thank you Nick! seems I'll be starting 2021 very happy indeed

how do I mess with drums only ...step by step

I recently found my Dr 5 in a box of my old things from when I lived with my parents back in the 90s. Still works! I love this thing. :D

Thanks, it great to find this kind of machine sounds from 90s all ready for use. Great job sampling them.

DRUM KITS & SAMPLE PACKS

Spinning Aero

Spinning Around Ep 35: Sam Alfred - 30 August 2021

💿Buy Link:
• https://edolabel.bandcamp.com/album/misarkj-exil-sacr-edol034

⬛️Artist:
• https://soundcloud.com/jonathan-salis

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• https://soundcloud.com/edolabel
• https://www.facebook.com/edolabelromania
• https://www.instagram.com/edolabelromania/

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PREMIERE: Misarkj - Pleine tempête [EDOL034]

In honor of 7/07, I'm sharing with you guys some one-shots from the TR-707 expansion module from my TR8 drum machine. But as TR-707 samples are already quite ubiquitous, I decided to make these ones unique by running them through my Akai S950 sampler. 

The S950 was a fixture in early 90s hip hop, jungle and house music. Because it's a 12-bit sampler, it adds a bit of unique grit to the sound that no software has ever quite been able to emulate as of yet.

I recorded every sound from the 707 (kicks, snares, toms, claps, hats, rimshot & crash) with around 25 different combinations of tune and decay settings for each. The streamable file above can be downloaded as-is, but be sure to grab the link below as well. This includes a ZIP file with all the individual hits in folders, as well as a collected Ableton project with all the hits converted to drum racks.

I'm going to be making more S950-processed packs on 7/27, 8/08, and 9/09 honoring those respective drum machines as well so watch this space!

Link to the individual hits & Ableton drum racks:
https://zakimrecordingscom.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/tr707-s950-sample-pack.zip

Roland TR-707 Meets Akai S950: Free Sample Pack

Following in the footsteps of the 7/07 pack I uploaded earlier this month, I'm sharing with you more one-shots from my Roland TR8. This time it's the TR-727 expansion pack, just in time for 7/27! Like the last time, I've run every hit through my Akai S950 to add some gritty textures to the formula.

The TR-727 is sort of the lost dog of the Roland classic drum machine series. Released in conjunction with the TR-707 in 1985, the TR-727 had the same functionality as its brother yet focused entirely on Latin percussion. 

Included in this pack are the majority of the sounds from the 727, including bongos, congas, agogos, cabasas, quijadas, whistles, and the star chime. There are around 25 different combinations of tune and decay settings for each. The streamable file above can be downloaded as-is, but be sure to grab the link below as well. This includes a ZIP file with all the individual hits in folders, as well as a collected Ableton project with all the hits converted to drum racks.

Be on the lookout for 8/08 and 9/09...I shouldn't have to explain things much further!

Link to the individual hits & Ableton drum racks:
https://zakimrecordingscom.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/tr727-s950-sample-pack.zip

Roland TR-727 Meets Akai S950: Free Sample Pack

Last month I released sample packs on 7/07 and 7/27 honoring Roland's legendary mid-80s drum machines. I ran all the samples through Akai's S950 sampler for added gritty texture and am posting them here for mass consumption.

Now it's 8/08, so it's only obvious what the next step is for this series. Roland's TR-808 needs very little introduction; it's likely the most used (and abused) old school drum machine in history.

I managed to get a clean recording of every sound from his original TR-808. This includes a very large variety of tone, decay, and tune settings for the kick, snare, conga, tom, cymbal, and open hat. Similar to the other packs from last month, I then ran everything through the S950, then saved all the hits in separate folders. 

Link to the individual hits:
KICKS: https://zakimrecordingscom.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/tr808-s950-kick.zip
SNARES: https://zakimrecordingscom.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/tr808-s950-snare.zip
EVERYTHING ELSE: https://zakimrecordingscom.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/tr808-s950-everything-else.zip

Roland TR-808 Meets Akai S950: Free Sample Pack

Another free sample pack for you guys, this time courtesy of my Korg Volca Beats drum machine. 

Similar to my Roland TR-808, 707 and 727 packs, I recorded each drum sound from the Volca Beats with multiple combinations of pitch and decay settings. While the audio I uploaded to Soundcloud has been limited and compressed a bit to make it easy to preview, the downloadable ZIP file below is unprocessed and includes plenty of headroom to work with.

There are over 200 individual samples here which include kicks, snares, open and closed hats, hi and low toms, claps, crashes, claves and agogos. 

As long as you all keep digging these packs I'll keep uploading samples from more drum machines I buy!

Link to the individual hits:
https://zakimrecordingscom.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/korgavolcabeatssamples-2.zip

Korg Volca Beats: Free Sample Pack

DOWNLOAD THE SAMPLES HERE:
https://zakimrecordingscom.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/909s950-processed.zip

Back in 2015 I uploaded 3 sample packs on 7/07, 7/27 and 8/08 to celebrate each respective classic drum machine made by Roland. To differentiate these packs against the thousands of other TR-707, 727 and 808 ones on the internet, I ran all of the sounds through my Akai S950 sampler to give each hit a grittier, harder-driving lo-fi sound. Each pack was well received and they continue to be downloaded and enjoyed two years later.

Unfortunately life got in the way and was never able to get around to making a TR-909 pack for 9/09….UNTIL NOW.

Over the past week I finally managed to record 1350 different hits from my TR-909, and run each of them through my S950. In each one’s lo-fi, 12-bit gritty glory I am happy to finally share these with you guys.

WHAT’S INCLUDED HERE:

BASS DRUM/KICK: 5 different pitches, each with 11 differnet length attacks and 5 different decay settings per attack (275 samples)
SNARE: 11 different pitches (B2 to A3), each with 11 different decay settings and 5 different snappy settings per decay (590 samples)
LOW TOM: 12 different pitches (C#2 to C3), each with 11 different decay settings (132 samples)
MID TOM: 12 different pitches (F#2 to F3), each with 11 different decay settings (132 samples)
HI TOM: 11 different pitches (G2 to F#3), each with 11 different decay settings (121 samples)
RIM SHOT: 1 sample
CLAP: 1 sample
CLOSED HAT: 11 different decays (11 samples)
OPEN HAT: 11 different decays (11 samples)
CRASH: 24 different tunings, plus 12 different weird tweaks (36 samples)
RIDE: 24 different tunings, plus 13 weird tweaks (37 samples)

Not all the samples are perfect, some may be slightly out of tune, some aren’t chopped exactly on the waveform, etc, but they can easily be adjusted in your sampler. And sometimes, imperfect is better in the lo-fi realm!

DOWNLOAD LINK:
https://zakimrecordingscom.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/909s950-processed.zip

PLEASE RESHARE THIS IF YOU CAN…would love for as many people to enjoy these as possible!

TR-909 Meets Akai S950

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Roland TR-909 Meets Akai S950: Free Sample Pack

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Tom Frankel - Snap
Shellers Vol.1

Forthcoming soon to bandcamp including 50 limited 10" dubs.

Logo design by Bowcambe Arts / Delite 
Artwork by Nick Brown Designs 
Mastering by Rob Small

Full release coming soon to: shellers.bandcamp.com/

Tom Frankel - Snap | Shellers Vol.1

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Salt Desert EP

Salt Desert

PREMIERE: Stones Taro - Salt Desert

Robbie joins us for the second mix of our Belfast month!

Exclusively 90's tracks.

https://soundcloud.com/robbiemccammonuk

https://www.instagram.com/robbie_mcc.wav/?hl=en

Call 008 - Robbie

At one point years ago I lived with a guitarist who used to practice using the drum loops on a Boss DR-5. He gave it to me but it was before I was making music and I never figured out how to use it before selling it. I did manage to record a decent number of of the sounds it came with, which include a fair amount of kit drums, electronic drums, an 808, and some other instruments sampled at various pitches. Just dug up the recording and saved everything out as one-shots so you can use them in your productions.

There’s 375 samples total here. The harmonic ones include pitches across several octaves; they’re in differing keys but should be easy enough to work with.

I imported a bunch of these into my Roland TR-6S and quickly managed to make some cool loops with them at various tempos. These are in the audio preview above and included them in the download link below in case you want to use them as DJ tools or to sample from.

Download the sample pack/DJ tools for free here:
https://zakimrecordingscom.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/boss-dr5-sample-pack.zip

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Boss DR-5: Free Sample Pack

This one is a double first for Shall Not Fade - the launch of the new Killer Cuts series focused on groove-heavy dancefloor fillers, and Marc Brauner’s debut on the Bristol label. 

The born-and-raised Berliner has previously released on SNF favourite Houseum, and joins the Shall Not Fade roster with a collection of classic house tracks to make you miss the clubs. Brauner covers a breadth of moods on the record, the A-side filling you up with euphoria; opener ‘Too Real’ is a gorgeous bit of lofi house tinged with funky guitar inflections and a retro feel that sweeps across the whole release. ‘Things I Did’ and ‘Tool For Lovers’ drag you out of winter and into a 90s Ibiza summer, utilising a 303 bassline and classic house stabs to warm up your dancing feet. In comparison to the warmth of the first half of the record, the B-side gets more haunting in tone, first by introducing rolling breaks in ‘I Know You Would’ and especially in ‘Tears of a Fallen Angel’. This is the emotional core of Brauner’s offering, euphoria tinged with sadness over a punchy rhythm that juxtaposes the subtle vocals woven throughout. The record closes with a hint of post-disco; ‘Neptun’ is a real groover of squelchy electro synths that is reminiscent of Patrick Cowley and the early, smoky nightclubs of New York. The bonus digital track ‘Out of Time’ carries on a similar energy - it’s a piece that doesn’t keep still, glittering with playful synth melodies and a surging cacophony of vocal samples.

Rarities EP drops February 12th via Shall Not Fade.

RARITIES EP

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SNFKC001 // Marc Brauner - Rarities EP

One hour of me blabbing over the top of UKG and Breakbeat tunes

Genre Manipulation Radio w/ Fairhurst 001 - UKG & Breaks

DimSumRecords Presents International VA Part I - Celebrating and Telling Our Three Year Story Via Our Favourite Sounds. Working With Friends and New Artists We Have Crossed Paths With. 

Keeping It Steamy Worldwide. International Delivery To Your Ears. 

Music by -
South Shore Garage - https://soundcloud.com/southshoregarage
Velvet Velour - https://soundcloud.com/liam-dadds
Toof - https://soundcloud.com/toofsthlm
A.G & Kompo - https://soundcloud.com/ag90 / https://soundcloud.com/kompomusic
Raynor - https://soundcloud.com/raynor-uk
Ed Hodge - https://soundcloud.com/edward-hodge
Soyouz - https://soundcloud.com/soyouzmusic
Gibbin - https://soundcloud.com/gibbinuk
Beth Alana -https://soundcloud.com/bethalana

Artwork By long time and OG collaborator @theparkodi

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