What else you want me to cover in the new 2.11 update????

With guitar signals and MPC, there's two different things worth thinking about. One is about signal levels, and the gain needed to bring them up. The other is about matching impedance. With signal levels, depending on the pickups, instrument will level will be quite a bit lower, or just slightly lower than line level. With your average single coils, maybe like those in this video, it could be around -15dBV compared to line level synth for example. So you might need to max out the input gain stage. With hotter pickups, like high output humbuckers, you might only need to crank the gain to medium-high. The second thing is impedance matching. An audio interace with a high-z input will have a 1 mega-ohm input impedance, which is what a guitar likes to be plugged directly into. But these MPCs have low impedance inputs (probably tens of kilo-ohms). They'll sort-of work at a push, but they'll mess with the tone. Connected directly to a low impedance input, the guitar tone will usually get a dull high-end. Like it's rolled off with a low pass filter. But the good thing is that the right guitar pedal can fix both of those issues. Most guitar pedals will have a high impedance input, and low impedance output. And for bringing up the signal to line level, a booster pedal will solve both issues. I'd recommend something like a TC Spark, Mooer Pure Boost, Xotic EP or RC Booster or Keeley Mini Katana in front. This works well, because you get the right impedance on inputs and outputs. And depending on the pedal, you can even have some EQ controls as a bonus. Something like a Keeley Compressor Pro can also work well. Another good option is a cleanish transparent overdrive. I use a Caline Pure Sky for this ($30-40 clone of an MXR Timmy). That gives you basic bass treble EQ, and it can do clean boosting. But with more gain it can also be set to thicken and warm the sound, or give a little mild crunch. If you crank the gain, it can go all the way up to nice gnarly but transparent analogue overdrive, that'll tend to sound better than the MPCs overdrives. Caline also have a dual pedal that's a Boost (Xotic RC booster clone) and (Diamond clone) Compressor in one cheapish $80 unit. Another good option is an Audient iD4 mkII or EVO 4 used as external audio interface for the MPC. Audient's JFET D.I.s are nice.

exactly the video I have been waiting for, thank you!!

Cool to see you with the guitar! Looking forward to seeing it in more videos

Very cool. I am a guitar player who bought the Mpc live when it first came out. Works great with mic’d amps or guitar modelers (line 6 or whatever). Love that they keep making the Mpc more versatile!

I love this, Ave! I'd like to see you go even more in depth with the different guitar head types and tweak. I also would love to hear how these amp sims work on either toughening or warming up synths, drums and maybe even some vocals. I bet even some analog bass through those things could be cool, maybe copying a bass line to a 2nd track and then using the amp sims just on the copy for some parallel processing.

Bro thanks for running this down! I have been running my pedals through my mpc but have been losing certain tones and sounds getting muddied in the mix. This is going to be fun to play with. Thanks dude!

Man I can tell you were feeling that track. Nice job.

Thanks so much for the vid. I’m a guitar player learning electronic music this is a nice surprise to have this function.

If you’re not using an external interface that has a “guitar” option or “low-Z,” you’ll still want a DI box with this for serious guitar recordings, unless the new update allows for impedance change. The MPCs inputs are at line level and electric guitars/basses are at “low-z” level. The main point of a DI box is to change the impedance of low-z type levels to line level so they can either be plugged into an interface or mixer for recording. You’d be ok even with just a passive DI box as long as your pickups aren’t active. Sick guitar too. I really dig a matching headstock. Also, I had no idea you could play! Nice job as always.

Definitely dope features

True Musician! Yo your power chords was okay fam thank you for all your videos. Peace King. 👑

always serving good quality videos!

I can’t wait for this update!!

Awesome video, this will change my workflow !!!

always appreciate you my G!

Once again, the best video about MPC topic. Love your channel, you’re extraordinary!

Thanks for the explanation, didn't immediately know how to do it.

Dope video Ave, thanks for sharing.

Thanks fam🎉

I must say a little fast but I appreciate you bro garenteed to wake our ass up🤣 I'm a newby to the MPC live 2 just bought mine this month and you are the only one I learned from on how to hook the 🎸 guitar to my apollo twin-X interface to the MPC live 2, and my Midi Akai keyboard thanks for posting you're🔥💯

I was aware, but I still learned something here. Nice.

June 23rd!!! Got it coach!!! Let’s go

Kickass, can't wait to check out the ampsim. Hopefully it saves me having one extra preamp box in the setup

So cool the tuner is going to help 💯 with modular setups.

Subbed love your channel

Dope! 🔥

Damn Ave, great video. I didn't know the new update has all these possibilities. You can also use the MPC Live with a talkbox as well, it sounds great if you make the right synth patch.

Dope as shit brah!

I have the MPC Live 2 and the Force. I think the Force has a much better workflow for instruments. But the new update on the MPC is certainly welcomed. Thanks for the helpful video. 🤘

Super dope video bro. I'd love to see a full tutorial focused on guitar players using the MPC as a song creation station. I have the X.

Wooob wooob hahaha loved it

Would love to see you get creative with your guitar more, it’s super cool seeing you involve more live instruments. 😊✨

Is really cool. I'm currently using the Amplifi tt, which is also going well. I don't think the sounds are that great, but I think the direction Akai is going is great.

That’s cool

That’s a dope ft there is going to be a lot of application for guitars now.

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I have a bass guitar I haven’t used yet now I will

The volt looks and sounds solid. Been looking for a lil interface

I'm gonna make a vid of me miking my amp. It's gonna be dope. As soon as I get my mpc 3. Thanks for the video. Those sounds ai t to bad

Interesting if you could elaborate on looping workflow. I've tried populating drum prgs (1,2,4,8 bars) before recording loops. Is there a way to set warp always on? I'd like to do my intro in one tempo and then change it, but editing each pad is bad during live. Another problem is there is only resample and in 1/2 selector. But what if I wanted to loop specific instrument? Say I have 8 keys programs and 8 drum programs ready, I just need to perform them into looper. At some point it all gets too messy and unmanageable.

YO AVE WHEN THE VIDEO FIRST CAME ON I THOUGHT YOU HAD A JEDI COSTUME ON THEN I SAW IT WAS A SWEATER. 😄

Hi Ave, I'm trying to decide between this and sp404mk2, I play gyutar and just want to collect my riffs to jam with my verselab. What do you think man? Thanks for. He video

When they bought Air Instruments or whatever the company was called, I knew they have an Air Guitar Amp Sim, and I checked out the sound and sounded decent. I suspect this is the same plugin. Sounds good, especially through a sound card (which has a dedicated hi-z input for instruments). Question: Can you use the audio interface inputs, and monitor throught the MPC outputs?

on my mpc one , when i choose looper it automaticly sets input to 1/2 stereo. and if i chage it to mono (guitar) then if i go and mess around with a sample or want to export it ,when i go to looper it jumps back to stereo 1/2 . so it's real pain in the ass for live situations. I can see that in this video you have input 2 , but it doesn't jump back to stereo input. Maybe theres something i need to change in preferences ?

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Where can I get the AIR AMP SIM for MPC software? I am using MPC Beats / MPC 2.12 software

With that tuner could I run a just the bass section of a sample (low pass) through it to figure out notes for a 808 track. Let’s say I’m running it out of my SP into the MPC sampler

@Ave Mcree: First, good video. I enjoy your MPC tutorials. Second, how long have you been playing guitar? I ask because I play and teach as well (try arching your left wrist more as it will help with your extensions and prevent tendinitis). Three, keep up the good work. Looking forward to more.

okay so samples a random guitar thats suitsable to put in a keygroup now im trying to manipulae it to yhe point i press the pad and after a certain point it loops until i release the pad how do i do this how do i make it happen?

Does the amp sim come stock with the Mpc One Plus??

I’ve been using my mpc one to record guitars for a while now but even though the new plugins look interesting, going direct sounds pretty awful ! Using a preamp or a modeler (I use a Kemper, but there are other and more affordable options) is the way to go. Also, after recording a loop, you can export it as a sample, chop it into slices, tweak them and flip them however you want and that’s where using the mpc really makes sense I believe.

Is 2.11 and above also available on the first mpc live?

Can you show how to record an external board into to MPC sequencer??? MIDI with the audio?

Can you now use tuner on samples? Or rather is there now some kinda key/pitch detection for sampling? I haven't had time to test this new update.

Thanks! the mpc inputs are not for High Z instruments, it will make it sound dull and with less clear high and lows. (input is for line level impedance). You could use a external preamp, with High Z instrument in, and line out. Or what you correctly showed, a USB sound card with High Z input. The sound was definitely better. But, taste differ, if you want to go directly into the line in of the mpc, it won't harm your devices, just your ears ;)

Maze balls ! I had forget that I could plug guitar straight into mpc . I had been using an old br-micro 80 for my audio input but it sounds a bit faff .

To clarify, they've added amp sims AND cabinet impulse responses?

Hey Ave I'm a guitar player and I do have an audio interface what are the differences if any with the workflow while using the interface with one of my guitars or basses

I got the Keys today and I don’t have the Tuner or Amp. ???????

Thankyou...been struggling with this simple process...4evanoob here. I didn't realize I had to create a drum program assign to pad and play it in..i thought the initial sampling/recording would do that..I am trying to use the manual but getting distracted by terminology and other avenues of recording/ etc.. audio interface is what I lack as my only one (a cheap an old roland ua-4fx is permanently attached to laptop) Do you think the Behringer euphoria 4in4out or 1820 will be compatible.?.on a tight budget here.

Oh yes, guitar sounded really nice connected to the UA Volt 2! Probably because low Z instrumental input?

Logic has good virtual amp(s) too, this seems well thought out though, lots of settings for dawless setup

What kind of guitar is that?

@ 3:17 LOL..🤣😂

At the end you almost put your guitar on 🔥 fire and started slamming it. 😅 😉

i need that amp in a KICK right now......

Does the guitar cabinet have tremolo presets?

Lol omg, That intro is on some Wayne's World Energy

I found some dope lug-ins for tuners, but I'm so dissapointed that the new tuner feature doesn't allow you to tune samples and one shots...it's kinda silly at this point lol....how dope would that be if you could literally tune your 808 to the exact key that you want it, the same way it was showing when your strummed the guitar

Good. Now I can tune my beats to 432hrtz 😁

This cames to force?

A new MPC KEYS is coming on the 23rd of JUNE !!!!

MPC live/x is thé best. I wish i could lock a 2 bar loop on a sample and move That loop trhough thé sample to find cool loops like in my older mpcs

I've not played guitar for about 18 years, bass for 16 years and I was rubbish at both... But they're coming out of retirement if I can plug them straight in and I can relive my youth (ie being an awful guitarist who hides behind as many effects as possible)

Akai just went Thanos mode on the opposition.

Hey Ave can you send me the firmware? thanks :D

gotta work on that picking hand bro

Give me shread til’ I’m dead

thanks for showing this feature but not going to even lie the air cab sim sounds like totL @$$

Nobody else is gonna sayit? Ok I guess its me then lol, that amp sounds like ass. I know I know, limited cpu power and all that business, but it sounds awful.

Connecting an instrument direct to a line input is the worst you could do. Horrible sound.