I really haven't been a big fan of the new MPC line at all, but I must admit that the price point on this is really impressive. I bought a Maschine mk3 a few years ago for $599. This is going to retail in the US for $699, and it's completely standalone. That's a lot of bang for your buck.
It's a done deal. The ability to explode tracks in one or two steps speeds up work flow in light time. Also getting your tracks from production to mastering is now super easy and fast for independent artist. Akai has finally caught up and ran pass the competition.
sonicstate is so good, not least because nick always is so beautifully unimpressed - no matter how many great sounding marketing slogans akai andy sends out. apart from that: i think the new mpc is not bad at all, i will certainly have a look!
Love that, you are so bang on. Never one to favour any one product or manufacturer. That would grind some people’s gears but that’s what makes Nick so impartial.
That was actually done on purpose so they could show this in various different countries and in multiple languages, little woukl you realise that Andy is actually speaking in Deutsche in the original set, whereas our hero Nick never shaves before filming so as to try and hide anybody trying to lipread him in Engwish, lol :-))
always happy when I watch Andy introducing a new machine. great job. great machine. If I would not own the MPC Live already I would get the MPC One for sure
be careful though .. a lot of the small print is not as good as it looked on paper.. 2gb of sample ram.. *chough* well only 1gb free. and thats not really a big deal as 1gb is still a lot, but its a bit like this with a lot of the stuff.. it sounds very very impressive.. but once you dig a bit a lot of issues and things start popping up.
@@djmouglie that's something to think about Indeed, however the flow, the cv outputs and the "mpc sound signature" are interesting. Thx for the advices
@@martinredfield6901 yer i think i might get one myself .. so im not hating on it at all.. just there was some "oh" moments digging a bit indepth for me
@Mikkel Carlsen You have to put things into perspective, let’s say I’m thinking of a new vs old mpc, now that 1gb of sample ram seems impressive, considering how much the old mpcs have. Now it looks pretty interesting, considering the price and having that mpc sound signature..
@@illustriouschin Probably sync issue. His tapping looked legit. It didn't sound like something that needed to be faked. Basic but cool stuff. Regardless, who buying?
@@lucartl yall are fuckin silly as hell lmao. This thing plays samples as one shots by default. Meaning if you load a longer sound, no matter how long you're holding the pad down, it'll play the entire sample thru to the end. Also nothing he's playing is that crazy. Like I'm not even a good finger drummer myself and I'm fairly confident with 10 minutes of practice I could play that first beat he banged out.
Its great to see AKAI go back to making great stand alones again. This is the first model in a long time, that I am genuinely interested in. (I am not saying their other products are bad or anything, cause theyre not at all. Just a personal preference)
Nearly two years ago I was stick between the Digitakt and MPC live because of price, size and features like memory and what you can make... if this came out first I would have got this for sure✌️
well fullblown ... the sampler part is as feature rich as something from 1995. the "daw" part is also missing basic stuff like side chain. But well its a groovebox and yer its a cool linux computer in a box with touch screen and a decent software package running it. But there has been feature requests in the forums for years and years that never gets addresed, so be sure to take a very close look that it indeed does what you need it to do before buying it, and dont just assume it does all the basics, as it sometimes does not.
Me too... But, if I did I would be madder than a mofo. Now you can get 90% of the features from the X & Live for a low low price. Those who own the X, or Live gotta be feeling some kind of burn. On top of that with that recent 2.7 update causing issues for the X & Live.
this doesn't have a rechargable battery! Part of the lives attractiveness depends on the fact that you can use it anywhere as long as you have headphones or speakers. they really need to mention this more specifically because I had the exact same reaction.
Edward Blohm that’s not what he said, he said why didn’t that make this design for the live. Point blank they fuck up! Because this a portable wall wart unit, and given the size of this compared to the live Not to mention the added buttons this should have been the original design of the live.
dtrelz music Yeah, I can understand where he’s coming from. I would feel kinda burned too if I bought the Live for more money, and then all of a sudden this comes out with 90% of the features from the MPC X & Live for a much lower price. I still own a MPC REN, but the MPC One would be a worthy upgrade. I’m glad I waited.
@STATiSbeats why would they add a battery making the live pointless and making the one closer in price to the live. at this price point its perfect the way it is, me personally my music is made in the studio, not on the go
This guy is so fuckin kool. Seriously!! Love his laid back yet attentive and focused overview of this product. And on top of that is banging out some excellent beats!! I’m seriously considering picking up one of these today. Love the fact I could potentially use this as the sequencer for my modular synth. Will pop down to my local music store & see if I can have a fiddle with one.
Take the same style from the MPC 1000 1. Get rid of the big screen. That’s why I go to the MPC, to get away from the screen. 2. Keep at least 4 analog outs. 3. Quadruple the MPC 1000 Main output effects. Eq was the best, compressor was even better. 4. Stop crap interfacing with the computer. 5. Make converters like the 1000. They sounded good even when you blew out the inputs when recording. 6. Keep the cv stuff. Smiley. 7. Throw he latest JJ os on it. 8. A dedicated looper section with on the fly slicer , reverse and sample modulation. Like Octatrack. Most important. A make A/D rugged. Get rid of the screen. Make it a utility. Make it hardcore.
Congratulations to Akai on developing a product which meets modern needs and destroys the competition in terms of functionality - keeping the essence of what the brand was started for 👏🏼
Chord progressions - I want to be able to make chord progressions on AKAI MPC hardware without a computer involved, for now, it only possible within AKAI software: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tfsjJOuKArI.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YuS-gRxJIRU.html
As an old school mpc user I bought the Mpc x cause of the dedicated buttons for my main piece in my studio. I was so close to buying the live for use while I travel and ideas , but I hate the mpc lives button and screen arrangement. Got this preordered now way better then the live for me!!
Interesting, and it sounds great. I like that Akai included the synth models and effects from previous hardware lines. With that said, I'm staying with my Deluge.
i think some developers and users alike really dont understand how awesome it is to have all the steps right there at your fingertips. 16 steps linear hardware rules!
I hate you for this amazing sales video; I am really considering getting one now, even though I've never been such a big MPC fan. It seems like a really well thought out UI and software to get away from the computer but still have that comfort. I am amazed how they managed to pull themselves together after the disaster that was the Renaissance. What would be interesting if one could access the memory over SMB (o.e.) and just drag and drop files straight from a computer. Also, POE would be great, but probably asking a bit too much.
Not even workflow, it just has a lot of trouble connecting to controller mode. I don’t If you guys have had the same problem, or if you guys just use standalone.
That was my first thought as a Digitakt user, that it's competing for the same space on my desk but has playable pads, but then I thought about the touch screen and realized that it's way more DAW than the Elektron boxes. I'm thinking the MPC will be less "fun" and less "play" but better for "working" on music (if that's your thing)
This gave me flashbacks to when I was in guitar guitar deciding on the Live or Digitakt... best choice I ever made but it would’ve been nice to save some money back then. In the uk the MPC Live was like £999 in 2018 😅
Jamie That’s a solid point and I agree with that assessment. Not an easy choice for sure. Now that the Analog 4 has midi out for sequencing, I really don’t need a standalone studio brain. Would still be cool to have.
Akai made a smart move with creating the MPC One. They basically took their most popular MPC from the past, the 1000, and modernized it. I was never a fan of the previous modern MPC's, too midi controller-ish and too expensive. They finally got it right with the MPC One. Can't wait to get mine. I've always wanted an MPC 1000 but never actually got one cuz they're just too outdated, now it's literally like Akai answered my prayers.
“A whole timeline of features” Means that they’re going to crank out shit that’s either easy to implement or that makes money (like Splice integration that literally no one asked for), while continuing to hit the snooze button on the deeper OS restructuring that would allow things like disk streaming, a file system that can actually be tagged and searched, encoders that can be freely mapped to any parameter rather than a per-section paradigm, full midi in/out implementation without the long list of obnoxious and arbitrary constraints, etc. And as they continue to add those small, unsatisfying features, the core OS becomes feature bloated and harder to change without breaking stuff. Cool.
@@midilyfestyle its like the NI maschine where they are more focused on pushing their expansion kits then ever updating some of the basic flaws of the software. .. just start charching for software updates if that is really the big problem, i would rather pay a bit for a good software update then having it never arrive.
Would be nice if AKAI addressed disc streaming, MIDI multitibrality and some bug fixing for the MPC Live/X that people have been asking for *years*, along with releasing new products. 2gig of RAM? How much of that is left to use after you install the OS?
It's more than enough while you are in standalone mode, believe me. When you are in controller mode its dependent on your computer's specs. Although I can say disk streaming would be nice to have
@@ascenziov8421 tell me about it, I've been playing out with the MPC Live for two years and I would like to have more than 6-700megs of RAM cause its like... 2020 and my Octatrack is 10 years old and that streams from its flash card.
Asce Nzio maybe for some simple ass songs it’s enough ram but my songs are long and layered. I’m sorry bout the live is not powerful enough in standalone for live performance
I've still got the MPC60II i bought in '91, and my 2000xl. And, while i love all the current features, especially the cv, - the utilitarian aesthetics really put me off these new models. Superficial i know, but it's just how i feel. The black MPC STUDIO with the blue screen looked gorgeous, but was DAW dependent, - but just a thicker version of that would have been tasty... IMO
@@HotStrange True but that MPC 60 can make drums sampled off of RU-vid sound like boulders dropping from the sky. I know I had one miss it sorely, might bet another.
No way, - the 60ii has got curves to die for, - and 10× outs, 2× midi in and 4× midi out.. and i still have a 40litre case full of new, sealed floppys and zip discs, - and my 2000xl is the SE, the dark sexy one.... ~love to all, feel no hate~
Yeah, until you get one I can’t feel that I’ve had all earlier versions off the MPC and the newer versions does every thing I was wishing for back in the day it’s doper by far better than the older models 💯 and I loved all the MPC brand models
Jees! This is VERY interesting with the 8 cv outs... been looking sideways at the 1010 Blackbox for small/portable sampling, arranging, idea creation. Might just wait until these come online and read some reviews... Hopefully your getting one in for a comprehensive review Nick?
This would be the perfect Mpc live, but there is a lack of some important features (battery, ssd, wlan, bluetooth, memory). I heard the mpc live will also get an update ... we will see. The price of the new maschine is really competitive. Good Job by AKAI. I’m curious what Elektron will presents at NAMM....
A battery is only important for a portable machine. This has not been designed to be portable in the sense that you can play it in your garden or up a mountain or wherever you like to go, it's a studio piece like the proper MPCs.
Pico Ferrearecordstoret its not that much bigger than a mpc live, just another form factor. Itˋs always nice to have the battery feature, so its easy to take it with you to a recordstore, to friends or to the park etc. ... and it is standalone, a battery makes a lot of sense.
@@djpikul you can just get the MPC Live if you need a battery though. Not everything needs a battery. There's a reason they don't put batteries into synths and drum machines - they're studio pieces.
@@CallxMexLos only one input at a time. So if you want to run multiple synths in local off mode forget it. If you tweak something accidentally it will send random cc junk to whatever happens to be armed at that time.. there's plenty of other reasons too
drstupid1 o so you’re saying that I can’t send separate midi commands to 2 synths at once? That’d be an issue because there are 2 synths I want this to be able to control. I mean at least I should be able to sync sequencers though🤔
Hello AkaiProVideo, just received an email from your tech support but they were vague and did not answer my question, I owned an MPC 500 years ago, nice unit, this new MPC One looks beautiful, BUT I’m wondering... could one use the MPC One as an audio interface with laptop/Cubase or at least simultaneously monitor the audio THROUGH the MPC One hardware of both the laptop AND MPC One ? (or does one have to pre-load any MPC One hardware audio tracks to the MPC SOFTWARE first, as VST and than keep creating with the laptop/Cubase?) This should be a yes or no answer. thank you. My Maschine MK3 syncs perfectly with Cubase (Cubase’s linear sequencer and Maschine’s pattern based sequencer, perfect sync, but always have to be tethered to the laptop) thank you and look forward to your reply, great instructional videos by the way !
Hey Sonic State team, fyi, I noticed that the podcasts on your site have been unavailable for download the last couple days, the ones I've heard are great! thanks again!
@@ericsmith2553 Dan is the Akai employee that was giving updates on the forums regarding the serious hardware and software issues these machines have. Andy is the guy in the video.
Akai should focus on IMPROVING their existing products (hardware AND software) & not let all their "dsp'' become obsolete within 2 years... SUPER UNDERWHELMING!!!
This is crazy. I was just getting ready to pull the trigger on a Live or Force. This looks like a better fit. Edit: fantastic demo guys. The only thing missing was Nick making an "oh" face while Andy demoed pulse width modulation.
If you want the portability, with a laptop, yes for the One. If you want portability, the battery, without the laptop, no!! Get the Live!! Then the 8 CV gates will be a choice. The choice is yours!!
@@Sinosure I hear you. For me this would be used strictly in a studio setting. I don't need a battery. I don't need gigs of samples (have my own). I don't need a hard drive slot (SD cards are plenty big). I don't need full size pads. I don't need to connect it to a computer. It's like I wrote them a letter and they made the MPC One.
Thanks for this review Nick and Andy! Was thinking about an Roland MC707, but i like this one much better! Does it feature a built-in battery like that other model?
Pretty basic Noob question here. I am a solo vocalist/guitarist wanting to incorporate this sort of thing into my live act. I have some experience with software based stuff (Maschine etc) but want stand alone. ( no laptop). I have a Moog Subphatty and am delighted to see I can incorporate it. Mainly for Bass lines. Have been eying off the new Korg Wavestate, if for no reason than that it looks like a lot of fun. My biggest question is just how much would be controllable on the MPC via FCB1010 footswitch via midi, while playing guitar. Mainly for stopping starting muting individual loops etc. I imagine using the Wavestate for pad type sounds, chordal etc but also wonder just how much of that sort of thing the MPC can cover. I do want to keep it as simple to use as possible while getting the most bang for buck sonically. One other question. Do I have it right in thinking I can run bass patterns on the subphatty and have the audio from it come back into the MPC to use MPC effects? Had been thinking in terms of a BeatStep Pro but this looks like the ultimate stand alone set-up base.
So glad I didn´t get the Live! I don´t care about a battery and the extra buttons is exactly what I wanted without paying for the X. Memory shouldn´t be an issue, using it as a CV and MIDI sequencer
Clearly, Akai wants Native instruments out of business. But, they're sound library is phenomenal. I'd love to see a lot more music in the device itself, like NI, and while I'm at it, organic sounds as well. I always love new gear, but I'd rather have more music for my Force, and MPCX.
As a veteran user of Akai.I tell you if there is no multi midi? There is nothing to touch or buy. I bought the AKAI MPC LIVE Professiona and am very, very disappointed simply that the company akai are going back. Please let me know if you fix this please it is important for lots of users !!!
I haven't been impressed enough with any of the new MPC's. I'm really feeling this version and will added to my tool box. I like the fact it looks like a MPC and functions like a true stand alone.
Does it come with the MPC X software on a stand alone disc to install to your Mac/PC? And really I would have loved to have seen a comparison video between the MPC Live and this one. What to get?
I agree I believe it will sale well. Ya it sucks that it doesnt have the built in battery 🔋 but I will get one for the mobility. Not packing my MPC X around! And cheaper than the Live🔥✌🏾
Im building a DAWless setup and ordered this! Is there song mode for doing a live show with song set? And since I’m new to MPC - how do you get vocal samples into the MPC with no XLR input (admiited newbie question lol) Thanks.
Not sure if there's a preamp in this, but If you have any audio interface, you can just use that as your mic preamp and run either mono/stereo into the 1/4 inch l/r. Or any shitty little 1 or 2 track mixer would work too.
There’s no preamp. You have a line in and a phono in (for vinyl and 🎤). You need a mixer or some rare mic with preamp. Tip: you can use cheap digital recorders but with low quality
I AM PISSED!!!! This was all I needed, but instead I'm stuck with the live (which I love, but) most of whose features I don't use for my application, yet i paid twice as much as this costs. AKAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@mynewcolour When a company releases essentially the same product at half the cost, while I'm left holding a unit, 80% of which is useless for my needs, my gripe is justified. Had Akai had this epiphany a year ago, i wouldn't here unduly pestered by random strangers on RU-vid.lol. Peace.
I am frustrated. I expected upgraded MPC Live. So what the MPC One offer? CV - OK, dedicated menu buttons - OK. But what we lost? No sampling from turntable (no Phono inputs) - BAD, live mixing almost impossible because of only MAIN out - BAD, no hard drive option (AFAIK) - BAD, only one pair of MIDI in/out - BAD, no battery - no problem for me.
Andy mac is a dynamo at demoing this stuff, i sold my live in a pinch and do miss it sometimes, more dedicated workflow buttons and a lower price make this more appealing to me than the live, gonna be hard to pass up.
The barrier to the MPC Live, for me, were the sampling limitations. Less of a "splice sampler," more of an instrument hub. I want to record hours of instruments in 24 bit audio limited only by the size of the SD card. Can this do that? Thanks for any info.
Would be useful if you could apply effects per layer when layering a sound. I would love to have the option of EQ'ing each layer of a sound on a pad for true sound design
Well, that depends. This is not Akai per se, but inMusic (Numark). As is Alesis, M-Audio, Denon DJ and many others. Yep, they did a lot of acquisitions of companies that were most of the time (almost) bankrupt.
Looks good but i wish the pads were bigger and less waste of space on the surface area (upper right corner of the unit) But thats just nit picking, looks phenomenal
