Nu Skillz

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Akai Professional and araabMUZIK are proud to present the next chapter in beats! It is now 2020 and Araab’s music production continues to evolve producing for new artist coming on the scene and still working with legends in the music industry. Part of araab’s evolution is expanding his sound and creativity by working with other producers and artists. This is why Akai Pro and araabMUZIK have teamed up again introducing the "araabMUZIK presents" series. This series will introduce his new sounds and team of producers. This new araabMUZIK series starts with the talented "Motif Alumni" adding some TrapSoul ingredients for you to develop some powerful recipes. We added sounds so you can cook up masterpieces on your MPC instantly. For more information on araabMUZIK projects and Motif Alumni go to araabMUZIK.net" Inside Motif Alumni "Trap Soul Edition" Includes over 300 Hard Hitting Kicks and Snares, Crisp Claps, Soulful Melodic Loops, Classic TrapSoul 80s Bass Synths, Vocal Phrases & Chops, 808’s, Percussion, Snaps, SFX, Drops, AND MUCH MORE. 25 MPC Producer Kits 60 808s + Kicks 25 Claps & Snares 25 Synth Bass Loops 78 Hats and Cymbals 32 Vocal Phrases 64 Melodic Loops 20 Melodic Hits 49 Kicks 154 Melodic One Shots 41 Percussive Hits 30 SFX 17 Snaps + Rimshots

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Akai Professional & 12 Bit Soul have teamed up to deliver the MPC Expansion DEFinitive 90s R&B . 90s R&B represents the rapid rise from genre music to mainstream cultural and commercial dominance over this transformative decade. Forever intertwined with the sounds of Rap/Hip-Hop, there isn’t one pervasive sound that defined the era, but more so an emphasis on eclectic style blending. A rapid parallel evolution in artistry and music technology ensued in a short period of time, propelling us on a journey from the organic dusty breaks of Golden Era Hip-Hop to New Jack Swing to iconoclasts like Sade coupled with the meteoric rise of the Dirty South, retrofitted Neo Soul stylings, and the arrival of the Shiny Suit Era, where Hip-Hop moguls and superstar divas were born. This expansion captures that moment in time as R&B continued its progression alongside Hip-Hop. - 1.59 GB of high quality sounds. -40 kits featuring 100+ 90s inspired composition loops and well over 500 one-shots sampling sounds and gear of that era: horns, piano, organ, keys, strings, synths, live bass, guitar, and dusty vinyl & crisp digital drums to represent the fast-evolving sound of the decade. All sounds created and processed with our extensive collection of analog and digital gear, including popular instruments and samplers from the 90s era. -25 Keygroups sampling from analog and digital keyboards, rack gear and synths: fat basses, electric pianos, pads, leads and more.

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Akai Professional and MSXII Sound Design are proud to release the highly anticipated re-up to the acclaimed MPC Expansion series, Soul Provider. Vol. 3 is here and better than ever! Soul Provider 3 is the perfect marriage of vintage sounds, dusty samples, fused with the most modern production techniques & presets. Classically authentic to its soul and hip-hop roots, MSXII Sound Design has once again gone far above and beyond the rest to leave you with a timeless product that’s been dipped in soul, r&b, funk, pop, jazz, and progressive vibes. You’ll find drums that kick you in your chest. Snares that will break your neck. Melodies built with Fender Rhodes, electric guitar, Mellotron, vintage synths, and live bass were chopped up so effortlessly you’d believe the kits were lifted from vinyl of the late 60’s and ’70s. Yet, everything is completely original. Per usual. All kits received vintage outboard processing, resampling, and compression, to bring you maximum texture and character. Vocal chops and laser-like FX sprinkle this MPC Expansion like the perfect dessert to a fine meal. Soul Provider Vol. 3 comes directly ready to load into Standalone or Software Modes of your MPC. MSXII has taken advantage of the critically acclaimed plugin suite shipping within the MPC platform. You’ll immediately enjoy tons of new presets that showcase the sound design aspect of the expansion. Use these presets as a learning guide or create your own, new textures if you’d like! Soul Provider Vol. 3 delivers once again for the MPC user that needs inspiration! Each kit provides you with an excellent selection of samples and patterns that have been expertly programmed to inspire you no matter what music making mood you’re in.

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Akai Professional and UK RnB vocal sensation Marie Dahstrom proudly presents “Vocal Destiny” an outstanding collection of the most soulful and smooth vocals Inspired by the sounds of artists such as Brandy, Kehlani, and H.E.R. Vocal Destiny delivers 14 MPC-ready programs professionally recorded with everything from Vocal leads, Phases, hooks to vocal harmony stacks ready to create new soulful tunes with.   Marie Dahlstrom is a Danish vocalist, producer and songwriter, who consistently proves herself as one of the most essential voices in underground R&B. Her 2nd album ‘A Good Life’ was released May 2023, and has been featured on BBC 1xtra, Joe Budden Podcast sleepers pick, Jazz FM to name a few.    Her critically acclaimed debut album Like Sand was released in 2020, recorded between LA, Copenhagen and London. Like Sand featured collaborations with acts including south London singer James Vickery, California based songwriter and producer Jeremy Passion, Brooklyn based singer/producer Elijah Fox, London-based Conor Albert and guitarist Beau Diako to name a few.