MPC Renaissance Video Compilation Thread!

jpeg wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

Keep them coming jpeg. Should us you working on the hardware.

MPC Ren making a sample based beat.

It looks real easy to use in that video to someone like me that's never owned an MPC.

Dee-J wrote:It looks real easy to use in that video to someone like me that's never owned an MPC.

It really is...all MPCs are. I taught an 8 year old how to sequence on an MPC.

Nice! Looks like EXACTLY what I've been wishing the MPC could do for years!

Not a fan of this guys videos. The Ren looks dope but if he used the hardware more for loading his sounds and tweaking it'd show more of what I'm after seeing IMO. He's ready showed the software quite in depth.

That pitch and tune shifting looked real smooth. Much quicker than my current workflow using Kontakt and Maschine (might b a quicker way that has yet eluded me!)

mastasteez wrote:Not a fan of this guys videos. The Ren looks dope but if he used the hardware more for loading his sounds and tweaking it'd show more of what I'm after seeing IMO. He's ready showed the software quite in depth.

That pitch and tune shifting looked real smooth. Much quicker than my current workflow using Kontakt and Maschine (might b a quicker way that has yet eluded me!)

People always claim how they want such a fast workflow, and then complain about having to use a mouse for something. Sometimes a mouse is just a quicker workflow for somethings than using the controller! That's the beauty of being able to use the mouse!

^ I'm with you on that Yoda but I personally think some of the shit he was doing with the mouse woulda been quicker with the Qlinks. Half way through dragging the loop points he sort of cottoned on. But it still remain that I'd like to see the similarities/differences between Maschine's hardware workflow and the Ren's (unless their's a vid already in this thread missed?).

Workflow is an individual, subjective thing, whatever is comfortable for you.

I agree with DJ Hellfire, some things are just easier to do with the mouse.

Some cats are even saying they only want the software, what they gonna use?

OK, I'm feelin that last SFS video. Would have like to see more of the classic sequencing features in use (note repeat, swing, etc.), and to see the save/export modes etc. using just the controller too, but all in all best video yet.

Work flow looking sweet so far. Moar!

To load a sound:
1. Press Browser button
2. Use the data wheel (and/or cursor keys) to locate the sample
3. Strike a pad (it turns green)
4. Press F5 [Load] to assign sample to the green illuminated pad

vs

Using a mouse to drag-n-drop from the browser straight to a pad


Panning
1. Press Shift + Program Mix button to enter Track Mix Mode
2. Press F2 [Pan]
3. Use the Qlinks (and Pad Bank buttons) to adjust the pan of a track

vs

Using the mouse to select Track Mix Mode . Then quickly adjust the panning of any track with the mouse.


All the things being spoken of here can be done from the controller like a traditional MPC or a mouse. Put as it was already pointed out...some functions are faster and quicker using the mouse. The great part is that you have options to use any method or a combination of methods to suit your work flow.

Akai should budget in some detailed official videos for this product upon widespread release, if they haven't. So far it looks like they did a fairly decent job with the software and they could benefit heavily by providing videos in the vein of Native Instruments and other companies. They could even delve into some of the features that maybe some have missed that will be the thing that compells them to purchase or reconsider it's benefits. Obviously anyone competent with MPCs in general or such will be able to pick this up and go but short from getting a hold of one yourself, videos often speak volumes on implementation and workflow.

This one dude who's been releasing videos is doing a Samaritan thing for those eager to see it working but it doesn't replace the need for official videos or product demonstrations at length.

NI Videos of Maschine are rather boring. User videos are much more educational and fun to watch IMO.

Fair enough. However, all of the videos I've seen thus far by users have been amateurish, meandering and underwhelming. No offense to those who have made them. Our opinions may differ however because I'm more interested in seeing the product and how it is implemented in a concise and structured manner. I have no interest in spending large amounts of time watching "fun" and "educational" user videos, if by educational and fun you mean videos with people making Hip Hop beats with very sparse information — Which could be fine on some other day. Demonstration videos are a cornerstone of modern marketing, just like audio examples are regardless of how "boring" they are. In the end, I'm not a benefactor of either company, Akai nor NI, I am a potential customer, so I have little desire to quantify the entertainment value of neither company's marketing campaigns when I'm only watching them to consider a purchase. What I'm interested in is information, from a single authoritative source, on the product in a way that does not take up all of my time sitting around perusing YouTube and that helps me to decide if it is worth investing anymore of time or possibility money into.

Manuals are great too but most people won't even touch the manual if they never buy the product or have at least been convinced of it's value to them.