Akai MPC 500 Tutorials, Samples & Sounds
If you've got an Akai MPC 500, check out the MPC 500 tutorials and MPC 500 samples below. From thick and layered signature drum sounds, to the much praised tutorial book 'Beat Making on the MPC 500', you'll quickly discover the endless beat making possibilities you and your MPC 500 can be capable of!
Akai MPC 500 Tutorials & Sounds: Special Offers & Featured Releases
Beat Making on the MPC500
Quickly master your Akai MPC 500, with 225 pages of easy-to-follow, step-by-step MPC tutorials and 800 MPC 500 samples & files
Price: $39.99
The 'Inspired By' Collection
Huge Special Offer- save 50%! 2704 drum samples inspired by popular hip hop artists & producers
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Deconstructed Rhythm - Inspired By J Dilla
Just Released! 496 hip hop drum samples inspired by the drums of J Dilla
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Square Wave Drums
Just Released! 352 powerfully compressed Hip Hop drums.
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Hip Hop Producer Set Vol 1 & 2
1416 drum sounds - The essential drum collection for Hip Hop Producers - Save 25%
Price: $89.99 - You Save $29.99 (25.0%)
The Beat Producer Series
Special Offer - save 50%! Our entire 'Beat Producer Series' - 2473 varied drum, percussion & FX samples
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The Production Suite
50% Reduction! A comprehensive series of books explaining the technical concepts and trickery behind modern beat production, with example files to help you understand all concepts.
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MPC Loop Collection
Special Offer - Save 50% on hundreds of original instrument loops, breaks & riffs
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Hip Hop Producer Set 2
Just Released! The king is back, with over 688 fresh hip hop drum samples & loops!
Price: $59.99
Hip Hop Producer Set
Our bestselling drum collection with 728 signature layered hip hop drum and percussion samples.
Price: $59.99
Drum Education: Inspired By Kanye West
364 hip hop drum samples inspired by the sound of Kanye West.
Price: $39.99
Dirty South Drums
384 thumping Dirty South hip hop samples inspired by the beats of Southern artists such as Lil Jon, Outkast, & Ludacris
Price: $39.99
Deep Funk: Inspired By The Neptunes
Dynamic, raw sounds inspired by the deep hip hop funk of the Neptunes.
Price: $39.99
East Coast Phat
364 phat East Coast hip hop drum samples, inspired by DJ Premier & Pete Rock
Price: $39.99
Sense of Rhythm: Inspired By Timbaland
364 slick drum samples inspired by the unique sound of Timbaland.
Price: $39.99
West Coast Drums
Instantly get that West Coast vibe with 364 dope stereo drums with a Dre flavour!
Price: $39.99
Breakbeat Vault
Over 500 completely original break beats for hip hop, RnB, trip hop and downbeat
Price: $59.99
MPC Bass
Multisampled bass programs featuring a variety of different bass sounds to suit all types of tracks.
Price: $19.99
MPC Strings
Multisampled strings including solo violin, cello, contra bass and string sections.
Price: $19.99
MPC Keys
Very authentic acoustic and electric piano multisamples for creating your own riffs and melodies on your MPC!
Price: $15.99
MPC Multisample
Just Released! Special Offer - save 28%! Our entire MPC multisample catalogue in one money-saving collection!
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Platinum Percussion
Just Released! 394 Sumptuous percussion samples from Africa, Native America, Asia, Latin America, the Mediterranean, the Middle East and the Far East.
Price: $29.99
Looking For Something Specific?
- MPC500 Hip Hop Drums - Hip Hop drum sounds for your Akai MPC500
- MPC500 Speciality Drum Sets - Percussion and individual snare, kick and hat packs
- MPC500 Tutorials - MPC500 tutorials including general audio production books
- MPC500 Music Elements - Sound bites, loops & multisamples for your MPC500
Browse Our Other Akai MPC 500 Tutorials & Sounds
 Ambient Hip Hop ConstructionsSpaced out, abstract and blunted hip hop construction loop sets
Price: $39.99
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 The Phat Pack192 fat, warm and heavily layered hip hop kicks, snares and hats.
Price: $29.99
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 RnB Drums224 ultra-smooth RnB and Neo Soul drum samples
Price: $29.99
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 Essential PercussionVaried collection of percussion sounds.
Price: $19.99
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 Hip Hop Hi Hats192 ultra-tight and crisp Hip Hop and RnB hi hats
Price: $29.99
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 Rims n SticksRim shots & side sticks very laid back snare sounds.
Price: $19.99
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 Snaps n Claps132 essential snap and clap samples for hip hop producers - now fully remastered!
Price: $19.99
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 Karate KicksThumping & hard, deep & subby kick drum samples for hip hop & dance heads.
Price: $19.99
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 Rhode TripMellow, laid back electric piano loops and riffs
Price: $19.99
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 SkinsCongas, tablas and other ethnic percussion.
Price: $19.99
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 Crunchy Kicks128 Phat & Crunchy kick drum samples
Price: $19.99
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 Electric FX123 Weird, dark and strange fx & percussion samples and noises.
Price: $19.99
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 Tuff Snares128 Hard hitting, grimey snare sounds for tough beats
Price: $19.99
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 Vintage Cymbals96 full stereo cymbals with a warm, vintage vibe
Price: $19.99
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MPC 500 Information
All MPC 500 samples on our site are in standard 16 bit WAV format and are compatible with all modern samplers and software. All drum and multisample packs come with MPC 500 programs to allow for quick loading and preview.
Transferring your files over to your MPC 500 is very easy - just connect your MPC 500 to your computer via USB and 'drag & drop' over the files over to the MPC 500 CF card. If you need more information, please read our file transfer information page.