First Look: Akai MPC Renaissance Studio 1.8 Software Update Features In-Depth Review

In this video, I give an exclusive first look into the new MPC 1.8 update by Akai for MPC Renaissance and MPC Studio. Some features include non-destructive chopping, manual slice mode, qlink touch to focus, program preview, pad copy, live looper and more. For more tips, tricks and tutorials on MPC Renaissance, Maschine and Ableton join us at Maschinemasters.com. Sample Edit: 1. Pads light in trim 2. Shift F Keys and Sub screens (nipples) 3. Zoom from F keys 4. Data wheel works at zoom level 5. NDC To Program & NDC to Pad (Slices are saved into the sample) 6. Manual Chop / Realtime Slice (Lazy Chop) 7. Tap qlinks to change focus in sample edit 8. Program in Sample edit 9. Bar and Beats in Sample Edit 10. Maschine Style Pad copy chop. 11. Clear slices function 12. BPM calculate in Time Stretch 13. BPM calculate in Tune 14. Cue, Cue playhead 15. Scrub in Sample Edit Sample Record: 16. Sampling with insert FX (Q FX) 17. Sample in Mono or Stereo 18. New Looper 19. Sample record assign to program Program Edit / Keygroup Edit: 20. Layer Shift / Offset 21. Sample/slice start and end adjust Sequencer: 22. Chords and Scales 23. Seq edit from Software 24. Window+Sequence new "Double" & "Cut Half” option 25. Step seq pad choice Misc. 26. Vintage Mode FX on inserts 27. Project Preview And more....