'The MPC Drum Pattern Bundle' features over 650 hip hop & funk grooves recorded by real drummers and converted to MPC MIDI pattern format for maximum editing flexibility. Simply pair with any MPC drum kit to instantly add realistic sounding and fully editable drum performances to any MPC or Force project.
Each groove is provided with a number of variations and fills to cover a mix of different hip hop and funk drum styles from straight, swung, straight/swung mix, laidback, ahead & behind-the-beat and ' drunken' styles, all packed with natural human feel and groove.
The following demos feature a selection of the included MIDI patterns matched up with a variety of different drum kits including Akai factory kits, DrumSynth presets and our own range of acoustic drum kits (available separately).
All patterns come with their own audio preview baked-in so you can listen to each groove in the browser before loading. And once loaded into your project you can edit your grooves using all the standard MPC sequencing tools – change tempo, change feel, add/remove events and change the underlying kit until you get the groove/kit combination you need.
And with all the extra variations and fills you have plenty of options to create a complete drum performance for your song, full of subtle variety and nuance, just like a real drummer.
Multiple Drum Kit Mappings
We’ve provided the patterns with a number of different ‘mappings’ making them suitable for use with any common MPC drum kit including our ‘ 'MPC Drummer' acoustic kits (for highly realistic sounding soul, funk and vintage-style drum tracks), ‘Dirty Drummer’ kits (for gritty, boom bap style beats), the free DrumSynth Plugin (trap, electro, old school and grime).
We’ve also included ‘universal’ mappings which work well with the majority of Akai ‘factory’ kits (i.e. kits pre-installed in your MPC/Force), the drum kits from Akai’s own commercial expansions and of course your own custom drum kits - full set up instructions are found in the included User Guide .
Requirements:
The MPC Drum Patterns Bundle is built to work with any modern MPC - this means it is 100% compatible with any of the following:
- MPC X, MPC X SE, MPC Live (I & II), MPC One / One+, MPC Key 61
- Akai Force
- MPC Software
- MPC Beats App
- MPC Renaissance/MPC Studio/MPC Touch
- MPC Studio 'Mk 2'
- Please note that grooves are provided exclusively in MPC pattern format (.mpcpattern) and will not work in legacy MPCs or other DAWs.
This bundle is provided as two separate downloads, each containing 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 1.2GB
Please Note: This expansion contains MIDI pattern files only and does not include any drum kits or samples. Simply match your own drum kits, Akai factory kits or DrumSynth presets with the provided MIDI files for hundreds of flexible, fully editable drum grooves for your projects.
Built For Modern MPCs & Force
MPC Drum Patterns Bundle 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 style are these patterns for?
These patterns work well with any hip hop related style, it really depends on the type of kit that you match with the pattern, and the tempo you decide on. For example, if you wanted to make a lofi beat, you could drop a pattern into your project, set to a slow tempo (e.g. 75 BPM) and match it with a grimy, lofi drum kit. But that exact same pattern set to a faster tempo could be matched with a completely different kit and used as the building block for a trap track.
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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.
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Does this expansion contain any drum kits?
No, this is a MIDI library containing hundreds of MIDI drum grooves in MPC 'pattern' format. Simply load the MIDI to a sequencer track and assign a kit to the track. The MIDI pattern will now trigger the sounds from your kit, giving you a fully editable drum groove that can sound any way you wish, just swap out the drum kit with another in real time.
Technical Specs
| Contents: | 662 MIDI drum patterns |
| Format: | MPC Expansions 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: | 735MB |
| Developer: | Pad Pimps & MPC-Samples |
| Delivery: | Download instantly after purchase |
| More Info: | MPC Drum Patterns Bundle User Guide |
