Akai MPD218 Session 2 - Live Chill Hip Hop 

I thought the beat was fairly generic while the live drumming was impressive.

Jamil Nichols LMAOOOO

I thought it was average but much too short to be taken seriously !

Oooo

Same here, I cant figure out how to hook up the knobs to anything

In fl studio you gotta click right mouse button on knob you wanna automate and choose "link to controller" And then just twist knob on your midi

@@SashaFujiwara Oh, thank you so much, I use Ableton light not Fl studio, but thanks, that could really help someone

@@HeyMoonlightyou are welcome. You can Find on RU-vid how to automate knobs or effects in ableton. Maybe it's working the same

Can I use the same method if I’m using Logic Pro as my daw?

it's anything literally.

@Walt at this time I already know how to asign functions to them

yeah man! Been really enjoying it too

Thanks! And I've been trying to practice playing keyboard on the left hand so I can just use the MPK with my right for future performances

Great idea! Looking forward to see that, I've never seen anyone doing it yet. I'll try too!

I just got the MPD 218. I set up Ableton, too. I don't know how to use this. What videos do you recommend in order for me to learn how to use this?

Go to my channel and check out the most recent ableton live tutorial series, I go through how I configure ableton to do stuff like I do in this video :), cheers!

Muuuch better and much more sensitive. Some ghost notes problems at the beginning (like one every 100 hits) but after some time they're gone for me. Really the best thing I've fingerdrummed on. (I also have the launchpad, the Push, the MPD18 and I've tried Maschine stuff)

I haven't used an mpd18 so I wouldn't be able to say but Shorouk's answer seems appropriate

people complain bout those "ghost" notes.. but it's bs.. i think they played on "Full Level" idiots.

I use a Macbook Pro (mid 2014) and Sony MDR-7506, nothing fancy and I could use an upgrade on the headphones

Akai website has all the software downloads

I practice at half tempo and just slowly speed it up until I get to that sweet spot that looks good on recording ;)

@@Phrakture thats so cool!!!

I used midi map mode to assign the first row of pads to a separate audio track, the other 3 rows are still synced to a drum rack

Ableton Live 9

Ableton Live :)

depends on what you're using it for. If you're good with keys, get the MPK mini. If you're looking for mostly a pad controller (for drums etc), get the MPD218. I used to have the MPK mini and I wasn't happy with the pads so I bought a MPD218