Vintage clothes, vintage records, vintage wine. We are becoming obsessed with the vintage lifestyle. Was it that much better? Regardless of whether it was or it was not, there is a good reason machines like the Linn Drum, or TR-808 have never gone away. They sound great…
Best Indie Rock Drum Samples – Top 3 Drum Kits
Indie Rock is a genre of Alternative Rock that originated in the 1980s. Fusing the sound of the Rock bands of the 70’s and commercial pop sounds has been a mainstay since the start. With the resurgence of the Gallagher brothers, the rising popularity of the gritty Royal Blood and cinematic thumping of Imagine Dragons, […]
Best Hard Rock Drum Samples – Top 6 Kits
Producing Hard Rock is one hell of a task. Few genres demand every instrument to be as powerful as the next. One of the easiest ways to fall by the waist side when producing heavier styles is whimpy sounding drums. Your tracks deserve so much more than that. Let all kicks boom. Let every snare […]
Best Drum Fill Samples – Top 8 Kits
It might seem simple, but how you get from a verse to a chorus can be crucial. Drum fills are an integral part of a songs transition, so do not skimp! A good transition sets up the next section of the song, with the best transitions adding weight and power. Think of ‘In The Air […]
Best 808 Drum Sample Packs – Top 6 Drum Kits
The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer is one of the most critical pieces of equipment in music, spawning, and flowering countless genres. From early 80’s pop classics to modern underground trap, sounds from the TR-808 can be heard across the board. Introduced in 1980 to compete with the more expensive Linn Drum, the affordable TR-808 found […]
The Best Arabic Drum Samples, Percussion & Drum Loops
It is no secret that the Middle East has been influencing Western music for the past 50 years. Ever since The Beatles’ first trip to India, Western Music has been borrowing from our Eastern Cousins. From the trickle-down effect The Beatles had to the 808 interpolated Bollywood beat in Jay-Z’s Big Pimpin’, arabic drum samples […]