Hook City - Trap & B Edition

Expansions

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 & 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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“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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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."