Distant Pulse

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Long before sample packs and infinite storage were on tap, producers only had a few pieces of hardware to work with when they needed a beat. This was the golden era of ‘80s and ‘90s production, when analog circuits were bent, pushed, and overdriven to achieve the organically gritty sound heard on thousands of recordings.  Drawing from dozens of iconic units “Samples From Mars - Classic Drum Machines” is a showcase of the best beat machines of golden-era production. Craft your signature sound and explore over 70 drum kits, nearly 300 Akai Clips, and over 1,000 samples with sounds that could fill a studio.   All the staples are in tow: snares that organically snap and decay, hi-hats that slice like real bronze, toms that pop and rumble, and warm basses. Take your productions both back in time and to another analog planet with “Samples From Mars – Classic Drum Machines."  Classic Drum Machines is included with MPC Live III and MPC XL. MPC3 OS / MPC3 Desktop required. Pack Contents      72 MPC-Ready Drum Kits      1 Full MPC Project     288 MPC Clips      72 Audio Previews      884 Samples 

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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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The Urban Roulette MPC Expansion Pack delivers a hot selection of kits covering urban, trap, hip hop, r’n’b, and pop. It contains over 800 MB of radio ready sound, including more than 50 hard hitting drum kits and 200 patterns to add to your MPC arsenal, along with over 1000 blazing loops and samples. 52 Drum Kits | 27 Melodic Kits | 7 MPC Programs | 7 Project Demos  772 Melodic Loops | 207 Bass Loops | 177 Synth Loops 444 One Shots | 1216 Samples | 200 Patterns

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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.