Funk O' Rama

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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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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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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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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