With the release of MPC2000 Snacks From Mars, we invited producers from all over the world to take part in a contest: whoever produces the best track using only these samples for their drums will win an MPC2000XL. Ultimately we received over 600 submissions and decided to create an album with the standouts. 

Read each track description for info on how the song was made, in the producer's own words.

https://samplesfrommars.com/products/mpc2000-snacks-from-mars

MPC2000 Snacks From Mars Competition

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Zaspéro is a french house producer "trying to find the Outerspace groove".

On producing this track:

"I only used my own sounds, chords from my Yamaha CP, leads from the Moog Matriarch, bass from Reaktor, voice from the VT-3."

SoundCloud/zaspero400

HONORABLE MENTION: I Want That MPC so bad - Zaspéro

Currently based out of the city of Hamilton, Canada, Submanifold has been in the DnB/Jungle scene since 2005 both as a DJ and producer, with several tracks out on the Omni Music (UK) label.

On producing this track:

"To create my drum track for "Floating Point", I pulled in the MPC2000 samples as raw WAVs into Reaper DAW. Since DnB typically has a very 'full' sound, I used several layers for each element of the drum track (hi-hats, shakers, kicks, snares). Some samples were also pitched up to achieve that characteristic DnB rhythm and tone."

https://soundcloud.com/submanifold

Floating Point - Submanifold

Blanax is an Electronic music producer / audio engineer based in Romania/Europe

On producing this track:

" I used Ableton Live and a recently purchased Push2 Controller, basically following the learning curve of the Push2. I started with programming the drums pattern,using the MPC2000 Snacks From Mars, which made me super inspired, afterwards adding various chords, bits and pieces, mostly using Ableton's Simpler device and stock effects (reverbs, delays, autopan). After I had all tracks coming together, I started arranging, automating stuff and mixing."

https://soundcloud.com/balanx_88

1st PLACE: Paradise Chills - Balanx

Exenye is a 24 year old producer and sound designer from Germany.

On producing this track:

"I created the track in ableton 10, made the groove within a single drum rack and impulse channels, and enhanced the percussion with compression, plate rooms, vocoders and much more."

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5CQq765j8c1v4UpIc7REBl?si=6yai2WCjTNuPtOIqimaYUA

Advancing - Exenye

Ethereal is a producer based in Poland - making a wide variety of music, from trap to synth wave to metal.

On producing this tack:

"I used the samples from "Quarantine Club" subcategory. All of the sounds were put together in FL Studio, which is my DAW of choice. I experimented and tried to create something similar to 90's rave mixed with modern trap feeling, and I'm happy with the result."

https://www.instagram.com/not_ethereal

2nd PLACE: No Point - Ethereal

pasha stclair is a Scottish groove enthusiast who lives I London.

On producing this track:

"The track was created with the Ableton (MPC2000 Snacks) live drum pack, with synths from my own sample pack - Hotwire Samples for Ableton Live - 4 modern synths sampled through a Manley Core Pre amp with Millard vintage valves Installed. (giving away my secret recipe here ;-). The synths in this track were a Dreadbox Abyss and a Boomstar SEM. Mixed and Mastered with UAD plugins."

https://pashastclair.bandcamp.com/releases

Floating Point - Submanifold

Samples From Mars