Voted as one of the "Best Drum Kits of the Year" by BBoyTechReport.com, 'The 60s Funk Kit' is a multisampled vintage drum kit recorded direct to analogue tape that perfectly captures the unique sound and vibe of the great funk records from the 60's and early 70's, laid out in ready-made drum kits for all MPC models, Akai Force and Maschine!
Inspired by the kits used by legendary drummers such as Clyde Stubblefield, Jabo Starks and Zigaboo Modeliste and built around a 1960s Gretsch Round Badge kick drum and a Ludwig Black Beauty snare, it's packed with a traditional gritty tone full of the warmth and character you’d expect to hear from classic vintage drum recordings.
Check out the demo - all drums and percussion came from this kit and were entirely sequenced in an MPC using the included MPC finger-drumming kits:
Every instrument in the kit has been recorded by drummer Richard Preston (Tombongo) across multiple dynamic velocities, giving you a very realistic sounding kit that's perfect for creating your own vintage-style drum performances in an MPC. There's 16 unique instrument articulations in total including kick, snare, side stick, snare drag (a short snare roll), pandero snare (a snare and tambourine skin-to-skin), hi hat (including open and edge), ride (including bell), crash, hi and low toms, clap, tambourine and shaker. Check out the review from Saintjoe from Soundsandgear.com
The included Expansion for the MPC One, MPC X, MPC Key 61, MPC Live (I & II), Akai Force, MPC Software and MPC Beats features 12 unique sound presets covering a range of different kit sounds and configurations, which take advantage of the MPC's internal effects and various program parameters, with additional 'cycle kits' for realistic 'round robin' playback. Program previews and full 'tagging' on all sounds and kits are included, and we've even provided a dedicated 'standalone' installer for MPC One/MPC X/MPC Live/Force users; to install, simply drag and drop directly to your MPC disk and the Expansion instantly appears in 'standalone mode' along with all your factory Expansions. A separate 'XPN' Expansion installer is included for installation into MPC Software/MPC Beats (MPC 2.10+ required).
We've also included an intuitively laid out finger-drumming kit for a number of legacy MPCs, with support for MPC5000/1000/2500/500/4000/JJOS/MPC2000/XL/3000, and even Maschine 2.x.
Simply transfer the sounds to your MPC, load up a compatible kit program and instantly start recording your own drum performances into your sequencer. Download the detailed User Guide for more info.
We've recorded this kit very traditionally to capture the natural sound of a 60s drum session, and as such all samples are presented completely raw with absolutely no added effects, no additional EQ and no dynamic processing. Simply great instruments recorded with quality vintage studio gear and laid down directly to 2 inch analogue tape for that unique warmth, tone and colour provided by tape saturation.
The 60s Funk Kit is the must-have drum kit for all MPC heads looking to create realistic, vintage sounding drum performances - available exclusively from MPC-Samples.com!
Equipment List:
- Round badge Gretsch Kick Drum & Toms (20x14, 14x14, 12x8)
- Ludwig Black Beauty snare
- 14" 5-star Super Zyn Hi Hats
- 18" Zildjian K Custom Medium Dark Crash
- 22" zildjian K Constantinople Medium Thin Low Ride
- Studer A80 2 " Sixteen Track Tape Machine
- Alice Stancoil 1970's AM Series Quadrophonic Mixer
- Various microphones: Coles 4038, Calrec 600, Shure 545, Calrec CM 100, AKG 414
Built For MPC & Force
The 60s Funk Kit is compatible with all modern standalone MPCs, MPC Software, MPC Beats and the Akai Force. It also includes a version for MPC1000/2500/500/5000/JJOS
FAQs
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What is a multisampled drum kit?
Rather than use just one sample for each instrument in a kit, a multisampled drum kit contains multiple recordings of each instrument covering a range of different playing methods and techniques. For example, a snare could be provided with a 'centre' hit, a rim shot, a cross stick, flam, edge hit, roll and so on. These are called 'articulations'. Each articulation is recorded over a number of different velocities to capture the natural dynamics. The sounds are then assigned to MPC drum programs to create a very realistic sounding finger drumming kit that can be used for live performing or for sequencing in your MPC or DAW.
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Have you applied compression, effects and EQ to this kit?
Absolutely not! There's millions of over-compressed and over-EQ'd kits out there already, but there's not many that focus on capturing the natural and authentic sound of a vintage drum kit. The only compression you'll find here is the natural compression created by recording to analogue tape. By not applying additional processing, we've kept this kit as versatile as possible, leaving you to add compression, EQ and effects to suit the song you are working on.
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So how do I use this kit?
In the MPC, just select a program file compatible with your MPC model, load it up into your MPC, assign to a sequencer track and start playing, just like any other MPC program. Full installation and usage instructions for each are included with the product. We've already configured everything for you, but you can also tweak the program parameters, effects and layout to your own unique taste.
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Which samplers is this kit for?
The kit programs we provide will work in every MPC from the MPC X/MPC Live through to the MPC2000/XL, including all versions of JJOS. (MPC60/3000 not supported).It's also fully compatible with the Akai Force. Additionally, as the sounds themselves are provided in standard WAV format (16 bit and 24 bit) you can load up the sounds into any modern software or hardware sampler and DAW.
Technical Specs
| Contents: | 124 multisampled drums covering 18 unique articulations |
| Format: | WAV & MPC SND |
| Compatibility: | All modern MPCs running in standalone or controller mode. Also suitable for the Akai Force, MPC Software, MPC Beats & legacy MPCs. |
| Supported Hardware: | MPC XL, MPC Live 3, MPC One / One+, MPC Live, MPC Live 2, MPC X / SE, MPC Key 37/61, Force, MPC1000, MPC2500, MPC500, MPC5000, JJOS, MPC2000XL |
| Minimum Software/Firmware: | MPC 2.15, MPC 3.6, Force 3.3 |
| Disk Space Required For Installation: | 105MB |
| Developer: | Tombongo & Pad Pimps |
| Delivery: | Download instantly after purchase |
| More Info: | The 60s Funk Kit User Guide |
