You've got to be kidding me
C'mon Akai, you can do better! I was pretty excited to use this app, as it LOOKS great. But it seems Akai put most of their efforts into the interface design, as there are some crucial functionalities that are missing and are absolute deal-breakers. 1) I can't edit samples after I record them, let alone chop them. And there is no copy/paste sound option to speak of. 2) Why on god's green earth would my sequence playback stop when I'm looking for sounds in my library?! So instead of testing sounds on the fly, I have to load the sound, press play, see if it goes with what I laid down, rinse and repeat, until I find something I like? Ridiculous!
No extra banks, only whole number bpm's... I could go on and on. Having used other apps like Beatmaker, I have to say this is a HUGE letdown. I'll be expecting updates.
No extra banks, only whole number bpm's... I could go on and on. Having used other apps like Beatmaker, I have to say this is a HUGE letdown. I'll be expecting updates.
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To the first time MPC users
To those saying it won't record. No one blames you for not knowing how to record right away. If you're new to the MPC you don't know that you have press 'Record + Play Start or Play". That should fix your not being able to record problem. Now go make music! Love the app good job Akai. Wish it had a 'Sample Chop' feature. Maybe in the update. Still 5 stars though.
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Pretty cool
Good fun and easy enough to get the hang of. Could do with audiobus and please fix the bug when exporting there are sometimes silent gaps. Otherwise good work guys and look forward to some updates. Sample libs that are provided are good quality and useful. Some more would be great along with a few more presets.
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Decent sampler
Easy to use, stable port of the MPC style sampler to the iPad. good for people who'd rather work on grooves with their ears as opposed to looking at step sequences with their eyes. You can spread out up to 64 different samples (assigned to pads) on 4 tracks for any single sequence, and easily string various sequences together to form tracks. Retro interface but it gets the job done. Presets are fine but with a strange emphasis on chip tunes/arcade sounds; also, the "classic" sounds are sounding pretty dated by this point, the new banks are better. Upside is it's easy enough to load it full of your own samples. Remember to sample with reverb though -- no reverb included in the app, only a primitive delay.
Things this needs:
1.) dotted quarter and eight notes in the quantize and delay functions, for sure!
2.) The ability to mute individual pads on the fly, this would greatly enhance live functionality. As is, you can only mute entire tracks, so you have to be careful how you group your various samples.
3.) Better efx!
All in all, a very good start though, and certainly useful and stable.. I'd recommend Samplr for more glitchy, experimental, loop-based work, and iMPC for more hit-oriented groove programming. I was an EMU user back in the day, never worked with Akais really, but this was still a breeze to get into in and fun to work with.
Things this needs:
1.) dotted quarter and eight notes in the quantize and delay functions, for sure!
2.) The ability to mute individual pads on the fly, this would greatly enhance live functionality. As is, you can only mute entire tracks, so you have to be careful how you group your various samples.
3.) Better efx!
All in all, a very good start though, and certainly useful and stable.. I'd recommend Samplr for more glitchy, experimental, loop-based work, and iMPC for more hit-oriented groove programming. I was an EMU user back in the day, never worked with Akais really, but this was still a breeze to get into in and fun to work with.
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Very Impressed!
I've used the MPC 2000xl for most of my production for about 10 years now, making the transition to the iMPC was easy. This thing is almost an exact replica minus a few things. Very user friendly. I was able to start making beats right away no learning curve. Definitely one of the better apps for music production. I love the fact that you can export to your favorite DAW for further mixing and editing. I.e. protools etc. Good job overall.
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Hats off
$6.99 well spent. Those who are complaining about authenticity, etc...use your heads...it's not $4000 so it "may" not be everything your MPC Rennaissance is, but to be able to do what it CAN do, on an ipad, and do it well....amazing stuff. Not to mention there may be one or two updates in the future...just a guess...act like you've bought an app before and give the company constructive feedback if you want them to implement your recoomendations.
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I like it but......
It has a great ability to sample. However, it has no ability to really sequence. Which is a shame as that is it's real weakness. This company produces the tabletop app which has a half decent sequencer (not a great one). They do not implement that sequencer into this app. You can fiddle with this app but you can not craft. I wish they had more effects but I am not going to be mad about that. I looking forward to the growth of this app. I also would like to be able to use the app to edit samples in multiple ways. Such as play a set of notes in one recording and then chop it up and save each chop as a different sample.
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Good app, very user friendly
This is probably the best beat making app out right now. What more can you ask for with a price like this. I like the fact that your able to use it with "Tabletop". This app is very self explanatory unlike other apps. I own two other MPCs (1k/4k) and I'm about to purchase the MPC Studio, so I don't expect to pay 7 bucks on an app and have all the same features as it's expensive counterparts. The turntable option is pretty dope too. The downfall is that you only get 4 tracks, but that your forces your creativity also. Plus you you can pull the app into "Tabletop" so it's not that bad. So in all, if you want features, buy a real MPC. Need something to sketch ideas, this is the app for you.
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Get out of my face with the news ticker
Seriously, I've opened this up a few times now and while enjoying using it, I've had to shut it own because of he flashing news ticker at the top of the app - I've paid money for this, leave me alone to make music with it! If I want news I will click on a link, but your constant nagging even after I have read the news items is disrespectful and distracting!
Show your customers some respect and remove it please - or at least make it optional.
Until then, not a serious tool for making music, more of an Akai marketing blah - poor, very very poor!
Show your customers some respect and remove it please - or at least make it optional.
Until then, not a serious tool for making music, more of an Akai marketing blah - poor, very very poor!
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Great sounds - confusing sequencer
Nice, low-latency drumpads and great samples, let down by a really confusing sequencer and strange interface.
I can understand the developer's need to "emulate the hardware" in an app like this but a software mpc should make better use of the touchscreen and not require the user to hold down virtual buttons to access menus etc.
Also - step sequencer? Seems like there are a lot of missing features at this early stage in the app's development.
I can understand the developer's need to "emulate the hardware" in an app like this but a software mpc should make better use of the touchscreen and not require the user to hold down virtual buttons to access menus etc.
Also - step sequencer? Seems like there are a lot of missing features at this early stage in the app's development.
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