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RAW CRATEZ Akai Professional & Rawcutz are proud to bring you the latest in our MPC Expansion Series sound packs. Building upon their highly acclaimed RAWCUTZ Expansion Raw Cratez brings the real essence of this genre inside your MPC. RAWCUTZ are responsible for some of the most prolific sample content available. This Expansion features loosely quantized rhythms, Melodic Keys, Real authentic basslines, soulful chops & stabs, and some of the best sampled drum hits delivering inspiration on all levels, all royalty free and ready to drop into your MPC. This collection was 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! Raw Cratez gives you instant access to Crunchy Snares, Jazzy Chords and Musical Melodies grouped over 20 inspirational kits of 16 fresh and original samples. Influences in the pack range from the heavy beats of Cypress Hill, with the jazzy instruments of Blue Note, Orbesque atmospherics and husky haunting melodies – all with the trademark RawCutz “pre-worn” sonic treatments. If you are making Deep Golden era Hip Hop, House, Warped beats, Progressive Drum and Bass or Ambient music – you will find inspirational sounds within seconds in this collection of samples created by the original Raw Cutz producer. Includes 1.6 GB of the highest quality one shot sounds and Stabs including Rhodes, Bass, Strings, Vinyl, Keys and more. As usual, Akai, alongside Rawcutz provides you with the best and most uniquely authentic sound set available. Each kit provides you with an excellent selection of samples and patterns that have been expertly programmed to instantly inspire you, no matter what music making mood you’re in.

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(Included with MPC One – Available for purchase separately for other models/users) F9 proudly presents the much anticipated F9 Instruments collection  for the MPC platform. More than 100 instruments precisely and carefully constructed for the unique architecture of the MPC Keygroup system, some utilising round-robin sampling and full workstation style synthesis. How many times have you lost an inspirational moment waiting for a 3rd party sampler to load up? The  F9 Instruments  will not only cure that modern curse but enhance your creative process The patches load up QUICKLY and efficiently directly into your MPC workflow, and thanks to the remarkable native AIR FX chains that accompany each patch, sound powerful and present straight out of the box - in any genre! Grammy-nominated producer and chief sound designer at F9 James Wiltshire explains why... “The first time I heard the F9 patches back through my MPC-X I did a victory lap of the studio - This is THE SOUND I’ve been reaching for in a sampling platform for years - These patches cut straight through contemporary productions with ease and the process of making the audio demos proved to me that they often need hardly any additional processing …. …We all know that nothing crunches the numbers like an MPC so now imagine that fiery audio engine that is legendary for drums punching out your bass lines, hooks and chords… … For me, it’s been a revolutionary process and I consider this a new era for F9’s sound design journey and I cant wait to see where we go next. I’ve been using these instruments in my productions and remixes - they are FIRE! and I can't wait to hear what the MPC community does with them“ F9 have pioneered multi-sampled instrument design over the last 5 years and now in this release, they have taken it even further with a ‘triple-cooked’ sampling process. The results speak for themselves as you can hear from the Audio demos.   4GB Multi-sampled MPC Keygroup instruments Fast loading patches directly inside MPC Responsive - No latency issues No complex GUIs to learn Laser tight playback via the same engine as MPC drum programs Multi Sampled and processed using the worlds best hardware Stellar sound quality built for instant inspiration Created by a Grammy-nominated producer for producers 26 Basses, 808s and Subs 17 Piano and Key instruments 19 Synth & Lead sounds 19 Plucked instruments 8 Pad Instruments 7 Brass and String patches 5 Guitar instruments 1 Drum instrument Please note: All musical parts within the audio demos were created using the F9 Essential instruments Demos contains additional drums, mid parts and FX samples not contained within this release.

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A true pioneer of the West Coast sound, ProHoeZak has produced for legends likeTupac, Too Short, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40, Kurupt, Mount Westmore, and Suga Free—delivering timeless slaps fueled by raw grooves and funkadelic flavor. Loaded with trunk-thumping kicks, razor-sharp claps, deep Moog basslines, and soulful talkbox runs, this pack blends that classic G-funk bounce with the energy of Bay Area mob music and the wild, up-tempo spirit of hyphy. Whether you're crafting something for the lowriders or the sideshow, West Coast Funk gives you that authentic West Coast sauce. Expansion Pack Contents: 1GB MPC Expansion 40 x MPC-Ready Drum Kits 40 x MPC Sequences 40 x Audio Previews 640 Samples 1 x Demo Project    

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From rhythmic swing to soulful chord progressions and mellow vocals, channel laid-back, conscious hip hop with original instruments and effects. Create a faithful 90s vibe or craft a brand-new soulful flavor with a choice of over a hundred authentic kits. Hazy Days was created from real drums, piano, and synth and hip hop samples, all processed with analog gear for a gritty, vinyl-style sound. Hazy Days was created in collaboration with Emeric Zubar a.k.a. BLAKE.