New Jack Throwback

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Akai Professional and 12 Bit Soul/Divided Souls invite you to 'The After Party' MPC Expansion. Inspired by the iconic sounds of Andre Harrell, DeVante Swing, Teddy Riley, Eddie F., Kyle West, Puff Daddy, to H-Town and many other classic 90s RnB producers and artists! This new MPC Expansion is more than a homage to that era, but simultaneously looks back while moving forward. Packed with 40 x MPC-ready constructed Drum kits packed with 90s warm, punchy kicks, Crispy Snares, Claps and Rims to silky RnB melodics created from classic analogue synths of the era! Also included are 24 x MPC Keygroups carefully created and processed using the finest outboard gear, delivering smooth leads, pads, and basses with a deep rich tone while sprinkling in a few that carry otherworldly vibes. This time out.......12 Bit Soul completed a final mix on our drums -one-shots and loops- using high-end outboard and their very own AMPlify™ plug-in to give it that extra vintage punch. We provide the paint; how the painting is created is now up to you! Some of the gear used for this project: Avalon U5 DI and Preamp, Neve 511 Mic Preamp, dbx 560A Compressor/Limiter, SSL Outboard Processor, Eventide H7600 Multi-effects Processor, Moog Little Phatty, TX81Z,Poly-800, D-50, Jupiter-8, Juno-106, JD-800

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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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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

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Lo-Fi Soul & Future Beats Akai Professional, CAPSUN ProAudio & Loopmasters present LoFi Soul & FutureBeats capturing the classic soul and magic of lo-fi sampling, analogue synths and drum machines and combines it with the sound of tomorrow. Experimental future beats laced with loosely quantized rhythms, rich warm pads, sub-heavy basslines and soulful chops. All inspiration, all royalty free and ready to drop into your DAW or sampler of choice. This collection is built to inspire and provide building blocks to manipulate, twist and chop to create your own, fresh sound whilst providing access to the sounds of equipment that’s either hard to find, prohibitively expensive or hard to keep working! With a sound based around experimentation and the concept of combining elements of different genres, influences can be heard including Chill Trap, Future Bass, Golden Era Hip-Hop, Experimental Rap, Future RnB, Lo-Fi, Chilllwave, Oldskool Garage, Vaporware, PC Music, Ambient and nods to classic J Dilla style Hip-Hop and Soul production. Producers inspired by artists and labels such as Flying Lotus, Flume, Samiyam, Nosaj Thing, Four Tet, Soulection, Mr. Carmack, Sam Gellaitry, SevnthWonder, Future Beats Records, Team Supreme, Ta-Ku will find a true representation of the sound they all share. Over 700MB of the highest quality loops and one shot sounds including saturated Drum Loops & punchy hand crafted Drum Hits, downtempo glitched Guitars, twisted haunting Vocals, nostalgic dusty Keys and soulful Lead Solos. 8bit Arpeggios, analogue FX noises and electrical buzz captures add texture and grit. Pack Contents 15 MPC Drum Kits | 11 MPC Multi Kits 15 Sequences | 130 Loops | 368 Samples