Marco Polo Presents (Pad Thai Collection Vol 2)

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Akai Professional & Sample Magic are proud to bring you the latest in our MPC / Force Expansion Series sound packs. Cosmic Melodics, underground LoFi hip-hop sounds and MPC style beats... Covering the best of the diverse LA beat scene, Sleazy Beats is a blend of jazzy hooks, astral atmospheres, jagged MPC drums and cosmic ‘future' styled melodics. Stacked Stabs, Chords, Lofi textures and drum hits, this collection is an ode to bold, forward-thinking production, drawing influences from various styles such as old school hip-hop, breakbeat, trip-hop and downtempo created inside 20 unique MPC Programs. With over 300 Hits from Lo-fi kicks, dusty snares, layered percussion,12-bit sampled one-shots and melodic stabs using the top sampling tools in the industry such as the MPC60, ASR10 and SP1200 perfect for re-creating that Lofi re-sampled sound. Served with custom kits and sampler formats for instant inspiration. Diverse one-shot arsenal ready to breathe new life into your MPC. Sleazy Beats also includes inspirational Melodic One Shots, Saturated subs, futuristic chords, pulsating pads, dusty music shots and vocal shots. This Pack includes easy to install versions for PC and MAC and a standalone version for MPC Live, X and Force.

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Pad Thai Deluxe features the cream of the crop taken from Marco Polo's highly acclaimed and internationally known" Pad Thai" drum kit series. Known for having some of the hardest and dustiest drums in the game, Marco Polo has spent years digging for records and applying that same approach to assembling his drum kits. Marco has produced for some of the greats in Hip Hop such as Rakim, Scarface, Masta Ace, Pharoahe Monch, Westode Gunn & Talib Kweli too name a few. This is essentially Pad thai on steroids! 24 brand new fully composed beats/pgms including musical, bass and drum elements to get your beats knocking with minimal effort. A mixture of laid back vibes to the dirt and grit of Brooklyn, New York where Marco calls home. Use the presents and demos to catch your own vibe or guide you on a new musical journey. These sounds are ready to rock RAW with minimal processing. Punch, thump and dirt is the name of the game here. Whether it's one shots or chopped original breakbeats. This kit has you covered for the inspiration to produce any modern or old school Hip Hop vibe. Be sure to check out Marco Polo's YouTube series "MP On The MP" season 1 for a deeper look into using pad thai in his production process! MP has taken his MPC 2000 Xl workflow/approach to new levels in the modern Akai world and we're excited for you to hear this brand new kit that will definitely change the game.

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[Special Edition] DARK PARALLAX Vol 2 AKAI Pro & Multi-Platinum Producer/Sound Designer “Snipe Young” are back with the incredible follow up to the highly acclaimed DARK PARALLAX Expansion series for MPC & iMPC. Developed exclusively from the ground-up by Snipe Young whose production credits include many of the top artists, Dark Parallax Vol 2 delivers a brand new collection of breath taking Kits and Melodic Loops and much more processed to the highest quality. DP 2 includes an unstoppable rugged collection of Drum Hits, Bass, Keys, Melodics, and vocal loops transforming your production to a new level. Inspiration starts here again!!! Who said – “lighting doesn’t hit twice”! DARK PARALLAX VOL 2 “Sound Development Process List”   500 series SSL EQ611 (E series) SSL DYN611 (E series) Neve 1073 LBEQ API 527 SPL TDX Transient Designer  Focusrite Red 1 500 SMPRO Tube Box SMPRO MBC 502 SMPRO PEQ 505 DBX 160 Other Outboard Hardware UA 6176 Focusrite ISA One  API 2500 Stereo Bus Compressor “Like DP Vol,  I wanted to use the same analogue approach with digital thoughts. The inbox processing was done with the Slate Digital Plugins to keep the vibe in the same realm. Slate plugins allowed me to maintain the atmosphere that I created outside the box and lastly, I had to warm everything with the Virtual Tape Machine. As an MPC user, you will gain a ton of well processed samples that will give you that authentic MPC feel, chunky snares, big kicks, glassy live hats, thick live toms, and plenty of loops to get your next track going!” Included Content: 37 Drum Kits | 5 Multi programs | 37 Sequences | Melodic Loops 194 | 872 Samples

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Akai Professional & ADSR proudly present URBAN INSTRUMENTS, the newest instrument pack for your MPC. Influenced by the dark, atmospheric vibes of the Toronto hip hop scene, this versatile pack features 57 playable instruments including bass, keys, lead, pads, plucks, synths and more. If you’re after the lush, moody sounds of producers and artists such as Noah “40” Shebib, Mike Zombie, Party Next Door, Roy Woods and Majid Jordan, then this release is exactly what you’re after. Urban Instruments is exclusively for MPC 2.0 and/or Standalone Live/X Pack Contents 57 MPC Instruments