Bad Gear - MPC ONE

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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Akai MPC ONE. Is this groovebox, music production platform and successor to legendary instruments like the Akai MPC 60 and MPC 2000 and sibling to the more upscale models Akai MPC Live and Akai MPC X on par with its competitors like the Elektron Octatrack and even software solutions like Ableton Live or FL Studio? Is it NPC ONE???

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:55 Overview MPC ONE
01:57 Is it still a real MPC??? (Old School Workflow)
02:09 Sampling
02:16 Ratchets
02:20 Keygroups
02:28 MPC Structure (Sequences, Tracks, Instruments)
02:50 Midi Out, CV, Audiotracks, Timestretching, Looper
03:09 AutoSampling
03:14 Software Instruments, Limitations
04:02 Midi, Arpeggiator, Step Sequencer, Piano Roll
04:31 Many, many Windows... (Tracks, Mixer, FX)
04:53 More Limitations
05:10 Differences to other MPCs
05:22 What else??? (Pricing, Thanks)
05:41 Hate
06:04 Jam 1 (Dytopian Beat)
07:02 Jam 2 (Hardware House)
08:08 Finale (Rave'n'Roll)
08:40 Verdict

NPC ONE (Bad Gear)
Bad Gear - MPC ONE

[jeffryarchambeau]

This Bad Gear episode is ticking ALL the boxes! Ticking off many people but tickling the ears of many others.

[TristanRudatVideo]

Nicely done. MPC One has moved into the center position of my studio since Jan 21. You nailed the main aspects, I like probability a lot, and the midi mute function is also dope. The reason for my comment is I LOVE LOVE LOVE your compositions. You come up with these great names, and you keep it light, but the music is always banging. I love that. Thanks for being

[morganmeyer]

The surreal amount of editing in your videos never fails to bamboozle me! Amazing video again ! 😆

[PK-ctbm]

Episode masterpiece. "..doesn´t have the authority of an 80´s data entry knob" made my day. Sample tracks rock as usual. Everybody needs an npc..

[k-g-p]

Just waiting for the moment, when Audiopilz reveals, that every jam he made to this point was actually made inside Ableton and not with the Bad Gear he shows🎉🎉🎉🎉

[nkozi]

Editing in the last section is insane. He's evolving, y'all

[mattkaz]

You showed remarkable restraint using an MPC and not doing any jams that went boom bap a-wacka boom bap. Breaking the mold. Nice one.

[scheetmcborsten]

Currently have this bad boy sequencing and applying effects to 4 of my hardware synths. It's an incredible machine once you learn the workflow.

[andremagnani]

100% the best part of dawless is the lack of distraction that a browser brings to your workflow 😅

[nickynocknoo]

Nailed it with the closing remarks! Would love to see the SP404Mk 2 get the Bad Gear treatment...we know how you love Roland key combos. :)

[AlexIsASeraphim]

I am amazed how quick you picked up the work flow. That last track was a banger! And only one crash too.

[wapbamboogie]

Probably my favourite Bad Gear episode, everything about this was great. Lols and good info from start to finish 11/10

[agentvx]

If you're going to do a bunch of work in the box, I recommend a touchscreen stylus. Makes life a lot easier. The "MPC Software" DAW also offers fantastic integration with hardware MPCs, you can use the on board controls pretty much seamlessly to work on the same project files on a large screen with mouse and keyboard, with some other added benefits like full VST support and more audio tracks. I have the Live 2 and I love it. It has replaced practically all of my other gear.

[armignac]

Thanks for all the great Episodes. Always a great selection of memes you have here!

[levin]

The timing is impecable, just as I was thinking of buying one and boom, bad gear, (planning on buying regardless), great videos btw.

[unjay]

Haven’t finished watching yet but I’m going to say it’s excellent, given your consistent high quality

[mechafx]

Once again, that demo track slaps like crazy. How are you so versatile 😮

[Cray_Official]

Mpcs are so great for live performances that I have bought second one to use it with Ableton link together and that way you can play all night long with two mpcs without ever stopping. As usual, I did enjoy your episode;) great stuff, very entertaining. Big ups!

[emiliolopez]

Are you kidding? I've always thought that producing your videos must take a lot of time, but what you did at 8:15 left me completely amazed, a scene I won't forget.

[SeveringJuan]

The thumbnail you made is pure gold 😂
Your thumbnail game has been fire lately