MPC Expansion: Patched Grand preset pack artwork for MPC

MPC Expansion: Patched Grand – Prepared Piano Sounds for MPC

Rated 4.3/5 on Plugin Boutique (12 ratings)

MPC Expansion: Patched Grand is an expansion pack from Beat containing 30 prepared piano keygroup programs, 150 samples and audio previews, made for use with MPC hardware and software.

REQUIRESMPCHost synth sold separately

All presets for MPC

AVAILABLE ATPlugin Boutique

Download Now

Opens the store in a new tab

01Overview

Patched Grand is a sound bank for MPC that takes a Yamaha C3 grand piano and alters it, producing 30 patches meant for songs, tracks and scores. Beat built the set around altered piano timbres rather than conventional acoustic piano presets. The pack ships as 203 MB of content, with 150 samples organized into 30 keygroup programs, and includes audio previews so you can audition each patch before loading it into a project.

Best for

Prepared piano textures
Beat production
Song and track writing
Film and game scoring
Experimental piano sounds

Developer: Beat
Category: Expansion Packs
Requires: MPC
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

203 MB of content for MPC expansion use
150 samples organized into 30 keygroup programs
30 prepared piano patches based on a Yamaha C3 grand
Audio previews for auditioning each program
Works with MPC One, X, Live, Live mkII and Force
Also compatible with MPC Touch, Renaissance, MPC Beats and software

03In depth

Prepared piano sounds and character

The pack's core idea is a prepared piano, a grand piano whose strings or internal mechanics have been modified to change its tone. Beat's sound designer, Marco Scherer, used a Yamaha C3 as the source and applied that treatment across the set. The result is 30 distinct patches, each built as a keygroup program, so the pack covers a range of colors rather than one piano tone with variations.

Because every patch is a keygroup program, you can play them across the keyboard or pads like any multisampled instrument. The audio previews help you judge each sound quickly, which matters when a pack contains this many alternatives.

Using the pack in MPC workflows

Patched Grand works with the Akai standalone models MPC One, MPC X, MPC Live, MPC Live mkII and MPC Force, along with MPC Touch, MPC Renaissance, MPC Beats and the MPC software. Load the expansion through the MPC environment and the 30 programs become available as instruments in your project.

The pack is a good fit for producers who already work in MPC and want prepared piano textures for beats, songs and scoring without building the sounds from scratch.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Beat
Type	Preset pack / expansion
Category	Expansion Packs
Requires	MPC

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use Patched Grand?

You need MPC software or MPC hardware to use this expansion pack. It is also noted as compatible with the AKAI MPC Beats DAW.

Which MPC models is Patched Grand compatible with?

The pack is compatible with the Akai standalone models MPC One, MPC X, MPC Live, MPC Live mkII and MPC Force, as well as MPC Touch, MPC Renaissance, MPC Beats and the MPC software.