Finally! A demo of a workstation, demoing a mic. With somebody who can actually sing! - you my friend seem to be a unicorn 🦄 Thank you!

Great video, I bought an mpc key 61 a few months ago and I love it. This information has helped quite a bit. I have an acoustic electric guitar and a mic plugged into it. That was my main purpose to buy it since I don’t have a laptop so I use the MPC as my DAW. It is a very nice well rounded instrument. Lastly, You are very skilled pianist and keep putting out content sir thank you!!

Excellent video using audio AND midi tracks! Your ahead of the curve on the KEY 61 demos being put out!

@DSoundman

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Most people think the mpc sequencer is only good for pattern based beat making . And it is great at that, but he shows that the sequencer is powerful and versatile enough to create and record any type of music you want.

That is one cheezy track.

Your voice is pure liquid gold man!

This was a great video to remind people that this is not just a normal MPC unit that people are using for a beat making. What attracted me to this keyboard, after I already bought a MPCX last year, is the fact that it is so well rounded and it has some of the best sounds ever in a workstation. Just not drum sound, but some of the best pianos, guitars, basses, Strings and everything in between. This could be used by anybody who writes rap, pop, dance, rock or even metal. Not to mention classic or anything else you want to do. The beauty of this board also, is your ability to bring in outside sounds from really any of your PC plug-ins. One thing that really irritated me about the MPCX, was the fact that it was sorely lacking in really good sounds for anything else than rap or dance. Only a couple guitars, a few analog bass sounds, the pianos were lacking. Just not a good unit for somebody who writes a little bit of everything like me. When I saw this keyboard, I was amazed because it was as if Akai took every one of my suggestions, my feedback from the MPCX, and turned it into the perfect keyboard for me. Because I do a variety of music, I need something that not only I can record with quick to get ideas down whether still in my head, but also something that has world-class sounds that allows me to record within the unit and not have to rely so heavily on computers to always get the job done. That is what the Akai MPC key 61 does for up-and-coming musicians and songwriters. I can truly tell you, from owning some of the newest and best keyboards that have released in the past five years… This keyboard is simply the best, most well-rounded and best sounding that I’ve laid hands on. I’ve tried Yamaha, Korg and others high end workstations and I feel this is leaps and bounds beyond them, Especially when it comes to quality of the sounds within them. Not only that, but sequencing, mixing, everything was thought of logically from the makers there at Akai. Something I truly appreciate. Just having the buttons for the main features right in front of you on the unit is a god send. So you can quickly get to where you need to be in order to do what you want to do, without fumbling through menus. It makes your workflow so much better than other units. Not to mention the fact that you have a world class, essentially MPC X, built into the unit to create beats. It’s the best of all worlds and I highly recommend it to anybody looking for a great workstation. You can’t beat it at its cost. Not even close, from other manufacturers.

@bigcdub

Жыл бұрын

As an owner of an Akai MPC Key61, and Korg Kronos, and Montage, the best thing about this board for me is the DAW aspect, with that said, I totally disagree with you, it seriously pales in sound quality comparison to my other Workstations, even the SQ on my Kurzweil PC3K8 is miles ahead. I still love it because I record everything into it, never actually planned on buying it, got it for a steal at $1300 on a "dent & scratch" special!

@followyourpassion8378

Ай бұрын

Does the Akai MPC Key 61 have enough power/RAM to sequence and play an arrangement with ac. drums, el. bass, Rhodes, solo tenor sax and maybe a horn section? And, of course some effects like mild compression, EQ, reverb.

@MakeLifeExtraordinary

Ай бұрын

@@followyourpassion8378 absolutely. Every track can have its own effects, both midi and audio. in fact, you can actually choose certain notes from an instrument to have their own effects applied. Meaning that you could load up a drum set that you like and add reverb to the snare and nothing else. You can also pan each of those drums where you would like, if you would like to do a stereo mix for the drum. I’ve done entire songs with drums, bass, guitar, piano, strings, and lead and background vocals… With a lot of free space to spare if I wanted to add even more for midi or audio tracks. you do have to be mindful of what you are doing in town in order to make it sound good and not overload the sequence… But you will find that even without playing it safe, it’s easy enough to lay down an entire song that is radio quality or better at 24/96 and guaranteed your family and friends will be pretty amazed that it was done all on this little keyboard. There are some incredible sounds that are included with the keyboard. You also have a crazy ton that you can buy and download or subscribe to via Splice. That are forever yours once you download them. Regardless, if you cancel your subscription or not. You can also take sounds from other keyboards or other sample packs. I use a ton of them from East/West. Which are considered some of the best samples in the world. Recorded and mastered at Abbey Road Studios. With some of the best instruments known to man. Which means that you need zero work to make them sound good and fit into your mix. As all of the hard work has already been done in mastering the sounds, it’s simply fitting them into your sequence. Just believe me when I say, there is nothing like this on the market. As I tell everybody, Akai is just horrible at marketing. Very few people know, unless you’ve already bought one yourself… how absolutely incredible and how powerful this little keyboard is. Which allows you to get to studio quality sounds in seconds and record and master songs within minutes. The only limitation is that of which your mind obstructs your creativity with. Once you learn and understand how to use it… You will be so incredibly swept away by the ease of which you were able to enjoy writing, without technicalities getting in the way of possibilities. Not to mention, by adding a large SSD inside… You will have access to the best sounds that you could ever find. Essentially fitting every keyboard you’ve ever loved into one unit and being able to access everything within seconds. Being able to use a tiny little 61 key keyboard as the centerpiece of your entire studio. The effects and plug-ins are endless and keep coming from both first and third parties. This workstation, is really an end all…. be all, that… With a battery pack… you can take to a beach or mountain top and create your next album from within it’s confines. Which is its biggest plus to me. Because its inspiration is seconds away from inspiring others, based off of the work you did with it. The community is absolutely awesome in helping everybody make the most of it quickly. And once again, once you understand how to use it… Any idea is just a heartbeat away from becoming reality and inspiring others to do the same. Enjoy it.. if you need any help, I’m just a question away.

Thank you for the simplicity of these workflows. Perfect.

Arm and shift....got it! Thanks!

This has been super brilliant as in a matter of fact, I have ordered this Akai MPC Key 61 together with Nord Piano 5 88. I was feeling like, OMG, what have I ordered as I had no idea that you can actually do this and you have restored that faith in that respect. I wish this was explained a bit more slower and a new beginner in such technology of using an Akai product …

@DSoundman

2 жыл бұрын

Hey congrats on your new keyboards! That’s going to be one heck of a setup!! Check out some of my other MPC Key videos where I go into a little bit more detail in recording and stuff like that. I have an MPC Key playlist on my channel with all the videos so far! I’m also coming out with a linear recording video soon that does some more explaining. Hopefully all of that helps and again, congrats on the new gear!

Great informative quality video as always. You make it look so easy! Well done.

@DSoundman

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

GREAT video for a FABULOUS workstation !!!

Very clear and concise. Thanks for taking the time to make this part of our lives easier.

Thank you so much! Challenged getting started.

Thank you, a very easy subscription!

Im grateful for this thank you

Very informative

Wow man you are helping me so much I wanna know are you going to start making like DVDs of the MPC 61 key from start to finish because you have it down pat bro and I need that help from you I love your content and I’m subscribing to you right now, but please let me know because I would love to contribute to your patriotism

Really useful, thank you so much...! Mine just arrived today :)

@DSoundman

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Congrats!!

I always enjoy your videos

Excellent video. Very instructive indeed! You play well, sing well and instruct well. Tell me, with regards to mixing a track, is there a view/scene/way of seeing ALL your tracks at the same time on screen, in order to mix them all at the same time so to speak?

Great Job!

Wow…great video. How many simultany parts i can play in layer or multilayer mode.

Thank you!

Awesome! Excellent performance!!! 🙌👍👏👏👏

@DSoundman

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hopefully better audio level balance in this video? :-)

@alyampus

2 жыл бұрын

@@DSoundman Do you feel any latency when You sing With effects ? Or no latency? And one more question is it possible to use one effect for two ore more tracks (like bus in logic)?

@DSoundman

2 жыл бұрын

No latency that I’ve noticed, but I haven’t paid super close attention. You may be able use one effect across multiple tracks, but I haven’t messed with the buses or anything more detailed like that yet.

Great video!!!! Thank you. Does it have melodyne or anything to adjust pitch on vocals?

Great videos! Thank you. Looking forward to more! I'm having trouble exporting WAV and MP3 tracks to a USB flash drive. Any help would be appreciated!

Great video! We are considering this for a live performance rig. It is possible to do vocal processing and keys at the same time in a live setting? Ideally, it would be great to send them separately to the board.

Can I plug a guitar with effects pedals directly into the MPC 61 or does it require my use of my focusrite Scarlett 212? Have you found it easier to just mic the amp going into the MPC for recording?

Hi i started using this master piece enjoying well. But when i record voice through MPC 61 interface its not clear and getting some audio glitches. can you please solve my problem ?!

This is Yamaha genos needs would like to own one of these keyboards where no computer is needed looks like a great keyboard at a cheaper price

Thank you for the video. Here's a question. Can the Keys 61 record directly into the computer DAW? Does the audio goes out thru the Keys 61 or issit thru the DAW. Also transferring files can be done directly with a USB cable rather then plugging and unplugging USB drives?

Does the Akai MPC Key 61 have enough power/RAM to sequence and play an arrangement with ac. drums, el. bass, Rhodes, solo tenor sax and maybe a horn section? And, of course some effects like mild compression, EQ, reverb.

Great video! -i'm almost ready to order one myself :-) -but what about other vocal effects? Does it include effects such as harmonizer, vocoder, or hardtune? best regards Thomas

gm....i have some questions about my key 61....can we do a zoom or something??

Hi! I have a very interesting question for you. If I have made a song on another keyboard Roland Fantom, can I put this recording on akai and make vocal recordings? If i dont have a computer forr example.

when I add a MIDI track (connecting to a Roland Integra 7), and record it, then try to add another MIDI track with an other sound from the Roland, switching sound actually changes the sound of the initial MIDI track as opposed to adding another MIDI track.. What am I doing wrong..? Equally trying to record to Audio 1. voice 2. guitar but I hear one or the other, never both at the same time, which is the whole point and get it to work

Please please can you tell haw I can connect my microphone usb directly in AKAI MPC 61

🔥

my mpc key starts lagging when i put vocals in , only 1 audio track with 4 instrument tracks. any ideas? i think it comes down to the processor of the mpc.

thanks man 😍

Guten Video. Habe eine frage, kann man auch andere plugins in das keyboard laden!?, wenn ja, dan bitte zeigen wie das geht. Danke für deine Videos. Gratulazion für deine stimme und gesang!. 👍

Thanx for the info

Are there any special effects you can apply to the mic?

Just bought an mpc keys 61 and so far I'm totally blown away... But i hit a disappointing limit... You can't record both a stereo backing track and vocals (say you sing to a pre-recorded song karakoe style). As far as I can see there are only two mono inputs or one stereo... In the menu there are 3/4 input but I can't find those. I also have a USB powered mixer Zoom L-8 which the keyboards say" not compatible" that would have resolved the issue through a USB input. Hope that eventually gets updated into the firmware. Have only a single input is disappointing for such a powerhouse of a workstation. Especially given the great vocal effects. I have a tc helicon voicelive play I use for voice enhancement but I may be able to use the onboard effects. But without a backing track that means recording in advance and then loading up the audio which is a pita.

@marektribedi

Жыл бұрын

Snap - just got my mpc keys 61 and also got a zoom L-8. Hope you get around this limit

Awesome

Great work buddy ,, your videos have inspired me to pre order an Mpc key 61 …… Can I ask where you got your studio desk from ??? Or have you made it yourself ??? Marc ,,,all the way from Cambridge in the UK

@DSoundman

Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks! Congrats on the pre-order, I'm sure you'll love it! I built the desk myself! Here's a video of the build: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hplqrKNsqtPdn7g.html And here's the finished desk video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oXWA24-IfqnXeZs.html

A comment unrelated to this maybe but: I tried using a sustain pedal with my new Akai 61. The pedal should work, it's never been used before, a Kawai pedal. Connected it - nothing happens! Do you have to "activate" pedals in a menu on the synth or something?

always great

Is there a way to loop over any part of an audio track and lay down midi drums at the same time? Its super easy in Ableton, just mark the start and end point then tap record. But I don't see how to do it with the MPC. Is that a very rare workfow?

hey i cant seem to find any tutorials on how to use the STEP sequencer in the key 61......are you familar??

Please could you do a video on how to do this in a DAW……. I’m new to the mpc world and can’t seem to set it up in cubase correctly ???

Can you tell me on wich sample frequentie you did record your voice?

How can I import midi files and get them to show up on the tracks?

I'm looking for brasses, sax sections, sax solos, acoustic basses and guitars...is it somewhere there or do we need to buy additional plug-ins for it?

MPC KEY LIVE UP NEXT? Maybe smaller than 61 🤷🏽‍♂️ and please put preamps in a LIVE.

Koshman Can both a dynamic and condenser mic be used together ie does it matter if phantom power is provided to a dynamic mic as there is only one phantom power ?

Is this a standalone unit? Or do you need a pc and a daw?

Thanks for this tuto! By the way, what is the title of the nice song you perform?

@DSoundman

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The title is "Beauty in the Night", but it is unreleased at the moment. It will be on my upcoming acoustic album release, but I'm not sure the time-frame yet!

Dsoundman another good video, please post your videos in the Akai mpc 61 key gtoup on face book.

Hello! Awesome demo for this new keyboard the best I’ve seen yet on KZread. My question is when I update to 2.11 software I should be able to sing and play using my MPC X as well right?

@DSoundman

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim! Are you saying if you update your MPC X to 2.11? If that's what you're asking I believe the answer is yes. As far as I'm aware the OS is basically the same between the two devices. I've never used the MPC X though, so I'm going off of what I've heard others talking about! 🙂

I’m not sure why but my vocals aren’t recording and I’ve done tried every step

Hello, I find the idea of simultaneous recording very interesting. I've never seen it like this at the MPC. At the beginning you set your sequence to 4 bars, but then the recording is longer. What bar count setting do you use on a recording like this? You seem to have skipped setting the recording level on the gain controller (at the back). During the test, the microphone recording level is quite low. After recording, the level is significantly higher. Have I missed something? By the way, I think your performance is great. Thank you for the demonstration with the opportunity to learn something new. I enjoy it when people show the possibilities of MPC that are far removed from hip hop. The tips shown also work for my MPC One. 😀For microphone recordings, I use a Behringer UMC204HD audio interface with excellent microphone preamps, which the MPC One directly supports as an audio interface.

@DSoundman

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there! My apologies, I meant to show setting the bars to more, but what I did was set the bars to 20 or something longer than I knew I would need. You could do a quick calculation between your tempo BPM and the length of the song you want to find the best number of bars to set your sequence to. I'll cover this in my upcoming linear multi track recording video. It's hard to tell the microphone level through the video so that's why it comes through better on playback. I'll also be coming out with a video soon exploring the audio interface as well as using an external audio interface like you mentioned. SO many possibilities with this keyboard it's amazing and takes time to explore it all! :-)

@Aetek

2 жыл бұрын

@@DSoundman Many Thanks. It's great that there will be more videos. Keep it up. i learned something

6:27 please can anybody tell me whats the name of that song

Why did mine say new project.

What about the vocoder?

WHAT THE F)))))k are you doing on KZread with such an amazing voice??????????So I am sitting here listening 4am on another page and when you started singing,i stopped dead in my tracks,to see who was singing. First of all,most of the audio sounds like crap on YT,so the fact you sounded good caught my attention..If I was a billionaire I would GIVE you a studio and put you on tour..I am hardly ever impressed by an y human being,so...I'm still on the fence about the MPC Key..

Please teach me your microphone?

kinda' like the Roland MV8000 from the earlier 2000s

Did you edit the voice using autotune or does the AKAI have in-built autotune?

@DSoundman

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t have any autotune on this particular recording, but the MPC Key 61 does have an auto tune insert effect you could add.

@fredflintstone1428

2 жыл бұрын

@@DSoundman Thanks for that. I think it's the way you bend into the melody notes with an appoggiatura that made me hear attuning. Now I 've listened with headphones on, I can hear more clearly what you're doing. This series is building nicely, well done.

Eat your heart out Elton John 😎

how do you export that shit ?