Root Access XO expansion pack artwork by Mitch Murder for XLN Audio XO

XO Expansion: Root Access by Mitch Murder – Synthwave Beats for XO

Root Access is an XO expansion pack by Mitch Murder from XLN Audio, containing 118 presets and 207 samples for building synthwave, city-pop and retro-leaning beats inside XO.

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All presets for XO

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01Overview

Root Access is a preset expansion for XO, XLN Audio's beat-making environment. It was created by Mitch Murder, a synthwave producer, and focuses on neon-tinged 80s sounds and drum patterns. The expansion covers synthwave and fusion grooves, and XLN Audio says it also draws on funk and 90s–00s drum and bass and house. Because each beat is stored as an editable sequence, you can study the programming and rework it to fit your own tracks.

Best for

Synthwave beat production
City-pop drum patterns
Retro-modern grooves
Funk and fusion beats
90s–00s style drum and bass ideas
Learning from editable beat sequences

Developer: XLN Audio
Category: Expansion Packs
Requires: XO
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

80s-charged beats and neon-glowing samples
Fully editable sequences in the XO sequencer
118 presets created by Mitch Murder
207 one-shot samples included
Mix-ready presets usable as they are
Presets can be customized and tweaked in XO

03In depth

Sound and Character of the Root Access Presets

Root Access is built around 80s-influenced beats and samples. The developer describes the material as synthwave and fusion grooves with a warm, late-night feel, and says the set extends beyond synthwave into funk and 90s–00s drum and bass and house elements.

The package includes 118 presets and 207 samples, all created by Mitch Murder. The samples are one-shots, which makes the pack useful for layering your own drum kits or building new patterns from his sounds.

Editing Beats in the XO Sequencer

Unlike a standard sample pack, each XO expansion is delivered as fully editable sequences. You can open the presets in the XO sequencer to see how each beat is put together, then change individual steps, swap sounds or adjust the groove.

The presets are mix-ready, so you can use them as they are or customize them. This makes Root Access a practical starting point for producers who want to learn from a working pattern and then take it in their own direction.

04Specs