Hi there,
Sice yesterday the proud owner of a mpc sample.
Now I was wondering if there is a way to load a kit into a bank that is not A.
Now every time I load a kit it alway ends up in A.
I tried selecting a different bank and then loading but even then it switches back to A.
Much thanks in advance!!
I’ve bounced around a few, but is there one that really just nails it?
I found this on Amazon and it fits well, I can fit the Sample and a cable/charger securely. I noticed a bunch of other cases for it are sold out and will take 2-3 weeks to arrive.
I got this one overnight, if you do decide to buy one, get the XL size.
Just got it today from Amazon. Similar other other cases. Very nice.
Hey everyone, first time MPC user here. I recorded these two sequences and they played back fine. Then I made some edits the start and end points of chops in another sequence that used completely different chops. Then, when I played back the first two sequences, the 2nd bar was missing in both. All 3 sequences are using different chops from one pad that is in chop mode. Please help! 😭
So Ive been messing with the sample for a bit but I feel like I'm stuck. Any good lessons out there paid or free?
A couple days ago I posted the first beat I ever made in my life here - I asked for some tips and got some good pointers. Mainly, some were saying to kinda let my sample breath and create space in the beat by removing elements. So I TRIED to take that as my main focus and try to get better at creating that contrast. I know I prolly made some mistakes or errors composing this beat. So please, if anyone has any more guidance they can offer on how they started improving their beats lmk.
FYI - this is the second beat I’ve ever made in my life and I’m still new to using an MPC - very new, and I only have access to the sample as far as my workflow and improving.
Ty to anyone who has read this far or listened!
Worked perfectly! I preprogrammed some grooves because they didn’t want to budget for a drummer 😕I had a bass and guitarist and me on sax and keys. Having played gigs before with no rhythm accompaniment, this was great as it allows more freedom for us. Ppl want a “beat” a lot of times to groove to otherwise you just become background ambiance. So definitely gonna continue to incorporate it in my live performances and live loop jams.
Anyone else using the MPC (any version) in a live setting?
I know that with the new firmware, the MPC Sample project files can be opened in MPC 3 hardware devices such as the Live, One, etc...
Has anyone tried using the Desktop software to open MPC Sample project files? Does it work the same way?
Currently the software only costs $100 and I'm considering it solely for the purpose of opening my project files and getting my beats stemmed out much faster. Currently I have to record each sound into Ableton with everything else muted and do that for each sound in my song and it is TEDIOUS.
I would absolutely LOVE if Akai would give us Sample users the option to save our projects as an Ableton .als file, like the other machines can. That would make my life so much easier.
I bought the MPC sample about a month ago - idk in the back of my head I always wanted to make beats for years but never really did shit about it.
Going through this sub i kept reading that the best way to improve is to sit down and make out a fully structured beat instead of just fucking around with loops wasting hours. So this is me doing that. Shit took me like ten hours over two days. I have zero experience with MPC’s or music production so the last few weeks have been a learning curve but it’s starting to click. This little thing is pure joy. Feels good to get creative as a dude in his 30s.
If yall have any advice on how to improve or where you think I should focus on my next best to improve overall I’d love to hear. Fr.
So I recently started converting my Maschine expansion kits over to MPC Sample kits using Kit Maker and I noticed something that confused me at first.
For example, an expansion like Soulful Drums might come with a bunch of Maschine kits, but when I convert them, Kit Maker only creates a few MPC kits. After digging into it, I realized it’s because it’s grouping multiple Maschine kits into Banks A–H inside one MPC kit/program.
At first I thought, “why wouldn’t I just keep every Maschine kit as its own kit?” But now I’m starting to understand that with the MPC Sample limitations, loading one kit with multiple banks might actually make sense since you can switch banks instantly instead of loading another kit.
Curious what others do:
When converting Maschine kits to MPC Sample kits, do you:
- Keep 1 Maschine kit = 1 MPC kit?
- Group multiple kits into Banks A–H?
- Group by expansion/theme?
- Go for giant mega-kits?
Just trying to understand what workflows people actually use before I convert a ton of expansions.
We here!! Slapz Man on the mpc sample. Cant wait to share my first beat. Ima play around with the demo first before I start a project
I keep looking on the internet and all I see is how to IMPORT songs and sample onto the MPC with the micro SD Card. That's not what I want.
I have my song finished on the MPC Sample, how do I get them out and pass them into my computer?
I have my MPC Sample for 2 weeks now and I love it!
I upgraded it with the big knob, larger Micro SD card and a new Transformers G1 skin.
The big knob is a game changer! Making scrolling so much easier and quicker.
My goal was to spend more time away from my desktop pc setup and just chill and challenge myself to be creative in a different way.
Meant a lightning to usbc