How to Create Tracks, Sequences, and Songs on the Akai Pro MPC500 Part 1

Akai Professional Product Specialist Rob Bachi shows how to Create Tracks, Sequences, and Songs on the MPC500 Part 1

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Akai
• Professional
• Rob
• Bachi
• Create
• Tracks
• Sequences
• Songs
• MPC500
• Part

[ADAMOLOGY]

how did you video yourself!! it's awesome!! the window in your video. What software did you use?

[DJRobStiles]

I used a program called "ScreenFlow".. it's a program for Mac meant to record your actions on the screen, and add your webcam.. for this video, instead of displaying what was happening on my computer screen (which was nothing), I imported a seperate video clip that I recorded with a camera mounted above the MPC

[hessdawg03]

Hey Rob, how do I pull other drum kits out of the MPC? I can't figure out how to load them or how to use an 808, the basses, and keys together. I've been trying for about 2 weeks and it's real frustrating.

[DJRobStiles]

For the record, I no longer work for Akai, so I hardly ever sign onto YouTube anymore. To load more programs/kits, hit "Mode" then the pad for "Load." Then you can preview different programs and load them up, or you can pick individual samples to create your own program. If you want drums, bass, and keys all on the same program, you'll probably have to create your own. If I remember correctly, the "808" samples are actually named "8-oh-8" on the MPC.. hope that helps!

[murdaa666]

thanks for the tut rob. i just wish you had the backlight on so i could see whats going on a little better

[DJRobStiles]

I actually tried it with the light on first, but it made it even more impossible to see what was on the screen. I did my best to zoom in and verbally explain what it was saying on there, but after several hours of messing with different setups, this produced the best images. Sorry!

[DJRobStiles]

and did you try watching it in "HD"? That does help quite a bit in being able to read the display.. just thought I'd throw it out there!

[MrSempler]

@SquaredG2 i`m sorry) i`m not from USA))))))

[SquaredG2]

@MrSempler yes. and work on your grammar please.

[MrSempler]

Does MPC 500 can chop the semples?

[pepop]

a good easy to understand starter for beginners who have taken a minute to have a nose through the manual, nice one man. appreciate your time.

[farknasty099]

how come mine doesnt have dj hip set ? please help me im lost and new at this

[Juiceish1]

are those samples already stored in the machine ?

[vonbryce]

Good tutorial, very thorough and step-by-step. Respect, man.

[nnwrXX]

thank you for the video! i have a mpc500 but i never knew how to used it.. you really helped me! keep it up!

[wethepeople26]

Fuck yeah man i made my 1st song with ur tuto man, thx *1000 & grats from france.

[issachar1984]

Does mpc tutor book work