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MPC Expansion: Funk O' Rama Black Friday deal: AKAI's funk expansion pack for MPC is 48% off at $20, and the offer ends Jan 10, 2027.
It's a sound pack built around 40 kits rooted in classic late-70s and early-80s funk. Divided Souls Entertainment put it together, and the maker says it includes sounds you won't find anywhere else.
The pack's contents break down like this:
The kits are the core of it. The guest contributions are layered on top, which the maker says gives you material you can't get elsewhere.
Carl "Butch" Smalls is a multi-instrumentalist and percussionist. His credits include Parliament, Bootsy's Rubber Band and The Dramatics.
His percussion also runs through classic Death Row Records releases from Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, 2Pac and Tha Dogg Pound.
SlimWav handles the talk box. The maker says he opens up in the pack and rounds out the kit with vocal fills and phrasings.
AKAI ran the 24 Keygroups through outboard analog gear, specifically an SSL Fusion and an Eventide H7600. The maker says this is the first time AKAI has processed outboard synths this way.
The synths, leads and basses come out of that chain with the character of the hardware baked in, so you can drop them into a track without building the processing yourself.
The outboard gear used across the pack:
The preamp, compressor and processor entries cover the recording and processing side. The Roland JU-06 and Yamaha DX are the synth sources in that list.
This expansion needs MPC software or hardware to work. It is also compatible with the AKAI MPC Beats DAW.
If you already work in MPC, the kits and Keygroups load as an expansion pack, so you can start chopping and layering funk drums, percussion and vocal fills straight away.
Yes. The MPC Expansion: Funk O' Rama Black Friday deal takes 48% off, bringing the pack to $20. The offer ends Jan 10, 2027.
You get 40 kits rooted in late-70s and early-80s funk, plus 24 Keygroups of synths, leads and basses. Percussion from Carl "Butch" Smalls and talk box and vocal fills from SlimWav are part of the sound set.
MPC software or hardware is required to use this expansion pack. AKAI also states it is compatible with the MPC Beats DAW.
AKAI processed the 24 Keygroups through outboard analog gear, an SSL Fusion and an Eventide H7600. The maker says it is the first time AKAI has processed outboard synths this way.
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