AKAI MPC ONE: Review and full workflow tutorial // Comparison to MPC Live

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Here are answers to over 200 questions, plus a full workflow tutorial in this review of Akai's MPC One (a lot of which is relevant to the MPC Live as well) Get my constantly expanding book of synth and electronic music ideas, tips and tricks here: ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/loopop Compare the latest prices here (affiliate links help the channel): ► Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/XPbJb ► Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Hcsu5u ► Guitar Center: https://guitar-center.pxf.io/k0QDyn ► Thomann: https://www.thomann.de/intl/akai_professional_mpc_one.htm?offid=1&affid=369 Other gear in the video: ► Moog Sirin: https://amzn.to/39iAyhh ► The CV splitter cable: https://amzn.to/2Sy7njy (a Hosa YMM-261 3.5 mm TRS to Dual 3.5 mm TSF Stereo Breakout Cable) ► Adam A8X Monitors: https://reverb.grsm.io/Adam-A8X (affiliate link) ► Scopes by Melda: https://www.meldaproduction.com/ Other places I hang out: ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loopopmusic ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loopopmusic ► Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/loopopmusic ► Web: https://loopopmusic.com My music: ► Bandcamp: https://loopop.bandcamp.com ► Spotify: http://bit.ly/LoopopOnSpotify ► Apple Music:http://bit.ly/LoopopOnAppleMusic THE METRONOME HACK: I get asked this a lot: No, you cannot send the metronome out the headphone output on the MPC One, however, you could create an audible click track using one of the CV outputs by automating a LOW voltage level every beat - and just route that as audio to your headphones. Get cheap headphones with level control in case you send it too much voltage by accident and you ruin them... be careful with your ears on this too and please don't hold me responsible if you damage either ears or gear... TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:10 Overview 2:25 Connectivity 4:20 Is it worth it? 4:45 vs MPC Live 5:55 Terminology 6:55 Track overview 8:55 Sample pool 9:50 Drum programs 15:20 Plugins 18:50 Keygroups 20:40 Auto sample 22:35 Clip programs 25:05 MIDI programs 26:50 CV programs 28:05 Audio tracks 30:10 Sampling 33:40 Looper 34:30 Resampling 35:45 Timing correct 35:55 Recording live 36:30 Step sequencing 37:40 Automation 41:00 Q-LINK knobs 43:45 Performance controls 46:20 Song options 49:35 Effects 52:40 Pros & cons Want to email me personally? ► Ziv (at) loopopmusic.com NOTE: Occasionally I’ll try out affiliate marketing and include affiliate links. This means that I may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via affiliate links. The content of this clip is entirely my opinion, and was not paid for or dictated in any way by the company creating the gear. Without addressing the particulars of products shown here as they might be under NDA, gear shown on this channel may be either sent by the manufacturer, on loan for review or bought at a discount.