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Oak Lane is a special sample pack created by grammy award winning producer Elvin “Wit” Shahbazian putting on display what has been a huge part of his sound, using a sampler as his instrument and canvas. With source material from many of the unreleased compositions that the Soul Surplus team has created he was able to mould new sounds and progressions with still a very classic hip hop approach. 

Dive into Nightmare Alley, a custom collection of loops by artist, producer and multi-instrumentalist Dave James. Full of rich texture baked to perfection with sound quality that is inspiring and creative. Use the individual instrument loops to construct your tracks with the diverse tones and authentic performances in each sample. This release also contains song-starters primed for any writing and production process.

This special release feature’s compositions created by Soul Surplus’ own “42North,” the brother production duo who had a hand in starting the label. Mirage consists of ten melodic loops full of vintage musical movements, spacious droning elements along with that good old warm and gritty tape saturated texture. Everything from floating electric piano accents, moving bass lines and majestic synth patches give producers endless options for chopping and flipping. And of course we made it easy to use for the drag and drop approach, with over 5 corresponding individual instrument stems for each full melodic loop, giving users 60 plus loops in all! “These loops are just a product of the musical connection we’ve had our whole lives as brothers, I hope these sounds can inspire and spark new levels of creativity for producers!" - John McNeill

“Melodic Soul” is a release full of the good old hazy, warm and gritty soul sounds that Soul Surplus has come to be known for. This pack has vintage raspy crooning soul vocals paired with loads of instrumentation, playing floating chord sequences, to be used as easy song starters or as simple texture additions to your tracks. With this release users will have access to 15 melodic loops full of individual instrument stems for each, along with one-shots and 15 original corresponding Astra synth presets. The options here are all about giving you control and variety in your creation process.

Mellodramatic is a sample pack inspired by modern boom-bap styles of the 2020’s. While boom-bap has its roots in the 90’s, it is alive and well thanks to producers like Hit Boy and Boi 1da. With it’s dark tones, pitched vocal grunts, and haunting pianos, this pack will engage those creative juices when looking toward more traditional hip hop rhythms with a modern twist. This pack features 15 Melodic Loops with stems, and dozens of keyboard and synth one-shots for custom track creation!

Live Room is a Soul Surplus release inspired by the magic that happens when instrumentalists are captured in a recording studio. From jam sessions to recording individual instrumentalists, the sound ‘the room’ gives to a recording is unparalleled. This release contains 15 melodic loops full of acoustic instruments, as well as analog synths. Also, find one-shots and drum loops in this pack for an easy all-in-one track creation process.  

The Legacy//Smythe Sample Pack features John Smythe, the talented producer and multi-instrumentalists who has amassed quite a catalog of executive produced titles in the Soul Surplus library. His technique and sound have become a standard and staple on the label.  

These days, the hip-hop producer has to have two sounds under their belt; boom bap, and trap. While those styles work together in a few ways, they are mostly very different in sound and texture. Enter “Kadence” Drum Kit: the all encompassing drum pack with 70+ sounds of the most cutting edge trap, and boom bap drum sounds. Created with a combination of analog drum machines and a real drum kit, Kadence delivers top of the line quality drum hits and loops run through Neve, Empirical Labs, and SSL-inspired outboard gear. With textures ranging from clean and sharp 808 snares to colorfully dirty kick drums, you will be able to cover every style of hip hop under the sun with Kadence. 

Soundcloud rap through the decade has risen to the top of the charts and has even become the bedrock of current pop sounds and sensibilities in hip hop and beyond. The same way “Trap” music has evolved to be embedded in pop music from a sonic standpoint and approach, these lasting trends seem to be identified mainly by the communities that form around them and support them toward mass appeal. 

The Soul Surplus team traveled back to the legendary “Sound Factory Studios” in Hollywood to craft Hollywood Soul Vol 2, featuring soul and rand;b artists “Million Miles” and Aaron Camper. Legendary soul acts like the Jackson 5 and Marvin Gaye have graced this studio and they also inspired the creation and sound of this pack!

The Soul Surplus team had the opportunity to craft this special release at the legendary “Sound Factory Studios” in Hollywood. Everyone from the Jackson 5 to Marvin Gaye, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Dolly Parton are just among a few of the iconic artists that have recorded at this studio. It was only right to channel the success from this space with the team and call this release “Hollywood Soul.”

Dive into Heartfelt, 15 melodic soul loops crafted once again by artist, singer-songwriter, and producer Dave James. Full of essential instrument loops like keys, bass, and guitar, this pack also features synth sounds, vocal riffs, and songstarters that can serve as centerpieces to your production. 

Guitarchitecture is a soul-themed sample pack centered around guitar-focused writing and composition. This pack contains 15 original melodic loops full of individual instrument loops, along with bass, FX, keys, and guitar one-shots. From sweeping acoustic movements to punchy electric loops, the textures in this pack are endless and fit for all of your production needs.

Chopped and Screwed is a sample pack installment paying homage to the Hip-Hop sub-genre originating in Houston Texas in the early 90’s, with DJ Screw being a prominent figure in pioneering the sound and spurring the subculture that went with the music. This style of Hip-Hop became known for the way it remixed songs with deejaying and slowed down song tempos. 

Soul Surplus presents Bait and; Switch, a special collection of custom made psychedelic samples. This pack is all about extreme usability with obvious trap and hip hop melodies in easy BPM formats allowing you to cut to the chase and get to work! This pack contains everything from warped tape saturated dancing chimes to screaming synth strings that are asking to be chopped up or dragged into a session.