Mastering Hip Hop and Boom Bap exclusively in MPC standalone. Radio Ready Master in the MPC.

In this video, which is Part 1 of a series, I go through the process of mastering a Hip Hop track in the MPC Standalone. Whilst I am not saying this is a replacement for a professional mastering engineer, I wanted to illustrate that it is possible to get a "radio ready" master with the MPC Standalone. Apologies for the slightly off axis voice over audio. My boom mic was in a new position and it hasn't really worked, so I will be returning it to it's previous position next time. Thank you to Shaggy Manatee (@manatee_flips) for being a great client and allowing me to use his fantastic music. Track: Shaggy Manatee : Real Bad Man http://www.quaketraprecordings.com https://shaggymanatee1.bandcamp.com/album/kssc-12-pack Chapters: 00:00 The Intro 00:32 The Track by Shaggy Manatee 02:02 The PreMaster 02:20 The Set Up 03:37 The Comparison 06:31 The Mastering Begins 07:20 The Arranger and Locator 09:37 The Surgical EQ 12:09 The Clipper 14:10 Turn on The Limiter 16:06 The EQ Work 18:07 The Secret Sauce 21:10 The Final Comparison 23:30 The Outro You can buy me a coffee at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thecratesmotel For mixing and mastering services feel free to email me at: [email protected] Rare breaks for your MPC and beat tapes: https://thecratesmotel.bandcamp.com/ If you enjoy our videos and would like to support The Crates Motel, you can donate an amount of your choice to the following link: https://paypal.me/thecratesmoteluk Come and join us at Akai MPC Tutorials. A hub for sharing and learning tips and tricks on mixing, mastering, beatmaking, workflow, production, and sampling on the Akai MPC. https://www.facebook.com/groups/akaimpctutorials For S2400 Tips and Tutorials, come and join our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/s2400tutorials Follow us at The Crates Motel: www.thecratesmotel.com https://www.facebook.com/thecratesmotel Equipment I use: Headphones: Audeze LCD-X Aiaiaia TMA-2 Wireless+ Beyerdynamic DT770/880/1990/900 Pro X Focal Listen Pro Shure 535 Pioneer HDJ X10 Reference Monitors: Genelec 8020D Presonus Studio One 6 Neumann MT48 RME ADI-2 DAC FS Audient Evo 16 Audient SP8 Presonus HP4 (My Grot Box) Presonus Faderport V2 Arturia Minilab MKII Novation 49SL MKII Arturia Microlab Akai MPC One Akai MPC Live II Isla Instruments S2400 Omni Portable Turntable Content Creation: Sony FX30 Osmo Pocket 3 Atomos Shinobi Zoom H6 Recorder Earthworks Custom Icon Pro Microphone Sennheiser MKE 600 Microphone Rode Wireless Pro Logitech Brio 4k Cam Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Blackmagic Camera App OC White Ultima Mic Arm Davinci Resolve 19 Knobs: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TXYBB7Z Data Wheel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R5THKZD