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2 Step Garage Akai Professional, Niche Audio present 2 Step Garage capturing the pulsating drums and slick chord progressions from the UK Garage scene. 2 Step Garage serves up a bumpin’ selection of 13 diverse MPC kits allowing producers worldwide to start creating inspirational Garage jams immediately. Taking influence from legendary producers such as MJ Cole, El-B and Artful Dodger, this package contains over 200 authentic samples in pristine 24bit and seamlessly brings together the full spectrum of sounds, effortlessly running the line between classic UKG vibes and modern trends. Niche Audio have enrolled Scott Diaz, another top-notch producer who has created a 100% authentic 2 Step Garage pack for MPC. Combining the dusty flavour of the old-skool with nu-skool production techniques and sound design, the samples are as authentic as it gets - sexy and soulful chord progressions, editable guitar and Rhodes riffs, flexin’ underground beats, pitched vocal cut-ups, vintage organs, grimey stabs and resampled analog subs and basses. These 2 Step Garage samples can be effortlessly swapped out for your own sounds within seconds, along with the ability to edit any of the included midi patterns and sounds. Within a few minutes you have will stamp your own identity and creative ideas on to a kit making it totally unrecognizable from the original. This is what Niche Audio is all about - We don't want anything getting in the way of your creativity and you won't find any other sample packs out there quite like this - Guaranteed! Inside you will find thirteen MPC ready kits, consisting of an assortment of Deep Club Kicks, Crackin Snares and Claps, Vocal cuts and FX for instant creativity. Also included are Midi Patterns and MPC Sequences along with One-Shots for customising your own kits. Pack Contents 13 MPC Drum Kits | 13 Sequences | 26 Midi Patterns | 208 Samples

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Akai Professional & Stealth Audio Present: 80's Nostalgia Step into the time machine bringing the iconic sound directly to your MPC with 80's Nostalgia by Akai Professional and Stealth Audio. This expansion pack is a meticulously crafted homage to the golden era of synthwave and retro-futurism, offering a collection of 30 custom pro kits that capture the essence of the decade. Crafted with Vintage Excellence: Every sound in this pack has been thoughtfully designed using authentic 80s hardware—vintage synths, classic drum machines, and period-specific effects. We've curated a selection of fat analog basses, shimmering pads, punchy snares, and those unmistakable toms, all delivered in pristine 24-bit quality to ensure they cut through any mix. Engineered for Today's Producers: Whether you're scoring a retro film, producing synthwave hits, or just looking to add some nostalgic flair to your tracks, 80's Nostalgia has you covered. These samples aren't just about sounding old—they've been modernized with a touch of today's production standards, ensuring they fit perfectly in any contemporary setting. Inspiration by the Industry's Best: These kits have been meticulously engineered and mastered by industry-leading producers and sound designers to guarantee a radio-ready sound right out of the box. The pack's sonic textures range from the dreamy to the aggressive, making it versatile enough to inspire across genres, whether you're into synth-pop, outrun, vaporwave, or any genre that needs that 80s vibe. Sound with Attitude: 80's Nostalgia isn't just another sound pack—it's a journey back to a time when music was transformative. Each kit is loaded with hit-slammin' samples, ready to be unleashed in your MPC to fuel your next big track.

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Artist Series araabMUZIK araabMUZIK has electrified stages worldwide with his unparalleled finger drumming and signature blend of hip-hop, trap and edm. In kicking off our artist series expansion packs, araabMUZIK combines all those genres into a thunderous collection of drums and samples that promise to fill dance floors from Compton to Ibiza. Pack Contents 32 Artist Kits | 65 MPC Programs | 15 Instruments | 7 Project Demos | 80 Melodic Loops | 89 Drum Loops | 64 Exclusive Hybrid 3 Presets | 519 One Shots | 914 Samples Receive bonus King EP by araabMUZIK with purchase

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Chilled Trap Akai Professional and Loopmasters present Chilled Trap, the newest Expansion Pack for your MPC. Exploring the atmospheric side of the genre, Chilled Trap features a wealth of inspired melodic ideas - tailored for Trap but also great for Downtempo, House, Ambient and other styles. This pack is filled with haunting pianos, smooth sweeping synths, lush pads and soaring vocals - all custom made to inject your MPC with a fresh dose of warm feel-good sounds. Also available as an iMPC Pro Pack. Pack Contents 15 Drum Kits | 9 Multi Kits 5 MPC Instruments | 15 Sequence Demos | 243 Samples

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[Special Edition] DARK PARALLAX Vol 2 AKAI Pro & Multi-Platinum Producer/Sound Designer “Snipe Young” are back with the incredible follow up to the highly acclaimed DARK PARALLAX Expansion series for MPC & iMPC. Developed exclusively from the ground-up by Snipe Young whose production credits include many of the top artists, Dark Parallax Vol 2 delivers a brand new collection of breath taking Kits and Melodic Loops and much more processed to the highest quality. DP 2 includes an unstoppable rugged collection of Drum Hits, Bass, Keys, Melodics, and vocal loops transforming your production to a new level. Inspiration starts here again!!! Who said – “lighting doesn’t hit twice”! DARK PARALLAX VOL 2 “Sound Development Process List”   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 Other Outboard Hardware UA 6176 Focusrite ISA One  API 2500 Stereo Bus Compressor “Like DP Vol,  I wanted to use the same analogue approach with digital thoughts. The inbox processing was done with the Slate Digital Plugins to keep the vibe in the same realm. Slate plugins allowed me to maintain the atmosphere that I created outside the box and lastly, I had to warm everything with the Virtual Tape Machine. As an MPC user, you will gain a ton of well processed 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!” Included Content: 37 Drum Kits | 5 Multi programs | 37 Sequences | Melodic Loops 194 | 872 Samples

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Dark Parallax Akai Pro & Producer/Grammy-nominated Sound Designer Snipe Young proudly present Dark Parallax, the newest Expansion Pack for MPC. Snipe’s stellar work can be heard on recent smash-hit records including Beyonce’s Lemonade, Dr. Dre’s Compton, Documentary 2 by The Game and Justin Beiber’s Purpose. Dark Parallax delivers the elite-level sounds featured on these chart-toppers while also incorporating the haunting atmospherics found on the newest trap, hip-hop and Contemporary R&B tracks. “The MPC is known for its groove and gritty feel so I decided to create kits with chunky textures, dark progressions and voices saturated in different ambiances,” said Snipe Young. “I used a ton of live drums and percussion in this pack and treated them like electronic colors instead of traditional acoustics." This special-edition Producer Series pack features 50 radio-ready kits and nearly 900 samples of ferocious subs, haunting vocal lines, crisp snares and cinematic pads. Also available as an iMPC Pro Pack. Pack Contents 50 Drum Kits | 50 Sequence Demos 872 Samples | 194 Melodic Loops | 50 Hybrid 3 Presets

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DECAP – Drums That Knock Producer & Sound Designer DECAP brings his highly successful signature sound "Drums That Knock" to the MPC platform. Drums That Knock includes over 400MB of top-notch original sounds to use in your productions constructed into 34 professional MPC Drumkits. DECAP has crafted these sounds from the ground up using everything from Hi-End Studio Outboard to the latest plug-in emulations bringing you the hardest Drum Samples available. When loaded inside MPC, the kits will bring you instant creativity balanced with the sonic Knock of DECAP! All sounds and loops are 100% royalty free All sounds are crafted, sculpted, specially designed to KNOCK / punch through your mix All sounds are 100% original and crafted from scratch (no recycled sounds) All loops are labelled with tempo, key, and ready to drop right into your MPC with no editing required All sounds are in 24bit All sounds and loops are compatible with all DAW software Drums That Knock incudes 29 808s + Bass 14 SFX 82 Hi-Hats 49 Kicks 154 Melodic one shots 99 Percussive one shots 11 Risers 26 Shouts + ad-libs 72 Snares + Claps + Rimshots 12 Toms

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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 proudly presents DISTANT PULSE, the newest expansion pack for your MPC. Delivering 64 meticulously-programmed instruments, this versatile collection adds lush pads, rumbling basses, emotive synths, percussive plucks and much more to your production toolbox. Fit for a wide range of classic genres and new styles, each patch has been designed to take full advantage of the new features found in MPC 2.0. Pack Contents 64 MPC Instruments| 19 Basses | 11 Synths | 10 Leads | 8 Pads | 8 Keys | 8 Plucked

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Discover The Latest Instrument Expansion Pack Akai Pro and legendary Hip-Hop producer Ski Beatz team up to bring you this new collection of sampled instruments. Ski Beatz has gathered an assorted collection of his favorite hardware including classic analog synths and his futuristic Eurorack rig. Dive into this collection today!

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Divided Souls Entertainment and Akai have once again partnered up to bring you their latest expansion aptly titled Dynamic Soul. This latest outing showcases a natural offshoot, the organic lineage to the rich history of Soul music. In recent years, R&B music has seen a bountiful resurgence by way of artists like Anderson .Paak, Kali Uchis, Solange, Bruno Mars, and many others, eschewing categorization in favour of timeless compositions. The lush arrangements, instrumentation, and an ever-present foot firmly planted in the past with the other pushing the boundaries forward are most reflective in the music, as well as this expansion. Dynamic Soul captures this essence with 40 kits packed with live guitars, bass, vintage keys and synths, allowing your creative capacity to find new heights. Soul music has proven itself timeless, and Dynamic Soul effortlessly moves across the various sub-genres with an ease that the end-user will find most appealing and creatively stimulating.

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Retro 80s Funk Instruments + Kits for MPC F9 Audio proudly introduces an unrivalled collection of retro 80s Electric Funk instruments and kits for the MPC platform. With painstaking multi-sampling of select vintage hardware, we're delivering the pulsating power and unique grit of the 80s through the MPC's industry-leading sample playback engine. We've curated the distinct synths, drum machines, and FX devices from the vibrant era when funk electrified transistor technology, sparking a brand-new musical trend. A 4Gb+ MPC Expansion 133 Fully Playable MPC Keygroup instruments 14 Robust Drum Kits 15 Dynamic Drum and FX menus 11 Expressive Melodic 1-shot menus Comprehensive set of Qlink macros for each patch/kit Audio previews for all components: patches, kits, menus, and kit sequences. F9 Electric Funk Kits Our 80s-inspired, 14-kit pack uses state-of-the-art technology to recreate the unforgettable punch and tonality of analogue filter chips. Featuring custom-burnt Eproms, a round-robin 808 kit, layered kits, and 15 drum/FX menus with sounds spread across multiple banks. Also includes 11 banks of melodic and chordal chops and one-shot hits. F9 Electric Funk Basses Experience the undeniable growl of an analogue synth bass from the 80s, featuring 38 clear, round-robin playback bass patches. Expect a unique blend of analogue power, drift, and swagger that's a welcome departure from today's 808 drones. F9 Electric Funk Synths The 80s were the era of knobs-studded keyboards and minimalist FM interfaces, but what stood out was the distinct, scorching sound of an 80s polysynth - a sonic signature that remains etched in public memory. Our collection perfectly captures the essence of major synth groups - Jupiters, Prophets, Junos, and OBX's, all vying to elevate your chords, lines, and improvisations to an unprecedented level of future-retro. With the flawless performance of the MPC's Keygroup engine, these synths will cut through your mix like a hot knife through butter. F9 Electric Funk Keys Featuring 34 Key patches that offer everything from the famous Glassy FM Pianos to unique 12bit sampler patches. These keys add chordal warmth to the analog underscore, lifting your beat while providing layering possibilities. F9 Electric Funk Plucks A nod to the golden age of sequencers, we've created 15 pluck patches, capturing the percussive FM, analog and early digital devices in constant motion, bringing the studio time-keeper experience to your fingertips. F9 Electric Funk Leads Our 17 leads perfectly close this expansion, capturing the melodic intensity of Arps, Moogs, Sequentials, and Fairlights from the Techno-Funk era. This pack promises high resonance and 5th-tuned second oscillators. Dive in fearlessly. Please note: The main audio demo was created with sounds F9 Electric funk for MPC ( every drum sound, instrument and FX / One shot ). Additional mixing, arranging and editing was applied to create the final demo. The midi information for the music you hear in the demos is not contained in this release. This product has been released previously at f9-audio.com

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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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Following the enormous success of F9 Instruments Vol1 for the MPC, we embarked on an inspiring journey to develop volume 2, now ready to enchant the MPC community. F9 Neptune for MPC was designed from the ground up to offer you some of the most inspiring, detailed and atmospheric keyboard patches possible. The MPC platform's Keygroup engine allows us to deliver these as round-robin, playable patches that will bring your melodies and chords to life almost instantly and save you hours of preset diving. The pack includes 18 MPC Kits and 11 Drum and FX Menus. Coupled with 17 Bass patches, these provide an incredibly robust rhythm section that grounds your production from the start. These sounds are all you need to create emotional, musical beats. Sourced from classic and modern synth hardware, acoustic / electric pianos and instruments, production and editing of this pack took well over 18 months. All patches were finalised using the height of contemporary digital technology. The resulting patch collection brings producers of all genres a modern palette of sounds designed to fit inside contemporary mixes without hassle or stress. Explore the breadth and beauty of this collection in our comprehensive audio demos. This unique MPC expansion includes: 5.5Gb+ MPC Expansion (installed) Over 100 Fully playable MPC Keygroup instruments 18 Drum Kits 11 Drum and FX menus Full set of Qlink macros for each patch/Kit Audio previews for all patches, kits, menus and kit sequences F9 Neptune Keys This collection's core consists of 54 Keyboard patches, 23 Pluck, and 9 Piano patches. Each key, subjected to up to three layers of re-sampling and post-production, resonates with emotional chords, natural movements, and expressive sonics. By using the round-robin capabilities of the MPC Keygroup layers, we can create a lush soundscape within the 5.9Gb of multi-samples and are proud to present you a collection of MPC instruments that we feel beats anything else out there. F9 Neptune Pianos Dusty grand pianos that sound like they are playing from a Havanna backroom meet dusty practice-room uprights whilst the vibrating tines of electric pianos processed through analogue chorus pedals ( combined with layers of atmospherics ) will allow your chord sequences and melodies to shine. F9 Neptune Plucks The rise of pluck instruments in modern productions is undeniable. With our collection, we delve into a unique blend of ethnic string sources, hybrid mallets, re-imagined guitars, ethereal digital synth combinations, and physical modelling. Use these distinct patches to bring your soundscape to life. Layer two of these, pan them wide, and discover remarkable results. F9 Neptune Kits Our 18 Neptune kits blend the modern with the classic, providing a diverse set of beat kits that can hold their own against the best. Each kit has been meticulously processed, emphasising transients and details, making these kits a one-stop shop for rhythmical inspiration. All drum and FX sounds are included in 11 additional menu patches for rhythmic overdubs, igniting your creativity. F9 Neptune Basses The 17 Bass patches range across all the subsonic essentials your music may require. Careful sampling, production, and internal FX processing deliver velvety tones for the lower octave without overdoing it. Once again, the MPC Keygroup engine proves its mettle, providing an abundance of low-end power. Please note: The main audio demo was created with sounds F9 Neptune for MPC ( every drum sound, instrument and FX / One shot ). Additional mixing, arranging and editing was applied to create the final demo. The midi information for the music you hear in the demos is not contained in this release. This product has been released previously at f9-audio.com

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Immerse yourself in the hazy aura of 90s club culture with the F9 Origins expansion, available in MPC format. This carefully curated collection encapsulates the iconic sound that defined an era of dance music, serving it fresh for modern producers. We've successfully bottled the vibrant rhythms, pulsating beats, and memorable early-digital and analog tones that set the 90s club scene apart. Experience the nostalgia of past decades and inject your contemporary production with the enduring energy of classic house music. For the Origins sampling journey, we returned to the authentic hardware synths, drum machines, and FX processors that gave 90s house music its unique and potent sonic identity. This authenticity endows the pack with an unparalleled advantage, embodying the substantial body, intensity, and vigor of the keyboard, synth, and bass sounds that propelled classic house music onto global nightclubs and radio airwaves. Available as fully playable MPC Keygroup instruments, kits, and menus for MPC software and hardware versions running MPC 2.11 or later, and Akai Force V3.2 or later. 4Gb+ MPC Expansion 142 Fully playable MPC Keygroup instruments 17 Drum Kits 13 Drum and FX menus Comprehensive set of Qlink macros for each patch/kit Audio previews for all patches, kits, menus, and kit sequences F9 Origins Kits + Drum Menus Explore the classic house era with 17 exceptional MPC drum kits. Round-robin 808 and 909 kits combine with the 12-bit essence of 707 and 727 kits, resonant in early Detroit and Chicago house. Our vintage samplers, including the MPC 3000, SP1200, and rackmount classics, give these kits the era's authentic sound. 13 Drum and Sound FX menus conclude the rhythm section, offering a wealth of sounds per patch for overdubs and inspiration. F9 Origins Pianos & Key Patches Our five renowned house piano patches shine brilliantly via the MPC Keygroup engine, offering a perfect blend of bite and vitality. Additionally, our broad collection of 23 key patches covers all essential elements - including classic 90s ROMpler, Analog, and FM sounds. Experience a rich tapestry of sounds from shimmering keys, haunting baritone saxes, sleepless Pizz leads, to classic 8-bit vocal leads right at your fingertips. F9 Origins Bass Patches Our pack features 28 distinctive classic bass patches, digging deep into the revered synths used by the pioneers. We could use the words solid and lately to describe 2 very famous patches basses and these live alongside 3Osc classics and Polysynth staples, with round-robin 303 patches adding spice. F9 Origins Synth Patches This pack's soul lies in its 37 synth patches. We've recreated iconic stabs and brass from French Kiss,a very famous Juno patch from the underworld, and a growling lead from an MS-20 delivering da funk in spades. These patches marry nostalgia with 21st-century sonics, thanks to meticulous multisampling and the MPC's power. F9 Origins Stabs and Strings Patches Our 15 stab patches recall memories of crowded warehouses pulsating to the beat of house music. This collection includes classic samples of clips, chords, synth blips, and piano chunks.The included 10 String patches lend melody to your classic-leaning productions, with staccato strikes and 12-bit pads. These patches can create moody breakdowns to joyous melodic sequences. These stings are for life. F9 Origins Organ and Pad Patches The pack's 9 Organ patches can produce melodic rhythmic chords, Huge slabs of main room bite. We've got to show you love. 15 Pad Patches complete this expansive MPC expansion, providing tones from early Chicago style pads to lavish digital workstation pads, including a classic 'Slippy' patch. Timeless sounds indeed. Please note: The main audio demo was created with sounds F9 Origins for MPC ( every drum sound, instrument and FX / One shot ). Additional mixing, arranging and editing was applied to create the final demo. The midi information for the music you hear in the demos is not contained in this release. This product has been released previously at f9-audio.com

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“Fire up this funk!” Divided Souls Entertainment holds no punches with this latest pack entitled Funk-O-Rama. Bringing you 40 kits rooted in that classic late-70s/early 80s Funk, this time out they invited some of their funky friends to give you exclusive sounds found NOWHERE else! First up, multi-instrumentalist and master percussionist, Carl “Butch” Smalls, who played with Parliament, Bootsy’s Rubber Band, The Dramatics, and more, brings his percussion talents that were so prevalent and integral on classic Death Row Records’ releases from Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, and Tha Dogg Pound to name but a few. The shakers, vibraslaps, and congas come alive for the end user, allowing them the opportunity to use vintage instruments played by a musician with one of kind resume. How can you have an expansion pack covering this Funk era without some talk box? Next up, SlimWav (Diddy, Mary J. Blige, Justin Bieber, Summer Walker, Bryson Tiller, and more) delivers some expert vocals via this instrument, allowing the end user to season up their productions with some hard-to-find funked out vocals. He REALLY opens up, gets busy, and rounds out the kit with excellent vocal fills and phrasings. Lastly, be sure to check the 24 Keygroups that we carefully processed using outboard analog gear: SSL Fusion and Eventide H7600. These synths, leads, and basses provide a unique vibe as this marks the first time we’ve processed outboard synths like this. Experience Funk-O-Rama as you embark on a journey capturing the best of the past with an eye on the now! Some of the outboard gear used: Avalon U5 DI and Preamp Neve 511 Mic Preamp dbx 560A Compressor/Limiter SSL Fusion Stereo Outboard Processor Eventide H7600 Multi-effects Processor Roland JU-06 Yamaha DX

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STATE OF THE ART Akai Professional & Sample Magic proudly present Future Dimensions, the newest Expansion Pack for your MPC. Bringing the forward-thinking, electrifying sound of Future Bass to the MPC, this expansion features over 700 expertly-curated samples. This wildly versatile pack has everything you need to produce great sounding Future RnB, Electro Pop, EDM, Trap and more. All loops are tempo-synced at 100bpm and melodic loops are key-labelled throughout. ENHANCED FOR MPC 2.0 The powerful MPC Live/X 2.0 software enables Real-Time Time-Stretch and Pitch-Shifting across all loop samples, pushing the boundaries of creative audio manipulation. Also available as an iMPC Pro Pack.

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The brand new Gold-Dust Expansion pack for MPC brings together a collection of the world’s best Beat Making sound designers inside one supreme pack delivering the hardest drums and samples to hit MPC!! We’ve collaborated with Grammy producer Snipe Young, leading sound designers (MSX Audio), Lo-Fi/TrapSoul Producer (Jet-Set) and industry BoomBap OG’s Rawcutz - turning this pack into Pure Gold. Gold-Dust deliveries 100 new kits fully MPC ready which have all be fully assigned and optimized for you to lock and load onto your MPC pads! You’ll discover today’s go-to Drum Sounds from Snipe Young along with cutting edge loops and melodics to kick start your productions. Snipe has been headlining the production world by working with some of the biggest HipHop/RnB artists in the game right now! Snipe brings 40 kits that will bring you into today’s production pockets! Without any introductions needed – MSX Audio has been bringing their classic soulful RnB flavours to MPC with the iconic Soul Provider series. MSX bring 24 brand new soulful kits each with powerful Drum Hits, Breaks, Melodics, Guitars and grit to your MPC! Jet-Set - With their incredible Lo-Fi sound blended with Trap-Soul …..Jet-Set brings 15 smooth and silky kits inside Gold-Dust. Each kit delivers a mixture of Lo-Fi cuts with an atmospheric vocal chop to Rnb TrapSoul Melodics…..All added with hard sonic drums giving you an instant foundation! Rawcutz – The OG’s of MPC bring their classic 90s BoomBap sound inside Gold-Dust with 20 exclusive kits.Inside each kit, you’ll hear everything from gritty Rhode hits, Chords, Bass chops to those classic old skool kicks, snares and rusty hats. Each kit has been re-sampled and processed creating the nostalgic sounds of the 90s. GOLD-DUST IS ALSO AVAILABLE COMPLETELY FREE WITH THE NEW MPC STUDIO

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Hook City: Talk Box Special Edition is truly a one of a kind product that gives you huge construction loop sets in modern styles that all include authentic talkbox hooks. Talkbox is a music device that includes a tube that goes into the musicians mouth in which they lip synch while playing an instrument at the same time. It gave birth to the vocoder, and today's autotune, but none of these come close to the sound that can be achieved with a professional Talk box player in the right recording environment. Talkbox can be found on countless hit records including "California Love" by Dr Dre, "Lucky" by Pharrell, Nile Rodgers, and Daft Punk, "Feenin" by Devante Swing, and countless other hit records.

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Hook City - Trap & B Edition AkaiPro & MVP Loops present our newest Expansion Pack for MPC and iMPC, Hook City – Trap & B Edition. This new pack evokes the late night atmospherics, minor key melodics and booming 808s found on many of today’s top R&B, hip-hop and Trap productions. Hook City contains 15 incredible drum kits that include one shots, riffs, loops, and professionally recorded vocal melodic samples paired with fresh melodic ideas covering keys, guitar, bass, brass, strings, synths, stabs, along with impacts, sfx. Whether you're writing for the club or the bedroom, look no further than Hook City – Trap & B Edition to capture that trapmospheric vibe. Pack Contents 15 Drum Kits | 1 Demo Project | 15 Sequences | 155 Melodic Loops 78 Drum Loops | 153 Vocal Melodic Riffs | 182 Drum Hits | 593 Samples

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Hook City - Trap & Soul Edition Akai Professional & MVP Loops proudly present Hook City - Trap & Soul Edition. Following up on the hit expansion, Hook City - Trap & B comes the follow up, Hook City - Trap & Soul Edition. This newest installment in the series features the incredibly soulful vocals of recording artist Rudina Haddad as well as tons of the radio-ready samples you've come to expect from the sound design team over at MVP Loops. Hook City - Trap & Soul Edition is a stellar combination of soulful vocals, trap sonics, live instrumentation and much more. Included in this MPC expansion pack are hundreds of well-crafted loops, hard-hitting samples, creative riffs, and one shots. And that's before you get dig into the expertly-recorded vocals. Mix and match the sounds to create endless kit combinations. The samples presented in Trap & Soul are tailored for those genres but work well in any production style, from hip-hop to EDM. Also available as an iMPC Pro Pack. Pack Contents 10 MPC Drum Kits | 8 MPC Multi Kits 10 Sequences |130 Loops | 557 Samples

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Jupiter Rising Akai Professional presents “Jupiter Rising”. A dedicated MPC instrument expansion re-creating the richness and sonic depth of the most famous synthesizer in history. From classic 80s movies & electropop to today’s Electronic Club Scene, Jupiter Rising will sprinkle a touch of magic dust over your productions. MPC Beats Edition "Expansion Packs" deliver premium kits and samples for producers starting their musical journey into beat production. MPC Beats Expansions bring producer ready kits taken from our acclaimed "MPC Official Expansion" collection, taking your beats to the next level. You’ll find everything from AraabMusik, DECAP “Drums That Knock” to producer such as Snipe Young making records for “Chris Brown”. Beats Expansions offer 5 premium kits which instantly load into MPCBeats professionally mapped so you’re ready to go…….. We also have a collection of Production-Ready Instrument Expansions with exclusive content from Essential 808s to TrapSoul Synth Basses. Discover for yourself, sounds that will inspire your next beat!

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Laniakea Sounds "Trap Soul & RnB" Akai Professional and Laniakea Sounds are excited to present the next chapter in Trap Soul music! Get ready to immerse into the world of the most atmospheric Trap Soul & Melodic RnB music you ever heard with brand new MPC Expansion by Laniakea Sounds. Expect to find elegant music loops with mind blowing clean sound design, charming vocal atmospheres and inspiring silk melodies in each kit. We've mixed sounds from our bestselling sample packs ever and used new processing techniques to create and intimate and mellow sounds where blur the line between Trap, RnB and Chillout music. We added sounds so you can cook up masterpieces on your MPC instantly. For more information follow Laniakea Sounds at Soundcloud and check their and their partners latest projects. Inside Laniakea Sounds "Trap Soul & RnB" Includes over 300 Knocking Kicks and Snares,Claps, Atmospheric Melodic Loops, Specially 808's, Ethereal Vocal FX & Chops, Percussions, Snaps, SFX, AND MUCH MORE. 20 MPC Producer Kits 16 808s 15 Claps 65 Hats and Cymbals 53 Vocal FX 44 Melodic Loops 36 Snares 31 Kicks 39 Percussions 16 SFX

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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.

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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

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Making LoFi Beats Masterclass Expansion Better beat making starts with knowledge and insight. MPC Beats Academy are proud to offer this premium workshop in collaboration with ADSR, focused on advanced production techniques in MPC. Join your instructor Taetro as he journeys into the world of LoFi beat making with special attention to numerous workflows and techniques for MPC including Sampling, Drum Programming, Melodies, Chords, Audio Effects Processing, and so much more. Enjoy instant access to HD video for in-depth lessons and tutorials. Included With The Masterclass: Official MPC Expansion pack with: -10 New Premium MPC Kits -Over 160 New One-Shot Drum Samples -Melodic, Drum and Lo-Fi Filtered Loops plus Vocal Chops, SFX, Hits, and Synth Stabs -BONUS: 1GB of Exclusive Loops, Hits, Drums and One-Shots Compatible with MPC One/Live/Live2/X/Touch/MPC 2 Software/MPCBeats/Force Beginner or seasoned MPC user alike, give yourself a creative edge by adding a new set of tools to your arsenal and help elevate your music production skills.

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Akai Professional & Marco Polo are proud to release "Bap Essentials" Vol 2. Back again for a 2nd volume and might I say this one is even harder!!!???? Marco in collaboration with his production mentor Shy The BeatYoda bring the final volume of BAP ESSENTIALS. More classic & raw sounding drum one shots and sample chops to set off your next Hip Hop project. The long-time duo cover all styles of Hip Hop production from slow tempo spooky vibes to that 95 bpm golden era energy. Years of crate digging expertise still 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 digging in the crates feel. "I handled all the musical elements, bass, efx, percussion and Shy did the drums, we basically made a 2nd hard ass beat tape for y'all" - Marco Polo. ENJOY! Dive into 24 hard hitting kits with over 380 samples optimized for MPC Standalone and desktop software.

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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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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 proudly presents “NeoSoul Quest”, an outstanding collection of the most soulful productions Inspired by the sounds of artists such as “Musiq Soulchild, D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, and Maxwell”. NeoSoul Quest delivers 40 MPC-ready Drum Kits, Samples and Melodics fusing the iconic sounds of Neosoul, Funk, RnB and Jazz into one compelling MPC Expansion. Created by the incredible producer & multi-instrumentalist "Dan Diggas" who’s credits include RnB artists such as “Sinead Harnett, Mahalia, Tiana Major9” and UK RnB Sensation “Marie Dahlstrom”, adding his magical production melodies and chord progressions into your hands. Inside the Neo Soul Quest Expansion, you’ll have instant access to 40 professionally crafted MPC-ready kits built from warm Punchy Kicks, Dirty Snares, Sharp Rims, and Dusty Hats created from over 640 slick samples. Each kit also includes Dan’s silky smooth chord progressions covering warm Rhode licks, Soulful Chords, Pads, Gospel Organ, Guitars, Lo-Fi Piano, Vintage Strings to deep basses and bonus vocal melodies added by the incredible Marie Dahlstrom. All sounds and samples have been professionally mixed and mastered, ready to inject some soulful vibes into your productions.

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NEW JACK THROWBACK Akai Professional proudly presents NEW JACK THROWBACK, the newest expansion pack for your MPC. Authentically bringing the flavor of early 90s RnB and hip-hop to your MPC, this pack features all the drum machine samples, orchestra stabs and soulful digital synth chords you need to faithfully capture the vibe of the era. If you’re looking to bring the sound of 90s chart-toppers such as Teddy Riley, TLC, Bell Biv Devoe and Babyface into the new school, this pack is for you. Pack Contents 20 MPC Drum Kits | 9 MPC Multi Kits | 20 Sequences | 511 Samples | 115 MIDI Patterns

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STOP CRATE DIGGING!!! RAW CUTZ and Akai Pro (MPC) proudly presents  NU SKILLZ  - an extended journey into fun and inspiring beat making. With over 1200 Samples  NU SKILLZ  follows a relatively simple and inspiring formula,  TURF SMOKE  (the original  RAW CUTZ  producer), orchestrates it all with flow, soul, tempo and key mapping. A real genius in chopping up  Crackly Vinyl Chords ,  Vocal Fx  and  Sick Jazz Samples .  TURF SMOKE  is truly a master, using and abusing  Basses ,  Guitars ,  Cinematic FX  and  Old Skool Breakbeat Kicks ,  Snares  and  Hats . All to create a super smooth easy feel that fuels the whole  NU SKILLZ  pack - a masterclass of  Golden Age Era Hip Hop . NuSkillz gives you instant access to Crunchy Snares, Jazzy Chords and Musical Melodies grouped inside 50 inspirational kits of 16 fresh and original samples. 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. Over 600MB of the highest quality one shot sounds and Stabs including Rhodes, Bass, Strings, Vinyl, Keys, 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. If  RAW CUTZ  is among your favorites, but this pack does not reside in your collection, get a hold of it  NOW!!!

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This incredible product is packed with unique sounds that you will pull inspiration from. Big boomin' drums, dirty synths and more make up this collection of modern Hip Hop construction kits. In addition to the construction loop sets we also added melodic riffs, and drum hits providing even more value and making your production easier.

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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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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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Raw Cutz Akai Professional & RAWCUTZ presents a brand-new collection of outstanding Hip-Hop sounds bringing the real essence of the genre to your MPC. For the uninitiated, Raw Cutz are a prolific duo responsible for some of highest quality hip hop sample content available. This Expansion features loosely quantized rhythms, rich warm pads, sub-heavy 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 is built to inspire and provide building blocks to manipulate, twist and chop to create your own, fresh sound while providing access to the original sounds of equipment that’s either hard to find, wildly expensive or hard to keep working! RAWCUTZ gives you instant access to crisp and cutting beats, Enchanting Pads, Crunchy snares, Jazzy Chords and Musical Melodies grouped over inspirational kits of 16 fresh and original samples. All with the trademark Raw Cutz “pre-worn” sonic treatments. If you are making Golden Era Hip Hop, House, Warped beats, Progressive Drum and Bass or Ambient music – you will find inspirational sounds within seconds in this brand new collection of samples. Over 700MB of the highest quality one shot sounds and Stabs including Rhodes, Bass, Strings, Vinyl, Keys. Also available for iMPC. Pack Contents 46 MPC Drum Kits | 11 MPC Multi Kits | 33 Sequences | 754 Samples

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Akai Professional & Sample Magic are proud to bring you the latest in our MPC / Force Expansion Series sound packs. Cosmic Melodics, underground LoFi hip-hop sounds and MPC style beats... Covering the best of the diverse LA beat scene, Sleazy Beats is a blend of jazzy hooks, astral atmospheres, jagged MPC drums and cosmic ‘future' styled melodics. Stacked Stabs, Chords, Lofi textures and drum hits, this collection is an ode to bold, forward-thinking production, drawing influences from various styles such as old school hip-hop, breakbeat, trip-hop and downtempo created inside 20 unique MPC Programs. With over 300 Hits from Lo-fi kicks, dusty snares, layered percussion,12-bit sampled one-shots and melodic stabs using the top sampling tools in the industry such as the MPC60, ASR10 and SP1200 perfect for re-creating that Lofi re-sampled sound. Served with custom kits and sampler formats for instant inspiration. Diverse one-shot arsenal ready to breathe new life into your MPC. Sleazy Beats also includes inspirational Melodic One Shots, Saturated subs, futuristic chords, pulsating pads, dusty music shots and vocal shots. This Pack includes easy to install versions for PC and MAC and a standalone version for MPC Live, X and Force.

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Slo Mo Trap & Ambient Lows Akai Professional, CAPSUN ProAudio & Loopmasters present: Slo-Mo Trap & Ambient Lows. Featuring over 600MB of all new royalty free loops, one shots and custom samplers. 15 Slo-Mo Kits that emulate the sounds of traditional re-sampled Southern Rap have been chopped into MPC ready programs, instantly ready for your production needs. Slo-Mo Trap & Ambient Lows features 180 all new drum and percussion samples hand crafted to deliver a fresh take on classic Trap rhythms. This pack is stocked with lush soundscapes and thundering filtered low end that create the bedding for sparkling high-end FX and washes. Discover a huge collection of twisted vocals, 808-style sub bass, blissed out pads and keys, reversed textures, gritty strings, grungy guitars, retro detuned synths, risers and a lot more. Over 50 melodic one shots are included for producers building from the ground up for instant creativity and inspiration. Pack Contents 15 MPC Drum Kits | 12 MPC Multi Kits 15 Demo Sequences |130 Loops | 370 Samples

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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.

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Akai Professional & MSXII Sound Design are proud to bring you the follow up to the acclaimed MPC Expansion Soul Provider (Vol 2). Soul Provider 2 blends the golden era hip hop vibe with a modern twist. The sound pallet and live instrumentation was processed with various vintage samplers & outboard gear, resampled, and then flipped and formatted to create the classically authentic sound you’ve come to love from MSXII Sound Design. The textures once again feel as if they were lifted from vinyl with just the right amount of “dust” & character you’ll be looking for! The drums are punchy and dirty! Mello chords, vocals, and various chops are all fused together with the most soulful processing you’ll find in the MPC line up! All customer tailored to sit perfectly within the mix and much more. This sound pack will get your ideas going immediately! Soul Provider Vol. 2 comes directly ready to load into Standalone or Software Modes of your MPC. MSXII has taken advantage of the new plugin suite shipping with MPC 2.4+, so you’ll enjoy literally tons of brand new presets that showcase the sound design aspect of the expansion. Properly filtered bass lines, snappy EQ’s on snares, and punchy & vintage sounding kick drums come all courtesy of the brand new AIR plugins now shipping with the stock MPC line up! Use these presets as a learning guide & create your own, new textures if you’d like! MSXII Sound Design and Akai Pro once again deliver on the grooves & sounds that have stood the test of time and defined an entire genre of music. Soul Provider Vol. 2 delivers once again for the MPC user that needs inspiration now! 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 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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SOUL PROVIDER Akai Professional proudly presents SOUL PROVIDER, the newest expansion pack for your MPC. Warm, punchy and delivering a truckload of classic vibe, this impeccably mixed collection of sounds delivers vinyl-drenched electric bass, chopped soul vocal stabs, gospel-tinged R&B keys, lush pads and much more to your MPC. Immensely versatile, SOUL PROVIDER is going to be a constant go-to for producers covering everything from Dilla-inspired boom bap to the Future R&B sounds of Flying Lotus, and everything in between. Also available as an iMPC Pro Pack. Pack Contents 25 MPC Drum Kits | 24 Sequences/Patterns | 384 Samples

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Sound Mob AKAI Pro & MVP Loops proudly present Sound Mob, an expansion pack for your MPC and iMPC Pro. Covering the style and sound of modern hip-hop and R&B, Sound Mob contains 40 world-class drum and melodic kits. These kits are filled to the brim with one shots, riffs, loops and professionally-recorded melodic samples featuring keys, guitar, bass, brass, strings, synths, stabs, impacts and sfx. Pack Contents 40 Drum and Melodic Kits | 1 Demo Project | 8 Sequences | 534 Melodic Loops | 97 Drum Hits | 631 Samples

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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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The Soulful Instruments Akai Professional & MSXII Sound Design are proud to bring you the latest in our MPC Expansion Instrument Series sound packs. The Soulful Instruments expansion is exactly the detail to attention and quality you’ve come to expect from MSXII Sound Design. 64 key groups of vintage upright pianos, Precision Bass, Rhodes, horns, EPs, Wurlizter, Clavs, Organs, vintage analog synths, and much more! Tracked and processed through high quality, vintage preamps & outboard gear, this MPC Expansion pack will take your sonics to the next level immediately! To take it a step further, MSXII Sound Design has utilized the incredible stock set of FX that ship with the MPC to enhance the sounds in The Soulful Instruments. You’ll find that this expansion pack is every bit of a learning tool as much as it is a unique set of instruments. The intention is for you to study this internal signal processing to become a better music producer! Per usual, MSXII Sound Design & Akai have teamed up to build another timeless instrument. Soul music is felt. Soul music is timeless. Soul music has and will continue to stand the test of time. The Soulful Instruments MPC Expansion pack is built from this pedigree. The Soulful Instruments is compatible with the MPC Live I & II, MPC X, MPC One, Akai Force, and MPC Software. *Demos include drums & percussion from the Soul Provider 1 & 2 expansions* Purchase, download now and enjoy!

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The Vault Akai Pro & MVP Loops proudly present The Vault, now available as an MPC Expansion pack. This gigantic pack features a wealth of world-class sounds, tailor made for the MPC. The Vault delivers over 5.8 GB of radio-ready content, including 248 MPC kits and more than 8000 samples covering Trap, hip hop, EDM, R&B, acoustic and beyond. Additionally, there are nearly 400 melodic patterns to instantly fuel that creative spark. Crack open The Vault and unleash these supreme sounds on your MPC today! Pack Contents 248 Drum and Melodic Kits | 384 Patterns 8 Demo Projects | 8587 Samples

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Tim Kelley Vol. 1 Akai Professional proudly brings to you Tim Kelley Presents Vol. 1, the newest Producer Series Expansion Pack for your MPC. Representing half of the production duo Tim and Bob, Tim has crafted a Grammy-winning sound showcased on countless R'n'B and hip-hop hits from the last two decades. Over the years, Tim and Bob have produced hits for a crazy list of R'n'B, pop and hip-hop royalty including Michael Jackson, Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes, TLC, Beyonce to name a few. Vol. 1 features features over 1100 samples, all handpicked from Tim's library and fully processed through his custom outboard chain. This expansion has been optimized for MPC 2.0, utilizing the software's new realtime time-stretch/pitch shift and clip launching features. All melodic and looped samples can be manipulated in realtime. Tim Kelley Presents Vol. 1 comes packed with over 1.9 GB of radio-ready drum hits, melodic riffs, chords, stems and clips ready for your next killer track! Pack Contents 16 MPC Drum/Clip Kits | 9 MPC Multi Kits | 11 Sequences | 1103 Samples | 1103 Melodic Loops

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RUN THE TRAP Akai Professional & Niche Audio proudly present Underground Trap, the newest Expansion Pack for your MPC. Capturing the hazy, late night club vibe of the underground trap scene, this pack features booming 808 subs, crispy hi-hats, thick analog synths and everything else you need to produce the next Trap, Future Bass or Trap-tinged banger. Also available as an iMPC Pro Pack. Pack Contents 15 MPC Drum Kits | 15 MIDI Patterns | 15 Sequences | 240 Samples

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It’s undeniable! Latin Urban music is the sound and flavor of today's Urban Chart-topping hits. Everyone is trying to imitate it, but few capture its true essence. As one of the founding fathers of this Latin Urban movement, I have assembled the sonic tools you need to create your own Grammy worthy tracks with MPC or Force. From my humble roots at “The Lab Studios" in my native Puerto Rico, to multi-Grammy-winning productions made and sold around the world. This pack includes similar samples, vibes, drums, textures, melodies and flavors to the ones that helped launch the careers of many mega artists like Don Omar, Daddy Yankee, Cosculluela, Tempo, Arcangel & De La Ghetto, and many others. Akai Professional has placed this treasured versatile collection of sounds at your fingertips in the new Echo Urban MPC Expansion Pack. MPC has been an essential part of my workflow since the beginning. So when the guys from Akai Professional asked me to create a signature sound package the answer was SEGURO! One year in the making, the Urban Echo expansion pack brings you the current, exciting, and comprehensive sounds, samples, loops, and programs ready to cook your next Latin Urban HIT!! I have brought together everything you need to create tracks that fill the air with rhythm and compels your body to move. I have selected instruments such as hard-hitting drums, classic sounds, processed synths and, sampled live pieces which will let you capture the Reggaeton, Dancehall, Trap, Hip Hop, Funk, Reggae, and Latin Urban with a blend of today's sound and the classic vibrations of the Caribbean created on those magical nights in San Juan.

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MILE HIGH CLUB Akai Professional & ADSR proudly present URBAN ESCAPADE, the newest expansion pack for your MPC. Influenced by the dark, atmospheric vibes of the Toronto hip hop scene, this versatile pack features soaring epic pads, saturated 808 bass tones, cascading ambient keys, emotive vocal samples and much more. All premium samples found here are custom designed for your MPC and expertly mastered to sound great instantly. Also available as an iMPC Pro Pack. Pack Contents 16 MPC Drum Kits | 12 MPC Multi Kits | 16 Sequences | 345 Samples

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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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Vegas Festival Proudly presented by Akai Pro and MVP Loops, this expansion pack brings the eclectic genre-blending sound of modern EDM and Future Trap to your MPC. This electrifying pack delivers 15 club-ready kits filled with big synths, build-ups, one-shots, creative melodic ideas and drops just in time for festival season. Pack Contents 15 Drum Kits | 15 Sequence Demos | 391 Samples 133 Melodic Loops | 30 Drum Loops

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Vintage Provider Akai Professional & MSXII Sound Design are proud to bring you the latest in our MPC Expansion Instrument Series sound packs. Vintage Provider is the perfect instrument pairing partner to the critically acclaimed Soul Provider MPC expansion. Vintage Provider brings a plethora of vintage synthesized bass, leads, pads, plucks, stabs, and even rhodes to your MPC library. When you need THAT sound, look no further. MSXII Sound Design & Akai have you covered. Vintage Provider is laced with a blend of new and vintage, acoustic & synthesized instruments from yesterday & tomorrow. Each sound has been carefully sampled and created using complexed FX chains providing users with an authentic, soulful, & MSXII Sound. We’ve also added lush reverbs, tasteful LFO modulation, and stereo widening chorus & delay FX which will get you from an idea to beat-making in no time! Once again, Vintage Provider is built based upon sounds that have stood the test of time and defined an entire genre of music. This delivers with an authenticity that is unmatched! As usual, Akai, alongside MSXII Sound Design, provides you with only the best and most uniquely authentic sound set available. Each of the 40 instrument programs have been expertly designed to instantly inspire you no matter what music making mood you're in.

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The Fabric Collection is a modern multi-sample synthesizer engine with two sample layers and a percussion layer that brings you the ultimate in modern sound design. With thousands of presets, built-in effects, and deep sound design functionality, you can explore a whole new world of musical timbres that will inspire you on your next production.

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OPx-4 is a groundbreaking four operator FM synthesizer with advanced sound editing and an easy-to-understand control layout. In addition, the system has one of the most profound FM engines ever built with a 4x4 FM matrix that includes tone shaping and filtering and a 32-slot matrix for modulating your FM tones.

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Introducing Flavor Pro, our brand-new flagship lo-fi multi-effects plugin, designed to manipulate samples, melodies, loops, and instruments to the extreme for today’s modern lo-fi sound. Flavor Pro transforms your effects experience into a whole new future/retro landscape.

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Flex Beat, created by the pioneers of beat-based music production, Akai Pro, is your ultimate toolkit for powerful beat manipulation and sound design. As you would expect from a brand that has such a heritage in the world of music creation, Flex Beat takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary.

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Jura is the classic synth for a modern music production studio. The sound of yesterday, the features of tomorrow.

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Mini D unlocks a world of stunning sounds based on one of the most iconic synths ever made – but with updated features that bring modern flexibility and new possibilities. Everything you’ll expect is here – classic warm and punchy sounds, served up with a stunning interface and 300 modern and retro presets to bring new sonic class to your productions.

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Smooth, polished, vibrant—that’s what you’ll hear from the new Organ! Whether you’re playing jazz, R&B, gospel, rock, or hip-hop, the Organ plugin adds the perfect warmth and tone to your tracks. With nine drawbars, ten incredible tonewheel sets, and built-in effects like scanner vibrato, rotary speaker simulators, and drive settings, the Organ plugin will have you making brilliant music in minutes.

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Imagine the pulsating beats of a Kingston dancehall, where the rhythmic sound of a Dub Siren blends seamlessly with reggae and ska melodies.

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Stage EP includes multi-layer sample sets collected from the world’s most impressive electric pianos! The AIR engineering team painstakingly sampled each electric piano model in Germany to make sure they captured the natural beauty of the instrument’s acoustic characteristics.

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Stage Piano includes multi-layer sample sets collected from the world’s most impressive acoustic pianos that cost more than a car! With Stage Piano, you can get the best and most sought-after acoustic pianos inside a VST/AU/AAX-compatible plugin host. The AIR engineering team has painstakingly sampled each piano model in Germany to make sure they captured the natural beauty of the instrument’s acoustic characteristics.

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When using Studio Strings, you can choose between instrumentation options that open up endless possibilities for sound crafting. The four included models, coupled with various articulations, give you an entire orchestra at your fingertips.

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Take Your Bass Lines Deeper For those producers who understand the weight and impact of a perfectly crafted bass line, AIR Sub Factory is the synth for creating industrial strength bass sounds.

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An effect that transformed the sound of a classic synth. Now you can use it on every part of your mix.

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STEP INSIDE THE SOUND MAZE OF “LABYRINTH”AKAI Pro & Multi-Platinum Producer, Grammy Winning Engineer “Snipe Young” brings his first Instrument Expansion to the Akai MPC/Force platform “LABYRINTH” delivering a collection of inspirational Lo-Fi sound design ready for you to drop over your beats and productions.  Labyrinth will take you inside a maze of Hypnotic Pads mangled with ambient dust, deep bass mechanical Lo-Fi textures, Space Plucks bringing a hazy of darkness.Snipe Young has produced and designed sounds for many of the top artists as processed each sampled instrument through a deep chain of high-end outboard to transform your productions at the highest level. 

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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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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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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 a 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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World Grammy Nominated music producer and the original King of Finger Drumming…. AraabMUZIK delivers a whole new dimension to beat production with the official VOL 2. Inside this Expansion are 24 exclusive kits and projects only available for MPC, putting your beats into overdrive. This hard-hitting pack takes production to a whole new level bringing the sound of the New York streets to your pads and keys! Each kit was produced from the ground up, delivering pure musical inspiration blended with slick melodic loops, deep soulful chord, Lo-Fi Guitars, Deep 808’s, classic HipHop vinyl melodies to rich vocal textures. Now let’s talk about drums………. If you think you have enough drum samples, then think again!!! The one-shot samples inside Vol 2 will put your drums to the front of the speakers, just how records are mixed in 2022. Included are a whole new collection of Kicks, Snares, Claps to crisp percussion giving you Punch, Warmth and energy processed at the highest grade. With over 300 professionally crafted samples, araabMUZIK Vol 2 will be the go to sample pack in your collection allowing you to keep pushing the envelopes in your production. Araab’s music production credits and collaborations have been dominating the globle with anthems such as Cold Summer with Fabolous to Jay Electronica and production credits with Alicia Keys alongside swizzbeatz! Inside araabMUZIK Vol 2 Includes over 300 Hard Hitting Kicks and Snares, Crisp Claps, Melodic Loops, Classic HipHop Loops, Vocal Chops, 808’s, Percussion, Snaps, SFX, Drops, AND MUCH MORE. 24 MPC Producer Kits 24 MPC Projects 24 Midi Sequences The Sounds 20 x Kicks 24 x Claps 103 x Hats / Cymbals 11 x Bass, 808 33 x SFX 55 x Music Loops 58 x Percussion Hits 20 x Rims 33 x Snares 15 x Hits 24 x Vocal Textures     Show less

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Akai Professional and LANDR #1 label - Jet Set are hugely proud to introduce the new wave of Trap Soul music! Get ready to dive into the sound of the most atmospheric Trap Soul & Future RnB music you ever heard with brand new MPC Expansion by Jet Set. Created by head of well known sample label Laniakea Sounds via his new project Jet Set, exclusive #1 label at LANDR Samples. Expect to find elegant music loops with mind blowing clean sound design, charming vocal hooks and inspiring silk melodies in each kit. We've mixed sounds from our bestselling vocal sample packs ever and used new processing techniques to create and intimate and mellow sounds where blur the line between Trap, RnB and Future Soul music. We added sounds so you can cook up masterpieces on your MPC instantly. For more information follow Jet Set on LANDR Samples and check their latest mind blowing sounds in Trap Soul, RnB and Drill styles. Inside Jet Set “Broken Hearts - Trap Soul Edition” Includes over 450 Knocking Kicks and Snares, Claps, Atmospheric Melodic Loops, Specially 808's, Ethereal Vocal FX & Chops, Percussions, Snaps, SFX, AND MUCH MORE ready to load instantly on your MPC Standalone or desktop software

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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.

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Mirroballs, neon lights, smoke machines and strobes - it's back to the late 70s and the sounds of pure Disco! Relive a night in Studio 54, the Paradise Garage or The Loft with Akai's new "Sanny X & 8fonk presents the Glitterball" expansion pack for MPC and Force. Lovingly crafted, recorded and assembled by innovative DJ/Producer Sanny X, teaming up with the uber-talented '8fonk' on guitar, this expansion pack brings incredibly authentic rhythmic and instrumental Disco elements for you to create your own original productions.   Taking inspiration from the vibes and grooves of Nile Rodgers/Chic and Sister Sledge, it's like today's crisp and dynamic recording tech has met with a group of real 70s musicians! Never before has the sound of Disco being captured so authentically and with such love for the genre, the musical styles, instruments and arrangements. Load up the sounds, get busy and GET DOWN!

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The library was developed by Matia Simovich (INHALT & Jupiter Rising) to exude thecharacteristic and moody sound that only an OB analog synth can provide. Everything from Prince-like stabs, long pad bursts, and punchy unison basses have been expertly sampled to provide an organic playing experience within the MPC workflow. The emphasis with this library is capturing the distinct and uniquely analog character of this classic polysynth while also making a diverse set of patches that are all production ready and encompass every sound needed to take your song to the finish line. Also included is a comprehensive classic drum kit, and, when combined with the synth patches, gives birth to the OB SYSTEM.

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The MPC "Tape Series" Expansion Pack provides a gateway into the sounds that helped us fall in love with music in the first place. Nostalgia evoking textures with beats that move your soul! Warm, cozy vibes that remind you of the gear and techniques that helped carve the sound of the most emulated and imitated time period. Per usual, you'll find new & unheard punchy organic drums, soulful chords, gritty samples, and smooth bass lines. The entire Tape Series has been dipped in layers of texture, character, and soul via outboard processing by classic gear by SSL, Neve, API, and more. Tape Series is also the first of its kind to utilize the Air Flavor/Flavor Pro plugin to elevate the sound across the entire expansion. We've carefully crafted a master chain on each program using Flavor to give beat makers an inside look at our process to learn from! Tape Series Vol. 1 delivers those classic authentic vibes MSXII Sound Design is known for. Often imitated, never duplicated! Vol 1 also brings the greatest collection of Lo-Fi Warmth and the sonic punch of analog inside your MPC making your beats hit even harder! Each drum hit and melodic sample has been carefully processed through high-end outboard then transferred to Ampex 2 inch tape delivering the ultimate punch and saturation. From vintage slick melodic samples through to warm and deep kicks......The Tape Series provides a whole to collection of drums and samples like never before. Tape Series includes 24 dedicated MPC Kits, including over 450 samples mixed with Vinyl noise, Live Sampled Instruments, Real Drum, Brass, Classic Rhodes, Vintage Synths, snares. cracked hats, rusty Level up your production and purchase the Tape Series Vol. 1 from MSXII Sound Design & Akai Pro  

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3-Band Filter Bank with Adjustable Crossovers Discover a unique approach to creative filtering, the AIR Music Tech Multiband Filterbank re-ignites the sound, flavor, and energy of legendary hardware multiband filters of the past and brings them into the future.