Arturia has announced the release of the Hip-Hop Producer, a complete, ready-to-go solution that will get you started in Hip-Hop music production.

Hip-Hop Producer includes four products bundled in one box:

• Live Lite 8 Arturia Edition is based on the reference software environment for writing, producing and performing music.
• Analog Factory Hip Hop Edition brings to you 250 high quality synthesizer patches dedicated to Hip Hop (including Minimoog and ARP 2600 classic sounds).
• Lounge Lizard Session delivers 4 electric pianos (including Wurlitzer and Rhodes) with outstanding sound quality, action and feel.
• The ModernBeats Hip Hop bank comes with more than 1200 samples and more than 30 MIDI loops, all dedicated to Hip Hop and made by Los Angeles based Hip Hop masters.

Frédéric Brun, Arturia CEO states: "It's been an exciting process to pick the best in their categories for the sake of bringing to the modern musician a comprehensive suite dedicated to Hip Hop production. We believe everyone will find in the Hip Hop Producer great quality and great value at a very affordable price."

Baptiste Grange, Business Development Manager, from Ableton says: "We are thrilled to be working with Arturia on Hip Hop Producer. Ableton Live provides the perfect tools for creating beats and a premium, intuitive production environment, so it's a perfect complement to Arturia's quality synthesizers."

At Applied Acoustics, Marc-Pierre Verge, CEO, adds: "We are really happy to include our Lounge Lizard Session electric piano in the Hip Hop Producer package. The quality of the Arturia products and of the other products involved makes it the perfect package for the production of hip hop tracks."

"We at ModernBeats are thrilled to be the choice provider of samples, loops, and MIDI for Arturia's Hip Hop Producer bundle. We are honored to play a role helping Arturia bring to the market a comprehensive solution, offering any musician a great way to get into Hip Hop production.", concludes Kyle Kee – Owner at ModernBeats Inc.

Main Features:

• Complete Hip Hop production environment.
• Includes great sounding virtual instruments and a Hip Hop sample collection in a user friendly Digital Audio Workstation.
• All virtual instruments playable through a MIDI keyboard.
• More than 1200 samples in Ableton Live Pack format (MIDI loops & drumracks) and in wave format.
• Ableton Live Lite Arturia Edition offers:
  • Maximum of 8 tracks (either audio or MIDI).
  • Audio Effects, MIDI effects, Instruments/Racks.
  • MPC-like sampler included.
• Analog Factory Hip Hop is a synthesizer offering:
  • 250 preset sounds carefully selected from the Arturia Classics collection.
  • The original analog sounds thanks to Arturia TAE technology.
  • Polyphony up to 32 voices with Unison possibilities.
• Lounge Lizard Session offers:
  • Four engine presets covering the classic Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos.
  • High-end effects: tremolo, distortion, chorus, flanger, phaser, vibrato, wah, delays, and reverb.

Pricing & Availability

With an MSRP of $129 / €129, Hip-Hop Producer is available now for Windows (XP/Vista) and Mac OS X (10.4+) Universal Binary.