Alesis HR-16

One of the most universal beat machines of its time. The sounds that this machine produces can cross all genres of music. The 10' and 14' toms create some very unique bass rumbles when tuned specifically. Also nice rides, hats and cymbals to help shape your sounds.

Roland TR-808

MPC Renaissance Expansion - Roland TR 808
These are the sounds from the original Roland TR-808 drum machine. This is the most used drum kits in most of today's urban music. These sounds have spawned such genre as Drum and Bass, Miami bass music, and that heavy hip hop Bass sound.

MPC Renaissance 1.8 Update

In order to load the .xpn expansion kits you will need to have the MPC renaissance 1.8 update or higher. Once upgraded you will notice a set of crossed arrows located on the bottom left hand corner. That button is used to switch the screen from the browser window to the expansion kit window.

All MPC Renaissance upgrades are posted on the akai pro website. http://www.akaipro.com/product/mpcrenaissance#downloads Or if for some reason you can not find the 1.8 upgrade they are also posted below.

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For Mac users