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@@AlerionMedia that’s one of mine. Smooth R&B type beat.

@@dawidkruszynski6058 I am always using CONTROLLER MODE. When you are in controller mode your SD Card or SSD will show up on your desktop. You don’t have to remove the card you can simply just open the folder and drag the file to wherever you want it. If you are standalone only that is not possible and you will always have to remove the card.

@@GhettoStyles that’s awesome, thanks Man🍺

@@7MOONS2023 right now I’m using a Mackie Big Knob Studio+ but I’m considering upgrading to a Dangerous Monitor system.

@@GhettoStylesyes the dbox would definitely make this 2bus+ shine .. am upgrading to this combo too .. will be using for tracking & mixing ..

@@7MOONS2023 They all sound amazing together. I'm going to get a Bax EQ and a Dangerous Compressor also. I'm working on a hardware master chain. I have other units in the same category and price range but I keep coming back to the Dangerous stuff. I like the quality and transparency.

@@88keyz that could very well be true. Most people don’t understand that you don’t feel a difference when you use the software. They say it feels clunky and it’s confusing but as I have said 1000 times if you use a MPC with the software you don’t know a difference outside of being able to do more. Now if you use the software without a MPC it’s definitely clunky and a bit confusing.

@GhettoStyles right I agree you have more options and features using the software and hardware together. The pass year I have started mixing and Mastering in both so I really appreciate the software also

@GhettoStyles when it came to finally focusing on mixing and Mastering in standalone and using the software I did and side by side comparison of the eqs from the mpc and other 3rd party eqs that have visual representation of what was being done so I could see the mpc eqs actions once I saw them it made it easier to use the mpc eqs without actually seeing them before then I was a little confused also I noticed I have to pay attention to the slopes or cut off ranges of the mpc eqs I noticed some times have to cut instead of 12 slope may have 2 use 24 to cut exactly to match like some 3rd party its still a listing with my ear process still knowing exactly that mpc eqs may have to go extra slopes was important for me to actually see it and hear it I only did a few different test comparison after that I got it basically

@@GhettoStyles I did a simpler test comparison with compressors

@@fairnews7484 song mode was still there. You can still create sequences and put them in song mode. They just barely showed it.

@@GhettoStyles But you can’t mute tracks individually and separately for each sequence anymore in 3.0. That is crazy.

@@fairnews7484 that’s true and that part is crazy.

@@SMEL better audio interfaces. RME Fireface UFX III or Apollo X series or even dedicated converters like the Dangerous Convert AD+. There are many ways to get top notch conversion. They are not usually cheap.

@@GhettoStyles Peace and Love thanks for the response. Yeah, I have an Appollo X, however my issue is when I bounce a plugin instrument from third-party plugiin in controller mode and save the audio in my project on the hardware SD card so I can use in stand alone, I lose alot of quality in that bounce down. Should I bounce out on the computer instead? My ultimate goal is take the MPC Project and record back in live to Pro Tools through the MPC hardware outs (love dat sound) through my apollo interface (sometimes some other sauce before hitting the appollo).

@@SMEL if you have an Apollo I would definitely go through that. You can connect the Apollo directly to the MPC and use the Apollo as the MPC interface or you can put the MPC in controller mode and select the Apollo as the interface. You could also be losing quality depending on your bounce settings. Use a higher sample rate and bit rate where possible.

@@GhettoStyles Oh my! thanks!

@@timothycooke9634 welcome

You are right it might be.I started making beats in a software environment and started moving toward hardware later. Standalone only kills half of my workflow. I can make beats in standalone but I can't do a lot of what I normally like to do.

@@GhettoStyles I started out making beats when a hybrid approach was the goal (I haven't forgotten about MESA and AKSys). I got back into Akai because I thought it was going to be an evolution of what they were pushing in the 90s, but it's approach to standalone, hybrid, and software has always felt disjointed and this 3.0 release only adds to that. When I make beats, I'm sitting in front of a computer 95% of the time, so the need for standalone was a concern but I thought all things (as much as possible) would be equal. I'll wait and see how this works. At the end of the day, I just wish they release an MPC Studio that looks like the One...lol

The arranger was highly requested. I'm not quite sure I like the way it works though. In any case I'm glad it is there.

It works with the desktop if you run 2.15. The Desktop will not run 3.0

It could be a very long wait.

@@Cleasterwarren it really is!

@@liftthaplanet75 💪🏾

@@mb2776 that sucks

@@GhettoStyles yeah. But I'm gonna bounce the stems and then remix it. So it's just work to do and then Update

@@RoyYarom they are still there. They are just changed the name terminology.

@@THEKINGOCAESAR you definitely got it it!

@@THEKINGOCAESAR The blue cable...

@@illreel5169 thanks.

@@pawnotdaw4559 you are right about the software if you are NOT using a hardware MPC with it. Using the software by itself can be a bit annoying. However if you are using ANY MPC to control the software you can use the MPC to run the software and it works exactly the same as Standalone but without the standalone limitations. You literally don’t even have to look at the software if you don’t want to. What you get is more RAM, a better processor, better time stretch and stem algorithms, up to 256 (128 audio and 128 MIDI) tracks instead of the limit of 16 in standalone (8 audio and 8 MIDI) plus you can use world class third party VST effects and sounds.

🙏🏽

I would say that is true but its only in beta for Standalone.

I agree with that. Calling it a public beta versus an update definitely alleviates the headaches from people complaining if something isn't working properly. They can always say it is a beta feature that is being worked on.