MPC Reggae Masterclass

Turn Your MPC into a Riddim Machine!

The MPC Reggae Masterclass is your complete system for creating authentic reggae grooves, heavy basslines and professional riddims with the Akai MPC.

This course is designed for MPC users who want to move beyond generic beatmaking and learn how real reggae production works: groove, space, bounce, feel and musical identity. Inside this masterclass, you will learn how to:
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  • Build Reggae drum patterns (Nyabinghi, One Drop, Rockers, Steppers)
  • Make fat basslines
  • Create skanks, chords and classic reggae movement
  • Use hi-hats, swing and timing for real groove
  • Arrange full reggae riddims with energy and flow
  • Develop faster workflows on your MPC
  • Turn simple loops into finished productions
  • Create tracks ready for vocals, live performance or Dub versions

​Whether you use the MPC Live, Live II, Live III, One, One+, One G2,  Key 37, Key 37 G2, Key 61, MPC X, MPC XL, Akai Force - the principles in this course apply directly. This is not random theory. This is practical reggae production for serious MPC users. By the end of the course, your MPC will no longer feel like just a sampler or drum machine. It will become your Riddim Machine.

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The MPC Reggae Masterclass contains over nine hours of exclusive videos. There are 35 videos inside.

Here are the included modules:

Module 1: Reggae DNA & MPC Mindset
  • Welcome to the Riddim System
  • The Reggae Feel
  • The MPC as an Instrument: The Riddim Machine

Module 2: The Drum Foundation
  • Intro: The overall Sound of a Reggae Kit
  • Cut Time versus Slow Time
  • Straight- vs. Swing-Feel
  • Quantization & Humanized Feel
  • Nyabinghi Drumming: Elements & History
  • Nyabinghi Drumming: The Groove
  • One Drop Groove
  • Rockers Groove
  • Steppers Groove
  • Let's Compare the Reggae Grooves
  • Special Hacks for Hi-Hat Patterns
  • Reggae Fills are Different
  • Let's Create a Riddim

Module 3: The Riddim Section
  • Playing Piano Chops on MPC
  • How to Avoid Jumpy Chords / Extra Tips
  • The Reggae Organ & Bubble Patterns
  • Authentic Guitar Skanks on MPC
  • Wind Instruments in the Riddim Section

Module 4: Reggae Bass & Stuck Line
  • Creating a Reggae Bass Line
  • Unity of Bass & Kick
  • The Stuck Line
  • Designing the Bass Sound

Module 5: Adding Textures & Melodies
  • Creating a Hook with No Overload
  • Building the Hook

Module 6: Adding Effects
  • Insert & Send Effects
  • Using Effects on the Master Bus / Output
  • Adding Texture

Module 7: The Riddim Structure (Arrangement)
  • General Riddim Structure
  • Working with Song Mode
  • Using Automation

Module 8: The Riddim Export
  • Riddim Export
  • The Final Riddim

Module 9: Outro & Next Steps
  • Next Steps
  • Helpful Ressources

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Mr. DeeKay - Your MPC expert
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  • MPC Live user since 2017
  • Music producer for over 29 years
  • Artist in the field of Dub, Reggae, Dancehall, Hip Hop & Afrobeat
  • Music label founder
  • Sound Designer
  • YouTuber
  • Book Author
  • Entrepreneur & Maker
  • Managing Partner of soundspremium
  • Digital Nomad & traveling the world since 2020
  • Expatriate & living in East Afreeca since 2023

Feedback on my previous courses, tutorials & work:
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"Hi Dennis, just wanted to say a quick thank you for the great course you put together for a really good price. The MPC Masterclass helped me a lot with the handling of the MPC Live and answered pretty much all my questions. Your expansions are also absolutely successful and it's a pleasure to work and experiment with the sounds. (...) Keep up the good work and thank you again. Kind regards from Switzerland"
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"Hi DeeKay, I wanted to thank you very much for your MPC Masterclass tutorial videos. You explained everything in such a great and idiot-proof way that even I can understand it and finally have fun producing with the MPC Live II again. Best regards"

"Dear Dennis, thank you very much for your great videos, thanks to your good work, the transition from the MPC Renaissance to Live 2 was much easier. "

"Thank you Bro for your great reggae contribution to the MPC world which nobody else does. Your expansion packs and vsts are among the best I have used in my reggae projects"

“Very well explained and easy to follow.”

“Thank you for your helpful videos, Mr. DeeKay”

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"Mega! Please continue."

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