Fabric
Virtual Instruments
The Fabric Collection is a modern multi-sample synthesizer engine with two sample layers and a percussion layer that brings you the ultimate in modern sound design. With thousands of presets, built-in effects, and deep sound design functionality, you can explore a whole new world of musical timbres that will inspire you on your next production.
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Fabric
Fabric XL is the sonic powerhouse virtual instrument from the award-winning MPC & FORCE Standalone/Desktop Platforms — now available in your DAW! The Fabric Collection delivers breathtaking features and possibilities delivering the most modern sounds for all your production needs. Lush Pads, Drone and Synth basses, 808 vibes, cutting edge Leads, Silky Rhodes, Pianos and articulated Strings... Whatever your style... Fabric has you covered.
A COLLECTION OF PLUGINS TUNED TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS
To save on system resources, the Fabric Collection offers users several plugins that have the same great sounds but with lower resource requirements. Fabric, Fabric Piano, and Fabric Electric Piano are great ways to access incredible sounds without having to load the full plugin.
The same sound choices as Fabric XL but with fewer voices and lower standalone system resource requirements.
The flagship synth powerhouse, this is the "best of the best" in terms of sound engine and voice count.
A bespoke version of Fabric focusing on easy-to-find piano sounds with lower system resource requirements.
A bespoke version of Fabric focusing on easy-to-find electric piano sounds with lower system resource requirements.
Thousands of Presets, Spanning All Music Genres
The Fabric Collection is a modern multi-sample synthesizer engine with two sample layers and a percussion layer that brings you the ultimate in modern sound design. With thousands of presets, built-in effects, and deep sound design functionality, you can explore a whole new world of musical timbres that will inspire you on your next production.
HEAR THE SOUNDS OF THE FABRIC COLLECTION
Features expansive presets crafted by the AIR engineering team. Listen to a preview to hear samples from this amazing instrument.
An Advanced Multi-Sample Synthesis Engine
The Fabric collection's sound engine has two multi-sample layer oscillators and one percussive layer, with independent filter, envelope, and LFO controls. You can tweak the presets to your heart's content or build a patch from the ground up using its deep sound design and editing functionality.
Powerful Built-in Future & Retro FX
The Fabric engine includes multiple effects like EQ, amp and cab sims, compressors, reverbs, delays, and modulation. Create brilliant shimmers, dark haunting echoes, or spacey phaser lasers with cutting-edge effects built into the instrument.
Thousands of modern and classic sounds
The Fabric collection's cutting-edge sound engine features thousands of presets and over 3 gigabytes of content. Fabric features the most epic soundscapes to ever hit your productions! Its sound set covers everything from twisted dark motion pads to droning sub-basses, and from guitars, plucks, pianos and EPs to classic poly and lead synths! You can find just about any sound you can imagine in the Fabric Collection.
Unlock these sounds in Akai MPC/FORCE for FREE
Purchase this plugin and you'll get the ability to unlock it within your Akai Professional MPC / FORCE Standalone hardware as well as using within your favorite DAW. Seamlessly move productions from standalone hardware to your DAW with the same great sounds.
Download the Demo of The Fabric Collection
This instrument is available in VST, AU, and AAX format as well as offering full support for MPC standalone and desktop systems running version 2.11 (or later). FORCE users will need version 3.2 or later. Click below to download and install the 10 day trial of the The Fabric Collection desktop VST, AU, or AAX version of this plugin.
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- Installers and plugin components now run natively on apple silicon (ARM) Macs
- Compatibility with latest versions of DAWs improved
- Many bug fixes for individual plugins
- UI and activation improvements
- Reliability of loading the correct preset name with a project improved
- Deactivate option added to menu
- Effects now have a Mono → Mono version
- Preset field now indicates when a parameter value has been changed
The Fabric Collection Documents
Fabric Collection System Requirements
Fabric Collection is designed to support VST 2 and VST3 Plugin hosts as well as full support for AU, AAX, and MPC/FORCE Standalone systems. This software requires an internet connection to authorize. You will need to install Akai's MPC desktop software version 2.11 or higher to use desktop versions of the plugins.
| Windows | Mac | MPC/FORCE Standalone Compatibility |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 (21H2) - Windows 11 (21H2) | macOS 10.15.7 Catalina - macOS 12.4 Monterey (M1 compatible - check Specific MPC Models for Driver Support) | Fabric Collection is designed to run on standalone MPC systems running 2.11 or later, and FORCE systems running 3.2 or later, including: |
| 2GB free disk space (20GB for all content recommended) | 2GB free disk space (20GB for all content) | MPC One |
| 4GB RAM (8GB recommended) | 4GB RAM (8GB recommended) | MPC Live |
| Dual-core 2.5GHz CPU | Dual-core 2.5GHz CPU | MPC Live II |
| VST 2/3 compatible host | VST 2/3 Plugin compatible host | MPC X |
| AAX plugin compatible host | AAX plugin compatible host | MPC Key 37 |
| AU plugin compatible host | MPC Key 61 | |
| MPC One+ | ||
| MPC X SE | ||
| FORCE |