I haven’t really been on my MPC One in a few months. I kind of put it to the side when I started sim racing as another side hobby. Today I turned it on and cranked out a decent beat. It sounds like an old school Kanye West beat. I had forgotten how fun it was to make music for a minute there. The MPC One is such an easy device to use and I really love the MPC workflow. I didn’t do any sampling, but just loaded up some kicks, snares, hats and bass sounds was a lot of fun to put together creatively. I have to make sure I stay in my music. It’s really therapeutic for me and keeps me grounded. After I made the beat I loaded it onto my laptop with Serato and scratched over it which always puts a big smile on my face. There’s nothing like scratching over a beat you yourself made. It really amazes me what a home user can do with this technology. Things producers couldn’t dream of doing 20 or 30 years ago, we can do with the press of a few buttons or mouse clicks. Also, with all the beats I’ve made none of them sound exactly alike. There’s so many sounds and samples out there to choose from, that every project you start can have a unique fresh feel to it. I stopped my subscription to Splice because I had so many sounds that I hadn’t used and I was just collecting more and more with each monthly charge. With all that’s going on in these times, it’s nice that we have some things that can bring us some joy from time to time. Making music, for me, is one of those things. I have to remind myself to stay on my DJ decks and stay on my MPC and keep the good vibrations of the music coming.