DECAP – Drums That Knock

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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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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 lo-fi takeover is here. With fuzzy chords, cozy keys, dusty drums, and pastel textures, Faded Reels comes packed with all the sounds you need to create the perfect vibe. Recorded using a mix of live instruments, classic hardware and boutique outboard effects, all sounds have been resampled to tape or hardware samplers for maximum warmth and soul.

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Havoc first rose to fame as a member of Mobb Deep – one of the hardest hitting duos to emerge from the early 90s hip hop scene in Queens