Support and discussion for all of Akai’s modern standalone MPCs including the MPC X / X SE, MPC Live 1, 2 & 3, MPC One / One+, MPC Key 37/61.
By B-Wise Fri Aug 25, 2023 9:57 pm
MPC Tutorial. Faster WORKFLOW. Templates to help production, mixing & mastering. FREE TEMPLATE - The Crates Motel.

1,328 views Aug 17, 2023 Mixing tips and tricks
In this video, I explain the benefits of templates, how they can help speed up your workflow, prevent slowing creativity, and how to set them up, save them, and load them.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:30 The Concept
02:00 The Main Screen
03:28 Sampler Mode
05:04 Gain Staging Set Up
06:55 Returns Set Up
08:04 Master Bus Set Up
09:33 Program Edit
10:49 Save and Load
13:26 Outro

FREE Template:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UWM_o0Ev7i8jw7W6kJU4rFAvSwOq-9iS/view :worthy:

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By Lampdog Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:26 pm
Beatless wrote:…pre-inserted some fx.

I thought everyone who was at least half-serious would have been doing that for years already.
By jamos Sat Aug 26, 2023 10:36 pm
I watched it and picked up a tidbit or two. I did not know that time correction settings were stored with the project; that's good, because the default 1/4 note setting is absurd.

OTOH, my usual complaint about video tutorials: far too little information for the amount of time spent.
By B-Wise Sat Aug 26, 2023 11:25 pm
jamos wrote:OTOH, my usual complaint about video tutorials: far too little information for the amount of time spent.


Do what I do & watch most of it at faster play speeds. Press Shift and < or > to change the speed up/down for YouTube videos. Great for long-ass lectures! Boring talks can sound more interesting when sped up.
By Beatless Sun Aug 27, 2023 6:27 am
Recently watched this interview with Andrew Scheps:



I doubt making music is fun without funky accidents while searching for the "right" tools.

Izotope just sent out a newsletter about overdoing a mix. Worth a read! Look at point 3 :nod:

https://www.izotope.com/en/learn/5-signs-of-over-processing-in-a-mix.html?utm_term=08-26-2023&utm_campaign=izotope-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_content=engaged&utm_id=afa40716-c312-410d-960b-07be748e12cc