‘Funk Drum Patterns’ is the second expansion in our MIDI pattern series, featuring 325 funk drum grooves in MPC pattern format which can be paired with any drum kit to quickly create complete and fully editable drum performances in the MPC & Force that sound just like a real funk drummer.
The collection consists of 101 core grooves each with up to 4 additional variations and fills covering a mix of funk drum styles inspired by some of the greatest funk drummers of all time including Clyde Stubblefield, Jabo Sparks, Zigaboo Modeliste and David Garibaldi. All grooves were created from real drum performances and are packed with natural human feel and groove. And definitely no quantising!
The following demo uses some of the patterns paired with a selection of acoustic kits from the MPC Drummer series
All drum patterns are provided in a number of mappings that mean they can be paired with any MPC drum kit, with highly optimised mappings available for the following:
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‘MPC Drummer’
acoustic kits
– for the most realistic sounding drum grooves possible, these mappings
utilise the multiple kicks, snares, hats, toms, rides and cymbal
articulations found in our MPC Drummer acoustic kit series. Perfect for
laying down authentic sounding soul, funk and vintage-style drum tracks.
- ‘Dirty Drummer’ Series – our range of multisampled Dirty Drummer ‘cycle’ kits give the funk grooves a more boom bap and lofi vibe.
- DrumSynth Plugin – these optimised versions work perfectly in the free Drumsynth internal synth plugin and can expand the use of the patterns to styles such as trap, electro, old school and grime.
We’ve also included ‘universal’ mappings which work well with the majority of Akai ‘factory’ kits (i.e. the hundreds of kits pre-installed in your MPC/Force), the drum kits from Akai’s own commercial expansions and of course your own custom drum kits - we've even included mappings for any synths or drum machines that adhere to General MIDI standard.
Each pattern features its own browser preview so you can easily audition each groove before loading it into your project. Match your groove with your chosen drum kit and quickly build a complete drum performance using the provided variations and fills. And as your drums are built entirely with MIDI you can easily change tempo, edit, overdub or continue experimenting with different kits until you get the exact vibe you need.
Requirements:
Funk Drum Patterns is compatible with any modern MPC - this means it is 100% compatible with any of the following:
- MPC X, MPC Live (I & II), MPC One, MPC Key 61
- Akai Force
- MPC Software
- MPC Beats App
- MPC Renaissance/MPC Studio/MPC Touch
- MPC Studio ‘Mk 2’
- Any non-MPC controller mapped to MPC Beats or the MPC Software
The download contains a dedicated installer for standalone MPCs & the Force, plus a separate ‘drag and drop’ XPN installer for the MPC Software and MPC Beats. Full step-by-step installation instructions are provided in the included User Guide .
Total disk space required for installation is 432MB
Built For Modern MPCs & Force
Funk Drum Patterns is compatible with all modern standalone MPCs running MPC2 & MPC3, the MPC Software, MPC Beats and the Akai Force.
FAQs
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What are MIDI Drum patterns?
Midi drum patterns are short MIDI performances which can be loaded directly to a track in an MPC/Akai force as standard MIDI events – match them with a drum kit to instantly add grooves with a 'real drummer' human feel. The tempo and contents of the resulting MIDI track are fully editable to your exact needs using standard MPC sequencing tools (e.g. grid edit, list edit etc) and you are free to assign different drum kits to the pattern until you find the exact combination you need.
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Will these MIDI patterns work with my MPC Kits?
We've provided the patterns with a number of different MIDI mappings that mean they are compatible with all the kits on our site, the internal Drumsynth plugin and most of Akai's factory kits - that's 1000s of kits that will work with the patterns 'out of the box'. Any other kit can be easily and quickly tweaked to work with the provided 'universal' mappings, and full instructions in the User Guide (along with a kit template to use when building your own kit from scratch.
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Do these patterns work with the pre-installed ‘factory’ kits inside my MPC?
Yes, in our testing the universal mappings work 'out of the box' with the majority of Akai’s factory kits as these kits all use the same drum layout (kick, snare, closed hat, open hat on pads A01 to A04 respectively).
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Do MIDI patterns work with the Force?
Yes, simply load the MIDI pattern to a clip on a ‘drum’ track or to a plugin track using a Drumsynth Multi preset.
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What are the 'variations' for?
Each main groove comes with a number of variations and fills. These provide subtle (and not-so-subtle) alternative versions of that main groove. For example a variation might feature a unique fill, extra ghost notes, 16th hats instead of 8th, additional ride cymbal pattern, and so on. When combined together, these variations and fills create a more interesting and varied drum performance for your entire song.
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Will these patterns work in the MPC Software & MPC Beats?
Yes, 100%. Just drag and drop from the expansion browser directly to your sequence!
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Do these work with old legacy MPCs (e.g. MPC1000, MPC2000XL, MPC4000...)?
No, MPC pattern format only works with modern standalone MPCs, the MPC Software/MPC Beats and the Akai Force.
Technical Specs
| Contents: | 325 MIDI drum patterns |
| Format: | MPC Expansion with MPC pattern files |
| Compatibility: | Modern MPCs running MPC2 or MPC3 in standalone or controller mode. Also suitable for the Akai Force, MPC Software & MPC Beats |
| Supported Hardware: | MPC XL, MPC Live (1, 2 & 3) , MPC One / G2 / One+, MPC Key 37 / G2, MPC X / SE, MPC Key 61, Force. |
| Minimum Software/Firmware: | MPC 2.15, MPC 3.6, Force 3.3 |
| Disk Space Required For Installation: | 432MB |
| Developer: | Pad Pimps & MPC-Samples |
| Delivery: | Download instantly after purchase |
| More Info: | Funk Drum Patterns User Guide |
