MPC-Samples Tape to Dub Plate Vol.5 Afrobeat Breaks [WAV]

Monosole Music presents the fifth in a series of royalty free drum hits and drum breaks recorded directly to tape, mixed using analogue outboard gear, mastered onto a 12" dub plate. and finally sampled back off of the vinyl.

Volume five contains 40 original 1970's afrobeat inspired drum and percussion breaks, ranging from 80 to 133 bpm and each up to 8 bars in length. Recorded directly onto analogue tape using one overhead and one kick drum microphone for the drum kit, and one microphone for each percussion track - each of these individual microphone stems is also included along with each vinyl master, giving a total of 193 loops.

Mixed using analogue compressors, eq's and a spring reverb before being sent to a Neumann cutting lathe. Performed and engineered by Timmy Rickard.

Tech Info:

• 1960's Round Badge Drum Kit
• recorded direct to tape at 15ips
• captured using an AKG D12 and a coles 4038
• powered by boutique transformer based preamps
• mixed using high quality analogue outboard equipment
• mastered to a 7" vinyl dub plate at 45rpm

Technical Specification:

• Samples: 40 Afrobeat breaks sampled to vinyl, with each break provided with individual track stems
• Format: WAV
• Compatibility: Compatible with all MPCs, all versions of JJOS & all DAWS & audio software
• Publisher/Sound Design: Timmy Rickard (Monosole Music)
• License: Royalty Free
• Price: £14.99

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