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From the rise of Afro bashment in the UK, to styles like Afrobeats, gqom, kuduro, kizomba, and Afro house, this club sound is where it’s at right now. Global Shake follows the path of these genres across continents to Lisbon, London, New York, and beyond. Global Shake was created by Zoss Audio in collaboration with London-based producers Nosa Appollo and Major Notes.

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Akai Professional & ADSR proudly present URBAN INSTRUMENTS, the newest instrument pack for your MPC. Influenced by the dark, atmospheric vibes of the Toronto hip hop scene, this versatile pack features 57 playable instruments including bass, keys, lead, pads, plucks, synths and more. If you’re after the lush, moody sounds of producers and artists such as Noah “40” Shebib, Mike Zombie, Party Next Door, Roy Woods and Majid Jordan, then this release is exactly what you’re after. Urban Instruments is exclusively for MPC 2.0 and/or Standalone Live/X Pack Contents 57 MPC Instruments

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Mirroballs, neon lights, smoke machines and strobes - it's back to the late 70s and the sounds of pure Disco! Relive a night in Studio 54, the Paradise Garage or The Loft with Akai's new "Sanny X & 8fonk presents the Glitterball" expansion pack for MPC and Force. Lovingly crafted, recorded and assembled by innovative DJ/Producer Sanny X, teaming up with the uber-talented '8fonk' on guitar, this expansion pack brings incredibly authentic rhythmic and instrumental Disco elements for you to create your own original productions.   Taking inspiration from the vibes and grooves of Nile Rodgers/Chic and Sister Sledge, it's like today's crisp and dynamic recording tech has met with a group of real 70s musicians! Never before has the sound of Disco being captured so authentically and with such love for the genre, the musical styles, instruments and arrangements. Load up the sounds, get busy and GET DOWN!

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Akai Professional & MSXII Sound Design are proud to bring you the follow up to the acclaimed MPC Expansion Soul Provider (Vol 2). Soul Provider 2 blends the golden era hip hop vibe with a modern twist. The sound pallet and live instrumentation was processed with various vintage samplers & outboard gear, resampled, and then flipped and formatted to create the classically authentic sound you’ve come to love from MSXII Sound Design. The textures once again feel as if they were lifted from vinyl with just the right amount of “dust” & character you’ll be looking for! The drums are punchy and dirty! Mello chords, vocals, and various chops are all fused together with the most soulful processing you’ll find in the MPC line up! All customer tailored to sit perfectly within the mix and much more. This sound pack will get your ideas going immediately! Soul Provider Vol. 2 comes directly ready to load into Standalone or Software Modes of your MPC. MSXII has taken advantage of the new plugin suite shipping with MPC 2.4+, so you’ll enjoy literally tons of brand new presets that showcase the sound design aspect of the expansion. Properly filtered bass lines, snappy EQ’s on snares, and punchy & vintage sounding kick drums come all courtesy of the brand new AIR plugins now shipping with the stock MPC line up! Use these presets as a learning guide & create your own, new textures if you’d like! MSXII Sound Design and Akai Pro once again deliver on the grooves & sounds that have stood the test of time and defined an entire genre of music. Soul Provider Vol. 2 delivers once again for the MPC user that needs inspiration now! Each kit provides you with an excellent selection of samples and patterns that have been expertly programmed to inspire you no matter what music making mood you’re in.