Urban Instruments

Expansions

Long before sample packs and infinite storage were on tap, producers only had a few pieces of hardware to work with when they needed a beat. This was the golden era of ‘80s and ‘90s production, when analog circuits were bent, pushed, and overdriven to achieve the organically gritty sound heard on thousands of recordings.  Drawing from dozens of iconic units “Samples From Mars - Classic Drum Machines” is a showcase of the best beat machines of golden-era production. Craft your signature sound and explore over 70 drum kits, nearly 300 Akai Clips, and over 1,000 samples with sounds that could fill a studio.   All the staples are in tow: snares that organically snap and decay, hi-hats that slice like real bronze, toms that pop and rumble, and warm basses. Take your productions both back in time and to another analog planet with “Samples From Mars – Classic Drum Machines."  Classic Drum Machines is included with MPC Live III and MPC XL. MPC3 OS / MPC3 Desktop required. Pack Contents      72 MPC-Ready Drum Kits      1 Full MPC Project     288 MPC Clips      72 Audio Previews      884 Samples 

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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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STEP INSIDE THE SOUND MAZE OF “LABYRINTH”AKAI Pro & Multi-Platinum Producer, Grammy Winning Engineer “Snipe Young” brings his first Instrument Expansion to the Akai MPC/Force platform “LABYRINTH” delivering a collection of inspirational Lo-Fi sound design ready for you to drop over your beats and productions.  Labyrinth will take you inside a maze of Hypnotic Pads mangled with ambient dust, deep bass mechanical Lo-Fi textures, Space Plucks bringing a hazy of darkness.Snipe Young has produced and designed sounds for many of the top artists as processed each sampled instrument through a deep chain of high-end outboard to transform your productions at the highest level. 

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[Special Edition] DARK PARALLAX Vol 2 AKAI Pro & Multi-Platinum Producer/Sound Designer “Snipe Young” are back with the incredible follow up to the highly acclaimed DARK PARALLAX Expansion series for MPC & iMPC. Developed exclusively from the ground-up by Snipe Young whose production credits include many of the top artists, Dark Parallax Vol 2 delivers a brand new collection of breath taking Kits and Melodic Loops and much more processed to the highest quality. DP 2 includes an unstoppable rugged collection of Drum Hits, Bass, Keys, Melodics, and vocal loops transforming your production to a new level. Inspiration starts here again!!! Who said – “lighting doesn’t hit twice”! DARK PARALLAX VOL 2 “Sound Development Process List”   500 series SSL EQ611 (E series) SSL DYN611 (E series) Neve 1073 LBEQ API 527 SPL TDX Transient Designer  Focusrite Red 1 500 SMPRO Tube Box SMPRO MBC 502 SMPRO PEQ 505 DBX 160 Other Outboard Hardware UA 6176 Focusrite ISA One  API 2500 Stereo Bus Compressor “Like DP Vol,  I wanted to use the same analogue approach with digital thoughts. The inbox processing was done with the Slate Digital Plugins to keep the vibe in the same realm. Slate plugins allowed me to maintain the atmosphere that I created outside the box and lastly, I had to warm everything with the Virtual Tape Machine. As an MPC user, you will gain a ton of well processed samples that will give you that authentic MPC feel, chunky snares, big kicks, glassy live hats, thick live toms, and plenty of loops to get your next track going!” Included Content: 37 Drum Kits | 5 Multi programs | 37 Sequences | Melodic Loops 194 | 872 Samples