Nu Skillz

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Akai Professional & Sample Magic are proud to bring you the latest in our MPC / Force Expansion Series sound packs. Cosmic Melodics, underground LoFi hip-hop sounds and MPC style beats... Covering the best of the diverse LA beat scene, Sleazy Beats is a blend of jazzy hooks, astral atmospheres, jagged MPC drums and cosmic ‘future' styled melodics. Stacked Stabs, Chords, Lofi textures and drum hits, this collection is an ode to bold, forward-thinking production, drawing influences from various styles such as old school hip-hop, breakbeat, trip-hop and downtempo created inside 20 unique MPC Programs. With over 300 Hits from Lo-fi kicks, dusty snares, layered percussion,12-bit sampled one-shots and melodic stabs using the top sampling tools in the industry such as the MPC60, ASR10 and SP1200 perfect for re-creating that Lofi re-sampled sound. Served with custom kits and sampler formats for instant inspiration. Diverse one-shot arsenal ready to breathe new life into your MPC. Sleazy Beats also includes inspirational Melodic One Shots, Saturated subs, futuristic chords, pulsating pads, dusty music shots and vocal shots. This Pack includes easy to install versions for PC and MAC and a standalone version for MPC Live, X and Force.

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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

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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, Westode Gunn & Talib Kweli too name a few. This is essentially Pad thai on steroids! 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 definitely change the game.

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Since 2014, Cr2 Records has been leading the musical movement, providing music producers with cutting-edge sounds from across the electronic dance music spectrum. With support from the likes of Fatboy Slim, Laidback Luke, Thomas Gold, Josh Butler, NERVO, and Sonny Fodera, Cr2 brings the label’s reputation for quality, forward-thinking dance music into the sample pack world. Techno , the first in a series of upcoming releases, delivers high-energy, hard-hitting tracks ready for any club or warehouse debut. Heavy kicks, dirty hats, and piercing synths give you all the ammunition you need to create your next underground banger. Including 33 kits and nearly 600 samples, Sample Tools by Cr2: Techno carefully curates a percussion palette of sounds designed to cut through the noise and rattle any speaker. Expand the sonics of your MPC with Sample Tools by Cr2: Techno… welcome to the underground.