MPC Sample is Akai’s assault on the entry-level portable sampler market – bringing the essence of MPC into a small form factor with an affordable price.
It has a hi-res screen, built-in rechargeable battery, a small speaker, velocity and pressure sensitive pads, fun sampling and chopping modes, plenty of sample storage and memory, dozens of different effect types, and a workflow that’s easy, fast, and user-friendly
That said, unlike all the other MPCs sold today, where the hardware differs but the feature set is relatively similar, MPC Sample has a reduced feature set and a simpler workflow.
In this video, I take a look at it in detail, including how it’s different from other current MPCs and the competition. I also show you a little utility app I wrote that significantly expands the ways you can use it.
TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:35 Overview
4:50 Workflow
8:40 Build & I/O
10:25 Sampling
11:50 Looping samples
12:05 Playback params
12:40 Warp & stretch
15:30 Pad filters
16:40 Note On
17:30 Phasing loops
18:00 Input config
18:50 Sequencing
19:10 Note repeat
19:55 Live rec
20:20 Undo tip
20:40 Seq recall
21:05 Time correct
21:25 Automation
22:20 Step edit
24:10 Half/Double
24:40 Pad FX
26:20 Flex Beat
27:10 Compressor
27:40 Knob FX
29:25 Resampling
30:20 Audio recall
31:30 Song mode
32:10 MIDI
32:55 MPC compatibility
35:10 Loopop’s Autosampler
41:00 Pros & cons
44:00 Take 5
44:50 Jam 2