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Kamuela Kid back at it again….

Posted By Peter on June 4, 2010

Two more beats. I used the Korg MicroSampler to chop up some vinyl on both of these beats. The actual drum sequence is coming from the Akai Mini-Ak. I have them midi connected. It is even easier to get a feel for how my beat would sound now. I can chop up a beat and get it rocking like this in less than five minutes…This enables me to comb through my vinyl collection faster and easier than I could have ever imagined before because I have spend little time sequencing and chopping and zero time assigning sounds to pads. The first video is a sample from an Ohta San record “Love Story”. The second is from a Japanese (made in Hawaii) record for children “Kokeshi Shindig”. One day this will all get properly sequenced and recorded, but for now, I am happy to just have the foundation laid out. It is a lot of fun to play it live…The Korg Microsampler is the best thing to ever happen to my beatmaking!

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Kamuela Kid and the Naksinator Getting Funky with it

Posted By Peter on May 27, 2010

I have the Korg Microsampler synced to the rhythm section of the Akai Mini-Ak here. Naksinator is filling in drums on the MPC2500 as well. The samples you hear are actually on the Korg, but the keys on the Mini-Ak are a lot more fun to play so I’m triggering them from the Mini-Ak. The drum sound you hear triggered with the samples are a sequenced drum from the Akai Mini-Ak. Each time I trigger the sample it replays the sequence, and it is synced from the tempo on the MicroSampler. It sounds sick when you do that! The Mini-Ak normally sells in the store for $499, but there is a $100 end-user rebate coming up in June. We will make sure to have some extra Mini-Ak in the store on hand. The Mini-Ak is the perfect sound companion to an Akai MPC or something like the Korg Microsampler. I love sampling vinyl, but sometimes you need to fill in the gaps of sound with something else. You can download the rebate form now: Akai Pro _MiniAK Rebate 6_10. The rebate starts June 1st.

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