Illa J on the Akai MPC Key 37!



The incredible Illa J (brother of the legendary J Dilla) dropped by the studio to check out the new MPC Key 37 with Andy Mac! Find out how Illa J uses MPCs to carry on his brother’s legacy and continue to push musical boundaries! | http://tinyurl.com/2bfdsyln

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⏰ Timestamps ⏰
» 0:00 Intro Jam
» 0:50 Introducing Illa J!
» 2:46 First Thoughts on the MPC Key 37
» 4:57 How Illa J Got Started with MPC
» 7:59 The MPC Workflow
» 12:46 Which MPC Would J Dilla Be Using Today?
» 15:46 Let’s Jam!
» 19:22 So Many Possibilities!
» 22:53 Illa J Builds a Beat!
» 31:38 Thoughts on the MPC Workflow & History
» 34:46 On J Dilla’s Timing & MPC Swing
» 39:24 Layering Samples like J Dilla
» 40:06 Remembering Amp Fiddler
» 41:21 Illa J’s Workflow
» 42:11 About Sampling!
» 48:21 Back To Illa J’s Techniques
» 1:04:26 Freestyle!
» 1:05:56 A Speedy Workflow!
» 1:07:21 The Looper?
» 1:08:01 Final Thoughts on the MPC!
» 1:11:32 What’s Next?

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33 thoughts on “Illa J on the Akai MPC Key 37!”

  1. Anderson shop you have to be honest you too when you bring a guy like Andy Mac trying to make us buy shit products & after we spend money we got the product is not working right, I am sure you are aware of all this but the story these days became let’s make bussiness only & don’t be Honest, my expectations for Akai they will not stay long, the company ho shit there customer never live long, & it’s there first time they will fail they did it before many times, so my best regard to Mr Andy Mac & Anderton for being not honest A selling & promoting Shit, this Akai company they don’t know how to make a software that is not buggy they are expert in Bugs, BRAVO

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  2. My Akai Mpc Key 37 that I bought arrived yesterday from Thoman & not able to activate my plugins etc. like many other people , I put in the carton is going back to Thoman for a refund well done Akai I hope you loose Money like you made me loose money & time, because I had to pay customs on it that i will not take back , Bravo Mr Andy Mac, I think you need to change your name to Mr Andy PC IBM because you are full of bugs & not honest with these video you make , you are not responsible too

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  3. I ADVICE ALL CUSTOMERS DON’T BUY THIS DEVICES OR ANY OTHER DEVICE FROM AKAI THER UPDATE PLUGIN SYSTEM SERVER HAS LOT’S OF PROBLEMS DON’T PAY MONEY & find yourself can’t activate your plugins like what happened to me & many other, I warn everybody here, if you don’t listen you will regret then after this blame yourself that you didn’t took the advice of other customers ho had problems from AKAI, FULL STOP

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  4. Caution! Major Midi Bug since the first MPC of this model series in 2018. That's a long time and shows the ignorance of the manufacturer. We now have 2024 and MPC Software Version 2.13. Before anyone gets blinded, they should be aware of this bug. After the initial euphoria, frustration could quickly set in. You may have bought additional Air sounds like Air Stage Piano and so on and simply want to integrate the device into your DAW environment, like your Roland Integra7 or something. Then at the latest you notice that it doesn't work! You will be very surprised about your MPC Midi (in). If the same notes arrive at the same time (example C2), only one note length is possible on all 16 MIDI channels. Always the shortest. Your sustained violin tone on midi channel (1) suddenly corresponds to a 1/32 bass on midi channel (2). 'Note off' on all MIDI channels.

    In my opinion, MPCs are not suitable for studio use. The possible workflow is simply too one-dimensional. A Midi (in) should already correspond to the standard. Even a Korg M1 from the nineties can do that.

    You essentially buy a car that can only steer to the left. If you ask the manufacturer, you will get the bold answer: The car drives! What do you want?

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  5. I want to see Key 37 user's compete in a beat battle competition for the best groove beat or short songs… C'mon Andy put it together I'm talking Live Platinum Mode! All I want is 10% of the profits Akai frfr game changer distribution for the production line because some guy are very skilled to inspire others with there sound and performance on the new unit on what can be achieved

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  6. Illa J making that beat in real time then freestyling over it is one of the most creative things i've seen on youtube.

    Also, Andrew Huang and Rob Scallon do album in a day videos every year, check them out!

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  7. I keep telling them the program edit is the most powerful screen on the MPC good to see it actually used Salute to Illa J.., Im thinking about getting one… but idk still… still rocking the force, the one and the live 2…

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  8. But the pads are shitty. Double hits here and there. Rubbish. Please also dont talk about the old days every time a digital instrument comes out. We know how hard it was its not like that anymore for a while!

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