CatLover-g7j]

Just go to Pornhub and come back later....i do

[@andrecubilo7328]

so i guess i'm part of those peepoo ;-)

[@vinylselektaz6475]

First

[@rickblanco6100]

dude troll everyone and do a video tutorial using your best american accent lmao

[@worthawatch6981]

My "Samples" screen does not look like that, at 22:35. I don't see the samples. Can't loop (no button) here either. These things are in "edit sample" from the main display, though. Is this a different version?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

You may have to explain more - this is the sample tab/page within the Program Editor. The version was 2.1 (I think), when I made this video.

[@worthawatch6981]

Thanks for replying. I've watched about 5 of your videos in the last day, learning the machine. You've been quite a big help. My machine doesn't have a visual display of the sample in "Program Edit". It has 4 "Sample" screens (yours only has 3), but none of them have that. The first screen has "Layer" with 4 layers + semi, fine, and level for each. Second screen retainns the 4 layers but replaces the other part of the screen with slice, direction and offset. Third retains layers but has pad start and pad end on other part of screen, and fourth retains layers but has pad loop and loop position. The only place I can actually see the sample waveform is in Main - Edit Sample (but here it doesn't seem to want to play the loop the way yours does (I can set loop position [independent of start], but when I hold the pad, it just starts and loops from the loop position (doesn't start from the start position and then loop). So I'm guessing maybe this is a different version of the software?

[@viz6478]

Thank you!!!