AKAI MPC LIVE/X: SEQUENCES TO SONGS WORKFLOW PART 1

[@hectorgodoy-torres3457]

So helpful. Thanks again. Akai need to send you a free MPC X. They don't realise that this honest style of analysis which includes the limitations of the product, attracts more people to the product than straight PR "this is perfect" praise. The limitations of musical equipment define their character. Keep it up bro.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Thanks Hector ;) Fingers crossed!

[@CharlieZelenoff]

What is the difference between " From BPM " and " BPM Synch" ? Thank you!! @@TUBEDIGGA

[@JasonGraystone]

Pretty Sure this is Andy Mac who is Akai!

[@TUBEDIGGA]

I’m not Andy Mac. He does his own videos which you can find on the Akai Pro Video channel. I’m completely independent.

[@hectorgodoy-torres3457]

@@JasonGraystone Mind blown. That would be crazy.

[@CaidicusProductions]

Your videos are ridiculously useful. Love it man, keep it up, and may the Gods endow you with a fan base worthy of your ability.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Nice one! Cool comment, thanks :)

[@mrcrumb4302]

...such a good tutorial! I've owned my MPC Live for eight days now after having had Maschine for the last year, and I was dreading having to go back to square one again, but your videos have got me straight back up to speed. So many tutorials only use a 2 bar explanation of something and then go no further. Or it goes to the other extreme and goes on too long. You've found a very good balance.... 4.9 stars...! (gotta leave room for improvement... ; )

[@TheMountAnalogueProject]

Just watched hundreds of these videos , yours was hands down the best ! 🙏👍

[@no.1_2u32]

You taught me more in this video than I've learned in like 3 months! THANK YOU!!

[@olemartinbare]

Thanks for doing this! Bought the MPC Live as soon as it was available at my local dealer this summer. Being my first MPC and all I was a bit bummed when they didn't include any printet manual. Seeing your videos makes it much simpler to understand and figure out how things work than having to read the manual anyway. This guide is perfect for me as I currently have a habit of adding new tracks to sequence 1 until there's too much meat on the bone. This video is giving me the right input on how to process my project into something else than just 2-4 bar loops! Cheers!

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Thanks for the feedback! Great to hear it’s been of use :)

[@furnacecreek1035]

Not at all to steal his thunder, because Tubedigga is contributing decidedly unique and easy-to-digest tutorials here, but the MPC-Tutor.com "MPC Live/X Bible" is highly recommended as a replacement for the manual from Akai.

[@JasonGraystone]

Great video. That Voice Sample took me back to my childhood. I think its from Return to Oz!

[@bradleycarroll8360]

Such an invaluable resource thank you! I just can't believe I had not found this or was recommended by YT

[@esaint7]

I've watched so many videos of the MPC to understand the workflow of sequences, tracks and programs and finally with this it clicked, so thank you so much Tubedigga, you're the best!!!

[@oscillated139]

Thanks . You have another subscriber! Really helpful demos. You have also inspired me to sell some synths rather than just develop a collector's mentality with some synths remaining untouched for months ( or even years).

[@Jaysusitsme]

Your videos are so helpful, with clear instructions. Thank you sir!

[@mensaansah6369]

Man, the polarity of mpc live tutorials is insane, 95% of them are really terrible, and then there's yours... world class shit! Akai shouldn't sleep on you! thank you for this!

[@terrelljonesmusic]

The beat Ill I got chills Tuba DIGGA Did for real

[@yvesbradette2746]

You've helped me so much Tube. Your videos are clear and the best on KZbin.. Keep it up!

[@championsbreakhub]

Thank you for that video , that was exactly what I needed. Keep the videos coming !!!!!

[@DiOneMusik]

Dope video Digga.

[@DjSC80]

your video just helped me astronomically!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

[@yamansitar6153]

hi ,, i plan to use mpc live for live performance ,iv finished one song and ready start a new one ,my problem is whether to start from scratch a new program or still use the same program but just add new samples and new sequences ,as it would save me time in between song not needing to load a new song ,thanks

[@rafaelhenriquez1439]

Thanks for this! Clear and relevant information and presentation throughout. Much appreciated. Good work!

[@furnacecreek1035]

Very useful workflow/housekeeping conventions. I work in the same construct/deconstruction fashion. Trouble with song mode is, while playing in song mode one can't use the pads. Not sure why Akai designed this way - a veritable "lockdown" of the box. Think live scenario vs studio. To wit, I might want to embellish the song playback with cymbal hits. Moreover, I might want to spontaneously have a sequence in the song repeat once more, or "hold" as it were. Maybe I am missing something. But song more seems to intend a final, "untouchable" (during playback) song, even though there are other facilities for doing this.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

To access the pads, you may as well just convert the song to a new larger sequence. You can also set sequences in the song mode to repeat a certain amount of times from the list.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Also, you can set the sequence loop points from the main page.

[@furnacecreek1035]

Yes indeed that's what I've ended up doing and works like a charm, even as a "workaround". I think it becomes a matter of nomenclature, although while still in Song Mode one can move the sequencers around (versus their being "committed" once bounced from Song to Sequence). Either way, minor inconvenience. The point is the outstanding flexibility here.

[@cmscss]

It’s a shame song mode hasn’t seen much love from Akai as convert to sequence breaks the ability to edit everything while working with the overall arrangement. Once i’ve arranged a song, it’s common to want tweak the bpm, swing and pitch, but still have everything editable. Also, can you even record an audio track along with song mode?

[@furnacecreek1035]

+cmscss agreed and not sure about recording audio track along with. I gave up on Song Mode. It is too debilitating beyond covert to sequence (at the losses you mention)

[@Paneo_Oficcial]

ya se sabe porque no funciona la automatización en todo el grupo?

[@MrQthompson]

Very nice video! Thank you!

[@cgors]

Best MPC tutorials ever.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Thanks Casey, I try 😊

[@robertleecamp]

Hey man, thanks for the great video. I may contact you about some Skype classes. I just had one question. I only intend to do recording and composing of songs. Would you choose to use the MPC X to compose and record or use a DAW like Ableton, along with EZDrummer? EZDrummer is really easy to use for putting drums to songs. And I guess the MPC studio 2.0 software can integrate with Ableton. I would appreciate your thoughts. $2000 is a lot to spend.

[@ttaamrecords]

Happy New Year I really appreciate your work please keep it up. You’ve done a lot to better my productivity and work flow. Thank you.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

You’re welcome mate, appreciate the comment :)

[@ronsunsinger483]

Thanks for this. Hat's off for making an eminently useful demonstration.

[@Necron90nine]

Most helpful tutorial yet! Awesome track btw

[@danizm78]

man you are quick lol, Tube digga is a legend! :)

[@jrosboston9106]

im lost trying to using my mpc-x but i will learn it someday.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Juan Rosario Jr I can teach you via Google Hangouts, Pm me for more info: [e-mail]

[@jrosboston9106]

ok

[@Sect23]

Subed! Great, m8! Getting my MPC One in a week....will be coming back for more! :)

[@Talentocubano]

Great tutorial, If I change any content in the song sequences would it update in the longer sequence or do I need to convert again? " I have a Roland FA-08 Can I use with the MPC live TO WORK together , looking for a sampler and sequencer that I can sync with that has midi in and out". Thank you

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Talentocubano All sequences are independent in terms of notes, tempo, track assignments etc. However it’s the programs and/or sounds used on any, some or all tracks in those sequences that if modified, will be reflected if used in other sequences or tracks. Programs can be easily duplicated if you want one sequence to trigger the original version and another to trigger a variant of that. Yes I’m sure you can use your Roland no problem but I have no experience with that particular synth so I can only give generic midi advice.

[@Talentocubano]

Thank you for your help.

[@Bigmojo75]

Great video... I noticed the song is called ‘Darklight’. Is it possible to have multiple songs. I need to use the MPC live to sequence external synths and provide basic drums and play a set, selecting songs as we go. Don’t really want to load a project mid set.

[@jansvensson5633]

So so so helpful! U really rock man! Many thanks! U make it look so easy to use the mpc x, really helpful video!

[@ReinoBandOfficial]

What is the best way to string multiple songs together for a live set

[@jessexjeremiah]

I wanna see Workflows Part 2 with further automation control, mixing, etc. of a song in one sequence and some XY demos! Thanks Tubedigga!

[@pedrogmas]

Thank you so much for this! I was wondering how to trigger samples while playing a full song and this seems to be the way! I don’t know if you saw John Mayer performing with an MPC X but if you have, do you think this is how he’s able to have the song play and jam with the pads at the same time? I’m looking to do something similar Thank you again!!

[@gagealbright]

what was john mayer using an mpc x for? was it live or in a studio? thanks!

[@slakk5093]

Great one Tube Digga, thanks!

[@BryanGreen24]

Awesome video...question, though: is there no 'global' track that would cross all seqence boundaries in the 'song' view that you could, say, drop audio files into? That is, I'd like to have my sequences built up into a song, and then, from song view, be able to drop audio clips below the sequences in the song timeline (hopefully this makes sense :) )

[@ecosse33]

Man I wish I could talk to you personally you really know how to work around MPC quite well I must say

[@TUBEDIGGA]

I do 1 on 1 Skype sessions, not free I'm afraid (time is money!), PM me for details if you like :)

[@thahomie773]

TUBE DIGGA how much does the Skype session cost I have a Mpc live and I need help on getting started learning how to make beats and samples

[@MrPiratebrain]

Nice lesson and the song is phat.

[@Magnetic1908]

Thanks tremendously!

[@MarcusFenixGears]

always learn helpful things with you, thx!!!

[@Duncevideos]

is there any real advantage to changing the pitch of the sample at 10:44 in the sample editor with the ''process effect'' method vs changing the tempo and experimenting by altering it as a single pad through warp?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Mike Petrow Yes, I’ve mentioned this many times in a lot of my videos. Warping is a ‘non-destructive’ real time effect that a sample is played through (similar to an insert effect) from within the program editor. It’s flexible but lacks quality. It’s fine and useable for certain content but introduces too many artefacts for my own taste. It’s good for quick and dirty adjustments for smaller sounds or certain sounds/effects that don’t need to sound natural. Pitch shifting in the sample editor is destructive (unless you undo of course) and is higher quality as a result. You can pitch samples up or down over a larger range of semitones and it sounds a lot smoother.

[@Duncevideos]

thank you for your reply! i'll be sure to check out more videos to get the scoop! i've watched a couple and they are great. thanks for your work

[@camdenjax6184]

Hey I got a question whenever I put my sd card in and export it to my pc the audio isn’t as loud as it was before when it was on the MPC live it seems quieter whenever I have it on my pc

[@UnitE808]

Solid Tutorial! Thank you for your endless work.

[@davidcooke779]

So helpful! One thing I can't figure out though. Is there a way to move sequences around? For example, move sequence 16 up to Sequence 5. I find I build up a load of sequences and they get scattered around within the project.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Unfortunately you can only copy sequences to others so the current workaround is to copy a sequence to an unused one, then copy whatever sequence you want to be in its place etc. Alternatively you use song mode to arrange your sequences and convert your song to a longer self contained sequence. This will only work if you have maintained consistency between your track and program assignments for each sequence. All of this is detailed in my MPC Masterclass which is available here: www.tubedigga.com/mpcmasterclass

[@salix5380]

hello tubedigger I have a little problem I don't understand ,, for example I have my sequence no1, I copy a 2nd sequence and to make variations on my sample like a filter when I go to cutoff resonance it modifies my sample also on the sequence no 1 ,, help me thanks a lot

[@hectorsalcedo1851]

I just got an MPC Touch, and I gotta say, your videos are teaching me everything I need, thank you!! Is there any way of getting the samples you used for this song? I would like to go step by step using the same sounds...

[@sebastiangalarza2949]

very useful video, really like your workflow

[@Jakevx1k]

How would you go about setting up multiple songs to be able to play a live set?

[@JohnBeckleyArt]

New sub! Why do you not use track mute?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

John Beckley It’s handy for trying things out or for live performance but I usually prefer to edit my note data in the grid editor

[@antonschmid229]

Hey thats great. I would like to get more into the funktion of enlarging patterns of tracks.. For example if i have a 2bar sequence and decide afterwards i want it to have 16bars... what would you recommend to do, whats the fastest way

[@artsakakihara5519]

You need to do a full course!!! I would sign up. Live or online!!!

[@TUBEDIGGA]

I do Skype lessons, PM me for more info :)

[@artsakakihara5519]

TUBE DIGGA I thought about it and I will. I'll go through your Facebook if that's ok.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Whatever’s good for you!

[@VJFranzK]

This is a well organized workflow! But it's so text heavy, if one is used to Ableton etc. I wonder if I'd be able to adjust?

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

Renaming stuffs as easy clicking the pencil and typing it in, you can even plug a keyboard into the usb sockets to make typing easier. Even in Ableton, you should really keep things named, it’ll seem like a chore at first but it’s a timesaver when it comes to mixing, you won’t get lost wondering which sound was where.

[@rasterboy995]

you should make some DVD's with your tutorials so people could buy them and follow stuff in a relative order. I'd buy it for sure. Is there somewhere I can download and follow your tutorials in a specific order to help me. I'm new to the MPC workflow and not used to some of the terminology for sequences tracks and programs etc...

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Raster Boy99 No I’m afraid not - I started this channel with no plan and it just evolved as the updates came and I discovered new things to cover. If it was easy and quick to make videos I’d make an organised video series but time is money and I have a family so it’s not really an option. I offer private lessons however so please email me at [e-mail] for details.

[@rasterboy995]

@@TUBEDIGGA cool I understand...thanks for the quick response. You have created a lot of great tutiorials so was wondering if you even had maybe text list with a recomended viewing order for beginners. It's just a bit perplexing where to start as there's so many.

[@DCWhitbeck]

very very helpful thank you!

[@DolbyAtmosMixing]

Brilliant!

[@kes-akesiasty]

Yessir! Very helpful🙏🙏🙏

[@Seventh_Son_Music]

Hi thanks for a great tutorial. Your videos are great. I have just got MPC Live 2 and I am transitioning from Maschine as well as other grooveboxes. I was wondering if you know how I can continue to use my NI sounds/VST's etc with the Akai ? thanks a lot

[@TUBEDIGGA]

A Grade 2000 You can use VSTs but only in controller mode. You can also use any samples that you may have, for example you could use the Battery sample library - just locate the library folder and transfer/copy the samples to your mpc SD card etc

[@Seventh_Son_Music]

TUBE DIGGA ok that’s great cheers!

[@dennissanders4863]

Happy Thanksgiving! I have a question for you that seems really simple but for some reason I can't seem to figure it out. How do I loop a single slice I have within my sample edit screen in standalone mode? sometimes when I'm not 100% sure where the start and end points are going to be for a sample I like to loop it to make sure it sounds right while I'm lining up the start and end points. Of course I see the icon on the screen as well as see where it says loop when I press the shift button but I've tried every single method and it still won't loop that slice. I'm sure it's just something simple but I'm hoping you can help and thanks for your videos.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Press and hold pad 13 or press and release pad 16. Pad 13 auditions the slice for as long as you press it and pad 16 auditions the slice until you press it again to stop it looping.

[@ogasi1798]

your videos are great but this is a hell of alot of screen work and it is like making music on an ipad, so much stuff is screen only it seems or have they changed its operation now?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

OGASI Maybe more screen interaction for the Live, but not for the X. And nether ever felt like using an iPad, which is something I detest.

[@ogasi1798]

@@TUBEDIGGA i can take your word for it as you know the machine but just watching your videos shows a hell of a lot of functions that only seem to be done via screen. curious as a 10 year maschine user and 7 year octatrack blaster whether the live has something different for me as an addition -not an instead of, i keep watching anyway

[@orlandomarinjr]

Wow so good bro thanks so much.... that was 2 cups of coffee and well worth it 😄

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Nice one, thanks Orlando!

[@allen34782]

How do you add a filter to the overall program like you did the drums. I'm trying to add the same filter you did but it is muting the high hat but everything else stays the same

[@TUBEDIGGA]

You can either put a filter as an insert effect on the entire program, or a more flexible way is to put a filter on a sub mix channel and route the particular pads you want to filter to the sub mix

[@robertparenton7470]

Thank You... Very helpful!

[@缺口-q2z]

学了很多东西. 你是最棒的!

[@ecosse33]

Dope tube d

[@dolomick]

Great lesson. How would you construct a chorus that had totally different vibes to the verse? Still copy and paste original sequence and then swap out all the parts, while trying to keep the sub on track 1, drums on 2, etc?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

You could copy the sequence and either record new notes for some of the elements or switch up the programs on some of you tracks and use transpose etc. There’s tons of ways to do things like this, it’s best to understand he behaviour of the system then think about how it can work for you personally.

[@dolomick]

Thanks. I’m just trying to understand what happens if there’s no sub bass in my Chorus, but the verse has a sub bass on track 1. I guess my Chorus should leave track 1 empty (as opposed to putting my new sounds there) so that when I convert to the larger self-contained sequence I won’t run into the problems you alluded to. Thanks for the tutorials, there’s not many good MPC Live ones out there!

[@GREAZEBEATS]

Great lesson I have a quesion i have mpc x an i also have a novation keyword how do i get the keyboard. To play on the mpc x. An mpc x control an hear it on mpc x play back what im i doing wrong do i have to use my cpu

[@TUBEDIGGA]

GREAZE TV I’m not sure what you mean exactly. What keyboard is it?

[@GREAZEBEATS]

Novation bass station

[@GREAZEBEATS]

Where do i plug the output onthe mpc x

[@GREAZEBEATS]

Novation bass station

[@TUBEDIGGA]

GREAZE TV If you want the mpc to play and/or sequence the Novation then connect one of the midi outs on the mpc to the midi in on the Bass station. Set the midi channel and midi output port in the mpc to correspond etc. If you want the Novation to act as a midi controller for the mpc (so you can play samples etc on the keyboard) then connect the Novation midi out to one of the mpc midi inputs. You can’t do both simultaneously otherwise you’ll encounter a midi feedback loop, unless the Novation has a setting called LOCAL>OFF. If so switch local to off.

[@OceansOntheSun]

well done djdigga

[@Kempforlife]

Good vdo mate 😎

[@Mikepepp2]

Question. Can you save all samples and sequences to the SD or a usb thumb drive instead of internally I don’t want to store anything I sample in the live internal memory. ?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Yes of course. It’s better to save your work to SD or USB as you can’t access the internal drive on your computer anyway. The internal drive is best used for a back up or for samples.

[@TeleporterM11]

How does the Insert button work ?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

I assume you mean what does it do? It just inserts a new sequence slot in the song.

[@tslimm409]

Is this method done the same In controller mode ? Do I put my Vst’s on a drum program? I’m new to The Mpc X and I’m just asking cause all of your “sounds” were in a drum program

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Only VST effects can be used on a drum program in controller mode, for VST instruments you need to switch the track mode to PLUGIN.

[@yamansitar6153]

trying to find part 2 ,to this video ,thanks

[@deep6293]

It's a nice machine... But that workflow of that sequencer would be horrible for me. It's got that "big" display. Why don't they just use an user interface like Cubase? Would be so much easier and faster to copy parts and tracks and much faster to build songs... It could be a dream machine for me, but sadly not with this current workflow of the sequencer 😔

[@TROGULAR10000]

Hi thanks for the video, liked and subscribed. I was wondering why the mute button doesn't stick when I mute a track, when the sequence starts over it unmutes itself. Also I am making songs and was wondering about mixing volumes. If I convert 10 sequences of 6 tracks each then the new single sequence will have 60 tracks? If instead all tracks 1 become a single track 1 how are track parameters such as volume handled if they differed from sequence to sequence?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Not sure about the mute, have you recorded any mutes/automation? When you convert a song to a larger self contained sequence, it doesn’t create additional tracks. It just uses the same tracks in your original sequences but extends the sequence length for each track. Regarding track volume, in my old MPC5000 the track volumes were independent per sequence and you had to adjust the volumes to match which was a bit fiddly, unless you had duplicated sequences and their volume settings. The MPC Live retains track volumes which is much better. The easiest thing to do is to use additional/unused tracks set at different volumes if you want volume changes, or just automate the volume. I recommend you keep your tracks and programs consistent with each sequence, makes things a lot easier in the long run.

[@TROGULAR10000]

Retaining the volumes, and tracks corresponding to one another, is the way I want it to work, so great. Also for the stuff I do it's not entirely impossible to have a song that's a single sequence, though of course it's not what it's designed for. I have to get my head around to what sequence settings I'll have to repeat manually, although smart copying and renaming might take care of that. Going to watch all of your videos and print the manual. As for the mute automation I will investigate. I had a mute turning on and off mysteriously before too and thought that might be automation, checked and there was no automation. I hope I don't have a bad unit with a crazy mute malfunction. Thank you very much for your help.

[@danieldhoskins]

I have an issue where now my mpc live won’t show the hard drive when connected to my computer but still works fine as audio interface/controller with mpc 2.0 software. Any thoughts

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Producer Product Reviews Which hard drive? A connected usb stick, SSD drive or SD card, or the internal drive?

[@danieldhoskins]

So both a usb flash drive in the Mpc and an hdd I installed to the Sara connector of my mpc don’t want to show up. Sometimes it will appear and diss appear in my computer. But my usb 3.0 drives act like it’s a usb 2.0 even though it will run as an interface just fine.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Producer Product Reviews Make sure you have the latest matching Mpc software, firmware (for the hardware/Mpc) and the usb driver installed. Current version is 2.2.1

[@basedallas7679]

Hi Tube Digga, can I save different tempo in sequences within one song?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

This was the behaviour in the MPC5000 but I seem to remember having issues with this in the Live. Not sure if it was a bug or a conflict with the Export to Sequence facility. Obviously if you export several sequences in a song to a new sequence, that sequence will have one tempo. Do you have a Live or X already? I can test this easily if not and let you know.

[@basedallas7679]

TUBE DIGGA I have X, thank you!

[@ronsunsinger483]

I want to make a lot of my own samples, but I find that navigating to my own sample bank is quite impossible if I want to use my samples on other songs. Akai makes it easy to access their sample libraries, but not ones own. How to do this? Please help?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Ron Sunsinger I have an SD card with all my mpc folders and files on it. One of them is called SAMPLES and within that are sub folders such as breaks, loops, musical, percussion etc. It’s easy, just create a file and folder structure that makes sense to you. If you want to use samples or assets contained in one project in another project, uncheck the MPC folder icon shown to the right underneath the search bar in the browser. It reveals the project data folder for each project. Watch this, it’s weird and silly but may help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnmZemisi6mVrq8

[@aristotlekumpis7095]

Great video. How would you separate the drums for song mode? Say I just want the hi hat for the first 32 bars and then want the kick to come in after. And so on. Would I need to explode the program?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

For all of the features in song mode to work correctly, each sequence in your project must retain consistency between tracks and programs. For example, if track 1 has a different program running on it from one sequence to another, song mode won’t switch programs for you. Each program on every track will be dictated by the program that the song starts with (or the first sequence in your list within song mode). Hope that helps.

[@aristotlekumpis7095]

TUBE DIGGA So how do you personally work with drum parts? I usually have 10-12 drum samples per program. And I want to figure out how to arrange those independently.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Sometimes I have just one program with all my drum sounds on one track. I don’t need them on multiple tracks from a mixing perspective because they all have independent mixing and routing options. Plus I can see all my notes in one view within the grid editor. The only facility that is lost in this scenario is track mutes but that doesn’t bother me as I prefer to program rather than rely on muting. Other times I will have additional percussion on other tracks separate from my main drum track, particularly if that drum track is a chopped sample (like a breakbeat). Basically, if you’re struggling with your current workflow, just change it, you may find that sacrificing one small feature will allow you to gain a lot more. There’s many ways to go about producing in the MPC, and it takes a while to find the method that works best for you. Plus it can change every time you switch the machine on depending on what you want to achieve.

[@aristotlekumpis7095]

@@TUBEDIGGA Thank you. Its so hard for me to take my DAW workflow and use the Live. I guess I need to keep playing with it and see which way works best for me.

[@mrgrinch]

Couldn't you just mute the unused tracks for that sequence as apposed to deleting them?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Yes, but mute automation can occasionally be glitchy (or rather not be muted when I want it be or vice versa) - I'd rather know things will play or not play, unless I want to have different versions of a track where things come in and out at different points anytime I play it back

[@Trig231]

Can you make a video on using the fade in and out on song mode?? if you made this video already, can you give me the video title?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

There is no fade in or out in song mode. You’d have to use a workaround which could be applying volume automation to each track in your start and end sequences or bouncing the song to audio and fading the start and end points of the resulting sample. You can’t automate your master faders like you can on the Akai Force.

[@Sebastian-er8uf]

Very useful thx 👍

[@Spyder8561]

Great video i cant find part 2 though..

[@TUBEDIGGA]

I don’t think I ever got round to making part 2 :)

[@stacybigfoot4801]

Part 2 ?

[@terrelljonesmusic]

Love it

[@hirizebeats4698]

How do you export sounds and drum kits to hardrive?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Main page > program area > pencil icon > save current program or save current sample (the last pad you pressed)

[@MasaTheSlayer]

Lot o f good stuff here, but it left me bit confused, cause you already had sounds selected or mapped out and i could not really follow you and this made it feel like start is misssing. Also could you make some tutorial how to use mpc software and if it not too much to ask could you maybe organice this mpc tutorial playlist, so what you should watch first if you are not in any way familiar with mpc and so on. Thanks.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Hi, the reason why I didn't show every step is because this tutorial is for people who are at the stage where they are able to load sounds, create sequences then arrange them into songs. I can't really make specific videos for people, I'm not getting paid anything for doing this - if you want an hour long 1 on 1 tutorial on Skype or Google Hangouts then you can contact me on Facebook - facebook.com/tubedigga Alternatively here's a video that shows a back to basics process of loading sounds etc - kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4bPiKyNn8R5gtU

[@MasaTheSlayer]

Thanks, i have watched more of your videos and i think i am starting to get it, or at least little bit more. I almost thought that i would delete previous message. I think i have to now just watch more, tryout more things by myself and while watching. Yesterday on bus i understood bit more how songs or projects are constructed, while just rethinking this stuff. I just think that i could learn best, if i could see someone make one simple song from start to finish with stocksounds. And like you had another video where you used mpc program as i plugin, that was also something that i dint even thought, cause i saw it more of a daw, but once when i tried it i din't get anywhere. And thanks for the offer for 1 to 1, might be also good thing to tryout and if nothing more at least for support for you. I understand that you don't get any money of these from youtube and don't get me wrong i appreciate your videos, input, help and i have not yet watched all of your mpc videos, so i still have stuff to watch and learn. And probably i have to rewatch also stuff so it sinks in better.

[@ElanBrio]

Dope video bro

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Boombap Academy Thanks man 👊👊

[@stwmedia8279]

Is there a way you can add effects to that converted song sequence

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Effects can be applied to pads, programs, outputs (master, submixes etc) so you can either do that before or after converting to a song. A song is just midi, unless you bounce it as audio, in which case you could add effects to that also.

[@stwmedia8279]

@@TUBEDIGGA thank you for your feedback. I've learned a lot from your videos.

[@hiprichhiprich]

Dat machine deh!

[@leonbusso2741]

Te amo gringooo

[@Midiondabeat]

All my midi audio files are muted when I export song sequence. Help please! Thanks

[@TUBEDIGGA]

What do you mean by midi audio files? If you mean samples in drum programs that you’re triggering by midi, these would get muted in some situations when you’re exporting to audio tracks, so you don’t get doubling up. Can you explain more?

[@Midiondabeat]

TUBE DIGGA i have a yamaha keyboard Connected with the mpc. When I export songs the midi audio is muted. I turn on audio and the playback is there but when I export it the tracks are muted

[@TUBEDIGGA]

I’m sorry, what do you mean by ‘midi audio’? Do you mean you’re using the Yamaha as a sound module and the midi tracks that are triggering it are being muted?

[@Midiondabeat]

TUBE DIGGA yes, all sounds are there until I export the sequence

[@TUBEDIGGA]

And you’re exporting song to new sequence? I’m not sure, this only usually happens when bouncing tracks to audio. Check your export options, it might just be that you have to unmute the tracks after export - you can’t have that many right?

[@tychopoupeye7730]

Is there a way to use audio tracks and song mode in combo?

[@CatLover-g7j]

Yes

[@mr-mizu]

What is the "don't snap" button for?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Mr. Mizu When engaged it allows you to freely move any selected notes on the grid without adhering to a time division using the NUDGE/START/END options. I use it a lot for samples that aren’t timed to the bpm so I can shift them to a precise position. Or to shift drum hits to give a beat a unique swing etc

[@DrNemmo]

To stop Thanos.

[@oscillated139]

I am having problems saving to the internal memory. Just keeps displaying an error saving MPC project. Any ideas?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

That doesn’t sound good - what firmware version are you running? And does it let you save the same file to an external usb stick/SD card?

[@oscillated139]

Yes I can save the file on an SD card

[@slowgaffle]

4:41 *bass intensifies*

[@kenzoblytheproducertv4934]

Dope 💯💯💯

[@GREAZEBEATS]

Novation bass station

[@WavetableMetaphysics]

That beat was dirty as fuck👏🙏