The Soulful Instrument

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Akai Professional proudly presents “NeoSoul Quest”, an outstanding collection of the most soulful productions Inspired by the sounds of artists such as “Musiq Soulchild, D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, and Maxwell”. NeoSoul Quest delivers 40 MPC-ready Drum Kits, Samples and Melodics fusing the iconic sounds of Neosoul, Funk, RnB and Jazz into one compelling MPC Expansion. Created by the incredible producer & multi-instrumentalist "Dan Diggas" who’s credits include RnB artists such as “Sinead Harnett, Mahalia, Tiana Major9” and UK RnB Sensation “Marie Dahlstrom”, adding his magical production melodies and chord progressions into your hands. Inside the Neo Soul Quest Expansion, you’ll have instant access to 40 professionally crafted MPC-ready kits built from warm Punchy Kicks, Dirty Snares, Sharp Rims, and Dusty Hats created from over 640 slick samples. Each kit also includes Dan’s silky smooth chord progressions covering warm Rhode licks, Soulful Chords, Pads, Gospel Organ, Guitars, Lo-Fi Piano, Vintage Strings to deep basses and bonus vocal melodies added by the incredible Marie Dahlstrom. All sounds and samples have been professionally mixed and mastered, ready to inject some soulful vibes into your productions.

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Laniakea Sounds "Trap Soul & RnB" Akai Professional and Laniakea Sounds are excited to present the next chapter in Trap Soul music! Get ready to immerse into the world of the most atmospheric Trap Soul & Melodic RnB music you ever heard with brand new MPC Expansion by Laniakea Sounds. Expect to find elegant music loops with mind blowing clean sound design, charming vocal atmospheres and inspiring silk melodies in each kit. We've mixed sounds from our bestselling sample packs ever and used new processing techniques to create and intimate and mellow sounds where blur the line between Trap, RnB and Chillout music. We added sounds so you can cook up masterpieces on your MPC instantly. For more information follow Laniakea Sounds at Soundcloud and check their and their partners latest projects. Inside Laniakea Sounds "Trap Soul & RnB" Includes over 300 Knocking Kicks and Snares,Claps, Atmospheric Melodic Loops, Specially 808's, Ethereal Vocal FX & Chops, Percussions, Snaps, SFX, AND MUCH MORE. 20 MPC Producer Kits 16 808s 15 Claps 65 Hats and Cymbals 53 Vocal FX 44 Melodic Loops 36 Snares 31 Kicks 39 Percussions 16 SFX

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Raw Cutz Akai Professional & RAWCUTZ presents a brand-new collection of outstanding Hip-Hop sounds bringing the real essence of the genre to your MPC. For the uninitiated, Raw Cutz are a prolific duo responsible for some of highest quality hip hop sample content available. This Expansion features loosely quantized rhythms, rich warm pads, sub-heavy basslines, soulful chops & stabs, and some of the best sampled drum hits delivering inspiration on all levels, all royalty free and ready to drop into your MPC. This collection is built to inspire and provide building blocks to manipulate, twist and chop to create your own, fresh sound while providing access to the original sounds of equipment that’s either hard to find, wildly expensive or hard to keep working! RAWCUTZ gives you instant access to crisp and cutting beats, Enchanting Pads, Crunchy snares, Jazzy Chords and Musical Melodies grouped over inspirational kits of 16 fresh and original samples. All with the trademark Raw Cutz “pre-worn” sonic treatments. If you are making Golden Era Hip Hop, House, Warped beats, Progressive Drum and Bass or Ambient music – you will find inspirational sounds within seconds in this brand new collection of samples. Over 700MB of the highest quality one shot sounds and Stabs including Rhodes, Bass, Strings, Vinyl, Keys. Also available for iMPC. Pack Contents 46 MPC Drum Kits | 11 MPC Multi Kits | 33 Sequences | 754 Samples

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Tim Kelley Vol. 1 Akai Professional proudly brings to you Tim Kelley Presents Vol. 1, the newest Producer Series Expansion Pack for your MPC. Representing half of the production duo Tim and Bob, Tim has crafted a Grammy-winning sound showcased on countless R'n'B and hip-hop hits from the last two decades. Over the years, Tim and Bob have produced hits for a crazy list of R'n'B, pop and hip-hop royalty including Michael Jackson, Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes, TLC, Beyonce to name a few. Vol. 1 features features over 1100 samples, all handpicked from Tim's library and fully processed through his custom outboard chain. This expansion has been optimized for MPC 2.0, utilizing the software's new realtime time-stretch/pitch shift and clip launching features. All melodic and looped samples can be manipulated in realtime. Tim Kelley Presents Vol. 1 comes packed with over 1.9 GB of radio-ready drum hits, melodic riffs, chords, stems and clips ready for your next killer track! Pack Contents 16 MPC Drum/Clip Kits | 9 MPC Multi Kits | 11 Sequences | 1103 Samples | 1103 Melodic Loops