MPC Live 2: 16 Sampling Tips You Should Know

Sampling remains to be the biggest topic for the AKAI MPC Live ii, ONE, X, and Key 61. I’ll break it down into 16 useful tips. So, that you can get the big picture. This is a small sample of information and will be covered in greater detail in my master class! sample pack used: MPC 2000XL hoodie: My social media & gear list: BGM: Get your music on all streaming platforms DistroKid: get 7% off using this link 0:00 Tip 1 - finding the right sample 0:53 Tip 2 - key detection 1:24 Tip 3 - pitch shifting 3:08 Tip 4 - trimming samples 3:51 Tip 5 - bpm chopping 4:56 Tip 6 & 7 - zero snapping & removing pops 5:36 Tip 8 - phrasing 6:14 Tip 9 - converting 6:48 Tip 10 - sample tails 7:39 Tip 11 - master pitch 8:24 laying out a beat real quick & Tip 12 mixing 9:12 Tip 13 - filtering samples 9:49 Tip 14 - adding effects 10:24 Tip 15 - 16 level 11:34 Tip 16 - time stretching #sampling #akai #mpc