Metric Halo has released MB TMPC in association with Make Believe Studios and Terrace Martin. To build TMPC, they captured and modeled the unique signal path character of Terrace Martin’s MPC3000.
Terrace is an 8 time Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist, rapper, singer, and record producer known for his work with Kendrick Lamar, Herbie Hancock, Snoop Dogg, Stevie Wonder, the Game, Busta Rhymes, Charlie Wilson, Raphael Saadiq and YG as well as his own Grammy-nominated productions.
He has made the MPC a key part of his production process. This device has long been valued for its distinctive 16-bit converter sound, which imparts a unique character and impact often described as “knock” to drums and samples.
The magical thing about my people at Make Believe is that they captured the very element [of the MPC] that I’ve been missing out of these computers. They were able to capture the original sound of the converter and bring it to you.
It brings that true 16-bit 90s-early 2000s Hip-Hop R&B sound directly to you in your DAW.
I feel like music of today is missing that true bottom end, everybody wants to use plugins to try to enhance something, but the truth is, I feel like the source needs to be strong and this is giving you a strong source to start with.
Terrace Martin
MB TMPC is designed for songwriters, producers, musicians, beat makers, multi-instrumentalist and anyone who wants to take a Jazz song and turn it into Hip Hop. It allows them to add that hip hop knock and finely controllable layered distortion and character to everything from drums, bass, to vocals, as if it was sampled that way right at the source.
Key Features
- Faithful recreation of the front end of Terrace’s MPC3000.
- Simple to use – tune the drive for the perfect knock.
- World-class Signal Processing and Workflow.
- Adjustable UI size.
- MH Preset Manager – Provides cross-platform presets.
Pricing & Availability
MB TMPC is available for macOS and Windows in VST2, VST3, AU and AAX plugin formats for the introductory price of $24.99 until April 21, 2026 (Reg. $99).
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