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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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Melodic Horizon Akai Pro & MVP Loops proudly present Melodic Horizon, an expansion pack for your MPC. Melodic Horizon brings the warm pads, luxurious vibes and emotive melodies heard on Contemporary R&B & hip-hop chart toppers to your MPC. As versatile as the genres represented, this pack features 15 radio-ready kits with over 670 samples, including nearly 550 expertly-crafted melodic loops. Also available as an iMPC Pro Pack. Pack Contents 15 Drum Kits | 15 Sequence Demos | 677 Samples | 549 Melodic Loops

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Back again with a vengeance and this time even harder! Volume 2 picks up where volume 1 left off and goes even deeper into custom breakbeats perfect for your next production regardless of style. 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, Westside Gunn & Talib Kweli, to name a few. This is essentially Pad thai on s whole new level with 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 change the game."

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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 !!!