Roland MC-909 Groovebox & Korg Kaoss Pad 3 Techno/House Live By Ben Link

[8krlx8]

How you make the sidechain? if mc909 and machinedrum have sidechain functions, I could consider buy one of those

[andygaro1]

nice sound !! check my channel for my funky-techno-detroit made with "enemy" korg esx-1 !!

[viii771]

i newer haved somthing like this if you buy a brand new what i need to conect to heard it?mixer or something else ??pc??

[ShoppingBargains]

Wow. you're good on that box!

:-)

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[akhiravsdunya]

Great tune !

Korg Electribe MX1 or Roland MC 909 ? Your opinion please

[KarlandKristy]

Thanks for keeping up with the questions on this. So many people don't like to give away any info regarding what they are doing with these machines. I can't wait to get a 909! I have a Kaoss KO-PRO, but I need more goodies! Keep up the awesome work!

[skcgraphic]

@nineAMbeats1...with a MIDI Interface device, and any DAW program. CakeWalk, Ableton, anything like that. you set up a track as an INPUT channel, and you take the OUTs from your setup (i.e. like from the OUTPUT on my reciever) and everything that goes into your speakers will FIRST be recorded through Cakewalk or Ableton, BEFORE the sound goes through your speakers. This makes for the best sound quality...I dont use a MIDI Interface on my setup. Thats how ive done it before, but i sold mine...

[DJOnesNzeroS]

Nice tune

[Penchis]

I think I've already commented this video, but man THIS IS HUGE!!!

[nineAMbeats1]

When doing live videos like this, how do you get it to sound so good?

[koneyn]

This is absolutely fantastic, one of the best YT demos I've seen. A few days ago there was an ad for a used 909 and I just couldn't afford it, which I feel so sad about. This is exactly the type of sound I would go for and I can see how perfect this machine is for it.

[1973electrofux]

i like the way u play with the FX & a very smooth arrangement.....good stuff !!!

[DJDoronin]

огого !!! ооу



[redkush420]

fuck buddy your good

[theHackerOfMayhem]

Bravo  man!!!!!!!!!

[markelemt]

eXcelent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[luchomolinarixxx]

wey man! very cool bro!

[padams24]

this is one of the better tracks i've heard so far on the MC909 niceeee detroit sounding

[borsyzoli]

bass comes in nasty....

[BenLinkd]

Cheers that could be the kp3's slicer function.

[BuggMusic]

Nice, man! At times it sounded like the pad was out of time, maybe it's just me. Really nice!

[djpoznanpl]

Cool music, please help to setup midi roland mc 909 korg pad for 3? One or two midi cables? Please help it.

Fajna muzyka,proszę o pomoc ,jakie setup midi w roland mc 909 dla korg pad 3? Jeden czy dwa kable midi?Proszę to help.

[RvGuZ]

Nice Work ! Uhh jeaaa I Love It !!

[flowrecordsPL]

i was always afraid of hardware. If You could compare MC909 as complete workstation to any DAW? (I work on Cubase5) Is it worth replacing computer for this piece of hardware or is it rather a good way to build up the studio?

BTW great track!!!

[deepdeep46]

good track mate

[DylanViset]

Whoa, can you make an MP3 of this in High Quality? This is awesome!

[skcgraphic]

Are some of your 1-16 parts setup to start by themselves? How long did this song take you to compose? Haha this is the 3rd time I've watched this today

[syborius]

enjoyed the track, really innovative!!. I just got the mc 505 from a friend, and checking out the tubes of what people created, it looks like the 909 is def. a step up, but for a newb like me I will have plenty on my hands with the mc 505. Keep on pushing the envelope!! cool beats!

[ajejerulestheworld]

great

[padperson]

Quality track here. The percussion is really good and the detroit kind of chords sound awesome. The pitch envelope with that sound that comes in around 2:40 is quality, really suits the track. Overall, great track and great mixing. It bears repeated listening to as well.

[KeyWordBiblePrecepts]

this is firing on all 8 cyclinders fir real~!

[zeroxesp]

there's something very nice about this song, it's like a journey...sweet, rly! ^^

[skcgraphic]

damn nice job!! great sound!!!

[charl0ttes0m3tim3s]

Oh yeah !!!!!!!!!!!!

[SpaceAgeCityMusic]

sounds great!

[padperson]

@nineAMbeats1

What's stopping you from having the stereo output from the MC-909 feed into your computer via an audio interface? You can listen through headphones at the same time. You'd just need to sync up the audio and graphics later on with some editing program.

[acidsmile303]

fantastic!:)

[TBoneGER]

amazing ;)

[karjakin]

all you used to create the sound was the mc-909?

[BenLinkd]

@karjakin Yes that's correct everything comes from the 909 plus a few samples from my collection.

[dubwanker]

@BenLinkd im looking at getting a 909 in the next few days and am wonerin what your opinion is on the 909?

[CWaldo428]

im trying to sync my mc 909 to my native instruments maschine so that i can play my 909 sounds on my maschine and sequence the sounds inside of the maschine software. Im going from midi out on maschine to midi in on roland but i am having trouble getting them to communicate?

the options for the midi on the roland are crazy how do u have the options set on your roland for midi ? seq sync , song , midi tx and rx ?? can u please tell me thanks much dude u rock hard

[Nephilimortal]

cool mix...

[DeliriumElectric]

Very nice, best I've seen from an MC909 on youtube. I like the wood block sounds

[Penchis]

one of best techno jam on youtube!

[N3H3C]

Nice track man, the MC-909 sure is a killer machine.

[PathOfTheWolf]

did you have any problems syncing the 909 to your sequencer? im thinking of getting one and use it with cubase and i run windows 7 64 bit.

[BenLinkd]

@PathOfTheWolf

Hey no problems at all with Logic studio on my mac. The midi integration/synchronisation was tight and I had no issues with latency etc.

[CWaldo428]

@PathOfTheWolf there are all kinds of problems it is not easy to do at all. im going through this right now. roland midi options are a new language to understand

[ittaital]

Hi,

Check out the NI Maschine as well. I use it for electronica like:

"Waldorf Blofeld + NI Maschine - Florentine".

Check it out.

[chrsmoka420]

im just going to be getting into producing my own beats and im mainly looking to do hip hop but occasionaly some electronica and i only have 2 things to chose from which is the roland mc-909 or the akai mpc-500 what would everyone reccomend to start with

[BenLinkd]

@chrsmoka420

Hard to say really mpc has great quantize grooves/swing for hip hop but the mpc500 is a little limited in comparison to an mpc1000 etc (controls are limited). Therefore i would not get an mpc500 maybe something like Native instruments maschine instead which is around the same price and seems excellent for hiphop etc. Roland mc909's are good just not really the best bit of equipment for hiphop.

[ThESToNeDSTuDeNT]

@chrsmoka420 roland

[Rickvoorneman]

lovin' it

[chrsmoka420]

idk if u can help but im just looking to buy my 1st mpc and im mainly looking to do hip hop beats with some electronica on the side and i only have 2 items to choose from for the same price and thats an akai mpc 500 and a roland mc 909, what would u suggest

[frankieserious]

can see a lot of good hadware stuff and the right way of using it! great track! cheerz

[TomCanBreathInSpace]

wow thats very cool :D

[StudioGuyMN]

I like a lot of the changes in there. The Kaoss Pad has always been a cool and interesting gadget.

This vid kinda makes me want to jump on my MC-505

[ichkeriec1]

thats a skill ! freakin awesome

[ThESToNeDSTuDeNT]

Hey man, I fucking love this beat yo, so sick

[DjembeNmbabway]

very relaxing beat i think. the 909 is a very astheticly pleasing machine to look at, i have seen a couple of 'custom' varients, and they are mental, matt black with purple lcd screens....manic

[guampapipo]

Cool !! Dude, you´re doing a great job.

What a great machine is the 909, isn´t it ? (I´ve got myself one)

And offcourse, kp3 is a very nice tool.

Cheers !!

[YUSHCTK]

you gotta sit down and produce this track man, the initial jamming sequence till 2:45 is great, breakit down and find a daw and produce it man, it sounds great

[reg1167]

nice jam ,do more please

[lulabros]

Awesome!

[MichaelJHuman]

Pretty good.  I like the filter opening and closing effects.

Interesting sound about 2:43 in.

[jkartoffel]

Nicely done. I've heard a lot of people put down the MC-909 as a toy. This video proves the old adage that "it's not the tools..." This makes me feel like an asshole for never producing anything worthwhile with my more extensive setup. Have you released any tracks beyond Youtube?

[vincentfahriza]

awesome!!

[BenLinkd]

Thanks a lot! Wishing you a Happy new Year.

[domejj]

yeah this is it! nice job !

[BenLinkd]

Thanks man, Have a great New Year.

[71dubfreak]

That is a quality deep, deep track, one for the serious heads, lovely percussion on it, track progresses well,yeah, keep this shit coming on man,, keep it coming.

[BenLinkd]

Cheers for the your excellent comment, Im glad you enjoyed it!!! Have a Happy New Year.

[ThESToNeDSTuDeNT]

Nice setup

[BenLinkd]

Yeah I like it! cheers for the comment. Wishing you a Happy New Year.

[ThESToNeDSTuDeNT]

You too

[werockurock]

great track bro rip it up....aaahhhh

[BenLinkd]

Thanks man, wishing you a happy New Year

[slamminshan]

nice and rolling just how i like it cheers man

[BenLinkd]

Cheers for the comment! Have a great New Year!!!

[trunkgmx]

awesome shit dude, for real !!!

[BenLinkd]

Thanks a lot

[StudioF]

awesome track 5*

[BenLinkd]

Cheers man :-)

[XoXKhristen]

Ya know, this very well be a #1 hit in the scene and even go as far as Ibiza or Tiesto could hear this and fall for it - beg u for a copy to play; or even John Digweed to pick this up..

When there are soooo many trax around the world, this one will get to the top 10 if you play your cards right ..

Best of luck to send it to vinyl for distribution or the like.

[XoXKhristen]

do you have plans to release to disc and distribute?

Would be awesome to hear in my car while I drive turned WAAAY up lol!

[BenLinkd]

Hey man, thanks a lot for such an inspiring comment. I really do appreciate it. 8-)

With regards to a release, at the moment nothing has been planned.

[aliencall]

i love the ping pong synth

awesome performance

[BenLinkd]

Cheers mate, Yeah I had a lot of fun producing and performing this track.

[redraffa]

cool sounds keep up the good work,

[BenLinkd]

Very much appreciated for your positive input. Cheers.

[nathanbuers]

Love the bass. u can use ur own sounds on these things cant u? the machine dusnt jus have a bunch of sounds on there pre-installed

[BenLinkd]

Thanks!!! Yeah your totally right you can make your own patches from your favorite synths/samples (up to 3 sounds per patch) and have them go through the machines on board lfo's, envelopes and effects etc. (but you''ll need Ram and a memory card to store them) Mind you, Roland have done a good job with the factory sounds.

[bigscorpio5]

Great Job! I love it!

[BenLinkd]

Thanks for the encouraging comment, more on the way.

[sonar303]

you have skill!!

[BenLinkd]

Cheers, that machine is so much fun to improvise with and use.

[BenLinkd]

Thanks a lot man, I'm glad you feel that way about it.

[Anastasisstamm]

deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep

[BenLinkd]

Thaaaannnnkkksss.

[dwm1980]

Sound as.  some good stuff pal. keep it coming....

[BenLinkd]

Cheers man, more on the way.

[statquo112]

you remind me of moonbeam

[BenLinkd]

Wow thanks man, I'm partial to a bit of moonbeam and I suppose he did influence me slightly with this track.

[shauryagoel]

hey BenLinkd!

great tunes i was blown away by the way u did everything live on the spot!

iv been greatly influenced by electronic music and i want to start producing serious music.

the thing is i dont have any experience in any computer music softwares etc so im a clean slate right now with zero experience in making music

i was hoping u could help me out by telling me how i can start off making music.

i would rather prefer manual hardware as to music softwares like fruity loops etc!

[shauryagoel]

help will be appreciated!

[BenLinkd]

Thanks for the great input, Umm that's not the easiest of questions to answer but I will pvt message you with some info.

[raymanovski]

Hi Ben ,first off all i wanna say :good job!

I wanna set up a little studio after 20 years but need advice about what to get and whats hot today, can you help me out??

[BenLinkd]

Cheers and No Probs, I will send you a youtube message.

[raymanovski]

Ok m8 i check my youtube inbox later and thanks for the help !

[clarknessmonster]

shit hot mate!!

[BenLinkd]

Cheers man, always liked your stuff. when can we expect some more.

[GeeJayDavies]

Thanks Ben, nice info, I appreciate it.

[jerryleeba]

Muy buenoooo!!!! Quiero comprarme un AKAI APC40, espero poder lograr lo mismoooo!!!!!

[BenLinkd]

Las alegrías, el apc40 miran un dígito binario muy dulce del equipo.

[GeeJayDavies]

awesome mate..how long did it take you to get the hang of the Roland?

[BenLinkd]

Hey man I only owned it for about 4 months and sold it on, but I did have a MC303 and a MC307 before getting it, so I was used to roland machines. The 909 is very intuitive and does have an instant pick-up and play feel about it, so if you have a little background info on music production then you would find it quite easy to start rocking the house down.

[nrgwar]

This was a very nice video & I could see DJ's playing this out did you happen to record this ? BIG UP !!!

[BenLinkd]

Thanks for the great comment, I did record it but my original audio interface was playing up so it was recorded with my back-up and isn't the best.

[druckmaschiene]

a dream :-) 5*

[BenLinkd]

W-e-h-e-y thanks man.

[ThaKing279]

Sweet vid dude. Props

[BenLinkd]

Thanks man for the positive comment. :-)

[theVIRUS0907]

very nice sound...!!! go go go xD

[BenLinkd]

Thanks a lot bud.

[Shigks]

***** for good music ;)

[BenLinkd]

Thanks, much appreciated.

[Valium008]

this sounds great !!!

[BenLinkd]

Cheers man, happy you liked it.

[Valium008]

For sure, i'm listening again, this sound really retro house for me ... so smooth and hard in the same time ... love it ;)

[BenLinkd]

Thanks a lot for watching and your support.

[binksy69]

That made my dookie twinkle.....

[BenLinkd]

Thanks for your support.

[NSCDATUNE]

Great!!★★★★★

[BenLinkd]

Cheers 8-)

[MBG0]

very nice hlps with the mind to relax sooth away some problems relaxes the body hope to hear more of these thanx man ^^

[BenLinkd]

Hey thanks! I'm glad it made you feel good.

[cushti1993]

Excellent vibes coming from that 909, kinda sounds like a cross between Robert Hood and Stacey Pullen.

[BenLinkd]

Cheers man for the wicked comment, I just love those dudes 8-)

[idriell]

hey, where did you get one? i cant buy mc 909 in cz :(

[brixyfella]

hey i c ur lookin for an mc 909,im selling mine im from ireland,delivry cud b aranged,its like new

[DasX2007]

Very nice Music! Good skills ;)

[BenLinkd]

Thanks a lot, much appreciated.

[acadm]

i like how your head is bobbing lol; good tune also

[BenLinkd]

Ha ha! yeah it helps me keep my timing. Cheers for the comment.....

[XYtoTheDoubleG]

TRIPPIN

[BenLinkd]

Hey, thanks a lot man.

[minichuaman]

oooooooooooh

yummy!

i like it!

ive really come to like house music.

usually i like psytrance and electronic and stuff like that but this is really good.

nice job man

i would have this playing at like a really nice mall like the one in minnesota or something like that. :)

[BenLinkd]

Cheers bro, I'm glad you enjoyed my little improvised track. More to come 8-)

[MrKleutz]

cool

[BenLinkd]

Thanks

[sphill201]

wow, this sounds dope...ive been trying to create a drum sound like this with reason 4 but its been a struggle

[BenLinkd]

Thanks for your cool comment man, yeah Roland are renowned for their great drum kits/sounds.

[scaltek]

EXTRA ;-)

[BenLinkd]

Cheers. 8-)

[dwiele]

this is the dopest track ive seen made with the mc 909. just wondering, how long you've been working with it? would you recommend it for someone thats a total beginner to live mixing?

thx

[BenLinkd]

Hey Man, Thanks for watching. With regards to the 909 I only had it for around 4 months and sold it on.

But overall Id say its a quite an intuitive bit of kit as you don't have to go trawling through hidden menus as most controls are at your finger tips. Also its quick to get something going and providing you have a little background knowledge e.g experience with music software (pattern based rhythms), or know the basics of programming synths or drums. then you shouldn't have many issues.

[Matvm]

Hi Man, Very Nice song indeed. I also own an MC909.... so I am wondering why you sold it? Did you get something 'better' (if it exists ^^) to replace this nice piece of equipement??? Greeting from Belgium

[BenLinkd]

Hey thanks for the comment, The MC-909 is a nice piece of equipment and full of features. It is just that I found out that a lot of the people who influence my music had been using/raving about the "Elektron gear". From Plastikman, John Tejada to Autechre etc. So due to owning a virus I thought that I didn't need all the synth sounds etc. from the 909. And when completing serious projects I found myself only using the drums off the 909. So I decided to buy a machinedrum to compliment the virus.

[BenLinkd]

Also my next purchase will be for the Elektron Monomachine and when paired with the machinedrum and Virus I feel this would be the ultimate set-up.

Cheers.

[lysergnome]

we got the same speakers. they rock.

[BenLinkd]

YEP - They sound great (maybe a little aggressive) but I'm very happy with them

[niasape92]

excellent very good bravvissimo

[BenLinkd]

Cheers for your feedback... Much appreciated

:-)

[MikaTechnika]

excellent!

[BenLinkd]

Very much appreciated, you have some great vids and style.

[MikaTechnika]

thanx :)

[paco0153]

I'm lovin' this! So deep and warm

[BenLinkd]

Thanks man, that's cool......

[balocamillo]

very good performer !

[BenLinkd]

Hey much appreciated, glad you enjoyed it.........