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Music producers tend to spend a lot of time thinking about technical tools, but compressors, EQ vocals and even synths pale in comparison to one aspect of music that’s really the most important: the notes.  Music is the notes. Lurking within those 12 white and black keys, you can find everything from Billie Jean to Beethoven’s 9th to Doggystyle to Shake it Off – and of course, you can find your next tune in there too.

 

Your MIDI might be more important than the entire rest of your production put together. And so you’d better get it right at the source. In this article we’ll show you how to do just that.

 

 

Loopcloud Now Offers 150,000+ MIDI Files

 

We’ve just updated Loopcloud to offer a huge number of MIDI files right alongside your samples! Using the Loopcloud app or sounds.loopcloud.com, you can search for files using the MIDI or MIDI Files tag.

 

There are tags for type to further refine your choice of MIDI (keys, drums and so on). You can filter by intended tempo, key, and lock to your currently selected key before dragging files into your project.

 

 

Cymatics Python

 

 

The Python MIDI pack by Cymatics stands confident in its own echelon due to its entirety of contents being hand-crafted by a Grammy-award-winning pianist. Python features a tidy 51 key-labelled MIDI files, suitable across many genres (particularly: Hip-Hop, Trap and R&B) to help producers shift into creative gear and kickstart their next hot production with ease.

With the dazzling chord progressions and dreamy melodies featured in Python, you’re sure to breeze past your producer’s block and reinvigorate creative motivation and inspiration in no time at all. One of the most appealing things about Python is that you can gain access to its luscious contents completely FREE. Just head over to the Python webpage today to get started.

 

What’s special about Python?

Python is unique as Cymatics hired a Grammy-award-winning pianist to record these Hip Hop-style MIDI chords. The pack contains 51 MIDI loops of different styles and tempos. Aside from that, it’s totally FREE to download.

 

Where to get Python

You can download Python now from the Cymatics website.

 

 

Ghosthack Ultimate MIDI Collection

 

 

Coming up next, we have a larger-scale (200 files) pack, boasted by Ghosthack. The Ultimate MIDI Collection is a summation of Ghosthack’s best MIDI packs, tightly knitted together to give you a plethora of possibility. Containing melodies, arps, chords and basslines, you’re definitely getting enough bang for your buck, at the reasonable price of $29.99, from a reputable online vendor, Ghosthack.

 

One of the neatest features of this pack is that the producers have ensured to include complimentary MIDI files together. For example, if you pick an arp that you like, there will be an accompanying bassline to go with it. This makes the pack suitable for professionals and beginners alike. Ghosthack also offer a 30-day money-back guarantee, so you really have nothing to lose by jumping into the Ultimate MIDI Collection today!

 

What’s special about the Ultimate MIDI Collection? 

Huge pack including 200 key-labelled MIDI loops. Featuring everything from arps to basslines, chords and melodies. Each MIDI loop has at least one other within the pack to complement it, such as a melody and a bass. Ghosthack also offer a 30-day refund guarantee if not satisfied.

 

Where to get the Ultimate MIDI Collection?

You can download this pack from the Ghosthack website.

 

 

Lo-Fi & Soul Chords MIDI Pack by Red Sounds

 

 

As the title of the pack suggests, Lo-fi & Soul Chords by Red Sounds is a chord-only MIDI pack. However, at the low price point of $14.00, with a staggering 711 MIDI chords, the supreme value for money is non-debatable. Producers at beginner and intermediate levels within the Lo-Fi and Soul genres will benefit highly from adding this MIDI pack to their creative arsenal. 

 

Having the diverse pallet of 711 chords, neatly condensed into 40 categorised folders, will allow you to lay down your next track’s professional-grade foundation in a matter of seconds. Chords within these niche genres are often complex and hard to replicate, making this pack a great tool to fast-track the tedious task and move on to the more fun parts.

 

What’s special about Lo-Fi & Soul Chords?

A massive pack with 711 notes overall. Lo-fi, Jazz and Soul chords can be difficult to produce, so this pack is a perfect gateway into producing these genres for beginners and intermediates. The pack offers great value for money.

 

Where to get Lo-Fi & Soul Chords

Can be bought from the ProducerSpot website.

 

 

Key Chords by Roundel Sounds

 

 

Next up, we have another MIDI chord pack, smaller than the last, but completely FREE to download and add to your library. Key Chords by Roundel Sounds is a neat little pack, featuring 10 total chord progression loops, each with 3 separate files–one for the MIDI data, and two separate WAV samples to demo each progression, or use in your own productions.

 

The pack is targeted at those within the EDM, Future Bass, Pop genres, but the chords can translate into other musical territory as well. With the totally FREE entry point and high-quality sounds, what’s stopping you from diving in right now?

 

What’s special about Key Chords?

A light pack targeted toward more underground genres. In this pack, you will find 10 MIDI loops for future bass and various other house genres. Comes with WAV audio samples, demoing each chord progression with two different instrument types (keys and synth).

 

Where to get Key Chords

You can download this pack now from the Audiovat website.

 

 

The MIDI Bundle by Brandon Chapa

 

 

The MIDI Bundle is a gigantic collection of all of Brandon Chapa’s revered MIDI packs, featuring 11 total packs, within one collated unit. This bundle provides a huge catalogue of melodies, chords, arps, and basslines to keep your creative juices pumping for quite some time–targeted toward the Hip-Hop, Trap and Pop genres predominantly.

 

At $299 MSRP, The MIDI Bundle is the steepest price point so far in today’s list, however, it can usually be snatched at a heavily discounted price from the Producer Spot website. It also delivers the largest scale of files out of all mentions so far, making it the top dog thus far. If you’re a producer of Hip-hop, Trap or Pop, this pack is sure to give you plenty to sink your teeth into.

 

What’s special about The MIDI Bundle?

The perfect pack if you’re a Trap, Hip-Hop, or RnB producer. It has great value for money containing 11 Full MIDI Kits, totaling 837 MIDI files. Very high value, and is usually on sale for an amazing discounted price.

 

Where to get The MIDI Bundle

Available from the ProducerSpot website.

 

 

Free MIDI Chord Tool Kit by Transmission

 

 

Yet another MIDI chord pack in today’s list, with a whopping 889 total MIDI files, grouped by all 24 keys, with major and minor triads, inversions, 7th chords, 9th chords, Sus2 and Sus4. The best part about The Free MIDI Chord Tool Kit, and something that quite frankly shouldn’t be a reality, is that it’s completely free to add to your library bank today!

 

The authors at Transmission Samples declare their frustration at similar packs costing an arm and a leg across the internet, so they wanted to create this pack with all chords and keys categorised neatly to give producers of all levels a high-quality, free and reliable resource to use at their disposal. A humble move indeed! Try the pack out at your leisure.

 

What’s special about the Free MIDI Chord Tool Kit?

Chords are grouped by key, which is highly convenient. It’s a huge library with 889 MIDI files, grouped into 24 keys. The authors created this pack as an educational and assistive resource, making it free for all to download!

 

Where to get the Free MIDI Chord Tool Kit 

Find the Free MIDI Chord Tool Kit on the Transmission website.

 

 

Metta & Glyde MIDI Pack Bundle: Vol. I by Signature Sound

 

 

Signature Sounds offer a complete bundle of the Metta & Glyde MIDI pack library at MSRP £95 (£47.50 discounted). The price point is steeper than other entries in this list, especially for the total amount of MIDI files you get (435). However, featuring their complete range of 8 Metta and Glyde packs, this bundle is of utmost premium quality.

 

One of the most unique features of this bundle, compared to others mentioned today, is that it features MIDI files for a much larger array of instrument types. The bundle includes Melodies, Pads, Sub Pads, Mid Bass, Chord Progressions, Chord Stabs, Piano Chords, and Piano Melodies. Additionally, it includes 5 x Mid Bass Presets for Sylenth 1 and 4 presets for Reveal Sound Spire. The pack is targeted towards the Trance genre.

 

What’s special about the Metta & Glyde MIDI Pack Bundle: Vol I?

A bundle featuring top-shelf premium Metta and Glyde MIDI files. The packs inside the bundle include an extremely wide range of loop types (bass, chord progressions, melodies, pads, piano, and more). It leans heavily towards trance producers.

 

Where to get the Metta & Glyde MIDI Pack Bundle: Vol I

You can download the bundle today from the Signature Sound Website.

 

 

Future Big Room Techno Rave by Dance MIDI Samples

 

 

The Future Big Room Techno Rave is unique in the fact that it also features WAV samples, and plugin presets, alongside its MIDI data files. It contains 36 MIDI files, with a total of 248 files, when combined with its other assets. Overall, it’s a mid-sized powerhouse pack within the Rave and Techno genres, complete with sounds inspired from all across the world.

 

It features Acids, Basses, Synths, Subs, FX, Vocals, Leads, Plucks, Gated Vox, Percussion, and more, making it a palatable, all-round choice for any-skill-leveled producer within the specified genres. The price point of £17.95 is relatively reasonable, considering its diversity and level of quality, however, it would’ve been nice to have seen a slightly larger total file size. Either way, if this pack fits your creative niche, you surely won’t be disappointed.

 

What’s special about Future Big Room Techno Rave?

This pack not only contains MIDI files but it also contains Serum Presets and audio file (WAV) samples. It’s a mid-size pack, boasting high sound quality, with high diversity within the Techno and Rave genres worldwide.

 

Where to get Future Big Room Techno Rave

You can purchase this pack directly from the Dance MIDI Samples website.

 

 

MIDI Collection #2 By HY2ROGEN

 

 

HY2ROGEN’s MIDI Collection #2 is an EDM goliath MIDI pack, with 13gb+ worth of content. The pack includes MIDI and WAV files and can be purchased for £15.98 from the Loopcloud website. At such a price point comparative to the total size of the pack, it’s really a no-brainer for any producers tailored to the included widescope of EDM genres.

 

Inside is 13GB+ of content delivered as 5317 total files broken down into 3855 WAV loops, 1461 MIDI files, 1262 bass loops, 798 leads, 972 melody loops, 823 additive loops. This one pack alone can keep any depraved creative in their element for months on end. So, why not add it to your library?

 

What’s special about MIDI Collection #2?

A gargantuan 13GB+ size pack,  filled with WAV and MIDI files. It’s the second collection bundle, collating a large scope of HY2ROGEN’s other packs. This has a very cheap price point, considering the amount of content. This pack mainly covers a huge amount of genres within EDM.

 

Where to get MIDI Collection #2

This pack can be downloaded from Loopcloud.

 

 

Twisted by Audiotent

 

 

Another hybrid sample & MIDI pack–Twisted by Audiotent is a lower-mid-sized pack, featuring a total of 107 files. The pack is designed to stand in its own field, focusing on strange and bizarre synth loops. This can make it an eccentric companion to any creative, however, is probably best suited for EDM producers and sound designers.

 

With expert sound design and a diverse pallet, Twisted is a worthwhile candidate for today’s list. The only downside: its MSRP price point of £27 is definitely in the upper range when you consider the 107-total size of the pack. It is usually on sale, making it a bit more affordable, but definitely make sure the sounds inside are going to be useful to you before making a purchase. Luckily, you can demo some of the samples directly from the store page!

 

What’s special about Twisted?

Twisted is not only a MIDI pack, but also a synth sample pack. It includes ​​107 analog-infused, high-quality synth loops with MIDI files for each. Bizarre sound selection, making it highly unique.

 

Where to get Twisted

Buy Twisted from the Audiotent website.

 

 

Gamma Note by Audiotent

 

 

Next, we have another entry by Audiotent that follows the same structure (107 total files, and a cross between WAV samples and MIDI files). Gamma Note stands apart from Twisted though in its sound design. Instead of focusing on making as whacky and out-there sounds as possible, Gamma Note is described as a majestic, ethereal, and even haunting collection of synth-designed loops

 

Another positive quality Gamma Note has going for it is its slightly lower price point (£21) compared to Twisted’s (£27). Overall, Audiotent smashed the sound design out of the park with this pack, and creatives of many genres are likely to find samples and MIDI files they can draw inspiration from. Give the demos a listen on the webpage today, and maybe consider adding Gamma Note to your library.

 

What’s special about Gamma Note?

Gamma Note is filled with over 100 MIDI files containing majestic, celestial notes for instant inspiration. Top-tier sound design.

 

Where to get Gamma Note

Buy Gamma Note from the Audiotent Website.

 

 

Ultimate House MIDI Melodies by Delectable Records

 

 

Another entry available from the Loopcloud Sounds library–Ultimate House MIDI Melodies by Delectable Records comes in hot with 450+ total files, priced at £14.95. The pack titles give you an accurate indication of what to expect inside: Ultimate House sounds! With body-boogying basslines, heart-warming harmonies and mesmerising arpeggiators, you’re sure to kindle some creative spark from the sounds.

 

All sounds are generated with renewed analog hardware and last-generation, old-style FM synth as follows: Arturia Minibrute, Dave Smith Morpho X4, Moog Voyager and Telemark K. If you’re a house/edm producer, you won’t be disappointed. Another plus of this pack is, you can access all of the sounds individually as a member of Loopcloud Sounds, instead of buying the whole pack as one unit.

 

What’s special about Ultimate House MIDI Melodies?

95 key-labelled MIDI files containing House melodies, taking inspiration from 80’s old school and new wave sounds. 26 Arps, 13 Basslines and 13 Harmonies is included as a Bonus! Available on Loopcloud sounds as a whole pack, or as individual files.

 

Where to get Ultimate House MIDI Melodies

Download Ultimate House MIDI Melodies from Loopcloud

 

 

Tech House Monster MIDI Pack 01 by Delectable Records

 

 

Finally, we have another Delectable Records pack, also hosted on Loopcloud Sounds. This one goes by the more-than-suitable name: Tech House Monster. With a similar size as the previous pack, Tech House Monster has 444 total sounds, also including some MIDI files, and some WAV audio samples. The unit is technically a collection of five individual packs, providing a whole host of variability.

 

If you’re a Tech House or Mainroom producer, this pack is sure to hit home for you with its delectable sound pallet, provided by Delectable Records themselves. You can use the files to accompany a current production or combine files within as the sole source of your creation. The choice is yours! Tech House Monster does have one of the higher price points (£29.95) when compared to other entries, but you can also access its files individually when logged in at Loopcloud Sounds.

 

What’s special about Tech House Monster MIDI Pack 01?

An enormous library weighing in at 420MB totalling 444 unique sounds. Inspired by artists such as Tocadisco, Format B, Dubfire, Steve Bug, Maetrik. You can access sounds individually as a member of Loopcloud Sounds.

 

Where to get Tech House Monster MIDI Pack 01

Download Tech House Monster MIDI Pack 01 from Loopcloud.