MPCSounds Releases Ethnic Hip Hop Collection for Akai
May 18, 2004
MPCsounds.com announced
"Ethnic Hip Hop Collection", a new sound library for the Akai
MPC1000/2000/XL/3000/LE/4000 drum machines. The library
is sold on MPC CD-ROM, Zip disk, Floppy, or as downloadable sets.
The "Ethnic Hip Hop Collection" library contains over 30 melodic ethnic instruments
ranging from the Kanun to the Dagoba to the Tibetian Temple, as well as,
21 ethnic percussion instruments ranging from the Talking Drum to the
Djembe to the Cajon.
Both "Turbo" and "Regular" versions of the library are available.
Turbo versions include over 670 stereo percussion sounds mapped
out across all MPC banks and pads. All percussion is multi-sampled
by an average of 16 samples. Plus each of the 30 melodic ethnic
instruments is mapped across the MPC pads in both Major & Minor
scales to create ethnic riffs easily on the MPC.
This large collection contains some programs that require expanded
memory over the stock 2MB of the MPC2000, MPC2000xl, and MPC3000.
Smaller 2MB versions exist to allow loading into unexpanded MPCs.
The full "Ethnic Hip Hop Collection" instrument list includes:
Banjo, Bass Clarinets, Brazilian Whistle, Celtic Harps, Clarinets,
Dagoba, Er Hu, Glockenspiel, Guato, Hammered Dulcimers, Harmonica,
Kantele, Kanun, Kotos, Lyre, Mallet, Nye, Ocarina, Oud, Su Gzheng,
Tars, Tibetan Temple, Agogo Bells, Berimbau, Cabasa, Cajon,
Cowbell+Woodblock, Djembe, NuBell, Sleigh Bells, Talking Drum,
Tombek, Chaker, Chime, Conga, Doumbek, Gankogui, Guiro, Pandeiro,
Rainstick, Timbale, Triangle, and Udu.
All samples were created from original recordings. The
MPC library was programmed by MPCsounds' sound designers whose
credits include MTV, Sony, Universal, Interscope, Jive, Motown, Cash
Money Records, and others.
The "Ethnic Hip Hop Collection" is available on MPC CD-ROM, Zip disk,
Floppy, or as Downloadable sets. Prices start at $29.95.
For more information, visit their web site at www.mpcsounds.com. |
