NEW AKAI MPC BEATBOXED DRUM KITS FROM MPCSOUNDS.COM

Apr 26, 2006 4:39 PM

True to the roots of hip-hop, MPCsounds.com debuts its first beatboxed vocal drum library entitled BeatVox Drumz 1. Packed with as many as 768 vocal drum sounds, the library for the Akai MPC1000/2000/XL/2500/3000/LE/4000 includes a variety of professionally beatboxed drum kits for Akai MPC users.

BeatVox Drumz 1 offers MPC users a large collection of vocal drums which feature extensive programming of 192 source samples resulting in 768 sounds for MPC2000/XL/3000/LE/4000 versions and 192 sounds for the MPC1000/2500 version. Recorded, produced and edited from a variety of professionally trained lips, each vocal drum sample was developed by merging classic beatbox expressions alongside modern hip-hop drum textures.

Beatboxed library samples include sub-bass kicks, fast-mouthed kicks, airy/breathy kicks, rims, sticks, claps, fast-mouthed snares, airy vocal snares, mouth pops, tongue clicks, lip smacks, closed-open vox hats, vox cymbals, vox shakers, spits, water drops, breaths and more.

BeatVox Drumz 1 is available as a 12-disk floppy set or download. Prices start at $29.95. For more information and audio demos, visit the company’s Website at www.mpcsounds.com.



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