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Dust & Ivory Vol.1 Chord MIDI Pack
Dust & Ivory Vol.1 Chord MIDI Pack
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Dust & Ivory Vol. 1 · MPC Chord Pack
Rich chords.
Your next sample flip.
Moody jazz harmony, warm keys and cinematic movement for producers who love exploring a sample. Dust & Ivory Vol. 1 gives you original progressions and Rhodes-style and acoustic piano loops to chop, pitch, play and make your own.
Hear Dust & Ivory
35 MIDI files
30 distinct progressions plus five alternate velocity performances.
70 audio loops
35 lo-fi Rhodes-style and 35 acoustic piano versions.
4- and 8-bar phrases
Slow-moving harmony at 80 BPM in 4/4.
MPC + Scaler 3
35 MPC progression files and 35 Scaler 3 presets.
The sound
Spacious jazz.
Cinematic possibilities.
Explore the musical worlds of spacious jazz piano, dreamy French jazz-funk, warm fusion and psychedelic soundtrack atmosphere. The collection draws inspiration from Ahmad Jamal, Cortex, Walt Barr, Alain Goraguer and Ennio Morricone, with original progressions that leave room for your own drums, basslines and sampling decisions.
Your starting point
35 performances.80 BPM.
Half- and whole-note chords leave space to hear the movement and find the fragments you want to sample.
Your sound palette
Dusty Rhodes.
Acoustic piano.
Your next chop.
Start with a mellow Rhodes-style loop or slice the acoustic piano version into fragments. Varied dynamics, gentle timing differences, tape-style warmth and light stereo effects give the audio character. Release and effect tails are wrapped into the loops for repeated playback.
Make the idea yours
- Choose the progression that fits your mood.
- Build your drums, bass and melody around the harmony.
- Edit the MIDI to explore your own instruments, voicings and rhythms.
Your workflow
Play it.
Reshape it.
Build around it.
Explore the included MPC chords on your pads, or import the MIDI and choose your instrument. Start with the harmony, then make the performance and arrangement your own.
From a chord to a track
Use the collection as a musical foundation for your next session. Keep the progression, change the rhythm, transpose the idea, or develop a new melody over it.
Inside the download
What you get.
- 35 MIDI files: 30 distinct progressions and five alternate velocity performances.
- 70 audio loops: 35 lo-fi Rhodes-style and 35 acoustic piano versions.
- 35 MPC .progression files.
- 35 Scaler 3 .s3p presets with matching timed arrangements.
- 4- and 8-bar phrases at 80 BPM in 4/4.
- 24-bit / 44.1 kHz stereo WAV audio.
- File names include the key.
Before you begin
Formats & compatibility
| MPC | MPC hardware or software that supports custom chord progression files. |
|---|---|
| MIDI | DAWs and instruments that support MIDI import. |
| Scaler | Requires Scaler 3. |
| Audio | 24-bit / 44.1 kHz stereo WAV |
| Download | Digital files. Hardware and software are not included. |
MPC and Scaler 3 presets were checked against supplied example formats and source MIDI data, but have not yet been tested inside those applications. Independent, artist-inspired original compositions; no affiliation or endorsement by the named artists or brands. Hardware and software are not included.
Dust & Ivory Vol. 1
Find the chord.
Start your next flip.
35 MIDI FILES · 70 AUDIO LOOPS · MPC + SCALER 3 · 80 BPM.
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