Akai MPC Tutorials. OLD SCHOOL Boom Bap Low Pass Filter technique used by Dilla, Preemo, Madlib, etc

Рет қаралды 8,347

Күн бұрын

In this video, I take a look at the era-defining Low Pass Filter technique, the concept, and how to set it up in the MPC.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:43 How I found the LPF
02:48 In the MPC3000
03:50 The Beat
04:05 Set up in the MPC
05:10 Process the Bass
08:49 The Mids and Highs
11:25 Why I use Filters
13:27 Booooom
14:13 Outro
For mixing and mastering services feel free to email me at: conan@thecratesmotel.com
Rare breaks for your MPC and beat tapes:
thecratesmotel.bandcamp.com/
If you enjoy our videos and would like to support The Crates Motel, you can donate an amount of your choice to the following link:
paypal.me/thecratesmoteluk
Come and join us at Akai MPC Tutorials.
A hub for sharing and learning tips and tricks on mixing, mastering, beatmaking, workflow, production,
and sampling on the Akai MPC.
/ akaimpctutorials
Follow us at The Crates Motel:
www.thecratesmotel.com
/ thecratesmotel
Equipment I use:
Headphones:
Audeze LCD-X
Beyerdynamic 770/880/1990
Shure 535
Sennheiser HD25 MKII
Pioneer HDJ X10
Aiaiaia TMA-2 Wireless+
Monitors:
Genelec 8020D
Presonus Studio One 6
RME ADI-2 DAC FS
Presonus HP4 (My Grot Box)
Presonus Faderport V2
Arturia Minilab MKII
Novation 49SL MKII
Arturia Microlab
Akai MPC One
Akai MPC Live II
Roland SP404 Mk2
Isla Instruments S2400
Omni Portable Turntable
Content Creation:
Presonus Revelator IO24
Zoom H6 Recorder
Earthworks Custom Icon Pro Microphone
Sennheiser MKE 600 Microphone
Logitech Brio 4k Cam
Apple iPhone 12
DJI Osmo Mobile 6
OC White Ultima Mic Arm
Davinci Resolve
Filmic Pro
Knobs:
www.amazon.com/dp/B07TXYBB7Z
Data Wheel:
www.amazon.com/dp/B08R5THKZD

Пікірлер: 76

@craz1974 7 күн бұрын

This! This is the technique we all love and use. You can use this with stems to help along

@TheCratesMotel 7 күн бұрын

🙏🏼

@djsoo 7 күн бұрын

"I don't care, I just like the way it sounds" I wish more people would just have this mentality - too many people get caught up in what things are "supposed" to do in terms of gear and processing and forget to just use their ears.

@TheCratesMotel 7 күн бұрын

Very very true sir. Thank you for watching.

@TheNathtube 4 ай бұрын

Been using this method for years, killer for basslines.

@TheCratesMotel 4 ай бұрын

Yeh man. It’s the way 🙏🏼

@ming-artoflight2761 Ай бұрын

I used that method before STEMS came into my life.

@TheCratesMotel Ай бұрын

🙏🏼

@KayakCampingOffGrid 22 күн бұрын

Great job explained filtering processes beautifully 😅

@TheCratesMotel 22 күн бұрын

Thanks man and thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

@djayboogaloo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks....🙏🙏🙏

@TheCratesMotel 7 ай бұрын

You’re welcome dude. Thanks for watching.

@nicks.8003 Жыл бұрын

Still in pre-roll and all I can say is thanks for all your tutorials Conan! Your tutorials are amazing and I hope they are as enjoyable for you to make as they are to watch.

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

This one definitely was. I was really excited to make it lol. Thanks for watching dude.

@jaymack-p3n Жыл бұрын

If I am not mistaken, you could also just use Copy Track (in the Track Menu), and it will copy the events, then you just need to change the program on the new track to the new bass program

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

Yup spot on, you could also do that. As I said in the video, there’s always more than one way to do things in the MPC, which is one of the things I love about it. Thanks for watching.

@pegipoi Жыл бұрын

I browsed KZfaq for an hour and found a thorough video on this topic. The search paid off. Thanks for that. It's annoying when many people just talk about what to do in a video and don't show how to do it.

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching dude. Always happy to help.

@JayFingers Жыл бұрын

Oh man, this is absolutely fantastic. One of the things I've tried to do with my MPC One was to try and recapture that '90s-era sound. I've used other techniques and I guess I've come close, but this tutorial really nails it IMO. Thank you so much for posting this! 🙏🏾🙌🏾

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome man. Thank you for watching.

@MicroKidJBeatz Жыл бұрын

Instructional masterclass. 🫡

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching dude

@bernardbenjamin5607 7 ай бұрын

Great video just subscribed

@TheCratesMotel 7 ай бұрын

Cheers B 🙏🏼

@ericdavis85 4 ай бұрын

Niceeeeee‼️🔥

@TheCratesMotel 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching brother.

@manatee_flips6811 Жыл бұрын

great video, I'm going to try this technique today....about to send another round of tracks! love the new logo, great touch...

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

Yeh man!!! Do it!!

@Dollarchannel 8 ай бұрын

You are now my go to guy. I love how you explained everything

@TheCratesMotel 8 ай бұрын

Hey thanks man, just trying to keep it real, no BS. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

@sb2406 Жыл бұрын

I totally agreee about the AIR Kill eq, there is not much control on the exact frequency that you are going to cut. I have been using the regular Low pass filter on the MPC which has only the resonance, I will have to try now the AIR filter with the resample saturation. Thanks for the tip.

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

Thank for watching dude. Yeh the other filters are also decent. I just find with the Air Filter it is easier to dial in that old school filter sound with only one plugin, a little easier.

@craz1974 7 күн бұрын

I would do program edit, select all pads, use the LP2 or LP4. Or use the MPC filter...Using an insert is a little easier and gives more control

@DisraeliGears Жыл бұрын

Thanks again brother

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

Always welcome

@BareRareBeats Жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff man. Great tutorial on this classic technique.

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching man

@aronsvensson9251 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Your videos and hard work to share your great knowledge is much appreciated!!

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

You're welcome man. Honestly, it is not like work for me. I love sharing the knowledge. Thank you for watching.

@HermesFables 10 ай бұрын

Thank you man this is such a game changer for me, hard to find videos out there that go into this much depth. You're a legend, cheers!

@TheCratesMotel 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome dude. Glad to help. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

@Bigguccibeats Жыл бұрын

Great video !

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, and thank you for watching

@ahmetmertol8901 7 ай бұрын

👍🏻🔥

@TheCratesMotel 7 ай бұрын

🙏🏼

@Ashad2012 Жыл бұрын

Really nice except it lacks that creamy sound of BoomBap that we were getting using the S-950. That creamy almost envelope filter sound of theS-950 is the LowEnd Theory sound of 90's BoomBap.

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

Yes of course dude. I had a 950 for many years. As I said in the video, I’m not saying this is a perfect emulation. I never do the whole “it sounds like the original” thing. I used the SP1200, S950, MPC60 from the end of the 80s and whilst the newer MPCs don’t sound exactly like them, it’s nice to show the newer guys what techniques we used and that it’s possible to get in the ball park with newer gear. If we don’t pass on these techniques, they die with us. Thanks for watching.

@Gremo79 9 ай бұрын

Very inspiring! Thank you so much

@TheCratesMotel 9 ай бұрын

You’re welcome. Thank you for watching.

@nocturnalron69 Жыл бұрын

Thanks again mate! Cheers!

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching dude

@shawndiggz8904 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video. I admit that I struggled with this but your video has increased my abilities. I’ve written down these steps. Great content! Can’t wait for more videos! I’ve just subscribed to your channel! Keep up the great work!

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

Hey you're welcome man, happy to help. I just try and lay it out in terms people can understand. Thank you for watching.

@Noise-Conductor Жыл бұрын

For even more control, on the JJOS you can take a stereo sample, make different programs, but pick a different stereo field option (L-mono, R-mono, L+R-mono) in the drum program & than filter than how you want. You can do it on the new MPC/Force but you'll have to make new copies of the samples for each stereo field. On the JJOS you could switch thru them in real-time with 1 sample, kinda dope. I hope they add it someday.

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

Yeh man, that's right. That's one of the things I miss about my older MPCs.

@Noise-Conductor Жыл бұрын

@@TheCratesMotel I wasn't even doing just for mixing reasons, but for the fact that certain sides had more or less of certain instruments that could be farther enhanced via filters (the jjos had 2 filter per pad) this way you could come up with more melodic parts even with a simple 2 bar sample.

@prodNieva Жыл бұрын

OMGG

@prodNieva Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!!!

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome dude. Thanks for watching.

@lindasson Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, just subscribed my friend 🙏🏾✊🏾💚

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much dude 🙏🏼

@lunewon2357 Ай бұрын

There's another way that is perhaps more simple when, e.g., you planed to record mutes between some sample flips tracks . That's basicaly sending the program to 2 returns and routing the sample to an unused output in order to mute it. This way stay only both returns, bass & mid/high. I've noticed that it doesn't sound the same to my ears, using the same filters stacks aplied to both technics. But it may be subjective... I'm curious to read what you think about it.

@TheCratesMotel Ай бұрын

Yes that’s another great way of doing it, good shout.

@lunewon2357 Ай бұрын

@TheCratesMotel I realize that there's another advantage to this technic, thinking about possible track adjustement in a sample flip, if you want to move or change a midi note, you don't have to do it twice : ) If ever you'll test this technic, please tell me if you ear any diference into the way both compared technics sounds. It may be subtl but you'll be the one who'll know for shure. Thanx for all your great work.

@TheCratesMotel Ай бұрын

@@lunewon2357 You're welcome dude, thank you for watching and for sharing your techniques.

@rashaidanderson4403 Жыл бұрын

Peace. Liked and subscribed.

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I really appreciate that.

@cecilpusey5989 Жыл бұрын

Broke a barrier for me

@TheCratesMotel Жыл бұрын

Awesome man. Thanks for watching.

@DJJIMBREESE 2 ай бұрын

Couldn’t get this to work as well on the 2400. Loads of phase issues came into play. Have you experienced that? This sounds great here though.

@TheCratesMotel 2 ай бұрын

That's a very interesting point. I haven't actually tried it on the 2400. I will see if I get the same issues.

@nardobolo4143 5 ай бұрын

In the general settings, why don’t you just set the overall SP1200 to MPC 3000 settings and also why not use the filter settings

@TheCratesMotel 5 ай бұрын

Hey dude. Yeh you could do that as well. This is just one way of doing things. Swapping the order of your chain and processing is a great way to find those happy accidents.