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If you own an AKAI MPC 2000XL or similar MPC, Increase Your Power to Produce. Learn how to Make Your Beats Stand Out. This DVD includes everything you need to know to start producing High Quality beats with your AKAI MPC 2000XL drum machine. In under an hour You Will Have all the tools you need to Produce a Professional Beat and much more.
Chapters include:
- 1. Getting to know your MPC
- 2. Saving & Loading
- 3. Production
- 4. Song Mode
- 5. Mixing
- 6. Recording with MIDI
- 7. Sampling
- 8. Programming Parameters
- 9. Installing Components
Total Running time 58:06
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I agree, But some great is just ROCK SOLID. Ableton isnt there yet, but neither is the MPC so, lets agree to disagree.
This is just the video I was looking for!!!
Great Job!!……
cosign on that man…thats real talk…btw vid was great…great tutorial and detailed…hope to see more!
Thanks man, If you need any help, just holler.
More to come as soon as I get my camera back!
I have wanted to learn how to use the midi clock from my Cubase 4 to run my Mpc 4000, now i know how “thanks man” but what was the name of the lil USB thing you used? gotta get that TODAY
Midiman Midisport 2X2
I am thinking of buying an Akai MPD24 midi pad controller.Could this be used to trigger samples from say Ableton or any other files I have.Also I have a waldorf pulse+ so could I assign that to the MPD24 also as its just a mono synth??Would an EMU 0404 souncard do for the MIDI usb interface…cheers
Absolutely! I actually love the pads and find them to be just as great as any other Akai MPC. You have the option of using the sampler feature inside of Ableton, Plugins like SampleTank , Battery and other Giga VST Samplers, OR you can actually enable and disable clips in the session view.
As for the Waldorf, I would run the Waldorf into and out of Ableton as well as the pads, and have that Midi signal go from the pads THROUGH Ableton into the Waldorf.. Youll Get better Automation.
Yes, your soundcard will do, But keep in mind this is only going to give you 1 in and one out, I highly recommend a MidiMan Sport 2×2 or 4×4
Much appreciated mate.I have seen a Midiman 2×4 online so hope that will do the job.Also do you recomend a compatable audio soundcard in the £100 range that would do for recording acous.guitar,vocals etc.Sorry for all the questions…..peace.
I guess you are pretty limited for less than 200 USD , but stay away from the TC Native sound cards. . . they are nothing but trouble!
cheers mate….i know im lim ited with my options…but as they say its not what you have its what you do with it.Keep rockin chad your a decent guy.
Thanks for the vid! But how you get this recorded in to a finished song? What you are doing is just live jamming. I mean how you record the MPC while you switch tracks on/off? Are you multi-tracking the mpc outputs to Ableton?
I have MPC and Ableton and im struggling to find a smart way to use them both. I just want to use MPC’s sequencer for drums and use Ableton for the rest.
is that a 35mm DOF adapter? looks great..
SURE IS! LetusExtreme with Nikon 35mm 1.4 HVX-200 720P
Typically just live Jam, running these outputs all into a MOTU 8 in sound card, recording each instrument separately, then mixing later if any of us get an idea. We have an engineer that pretty much mans the mixer as well in a live situation so thats being put to the test. As far as getting the individual separate programs out of the MPC, you’d need a special card, and I am not really interested in that.
You can just do that, what you mentioned , MPC for the Drums and
Ableton for the rest of your track, but you can also use ableton to get you started on making an mPC beat, then take the Ableton away and youd be surprised what you can build from scratch when you have just a little “inspiration” playing from Ableton that is locked to time. the pads are REALLY nice on the MPC but Ableton is kind of a pain in the ass right now at Version 7 to kick ALL 60 of those pads over IN ORDER into Ableton…
ace vid.. im so jeaous!
hello,,must be a way to make change sequences on the mpc everytime ableton change scene,,this way we could program a specific sequence on the mpc for a specific scene in ableton,,this way we also could send program change from ableton to,,for example your moog or my prophet 8,,any idea on how to do this?
Thank you very much! I am trying to do more. Any requests? This is all Live PA stuff!
Absolutely. Sorry for the late response .
What youll wanna do is find a program bank that JUST controls Ableton, go the the F or E letters, just so you dont actually hit them, and Midi link your NEXT SEQUENCE and/or PREVIOUS SEQUENCE to a particular button on the MPC. Personally, I like doing that on a midi controller, but yes , it can be done. If you are getting results that you arn’t happy with, use the Midi Filter inside of the MPC to knock out all the unnecessary data.
wow
nice beat
good way to produce
I just posted a video producing on the Logic Pro 8
visit my page and enjoy ya self
now u just need some scratchn in there or whistle in higher pitch