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ESPRIT DA FINESSE is a raw, dark and gritty MPC expansion featuring 80 four-bank kits, dusty melodic chops, jazz bass, atmospheric textures, creative FX and 400 four-bar MIDI drum patterns.
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MPC 3.10 Update: What's New in Desktop and Standalone?
Akai MPC 3.10 brings MPC 3 Desktop officially out of beta and updates the Standalone ecosystem with improved Arrange tools, AAX support, controller integration, workflow refinements and a long list of fixes.
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How to Tune Drum Samples to Your Beat
Not every drum needs to be perfectly in key. Learn when tuning matters, how to find a drum's fundamental and how to make kicks and snares sit naturally with your sample and bass.
How to Pitch Samples for Boom Bap: Semitones, Tempo and Texture
Pitching a sample changes more than its key. Learn how semitones affect mood, tempo, texture and chopping, and how to use pitch creatively in boom bap production.
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