Marco Polo Presents (Pad Thai Collection Vol 2)

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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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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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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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“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