10 Things You Must Have For MPC Live

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The MPC Live (amzn.to/2uHaLxn) is a powerful device on its own, but when you add a few items to it, it can become even more powerful. In this video I share with you 10 must have items to enhance the user experience of the MPC Live.
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@ruthjoy3315 3 жыл бұрын

This is so practical and helpful! Just ordered an mpc live 2 and this list of 'stuff to get going' has the solutions/answers to all my questions.... Links and everything!! Thank you... ☺

@tommydowd7718 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Really appreciate how quickly you were able to get through all the gear and what it does.

@MatthewStratton 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

@frankbloom2573 3 жыл бұрын

This info is priceless for someone starting out on the MPC world. I really like your approach, you definitely have an effective way to teach this stuff, and it's been super helpful for me! Cheers!

@MatthewStratton 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@JanavarKan83 4 жыл бұрын

I just want to say that I've found all your videos super helpful. My mpc work flow has become so much easier thanks to your videos.

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to help out!

@osibrathwaite2146 4 жыл бұрын

Dope video bro. It's very detailed great job. Akai needs to give you a endorsement!!!!

@JaredDee 3 жыл бұрын

To Tell you a little bit about my situation. I have been into music my whole life, I started off DJing and got to know everything and learned it all to be able to make my own songs with a beatthang. I got I'll from toxic mold poisoning years ago and it took years to get better from it, it caused me to forget some of the things I learned, so I have to refresh on them some. Like how a song goes from begining to end from into to outro, how bars should go, etc.. I remember some things, like counting, matching, mixing bpms, but I don't know where to start on my beatthang. I wanted to get back into music now that I am better so I thought I would go out and buy new good gear like the mpc live II and learn on it and start there. I looked for mpc tutorials and none of them were any good. I came across yours and clicked with you and was able to understand you. Your are by far the best ones!

@classlessfool9398 4 жыл бұрын

Great stuff love it man, thanks. You sure love that audiotechnica 😄

@krxwnvxk3432 3 жыл бұрын

Just bought a MPC One today and this video has helped me alot. I just ordered a SD card and reader, didn't know I could put an 250gb SSD card into my mpc. I have one in storage I'm going to grab because of this video. You definitely opened my mind up to the capabilities of the newer (Live, One, X, etc) MPCs. Thanks, I support this channel!

@MatthewStratton 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Unfortunately MPC One does not have a spot for a SSD card like the MPC Live and MPC X has. You can use an external drive through the USB port though. There is a slot for SD card on the One and you can put a 250 GB SD card in the One. From Akai website: What types of external storage devices does the MPC One support? The MPC One supports all USB storage devices and standard SD, SDHC, and SDXC cards. USB storage devices have no virtual limit on the capacity of the drive while SD cards up to 2TB in size are supported. External drives should be formatted in exFAT for optimal performance. Source: inmusicbrands.force.com/akaipro/s/article/Akai-Pro-MPC-One-Frequently-Asked-Questions

@jerzboybeats9555 4 жыл бұрын

Always good stuff.

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you.

@tincanapplesauce Жыл бұрын

I hope you never change, you are so pleasant

@Dominant1mw 4 жыл бұрын

You videos are sooooo amazing,very helpful

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help out 😀

@kirkstate 4 жыл бұрын

I have a MPC X and all this advice applies..thanks

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

Right on. 👍

@liothomasart 4 жыл бұрын

Great content and dope video as always my man, I saved it! 🙏🏾💪🏽

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@deepvibez 3 жыл бұрын

woohoo! thanks bro!

@Daveosbeatz Жыл бұрын

I love the mpc live.. now with all the new updates you can hook a interfacer straight up to it.I hook my speakers straight to it but I’ll probably end up hooking my volt interface to it cause I have the volt176 with built in compressor and all.But i dropped a 1tb ssd drive inside my live so I got allot of space.this thing is awesome and there’s plenty to learn.im having a blast with my live.I hooked my akai mpk249 in the back through midi cables so I can use the keyboard.now they have all the plug ins it’s good to go

@KarasamaBeats 3 жыл бұрын

U r awesome bro !

@BronzeArms 4 жыл бұрын

I use a snare stand (top) and a cymbal stand (bottom) for the mpc live. It works great and you can tilt it and stuff and its stable.

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

Nice.

@dankpizzle77 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid man. Always inspiring and helpful but what would I need to have clean and clear audio as what I hear in your videos??

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

I have been using the Zoom H6 for my last couple of KZfaq videos with the MPC Live. amzn.to/2DGx8Y5 If I am doing a talking head video like this one I just plug the Boya by-m1 in my camera. amzn.to/34CmXzi

@charlesbernard5807 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Matthew! Great channel, great content, you help a lot, thanks! Can the Zoom H6 be used as a preamp?

@felttipprick2279 4 жыл бұрын

Great videos Matthew. I'm still having trouble getting vocals into the MPC. I've hooked up my mid sized PA system in and out with the MPC, can see audio waves when I record it, but have no sound. I just want to pair my vocals to sequences I've made.. I know it must be something simple I'm missing.

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

If you see the audio file in the audio track, make sure you don't have your audio track monitor on. If you have monitor on you will not be able to hear the audio in the MPC Live, just the audio of the inputs.

@adamkassim7621 3 жыл бұрын

Can i use an audio interface instead of a preamp for my mic directly to the mpc?

@trurasta1 4 жыл бұрын

How do you map pads or knobs on your midi controller to the mpc live

@samthedrum4422 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos have helped so much over the past few months getting to grips with the MPC live. Thank you! However, I am having issues with an SD card as projects saved to it wont open from the browser. I just get an error message saying MPC PROJECT FAILED TO LOAD /media/58A5-B6C£/DnB2.xpj Any ideas what I might be doing wrong??

@TAICHIJOELAMP 11 ай бұрын

can I use the art tube for the mpc one?

@stevo608trucker2 Жыл бұрын

What size laptop would i need to run my mpc live?thank you

@joje4713 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for great tips ! I have qustion ! So if i want to use mic to mpc live i have to use 55 stereo connector ? Or 55 mono connector ? 🤔

@ktreier 2 жыл бұрын

If you install an SSD and forgot to format it first connect the MPC to your PC and put the MPC into Controller mode, you can then use Disk Manager to initialize and format the drive as exFAT.

@Melodic623 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a cheaper recorder to live stream your music besides the H6 zoom?

@thebeatdealaz 4 жыл бұрын

you rule bro

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you!

@TheoryOne333 4 жыл бұрын

does SDXC card micro with adapter work? i found a 256 for a great deal

@JaredDee 3 жыл бұрын

I have a pair of Yamaha 15" Yamaha ms400 powered speakers I had bought for doing gigs. Do you think I could use those for monitoring or should I grab something a little more clearer like the rokit or Yamahas you were talking about? I want to make real bassy songs, so they sound real good in systems. I will be making house and rap beats. I have two good headphones, but I don't know if they are for studio or not. They are Sony Bluetooth mega bass. Ear buds and over ear, expensive ones.

@Sol_Keez 2 жыл бұрын

What's the max SSD I can add to a MPC Live Retro? 2TB?

@sidneyclaiborne3641 4 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me what cord(s) do I need to sample with the mpc live?

@User56538 3 жыл бұрын

Is this sarcasm?

@miss.antidote 4 жыл бұрын

My friend, would you recommend a force or mpc live? for my first hardware

@LukeLine 4 жыл бұрын

Miss Antidote depends on what size you want, MPC live can fit in a backpack, force has an extra Hype synth and enables a guitar to be plugged straight in. Guessing the Live is nicer for finger drumming but force looks cool for sequencing and playing notes/chords. It’s UI looks more slick too? ✌️

@CTmelektrik 3 жыл бұрын

I don't understand why my tap tempo always flashes red . Can you help me? Thanks my TC seem to be on. This is for the mpc one

@AdamsBrew78 4 жыл бұрын

I’m guessing it’ll work just fine with a microsd card, using an sd card adapter? Works fine on my deluge w/ 128gb+

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t see why it wouldn’t work.

@BoobieHolmes Жыл бұрын

Hi Matt I need help recording multiple midi tracks midi in from a korg Kronos to MPC1 then recording into Logic Pro x

@pauletherington781 3 жыл бұрын

Matt, where did you get your desk to put all your equipment on please? I can see it in the background. Also where did you get the Monitor stands from please? Regards Paul

@MatthewStratton 3 жыл бұрын

Hello. Those monitor stands I got from amazon: amzn.to/33tAN9y I believe I got the desk on sale at zZounds: www.zzounds.com/a--3970767/item--QKLDJ

@pauletherington781 3 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewStratton Thanks a lot for that. That's much appreciated. Your videos are very informative.

@tryhardclips5669 3 жыл бұрын

I been thinking about buying a friend mpc live but I’m worried if I would have to purchase new software code or will akai just give me a new code for software for free? please advise! thank you!!!

@oO5Dynasty 4 жыл бұрын

Smash the like button everybody, and do not forget to comment and give this awesome content creator your feedback. It helps him help us with out daily music production grind. If you can share his video to help him grow. I love yo support amazing people like this because him and others encourage all of us to be great. 👍

@_EightySix 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Matthew! I use those exact headphones with my MPC Live and I've noticed that if there are 2 or 3 low notes playing simultaneously the audio becomes distorted, not sure if it's the headphones or the Live. Have you experienced this?

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

I haven't. Do you experience the distortion when you use the headphones with other devices? Do you hear the distortion when you plug your live into loud speakers?

@_EightySix 4 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewStratton I've only experienced this with the Live and I'm thinking it may have something to do with sample rate or something like that, I'm not good with the technical aspects of audio like that but it seems like it could be something like that. I never even thought to test it on my monitors at home because i usually use other gear at home and use the Live when i work overnight. I'm gonna check it out on speakers shortly.

@Unstable_Diffusion89 6 ай бұрын

if you saved some expansions onto an SSD and some onto a SD card, does the MPC Live 2 know where to find all the expansions and make them readily available?

@MatthewStratton 6 ай бұрын

Yes. At least it works for me with both.

@NikolayErmolenko Жыл бұрын

Thanks. But you forgot the scissors to cutting nails for saving pads. Really. 😁

@ACDancy 4 жыл бұрын

Does that Arturia Keystep require external electricity? or is it just powered via usb?

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

USB powered.

@ACDancy 4 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewStratton Thanks, I've been using a korg microkey which a fine keyboard but it lacks aftertouch.

@Perrymanx 4 жыл бұрын

Hi all MPC Fans, I strongly recommend the pad BRÄDA Black (better) or Pink, 42x31 cm under MPC LIVE II, from your local IKEA store. It is made of hard plastic, anti-slip rubber welded on the bottom. That looks very good. The size fits perfectly on the MPC Live II. Of course, also on MPC Live. It is also very cheap. www.ikea.com/sg/en/p/braeda-laptop-support-black-40165466/

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

Looks nice. I'm still using the old Amazon basic one. I actually use 2 of them now, one under my Ableton Push. I like the adjustable angles. This would looks solid though.

@alek8473 2 жыл бұрын

tELL ME DO I NEED INTERFACE AUDIO IF I HAVE MPC LIVE 2 ? STANDALONE WORKFLOW

@ktreier 2 жыл бұрын

No but you might need a preamp if you want to input Mic or Guitar

@mpclive5693 4 жыл бұрын

If you don't yet have a MPC LIVE......GET ONE!! =) Treat yourself.

@miss.antidote 4 жыл бұрын

is it worth it?

@mpclive5693 4 жыл бұрын

@@miss.antidote Absolutely!!! And now that they dropped the price GET ONE TODAY! You will have soooo much FUN! And you can take it anywhere!!

@miss.antidote 4 жыл бұрын

@@mpclive5693 thanks for the reply mate :)

@Daveosbeatz Жыл бұрын

I love my live.just bought the plug ins for it and the pianos are pretty sweet

@Tom_NooG 4 жыл бұрын

👍🏻😘👌🎶

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

🎧🎼🎹🎤🎸🎺

@op-1g.s 3 жыл бұрын

somebody here who tried that with an USB Mic? Dose it works? Thanks.

@MatthewStratton 3 жыл бұрын

Haven't gotten any usb mics or audio interface to work. It keeps saying that the usb device is not supported if I try to plug one in.

@alyeska4226 4 жыл бұрын

I've noticed no need for preamp. Pickups are good. I wish phono could be turned down. Single input is pretty janky. A mixer is a must

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

The preamp in not for amplifying the guitar signal. It is to change the impedance of the signal to maintain the tone of the instrument. I use the phono inputs all the time with Audio Technica turntable and experience no issues. You can hear it in my last video with MyDeadFriendz. You can change the input to 0 and work your way up with the "rec vol" knob on the back of the MPC Live.

@alyeska4226 4 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewStratton yeah, it gets pretty big from my Microfreak. Maybe I can get a softer signal using the line out instead of the headphone jack to phono

@MatthewStratton 4 жыл бұрын

@@alyeska4226 sounds like you are trying to use a line level signal for the phono level inputs. You need to use the line level inputs (the 1/4 inch inputs) for most synths. Phono level inputs (the RCA ones) for most turntables.

@alyeska4226 4 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewStratton yeah. My Mac has pretty low levels so I could be best patching that to the phono to free up the 1/4 for the synth, i'll have better integrity in both