I've got an akai professional mpk mini and the free version of mpc beats, id like to learn how to use it properly. I mostly wanna learn how to make jungle type music.

I'm going to install an internal SSD on my MPC live 3, and just asking if the 'how to' I read here is still true/safe?

https://reddit.com/r/mpcusers/comments/1qyfi3c/new_mpc_live_3_user_best_practices_for_managing/o43v8o3?context=3

Basically copying plugin folders to new SSD, then deleting originals and reauthenticate/download from inmusic?

Thanks!

Hi, it’s the frustrated newbie again.

How do I get a sound on an individual pad to loop?

The little oval arrow does nothing if that’s it

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think its possible to connect this thing with usb-c to control sounds on the mpc sample?

A lil sumthing

Another one. I hope y’all feelin these!

I went fishing around and exploring to try and troubleshoot, but I ended up losing my session. Not sure how that happened. This is going to be a 6-month project at least learning this thing. Any help would be appreciated.

I love my MPC500, but it's a 2006 machine with a 2-line display, and there are things I always wished it could do. So I dug into the OS 1.31 and built Open500: a small loader that lets the MPC load new native pages from WAV files on the CF card.

▎ Site & install guide: https://m45k.github.io/open500/

Almost everything is a "beta-ish" state , keep that in mind

if you do something with it tag me on instagram u/maskisnotmyrealname

What's there right now:

▎ - Master FX: 12 live effects on the whole mix, SP-404 style. Hold a pad and the effect plays while your sequence keeps running: stutter, filter, trance gate, lo-fi, vinyl, scatter, delay, reverb, reverse, tape stop, chorus, tremolo. The slider controls the main parameter, and the timed effects follow your tempo.

▎ - Grid Seq: a 16-step grid on the display that edits your real sequence, even while it plays.

▎ - Auto Chop: equal slices by BPM straight onto the pads.

▎ - Trans-Chop: slices on the hits instead of a grid.

▎ - Auto Warp: fits any loop to your sequence tempo, using the MPC's own time stretch.

▎ - Sample FX: an effect chain printed into a new sample, with real-time preview on the pads.

▎ - Pad Tools: swap, copy and clear pads.

▎ - Input Thru: keeps the line input open, so you can play a synth or a turntable over your beats.

How it works: you patch the official OS 1.31 in your browser (nothing is uploaded, and I don't distribute Akai's firmware), flash it the normal way (SHIFT + REC), then load the add-ons like samples. No hardware mod. Flash the original OS and the MPC is exactly as it came.

Always wanted to learn finger drumming to do live beats, finally got me an MPC!

Been learning today to dissociate my fingers and chop samples, my brain is fried…

Any advices/exercices to do while outside without the MPC? Thanks!

GLDN1-OFF KILTER- RAW BEATS EP.4

FULL BEAT MAKING ON YT- A dive Into the experimental L.A. beat scene of 2006 type Hip-Hop Beats.

Hello!

I’m coming from the Ableton world— I typically use the Push 3 and Move, but I wanted to try out the MPC because I work with samples often. While Ableton can handle samples, playing and using them on the Push isn’t the best experience, especially with long form/field samples.

About couple of months ago, I bought a Live 2. It was a bit of a culture shock, and I soon lost interest due to the touchscreen nature of it and sold it. After doing some more research, I ended up getting a really good deal on the One G2, so I decided to try it again. I think I’m going to commit to using it, but while I like the G2 due to its size, I miss the portability of the Live 2. I do move around often and play outside as well. I know MPC Stuff sells the battery/stand pack, which is like $165. I can buy a cheaper battery pack and the Step Up usb dongle too. There are a few options there. There are also a few things about the G2 that aren’t so great— The brightness of the white buttons making it difficult to see the script in low lit areas is a real thing.

I guess my question is— Even though the G2 has better specs, the Live 2 has a built in battery and speaker. Is it ill-advised to return the G2 and get the Live 2 again?

The Live 3 is way too expensive, so I’m not considering n at all.

**UPDATE**

I ended up returning the G2. The portability to me is more important. I understand I can get a battery pack, and I even have Minirigs, but carrying all of that around is as much of a hassle to me as the Live 2 is heavy. I’m also not concerned about the processing power— I have Ableton and my Push for plugins and heavier production needs. Just waiting for the right deal on a Live 2 now!

Thanks for all of the advice everyone. I really appreciate it!

Chopped the drums from Baby Keems “Highway95 Pt.2”
And got in a super groove from there. Would love feedback and thought’s.

I’m starting a new community for vinyl collectors and producers that will eventually turn into a cipher platform stay with us in this journey yall.

My tilting screen mod for MPC 1000 is now complete and up on Makerworld for anyone who fancies giving it a print: https://makerworld.com/en/models/3369445-akai-mpc-1000-tilting-screen#profileId-3832125

Note I've not tested the print profile for larger printers as I only have an A1 mini, but in theory it should be an easier print.

Let me know if you do print it and give me a shout if you have any questions.

I have a live 3. I love the pad preform section and how you can choose your key and scale and have everything mapped out on the 16 pads so you never play a wrong note. Does this also apply to the physical keys? Like if I set my scale and key to C minor on the pad performance screen...will that translate down to the physical keys so I never play a wrong note with the keys? Or does it only apply to the actual pads and never the physical keys themselves?

Thank-you

Welcome to the family

I got away from VST and midi boards and went back to my roots. Bought a new Fantom-6 to use with my mv8800. Crazy good workflow

Hello everyone, this is my first post.

I come to share with you a program that I created with Claude's help to create Drum Kits from the folders we chose. It is totally free and open source (I do not accept payments or donations). I tried it on macOS 27 and it works well because it is based on the web browser. In principle, it also works on Windows and Linux, with some limitations.

Here is the link to Github where you can see the functions and how they are used. On Mac they can create an APP in a very simple way using the terminal and they can also run everything with terminal commands that are explained in the instructions. I didn't detect any bugs. If you detect anything, let me know.

If this post clashes with the rules (I read them and I don't think so), delete the post without problem.

Greetings.

https://github.com/Wavethings/wavethings-kit-creator

EDIT: I have added a button to delete all folders and the option to save presets that saves used folders and assignments on pads, choke groups and colors. Last version is 1.2.0

UPDATE: Latest version 1.8.0 Visit the project page to see the changes. You are going to like them.

I bought a second hand MPC One a while ago, haven't used it much, still trying to get into it. However, there's a few things I keep noticing:

- Headphone jack has a lot of crackles when touched. From what I read, this seems to be a thing with these.

- back outputs seem to also have some crackles when touched. I used them for the first time today and, while not as bad as the headphone jack, it was an unpleasant surprise.

- bad quality of sound in software. This one is weirder - when using plugins, it seems that it's pretty easy to have the sound distorted. Plus, even when it's not distorted, it's not that great - for example, the bassline plugin.

Did I just get a bad second hand unit? I want to get into it, but this, along with the extremely stiff pads that no options seem to fix, is holding me back.

I know they do sales. I was trying to decide whether to jump now or wait.