Members rlm297 Posted November 18, 2009 Members Share Posted November 18, 2009 What are the best CDs with royalty free "Acoustic Drum Beat" samples? I could sample and loop drum intros like "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith, "I've Got My Mind Set on You" by George Harrison, "My Sharona" by the Knack, "Heartbreaker" by Pat Benatar, etc. but I don't want to get in trouble by doing that if I were to release a CD of my own with these samples. I've noticed when I've demo'ed around with the aforementioned "real beats" I sampled and looped, that my whole demo ends up sounding MUCH greater than when I use a software drum machine. My question is.. are there any CDs out there consisting of strictly royalty free drum beats on par in quality with the Live Acoustic Drums "snippets" I've mentioned above? I'm looking to play straight-ahead rock, if that helps. Nothing like hip-hop, jazz, or jungle. I'm looking for standard rock beats similar to the ones in songs by AC/DC, ZZ Top, The Beatles, etc. I'm not looking for individual drum sounds like a kick, snare, or hat I can put into a sequencer. But instead, I'm looking for actual "live organic beats" I can loop. Ideally, beats that were recorded live in a studio and sliced so you can loop the samples back-to-back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rlm297 Posted November 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 19, 2009 Nobody knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rlindsey0 Posted November 19, 2009 Members Share Posted November 19, 2009 Try these guys: http://smartloops.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VSpaceBoy Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Well I'm still a huge fan of Addictive Drums. It comes with tons of patches/beats/fills and you can customize the kits. Some say that it sounds too processed, but I love it. Saves me the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VSpaceBoy Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 I guess you said loops.. what I posted does have loops, but its more than just that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zooey Posted November 23, 2009 Members Share Posted November 23, 2009 http://www.drumdrops.com/ These sound phenomenal. They are super genre-specific, though. I have the dub volumes and "fistful of drummers." The dub stuff is straight-up old school, slow tempo dub. The fistful collection is more upbeat, but every single beat has a swing. There are no straight beats. If you're working in the right genre, though, these are about as good as it gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheese Grits Posted November 24, 2009 Members Share Posted November 24, 2009 beta monkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members QuinnsTunes Posted November 28, 2009 Members Share Posted November 28, 2009 I have an ACID loops DVD of Vitale Drum loops that are probably close to what you are looking for. Check out that collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nashville360 Posted May 28, 2010 Members Share Posted May 28, 2010 I just got a good DVD drum sample pack from: http://www.original-music.co.uk/live-acoustic-drums-loops-and-hits.php Anyone looking for studio quality, acoustic drum samples, should def. download the free drum sample pack from: http://www.original-music.co.uk/free-resources.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nashville360 Posted May 28, 2010 Members Share Posted May 28, 2010 I just bought a good DVD drum sample pack from: http://www.original-music.co.uk/live-acoustic-drums-loops-and-hits.php Anyone looking for studio quality, acoustic drum samples, should def. download the free drum sample pack from: http://www.original-music.co.uk/free-resources.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chevybusa Posted June 5, 2010 Members Share Posted June 5, 2010 Lots of great info above! I would also add that Logic Pro 9 comes with 20,000 royalty free loops, many of which are acoustic drum loops that to my ears sound really great, and Logic makes it really easy to work with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Voltaire Posted June 5, 2010 Members Share Posted June 5, 2010 MY FAVORITE by far has to be Big Fish Audio L.A drum sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted June 5, 2010 Moderators Share Posted June 5, 2010 I got the most mileage out of Drum Tools from the Sony ACID site. The old Sonic Foundry stuff. It's the Swede guy from Roxette playing some straight ahead pop rock stuff with absolutley usable, simple pop/rock performances. So much stuff turns into drum solos that they're unusable for me. Depends on what you looking for I guess. But if it's support rhythm section pop drums you want... Drum Tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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