The Cassamplerette Renaissance KONTAKT

DiSCOVER | May 27 2016 | 1.25 GB

“Whilst racking our brains for new and exciting instruments to create sample instruments from, we started playing around with an old cassette machine we had in the workshop. Alan had the great idea of making a cassette-based sampler instrument triggered from a single key mechanism we had lying around. Unlike the classic mellotron, this crackpot contraption used a cassette mechanism, a single key and whatever cassette tapes we had lying around.”

Transistor Renaissance 8×8 Edition WAV REX

FANTASTiC | May 04 2016 | 694 MB

Transistor Renaissance 8X8 Edition.  Choose from 806 MB of high quality samples including drums, kicks, hat and snare loops with an original Roland TR 808, Roland TR-8 plus a moog guitar pedal to give drive. The pack has over 400 loops, all recorded with an 808 at 24bit 44.1kHz, including three different kinds of drumlines: dry, tape and tube processed. It features 14x Drum EFX Loops, 335x Drum Loops, 30x Hat Loops, 45x Kick Loops and 30x Snare Loops.

MPC Renaissance 1.8 Update Explained TUTORiAL

SYNTHiC4TE | March 02 2015 | 227 MB

THE MPC ON STEROIDS

AKAI has now released its v1.8 update for the MPC Renaissance, and studio beatbox expert Scottie Dugan is here to pump you up on this powerful new update! Scottie dives right in and explains all the new Workflow Options when Working with Samples, including the new Non-Destructive Chopping, Live Chopping, and Audio Marker Preview Options. Editing samples in the MPC has never been easier. From there, Scottie shows you how you can now Use the MPC to Record Melodic Ideas more efficiently. Being able to Assign Scales, Chords and Progressions to Pads is a major new creative feature, for both in the studio and on stage. After that, Scottie jumps into the new Live Looper. You’ll learn How to Record Dry, Through an Effects Chain, or a Vintage Mode Overdub. Then see How to Manipulate Incoming Live Audio in Real-Time, then Export that Performance to a Pad or your Sample Pool.

Producing Pop with the MPC Renaissance TUTORiAL

SYNTHiC4TE | Feb 16 2015 | 601 MB

TIME TO DROP THE POP

The MPC Renaissance is Akai Pro’s fully integrated hardware/software system, and super producer DrFord shows you how to use it to produce a complete pop song from idea to mix ready! DrFord starts by analyzing “the formula” for writing today’s hit pop/dance songs. After that, it’s straight into how to set up the MPC Renaissance in your studio and master its powerful Browser. Next, class is in session as DrFord teaches you How to Build a Guide Beat and use the MPC Renaissance’s Sequencer and Song Arrangement Features. He then explores laying down poppin’ Synth and bangin’ Bass tracks before diving into the kind of ear candy and Sound Design techniques that will make your pop song unique. He finishes up the series with final videos on Synths, Direct Recording, and the Final Mixdown to give to a vocalist to write to, followed by a lesson on Exporting the Individual Tracks into your DAW for Mixing.

MPC Renaissance 1.7

Update Explained TUTORiAL

TEAM MATRiX 13.11.2014 | 167.92 MB

AKAI has released its v1.7 update for the MPC Renaissance production studio, but are you ready to take advantage of all of the new changes and enhancements? If not, don’t fear, studio expert is here to show you all you need to know to harness the full power of the latest v1.7 Update! Helping both beginners and experienced users, Scottie provides detailed information about the Background Updates that have led up to the latest v1.7 Update, including Changes to the Browser, Plugin Scanner, and Hybrid 3, giving you a solid foothold on the current state of the AKAI MPC OS. From there, Scottie takes you on a tour of the Mixer Section, an area you’ll likely be spending a lot of time in when producing tracks. You’ll see all of the Latest Enhancements made to the Mixer, including small changes and major overhauls, all designed to make your mixing workflow more efficient and intuitive.