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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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A collection of Jazz and Neo-Soul infused Hip Hop samples, drum kits and presets for MPC. Following the rich tradition of sampling in Hip Hop, this MPC Expansion includes dusty jazz piano chords, soulful guitar licks, lush neo-soul keys, live bass, a huge selection of live recorded drums & percussion, slick off-beat drum rhythms, vintage lo-fi sounds and more. With a live and organic feel, this dynamic collection covers a range of styles: from old school jazz progressions to modern neo-soul harmony, and from dusty lo-fi chill-hop grooves to snappy head-nodding beats. All sounds and samples have been professionally crafted, mixed and mastered, ready to inject some laid-back soul into your productions. Also included are a collection of 15 playable multi-sampled instruments - A selection of fully sampled live guitar and bass guitar instruments, and a variety of vintage synth sounds - as well as a selection of 64 synth presets for MPCs Odyssey and Hype, so you can create you’re own melodies, chords and bass lines. Each kit includes an expertly programmed sequence, so you can check how they sound before loading them up, as well as providing ideas and inspiration for your own beats!

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Akai Professional & Marco Polo are proud to release "Bap Essentials" Vol 1. Marco in collaboration with his MPC mentor Shy The BeatYoda set off a whole new expansion series entitled BAP ESSENTIALS consisting of classic & raw sounding drum sounds and sample chops to set off your next Hip Hop anthem. The longtime duo cover all styles of production from slow tempo Griselda vibes to that 95 bpm golden era energy. Years of crate digging expertise have been 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 straight from the crates feel. "I handled all the musical elements, bass, efx, percussion and Shy did the drums, we basically made a hard ass beat tape for y'all" - Marco Polo. ENJOY!

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From rhythmic swing to soulful chord progressions and mellow vocals, channel laid-back, conscious hip hop with original instruments and effects. Create a faithful 90s vibe or craft a brand-new soulful flavor with a choice of over a hundred authentic kits. Hazy Days was created from real drums, piano, and synth and hip hop samples, all processed with analog gear for a gritty, vinyl-style sound. Hazy Days was created in collaboration with Emeric Zubar a.k.a. BLAKE.