yeah you neeed to make more mpc videos brother, you have a gift at teaching and explaining!

Dude this video was money!!!! I'm sure they're are many folks out there that are stoked to find it. Great work sir!!!!

Good video. My advice to everyone is to keep things simple. In the early 90s my MIDI setup was way too complex nessitating an extra MIDI out port on my Atari ST. All my synths and controllers were connected all the time. The complexity got in the way of the music. Now I just pick a couple of instruments and put them together as needed.

this surely has to be one of the most helpful videos on the whole of youtube - i'm considering whether an MPC One will be the right fit for what i need, and i think pretty much every concern i had is covered here. thank you!

One of the most well made informational tutorial on midi connectivity with the mpc stand alone software out there Hundreds of users could benefit from this video, I wish I saw this months ago Akai should be grateful

This is a top notch production with great explanations and visuals. Great job! Very helpful and just what I needed. Thank you.

Your videos are nothing short of phenomenal.

I did give myself a high five! lol please keep making these kind of videos, this is making it much easier for me to wrap my head around the MPC.

I wish I could resubscribe and press like multiple times. Best tutorial on midi and mpc I’ve seen, hands down. Thank you for this!

USB Host mode is powerful, and appears well implemented. That has sold me on making the One the hardware center for my gear. Great video- very well thought out.

Best video about this matter. Period. Thank you so much!

This is actually the best rundown of the new midi capability for the 2.8 firmware of the mpc series, better than akai’s! I really thank you for your hard work, it is so very well explained, with context and all! i found it even better than loopop’s one, and he sets the bar so very high! thanks again for this, your work is really appreciated!

This was extremely helpful. I now have my AKAI MPC acting as a sound module for my 1988 AKAI EVI1000 ‘valve’ wind controller. I’m able to create very organic tracks on the fly while taking advantage of all the production features of the MPC. With my eclectic interests in ambient, acid house, space synth, and fusion jazz this seems to be a perfect match!

Finally a video that addresses both cables and settings... perfect 👍

easily the best explainer ive seen yet on this. ive saved to play list. invaluable info, thanks ive been scratching my head for weeks.

A very well made and informative video, just what I was looking for :)

I found this video to be incredibly helpful for me. Thank you so much! Everything was explained clearly, and precisely and I learned a ton in 20 minutes. Subscribed 💯

Perfect mate. This is just the video I have been looking for... Subbed!

Ooo I would have loved to see a follow-up discussing what you talked about last; audio routing through a mixer (how it is best done, how it is configured on the mpc, suitable mixer for hooking up the mpc with a few external synths etc)

Excellent video! Thank you for the demonstration and tutorial

Great video. Answered midi questions I had for 20 years.

This was great! Since I received the Live 2 I was searching for a fairly simple way to control AND record the audio from my Analog Four Mk2. I woke up to this when I refreshed my KZfaq home page. I am curious about the setup screen though. What are the settings supposed to be for the SYNC and TRACK icons on the MPC? I’m still new to this but you make everything look really simple. If I could see a closeup of what the setup screen on the MPC looks like that might help. Thank you so much for doing this. Your editing and presentation is professional. Now if you could just pour all of that knowledge to me via mind meld, it would be awesome! lol Keep it up, sir! And now I shall subscribe!

Thank you for such an extensive and clear explanation of MIDI on MPC v2.8. One question that has been asked multiple times on the Akai support forum is 'foot pedal control', and this too can be achieved with MIDI - specifically with MMC Play/Stop/Rec/etc messages. A USB (or DIN) MIDI foot pedal can send these into the MPC, either with a commercial unit (such as a Morningstar) or a DIY solution (my favorite is "OpenDeck" on GitHub).

I cannot express enough how this video was helpful!

thank you!! I've been looking for a tutorial like this for days now. awesome work

Is it wrong to say I think I love you for these vids?

Thank you for the practicle way of demonstrating the connections and functionality of the MPC .

This is absolutely fascinating actually. I drive a Dreadbox Erebus from a midi channel which is basically a sequencer and record back to an audio channel whilst messing with the oscillator filters etc. You can then layer the tracks with different settings and be very creative with it all. This is going to keep me amused for the rest of the year...lol

Amazing video I look forward to seeing many more

I just wanted to say thank you 🙏🏾 this cleared up a lot of confusion I was having with trying to record midi to audio tracks. Keep up the great work

Finally someone that explains connections in a simple way...

Thanks for your Video, you helped me a lot with the Midi / Audio Routing of my external Keyboard and MicroFreak

Dude that’s incredible video, finally now I have route my stuff. Thanks Bro, U made my Day 🏆🎹🙏👊🏻

Thank you for sharing this thoroughly excellent information and video.

Very good video- thank you, stay safe and inspired!

Fantastic video. Thanks for showing us the power of the ONE 👊🏼🙏🏼

Great mpc content, more please

exactly what I was looking for ... thank you so much 🙏

Great explanation of midi. huge thumbs up

this the best video on midi great job 👏

Great video. Very useful. Thanks.

Wonderful information. Great video also.

This was very helpful. Thank you

Fantastic video legend. Cheers from Australia

This is the best Tutorial on the midi layout as said in previous comments

Better explained than in the official channel. Well done.

This is so cool and demystifying! Thank you! ✨

Wow. This was much needed and easy to understand. I’m staring to realize there is no right way to set things up. A mixer with 2 aux output channels for stereo routing is what I’m missing.

Thank you ! Very helpful video !

Nicely done mr loops

Excellent as usual!

Thanks for this video, very helpful.

Thank you. This is how Akai should make their tutorial videos. Akais video on how to connect a usb controller is 1:50 and all they teach is that you can play a melody with your usb keyboard. No words about midi learning or anything else. They should pay you for this.

Super helpful! Thanks so much.

Love the information! 💯💯🔥

this is theeeee perfect video. everything you need to know. on point...

Best explanation, thanks! This is how any tutorials should look like.

Very professional video 👍

Sweet man thank you! You handled all my questions 💯

Thanks a lot for this video. Looking forward to get the update on the AKAI Force. But one thing is driving me crazy. Why is there no latency offset for each midi device. Right now you cannot compensate midi timing per device. It is really necessary to get midi clock offset in negative and positive direction per device.

pretty amazing video. thank you.

Man this has saved me so many headaches. Thank you so much for this!!

Really great video !

Excellent tutorial. Thank you.

This is going to handy for me. I've ordered the MPC ONE, it should be due in stock at the retailer I use end of July, (hopefully)!!. I have 9 hardware synths and other gear but never had a sampler...looking forward to using the MPC ONE, and this video will help getting some of the synths synced up via usb midi so thanks for this. Cheers.

excellent video. thank you

Explained perfectly.. thank you...

I found this really useful. Thanks!

thanks a lot!!!!!! superusefull!!!! (especially the midi mapping part!)

Quality content. You helped a lot.

Man. This earned a like as well as a subscribe! Thank you so much! This is one of the more clear videos I’ve come across. Do you have any videos on MPC and Jupiter X or Juno x?

Excellent video thx

Thanks for this and the other MPC video explaining the sequence/track/basics! I used this video to control my Volca Keys from the One, but I'd like to also control my iPad Pro (USB-C) soft synths at the same. Any ideas? I'm trying to play both live at once (audio into mixer).

nice!!! just learned how to connect my Fantom G6 with my MPC LIVE! thumbs up!

This was everything I wanted and needed. Thank you! I've set my SPD SX to trigger pads on my MPC Live 2 so that I can perform my drum beats in via the SPD rather than using the MPC pads.

A very good video!

You are a king showing this theory Thanks keep sharing the knowledge

Thanks a lot, very very very well explained

Awesome!... Thank You!!

Thanks! Time saver.

this is such a damn good video

Incredibly useful video, thank you so much

Give myself a high five?you deserve the high five very informative video

THANKS FOR THIS TUTORIAL

Would you have any advice on connecting the force to the mpc for the purpose of using the 64 pads on the force while keeping the mpc as the main? I really love the force but I love the mpc workflow, it’d be dope to be able to chop samples and not have to switch banks.

I am looking to connect my mpc one to a fader port 8 or x touch. I wonder which one will work better at at all with mpc. Also I would love for akai to create its own mixer controller with faders and a sound card and ability to multitrack into the mpc one. I know is not a lot to ask. Since tascam model 8 already does this. It’s only missing the motorized faders

This really helped me a lot. If I want use a keyboard synth as a midi controller for my mpc live 2 to control instrument plug ins, other external synths and the keyboard synth it’s self how could I do that

Wowwwww! Thank YOU!!! You just saved me $1,500!!! I was gonna buy a Key 61, But I have a 1st Gen MPC Live and an Advance 49 (that's not supported on my mac M1 laptop... I've been looking for videos on if I can use my Advance 49 with my Live.... and it SHOULD work!!! Definitely earned a Subscriber!!! Thanks Again!!! #Salute

thanks for making this video super well done! would you know how to use a sustain pedal to act as the kick ie allocate to a pad in any way?

I want to send patterns from another drum machine to mpc one, do I have to use midi or TRS cables or both at the same time

Great, i tried it and it works great! Thanks! Is it possiple to change the midi notes of the pads on my Akai LPD 8 controller without the software?? ❤

Super helpful

Now i know what I'm doing this weekend..thanks!

really good tutorial, i was personally suprised when i connected my Novation ReMOTE 25 (which i am unable to get functioning on windows 10) it suddenly was recognized by the MPC and even got the name right away. Though i am having issues with getting some knobs on my ReMOTE to send data, my mpc recognizes them when i turn the different ones, but no data is being sent.

Awesome video!!! I have a question in regards to the External Synth section. Let's say the external synth is a key board (Yamaha Montage etc...), and it's setup like your example, USB from MPC to Synth, and then Stereo Out to Stereo in on MPC. You showed how you can control the synth from the MPC, but could you also somehow record midi notes using the keyboard from the synth into a sequence and it's own sounds, edit it, and then record it into an audio track? If so that would be great!!!!

So I was trying to hook my Roland Fantom from its output 1 into the MPC Live’s input 1 so I can write notes into the MPC for it’s built in synths, from my fantoms keys. But also wanted to have another midi cable going from my MPC Live’s output 1, into my Korg Minilogue’s input so that I can also switch over to a midi track on my MPC and play/write notes with the sounds from my Korg, using my Fantom’s keys. This used to be no problem when I was using the Roland FA 06 but now that I’m using the Fantom it seems more complicated for some reason. I was trying last night, to have 2 separate tracks one using the hype engine and the other track as a midi channel to use my Korgs sounds but when I would switch over to the midi channel I would hear both the hype and the Korg when I press my fantoms keys. I just want to be able to switch back and forth tracks on my MPC to get to each sound individually like I used to be able to. EDIT: So I just had an idea, would it work easier this way if I routed the midi from my Fantom output 1 into my Korg Minilogues input, then go output from my Korg into my MPC’s Input? I might still hear both sounds at the same time but I would just have to turn down the volume of the Korg on my mixer when I’m writing notes on the Hype track, and then when I write out the notes for my Korg I’ll do it on my fantoms sequencer. then when I’m satisfied with the pattern I’ll just have to play it back alone and sample it immediately to put into an audio track on the project in my MPC. Either way I always had to sample my tracks from the Korg to get it into my project. The only difference is I was able to have those 2 separate tracks before on the MPC where I hit play and each individual track would play the perspective sounds assigned to each track. When if I do that now, when both tracks would have a different midi pattern and both tracks would probably be playing both sounds over both of those patterns, If that makes sense.

¡Muchas gracias Ollie!

Awesome. I just got my One. Mpc max is my controller going into 9 new Behringer semi modular synths. This is gonna be bad ass. And i have the full akai pro mpc software

Great video, very clear. But i missed one thing: I have a MPC one and a MPK mini. The mini has an Arpeggio feature but i cant get it to receive timing information from the MPC. I have try the sync outputs settings but no success yet. Any advice?

This is a godsend