Nu Skillz

Expansions

Akai Professional & Marco Polo are proud to release "Bap Essentials" Vol 1. Marco in collaboration with his MPC mentor Shy The BeatYoda set off a whole new expansion series entitled BAP ESSENTIALS consisting of classic & raw sounding drum sounds and sample chops to set off your next Hip Hop anthem. The longtime duo cover all styles of production from slow tempo Griselda vibes to that 95 bpm golden era energy. Years of crate digging expertise have been applied to the sound design of this expansion. A MUST have for any producer looking to load up ready to go drum, percussion, bass and musical elements that have a straight from the crates feel. "I handled all the musical elements, bass, efx, percussion and Shy did the drums, we basically made a hard ass beat tape for y'all" - Marco Polo. ENJOY!

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Akai Professional & RAWCUTZ presents Premier Beats, a brand new Heavy Weight Classic from RawCutz professionally created for MPC/iMPCPro & Force. This is truly the premier Sample Collection for anyone serious about beats. Inside this incredible expansion is 50 professionally created MPC kits and sequences of Breaks hits and HipHop Kits for Instant production and creative inspiration. Whether you are looking for Thumping Kicks, Punchy Snares, Moody Electric Pianos, Cut-Up Chords, Jazzy Basses, Mellow Guitars, Funky Horn Stabs or Super Phat Drum Breaks, these Classic HipHop Beats are guaranteed to add the grit, flavour, and inspiration to your future productions. Inspired by the sounds and production techniques of the likes of J Dilla, MadLib, DJ Premier, Pete Rock and the Hip Hop of the 90s, these RAW Samples have been carefully crafted using Vintage Technology including MPC and SP1200 Samplers, Vinyl decks, Tape Machines to process Vintage Instruments, Guitars, Basses, Horns, Electric Suitcase Pianos all packed with atmosphere and most of all - inspiration !!! If you need more punch grit and power to your music – this is an absolute must-have !!!

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Akai Professional and 91Vocals proudly present ‘Late Night Trap x RnB Vocals’, an elevated fusion of filtered trap soundscapes, flipped RnB cuts, and bespoke drum design. This MPC Expansion seamlessly blends the essence of silky RnB vocals with late-night melodies and deep 808s across 30 MPC-ready kits.91Vocals is known for uncompromising quality and utilizesasignature recording chain and high-end hardware to capture original vocals. Discover heartbreak hooks, ambient adlibs, and pitched ear-candy vocal samples layered throughout. Original samples combining soulful chords, live guitar and keys, and analog synths were crafted and curated to capture the heart and soul of RnB aesthetics. Then resampled and reimagined to create richly textured sounds, purpose-built to inspire Trap, Hip-Hop, Drill, and beyond.Plus custom-designed drum and percussion essentials, FX hits, and melodic chops. Each kit has been meticulously designed with samples and patterns to inspire or to provide the foundations for your next beat.

Expansions

Snipe Young Presents Vol.1 AKAI Pro & Multi-Platinum Producer, Grammy Winning Engineer “Snipe Young” returns with a sensational instalment to his Akai MPC and iMPC catalogue. As a follow up to the highly acclaimed two-part DARK PARALLAX Expansion series this piece “Snipe Young Presents Vol.1 “doesn’t shy from its excellence. Snipe Young whose produced or designed sounds for many of the top artists delivers a brand-new collection of Hard-Hitting Kits and Hypnotic Melodic Loops and much more processed to the highest quality. Snipe Young Vol.1 includes a beastly collection of Drum Hits, Bass, Keys, Melodics, and vocal loops transforming your ideas into the sound off chart-topping production. Inspiration starts here yet again!!! Snipe Young Presents Vol.1 “Sound Development Process List” Gear Used: • HydraSynth • Moog One • Prophet X • 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 • SSL Six • UA 6176 • Focusrite ISA One • API 2500 Stereo Bus Compressor “Like all of my pieces, I wanted to use the same analogue approach with digital thoughts. The inbox processing was done with the McDsp’s amazing plugins to keep the vibe in the same realm. McDsp plugins allowed me to keep the textures that I created outside the box and lastly, I had to give the sounds a second pass of analogue through the SSL. As an MPC user, you will once again gain a ton of well ready to go 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!” Fully Compatible with All MPC Standalone models, MPC BEATS , AKAI FORCE and MPC 2 Software.