Drum Sample Packs
Real takes, not programmed. Listen before you buy.
Royalty free: use them in anything you release, commercially or not. Don’t resell or redistribute the samples themselves.
Sample Pack Vol. 1
Buy $40 (opens shop.415porter.com)- 82 live takes at 120, 150 and 190 BPM
- 8 mic stems on every take: kick, sub kick, snare top, snare bottom, rack tom, floor tom, OH L, OH R
- 13 hand-played one-shots: ghost notes, hat tip and shank, ride bell and bell tip
- 24-bit / 44.1kHz. WAV loops, mono AIF stems
- About 49¢ a take
Every take above ships with all 8 mic channels as stems. Buy $40 (opens shop.415porter.com)
Sample Pack Vol. 2
Buy $25 (opens shop.415porter.com)- 24 loops, all at 125 BPM
- Full performances, not one-bar cuts
- Same kit, same room, same hands as Vol. 1
- 16-bit / 44.1kHz stereo WAV
- About a dollar a loop
- Loops only. No mic stems and no one-shots: for the separate mic channels, start with Vol. 1.
Full performances, one tempo, ready to chop. Buy $25 (opens shop.415porter.com)
Sample Pack Vol. 3
Buy $32 (opens shop.415porter.com)- 27 loops, 86 to 170 BPM, the BPM in every filename
- Full performances, the only volume mixed through the bus: compression, saturation, EQ, drum shaping
- 70 one-shots and fills: kick, snare, hat and cymbal hits, rim and side-stick, full-kit fills
- 24-bit / 48kHz stereo WAV
- About 33¢ a sound
- Loops only. No mic stems: those are Vol. 1's job.
16-second clips, trimmed from the full loops. Full pack has 27 loops + one-shots & fills, mixed and ready to drop in. Buy $32 (opens shop.415porter.com)
Want all of it? Every pack in one download is $80 instead of $97, an 18% saving. Buy all three $80 (opens shop.415porter.com)
Choosing: Vol. 1 and Vol. 3 together cover the stems and the mixed loops. Vol. 2 is the same kit at one tempo, the budget door in.
Questions
Which pack has the mic stems?
Vol. 1. Every take is a multitrack recording with all 8 mic channels split out as separate stems. Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 are stereo loops only.
What are the formats?
Vol. 1: 24-bit / 44.1kHz WAV loops with mono AIF stems. Vol. 2: 16-bit / 44.1kHz stereo WAV. Vol. 3: 24-bit / 48kHz stereo WAV with the BPM in every filename.
Can I use these in music I release?
Yes. Royalty free: use them in anything you release, commercially or not. The one rule: don’t resell or redistribute the samples themselves.