Standalone & Desktop
Unlock the Power of MPC Stems
MPC Stems for both Standalone and Desktop equips producers everywhere with powerful audio separation tools to seamlessly extract individual harmonic and rhythmic elements from any sample.
“This takes the art of sampling to the next level! The sound quality is incredible!”
Pete Rock
“There's a lot of records you couldn't even get close to because of the arrangement and layers. With MPC Stems, we can get any sample we want now.”
Ski Beatz
“My whole vinyl back catalogue is back in the mix, MPC stems gives you the opportunity to revisit everything in a whole new way.”
Marco Polo
“The future of music creation is here with MPC Stems! It unlocks many layers of creativity.”
Damon Flores
"Stems changed the way I listen to records. It changed the way I create my music. When looking for samples I know I can flip parts of songs that were not possible - Endless Drum Breaks !!"
Cookin Soul
Welcome to
A New Dawn In Sampling Is Here
MPC Stems is the next chapter of the iconic MPC sampling workflow. Now, beat-makers and producers everywhere can quickly process any sample or audio recording and isolate drum, bass, melodic, and vocal elements for custom mixing, editing, and chopping. MPC Stems deconstructs your favorite samples providing users with new musical building blocks for unrivaled creative beat-making and music production.
Ski Beatz Stems Cookup
Marco Polo Stems Cookup
Separate Any Sample With The Power Of Mpc Stems
MPC Stems allows you to separate audio and samples into 4 layers on MPC Standalone and MPC 2 Desktop software. Simply load or record a sample and press “Create Stems”.
Make Your Stems Selection
Select any of the four MPC Stems layers you want to extract from your sample. Choose from Vocal, Bass, Drum, or Other (Melodic) elements inspiring new creative ideas
Sonically Unrivaled
MPC STEMS delivers unmatched audio quality producing the ultimate stems separation experience inside MPC
Generate STEMS in Seconds
Step 1
Simply Hit the Do It button and in moments, you’ll have isolated stems inside MPC
Step 2
Control and balance volume, pitch and pan on each individual stem or across all 4 layers
Step 3
Trim stems individually or grouped, render to a pad, and more with speed and precision.
Creating Stem Chops
MPC Stems not only separates your sample but will maintain all chopped regions across each stem layer
Getting Started with
Installing & Activating on Standalone
Join Andy has he shows how to purchase and activate MPC Stems on Standalone
Installing & Activating Stems
Join Andy has he shows how to purchase and activate MPC Stems
Transferring Stems to Standalone
Join Andy as he shows how to prepare your stems in MPC Software for use on Standalone
How To use MPC Stems
Join Andy in as he shows how to use MPC Stems
Discover Hidden Sample Gems inside your vinyl collection
MPC Stems projects and files can seamlessly transfer between Standalone and Desktop.
Transfer Stems from Desktop to Standalone
Listen to Stems
Compatible MPC Hardware
MPC Stems is Fully Supported by the following MPC Hardware in both Standalone or Desktop Controller Mode:: MPC Live Series, MPC One, MPC One +, MPC X, MPC Xse, MPC Key 61, MPC Key 37, and MPC Studio Mk2
MPC Stems is compatible with MPC 2 Desktop Software version 2.14 and above, while MPC Beats is not compatible.
Stem Render Times*
* Desktop render times based on a M1 Max Chip. Algorithm will effect render times and fidelity.
| Z-Plane Algorithm | 10 Sec | 20 Sec | 30 Sec | 1 Minute | Full Song |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPC Standalone zplane STEMS EFFICIENT |
22 Sec | 35 Sec | 50 Sec | 1 Min 25 Sec | Desktop Recommended |
| MPC Desktop zplane STEMS PRO |
7 Sec | 11 Sec | 15 Sec | 25 Sec | Best Solution |
Performance Considerations:
RAM Usage
The stem separation process requires approximately 200MB of RAM of free memory, plus additional memory to create the stemmed sample
Efficiency and Quality
On-device stems are created using the zplane Stems Efficient algorithm, desktop MPC uses zplane Stems Pro for highest quality.
