Akai MPC Tutorials. OLD SCHOOL Boom Bap Low Pass Filter technique used by Dilla, Preemo, Madlib, etc

The Crates Motel
The Crates Motel
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Published 2023-07-14
In this video, I take a look at the era-defining Low Pass Filter technique, the concept, and how to set it up in the MPC.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:43 How I found the LPF
02:48 In the MPC3000
03:50 The Beat
04:05 Set up in the MPC
05:10 Process the Bass
08:49 The Mids and Highs
11:25 Why I use Filters
13:27 Booooom
14:13 Outro


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Equipment I use:

Headphones:
Audeze LCD-X
Beyerdynamic 770/880/1990
Shure 535
Sennheiser HD25 MKII
Pioneer HDJ X10
Aiaiaia TMA-2 Wireless+

Monitors:
Genelec 8020D

Presonus Studio One 6
RME ADI-2 DAC FS
Presonus HP4 (My Grot Box)
Presonus Faderport V2
Arturia Minilab MKII
Novation 49SL MKII
Arturia Microlab
Akai MPC One
Akai MPC Live II
Roland SP404 Mk2
Isla Instruments S2400
Omni Portable Turntable

Content Creation:
Presonus Revelator IO24
Zoom H6 Recorder
Earthworks Custom Icon Pro Microphone
Sennheiser MKE 600 Microphone
Logitech Brio 4k Cam
Apple iPhone 12
DJI Osmo Mobile 6
OC White Ultima Mic Arm
Davinci Resolve
Filmic Pro


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All Comments (21)
  • @TheNathtube
    Been using this method for years, killer for basslines.
  • @nicks.8003
    Still in pre-roll and all I can say is thanks for all your tutorials Conan! Your tutorials are amazing and I hope they are as enjoyable for you to make as they are to watch.
  • @pegipoi
    I browsed YouTube for an hour and found a thorough video on this topic. The search paid off. Thanks for that. It's annoying when many people just talk about what to do in a video and don't show how to do it.
  • @sb2406
    I totally agreee about the AIR Kill eq, there is not much control on the exact frequency that you are going to cut. I have been using the regular Low pass filter on the MPC which has only the resonance, I will have to try now the AIR filter with the resample saturation. Thanks for the tip.
  • @jaymack7062
    If I am not mistaken, you could also just use Copy Track (in the Track Menu), and it will copy the events, then you just need to change the program on the new track to the new bass program
  • @manatee_flips6811
    great video, I'm going to try this technique today....about to send another round of tracks! love the new logo, great touch...
  • @JayFingers
    Oh man, this is absolutely fantastic. One of the things I've tried to do with my MPC One was to try and recapture that '90s-era sound. I've used other techniques and I guess I've come close, but this tutorial really nails it IMO. Thank you so much for posting this! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ
  • @Dollarchannel
    You are now my go to guy. I love how you explained everything
  • @aronsvensson9251
    Thank you! Your videos and hard work to share your great knowledge is much appreciated!!
  • @BareRareBeats
    Awesome stuff man. Great tutorial on this classic technique.
  • @HermesFables
    Thank you man this is such a game changer for me, hard to find videos out there that go into this much depth. You're a legend, cheers!
  • @Gremo79
    Very inspiring! Thank you so much