Funky Elements £21.98

This title originally dropped in 1991 – the same time Pro Tools launched – and is one of the world’s first sample libraries. A lot’s changed since then, but the demand for funky loops never goes out of fashion.

That 30-year-old set is included here, along with follow-up, Mo’ Funky Elements. All pulled from the dusty Akai CD-ROMs they were crammed on, back-inthe-day. It all makes the 1,900+ samples a real onestop shop for big beats and killer loops, for those that missed it the first time. timespace.com

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