80s Nostalgia Expansion Pack

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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 & RAWCUTZ presents Premier Beats, a brand new Heavy Weight Classic from RawCutz professionally created for MPC/iMPCPro & Force. This is truly the premier Sample Collection for anyone serious about beats. Inside this incredible expansion is 50 professionally created MPC kits and sequences of Breaks hits and HipHop Kits for Instant production and creative inspiration. Whether you are looking for Thumping Kicks, Punchy Snares, Moody Electric Pianos, Cut-Up Chords, Jazzy Basses, Mellow Guitars, Funky Horn Stabs or Super Phat Drum Breaks, these Classic HipHop Beats are guaranteed to add the grit, flavour, and inspiration to your future productions. Inspired by the sounds and production techniques of the likes of J Dilla, MadLib, DJ Premier, Pete Rock and the Hip Hop of the 90s, these RAW Samples have been carefully crafted using Vintage Technology including MPC and SP1200 Samplers, Vinyl decks, Tape Machines to process Vintage Instruments, Guitars, Basses, Horns, Electric Suitcase Pianos all packed with atmosphere and most of all - inspiration !!! If you need more punch grit and power to your music – this is an absolute must-have !!!

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Akai Professional and LANDR #1 label - Jet Set are hugely proud to introduce the new wave of Trap Soul music! Get ready to dive into the sound of the most atmospheric Trap Soul & Future RnB music you ever heard with brand new MPC Expansion by Jet Set. Created by head of well known sample label Laniakea Sounds via his new project Jet Set, exclusive #1 label at LANDR Samples. Expect to find elegant music loops with mind blowing clean sound design, charming vocal hooks and inspiring silk melodies in each kit. We've mixed sounds from our bestselling vocal sample packs ever and used new processing techniques to create and intimate and mellow sounds where blur the line between Trap, RnB and Future Soul music. We added sounds so you can cook up masterpieces on your MPC instantly. For more information follow Jet Set on LANDR Samples and check their latest mind blowing sounds in Trap Soul, RnB and Drill styles. Inside Jet Set “Broken Hearts - Trap Soul Edition” Includes over 450 Knocking Kicks and Snares, Claps, Atmospheric Melodic Loops, Specially 808's, Ethereal Vocal FX & Chops, Percussions, Snaps, SFX, AND MUCH MORE ready to load instantly on your MPC Standalone or desktop software

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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