Exploring the MPC KEY 61 // Initial Thoughts and Beat Making
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- Got my hands on the MPC Key 61 and have been putting it through its paces! This is a "first impressions" style vid with a beat making session, talking about the experience from someone that owns an MPC One and Live 2 already.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:27 How it loads up
01:00 Nice layout!
01:42 First track and how the keybed feels
04:12 Second track, orchestral strings (plus thoughts on the touchscreen)
06:35 Sampled keygroup track
08:20 AIR Flavor Pro on the MiniD Plucks
11:27 Choosing a piano
12:53 The Pads and laying down drums
14:53 Touch Strip and Rolling hats
15:56 Extra percussion
17:12 AIR Flavor Pro on the Drums
19:13 Bass
21:32 Final beat with Piano recording
23:18 Final thoughts on first impressions
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I am glad you started an extra channel for tech stuff. Thanks.
This peace of music is exactly my taste! ❤
Would love a 76 key version but this looks cool.
This new Akai MPC Key 61 is really amazing, great, there are no limitations in the creation, recording, editing, production,... you don't need anything else, neither computers, nor external instruments, just this wonderful keyboard!
Great video ! I’m very tempted to buy one of these …
It's nice to see someone making a beat
who is an actual real musician
who knows what Music is so
I don't think he's making a beat.
I think he's just making music.
Great demo - love the design of this one - especially the slanted controller/screen section. It all looks very well laid out. Btw - the Ambient Vocals pack you did is awesome, I'm having loads of fun playing with it and it's very inspiring.
Thanks Marc! Drop a link if you have something I can listen to 🙌 Meems and I would love to hear it ❤️
@@teftymusictech : here you are! I've done two of these tracks so far, the other one is from last week on my channel. Hope you both like it! Marc JX8P - Vocal Experiments 2 - 25-03-2023
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Just ran into your review this morning, I own one of these, and it's a very powerful machine (with some quirks), granted this is my first MPC product so I'm still learning the shortcuts. I was hoping for a better keybed as you mentioned, but I agree with you, "It's good, but not great." The machine itself is pretty powerful as a keyboard workstation, not a live musician so I can't speak for how well it performs on stage, but I expect it would shine there as well. I bought mine specifically as a part of an operating studio, and it has become one of my primary workstations because of it's versatility and the ability to craft my own sounds without much effort. I would've liked a little better connectivity in the back for input/output but I have a dedicated mixer setup for sampling and recording directly to the keyboard. I look forward to watching more of your work.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Thank you for the video
Hey, I like your style of making videos and tutorials! I made a abo and would like to say „thank you“ for your work! 👍🙏
Thank you! ❤️🙏
Thanks for the video. Check with Zzounds on a price adjustment since the price dropped significantly. I got my 61 a month ago and Guitar Center adjusted my price this week for the $400 less.
That beat is dope. 🎵
Thank you!
Thanks for the video! I’m kinda torn at this price point currently. I just tried the ModX7 and Phantom 7 today. I was surprised at how nice the Yamaha sounded. I’m leaning hard towards this Key 61 now though. I wanna get my hands on one first. See how she feels, lol.
I honestly trust your mpc videos, im not going to name any other creators but there are channels bigger than you that teach a lot less and stumble over the machine.
Always loved the feel of the MPC sequencer and have moved from using a DAW with workstation, to modules / controller with standalone sequencer, to everything in the box and back to DAW with sequencer. For some reason, I can't get the MPC Key 61 to slave to PT. It's such a basic function.
How do you record your voice audio without the mic picking up the keyboard audio coming out of your monitors? Also how did you film this did you use obs? Love how you recorded it!
Beat has that Tropic Thunder RDJ remix feeling from Yuri Wong's video.
🎵"Me? I know who I am!"🎵
🎵"I'm a dude playing a dude that's disguised as another dude!"🎵
C'mon already ! Just go full weighted 88 keys and a 16-track sequencer
This is nice! Considering getting one for myself though I wondering about a couple of things which you may or may not be able to answer. I have no experience with any of the MPC boxes. Should I familiarize myself with a current MPC or is the Key 61 the best instrument for a novice? Also, what has been the feedback when folks use this as a live performance instrument, especially for looping?
It's no good if you're a pure keyboard player: for live performances: it takes even 5-6 sec to switch from one patch/project to another, so if you have to quickly change sound during a song you're screwed. The looper works but it's pretty basic, it lacks features someone who's really into looping would want. The sounds are good. but I sent it back for the first reason and because Tefty has been too good about the keyboard, it sucks: it's noisy and shorter than a "normal" one. My thumb was often falling outside the keys. It's not aimed to real keyboard players, get it if you want to make beats not if you wanna play.
Def interested in the Comparison of the fantom vs mpkey61
🙌🙌 Working on it!
@@teftymusictech one question i DO have that you can answer either in the vs vid or in another one about the key61 (or just here) is i know on the fantom you can strum/roll chords. Is there anyway to strum chords on the key61. I suck at playing chords because of my balance with my disability so i use my launch key or my keystep37 to get around this. i haven't seen anyone do it on the key61.
How you enjoying MPC key 61 ? Does it come with plugins or we pay for those
Been loving it! My new favorite MPC. And yeah, AIR Flavor Pro and MiniD are paid plugins 😬 Which means they have to be activated etc etc. You get three activations so you could have three MPCs loaded up with the plugins. I’ll talk more about it on my official review for the Key 61.
This is still on my radar even though I have a lot of samplers..I will get the Akai and the Isla if I take the plunge, yet I never will bother with paid plug ins, maple packs, since the point of a sampler is to create from scratch...nice
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ive had the 61 for about a month. Overall i really like it but one thing i cant figure out is the polyphony? It’s not listed or mentioned any where. And i definitely have issues with sounds cutting out. There are several choir sounds that when played.. using the sustain pedal, half of the notes will cut out. Ive tried piecing together a simple loop consisting of a few drums and a piano.. then i go to add some simple strings.. and as im playing.. notes are cutting out. really frustrating. anyone else experienced this or have an idea as to why this is happening?
Polyphony on the Key 61 seems to be limited by RAM and Processing power (it's a computer first, musical instrument second). I've had some issues with note drops, and the best solution I've been able to come up with is using the keyboard in tandem with MPC 2 on the PC, that allows my PC to process the audio and I have far more resources for processing the effects (not limited to the tiny amount of memory that is built into the unit, and much more powerful processer). If you've got a halfway decent PC, just download the software and the USB driver and plug the keyboard into a USB port, and (very important to not create lag) set the MPC key 61 as the playback unit for your sound unless you already have a professional sound setup for your PC. Hope that helps just a bit. Cheers
I believe it’s 128 note! I have a horrible bug with sustain pedal. It either works or doesn’t. It also sometimes switches to hold when sustain pedal is released. Only way that fixes this I’ve found is to unplug the sustain pedal then when machine is on. Every time I power down this bug appears. Hope that helps
@@uglybalaclavai’ve only powered my key61 on 3 times and i’ve already noticed exactly what you mentioned with my sustain pedal! 😑
@@cliftondavis8276 I have created a support ticket to Akai, if you could also
, this might get fixed sooner rather than later.
regards
@@cliftondavis8276 I think I found the problem/setting Press keyboard control and switch the polarity to postive instead of auto
Oh lord, how can you say it loads fast when it's slow as a turtle?
Seriously, those people who complain are potential users of the brand and have been since the first "music production center" (the new era of products), experienced users of Akai professional products.
They say that this machine is slow with the SD card because it takes a long time with the short transfer rate, it has a low quality reader, it is also a machine that is still not optimized, this machine has 4GB of ram and a processor that can support more data transfer speed, but AKAI does not do things well, it leaves things for the future and yes, it is a bit annoying that a machine that costs a lot of money is a bit slower than a 2020 iPad Air.
Akai MPC key 61 takes about half a century to turn on completely to be able to work on your songs, it's like a slow computer from 2010, seriously and it's a shame, because it has so much power, it has an acceptable processor to make better optimizations in the system and it has a generous ram that provides a lot of memory retention. THE SAME RAM OF A MIDDLE-RANGE IPAD.
So Akai has to improve and it must be said with all the sincere words for constructive criticism, with the intention of improving and achieving a more versatile machine, the MPCs are really all slow and are very annoying to work on some things, they are expensive and that it's a problem.
Thanks for the video.
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Thank god I can afford better than this toy
Let’s hear your tunes then. Do you work for Roland or Fantom?
You could come back and challenge one of the Key 61 owners to a beat challenge here.
Then, that could maybe partially validate your comment.
Which one do you feel is better 🤔?
The keys are much shorter and heavier to play, than on a Kronos. Why? Whatever chord sequences I could do before, now become a HUGE problem. This instrument limits keyboard playing severely. I sent it back. Sounds are completely unbalanced volume - wise. Solina, for example, has a good volume. Change to piano or bass and you hear hardly anything. Very, very poor. I have NEVER, EVER played an "instrument" so poorly designed. G- sharp sounded 5x LOUDER than the other keys. I'm getting the Live2 instead. Will I be disappointed again? I fondly remember my S-950. Was that a dream?
I always use zzounds. Their ability to get equipment now, and pay it off later when the money flow is better- really excellent. Customer service is great, too.