Beta Monkey Media has introduced Double Bass Mania I: Reloaded, an updated edition of the drum loops sample library.
Bigger. Louder. Faster. Double Bass Mania I metal drum loops are all-new for 2013. New content from start to finish – new sounds, new samples, and new grooves. We took the pure metal spirit of the original Double Bass Mania I and gave it a complete sonic and groove upgrade. Simply put, it’s bigger, louder, and faster – not to mention, heavier, more aggressive, and unrelenting. Drive your metal drum tracks hard with the all-new re-release of Double Bass Mania I.
With 1300+ metal drum loops, Double Bass Mania I captures the energy and power of classic metal up through modern metal genres. Heavy double bass drum grooves, blistering double-bass runs, half-time and double-time groove variations, fills, and a matching single hit sample set, Double Bass Mania is your only real choice for creating the fastest, heaviest and angriest metal drum tracks.
The sample library is available for the introductory price of $29.99 USD until March 17th, 2013.
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Beta Monkey Music has announced the release of two new Drum Werks sample libraries, featuring a collection of slow and uptempo drum loops in 6/8 time signature.
With over 1 GB of exclusively 6/8 time drum loops and 220 MB of drum and cymbal samples, Beta Monkey Music has released the most intense and comprehensive collection of 6/8 time drum loops available. Both discs were recorded in a single recording session to allow for unlimited flexibility in loop mixing and matching and cover distinct tempo groupings for ease of use and diverse musical application.
- Drum Werks XXIV: Slow 6/8 Drum Loops: Beautifully lush and spacious 6/8 drum loops, ranging from 30 bpm to 60 bpm. Whether you’re writing a 6/8 rock or country ballad, moody alt and indie rock, or intense progressive soundscapes, Drum Werks XXIV will deliver an exhaustive variety of rhythms within the 6/8 time signature, including straight 8th note grooves, half-time feels, swing feels, and more.
- Drum Werks XXV: UpTempo 6/8 Drum Loops: Need to take your 6/8 drum tracks up a notch? With 263 uptempo 6/8 drum loops ranging from 70 bpm to 100 bpm, Drum Werks XXV delivers a solid and versatile mix of uptempo 6/8 drum beats and groove feels – giving songwriters a comprehensive 6/8 rhythmic arsenal to quickly and easily build new and inspiring drum tracks. Within the 6/8 time signature, you can dig into straight 8th note grooves, half-time feels, shuffled feels, and more.
Both the Drum Werks XXIV and Drum Werks XXV 6/8 drum loop libraries include a fully-sampled drum and cymbal sample kit, allowing users to layer drum voices and sequence more custom drum loops and grooves. Over 200 MB of individually sampled single hits support and enhance the drum loops, allowing for the ultimate creative flexibility in layering drum voices and designing your own 6/8 drum tracks. A Beta Monkey exclusive feature.
The sample libraries are available in 16-bit, 24-bit ACIDized WAV, and Apple Loops formats, priced at $29.99 USD each.
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Beta Monkey has released two new Double Bass Mania drum loop sample libraries, available in a discounted bundle for a limited time.
Double Bass Mania V and VI: Doom Metal Armageddon
What more can we say?
- Double Bass Mania V: Doom Metal – 800+ brutal, punishing metal loops for doom, stoner, sludge and more.
- Double Bass Mania VI: Triplets of Doom – 450+ brutal, punishing triplet-based metal loops for doom, stoner, sludge and more.
Thick. Heavy. Slamming. The long-awaited Double Bass Mania V and Double Bass Mania VI Doom Metal discs are now unleashed.
Buy both Double Bass Mania V and Double Bass Mania VI for only $49.99 – 40% off standard pricing.
The bundle of both sample libraries is available at $49.99 USD until December 21st, 2012.
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Beta Monkey has announced the release of Rock Hard Funk III: Hybrid Funk Drums, a sample library featuring a collection of 450 drum loops.
Take the roots of funk, mix in elements of rock, jazz, r & b, hip hop, and combine with one goal in mind: maximum groove. Rock Hard Funk III Hybrid Funk oozes groove for artists looking for a one-of-a-kind powerhouse collection of grooves.
Get the grooves that will inspire your groove-intensive projects. Whether you’re influenced by the traditional funk drum tracks of James Brown and P-Funk, the hypnotic grooves of the early hip-hop, or uniquely hybrid drum styles that defy simple categorization, Rock Hard Funk III Hybrid Funk serves up deep in-the-pocket grooves with a propulsive and infectious energy unlike any other drum loop collection you own.
Rock Hard Funk III Hybrid Funk takes drum loops to another level of groove inspiration and inventiveness. Combining a vast range of drum styles and inspirations, from infectious backbeat funk to ear-bending jazz-rock-hiphop fusion hybrid grooves (and some odd meter groove action is mixed in for good measure), this groove library brings the beats that your music needs.
The sample library is available to purchase for $29.99 USD.
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Beta Money has announced Drum Werks XXIII, a collection of blues drum loops and samples.
Authentic Live Blues Drum Loops – 12/8 Blues, Shuffles, Charleston Shuffles, Blues-Rock Rhythms – Drum Werks XXIII will deliver the blues!
Get the grooves that defines all the blues greats. Whether you’re inspired by traditional blues stylings of Robert Johnson, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, B. B. King or go for a more rock-infused Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton or Joe Bonamassa vibe, these greasy pocket grooves will build the the foundation of your next blues project and inspire you with the true feel and touch of a veteran bluesman. You can’t touch these feels with virtual instruments or MIDI tracks – that’s for sure.
Drum Werks XXIII features
- Cohesive Drum Sounds: All Drum Werks XXIII blues drum loops are from same recording session.
- Full Range of Blues Drum Styles: Whether you need no-nonsense 12/8, shuffles, Charleston suffles and other shuffle variants, Drum Werks XXIII will bring out your inner bluesman. Grooves sets ranging from 45 BPM to 145 BPM will deliver authentic live blues feels.
- Longer Loops: Includes many more 4 and 8 bar loops to enhance your drum tracks. Longer phrasings = more realistic drum tracks.
- Fully-Sampled Drum and Cymbal Samples: Build even more great grooves with a complete multi-velocity sample collection of all the drums and cymbals recorded on Drum Werks XXIII.
- 532 original, license-free “acidized” drum loops available as 16 or 24 Bit WAV samples. 1 GB 24 bit WAV and Apple Loops; 688 MB 16 bit WAV.
- 92 (49 MB) multi-velocity drum and cymbal samples.
The sample library is available to purchase for $29.99 USD.
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Beta Monkey has announced Ska Grooves, a new Drum Werks sample library.
With a wealth of ska and ska-hybrid grooves, Drum Werks XXII: Ska Grooves is our exclusive collection of Ska beats played by one of L.A.’s top session players, versatile enough for traditional as well as modern interpretations of the ska genre.
Drum Werks XXII: Ska Grooves delivers live ska drum loops with multiple beat variations and a robust collection of fills. Take a Steppers beat and lay it down at a much higher tempo and you’ve got the essence of ska. With a boost in tempos and energy, the drum grooves feature side stick grooves, half-time and up-tempo rhythms, and straight/swing feels. Fills include intros as well as transitions, featuring snare, side stick, and tom rolls.
Drum Werks XXII Ska Grooves features
- Versatile Blend of ska and rock-ska styles: Nearly 400 ska grooves and groove variations ranging from 50 bpm to 200 bpm. Includes basic grooves as well as more syncopated accented ones, with full snare shots and cross-sticking. Perfect for modern ska and rock-reggae hybrid styles The perfect companion to Drum Werks XXI Reggae Drums – pure, ska-inspired rhythms for a variety of musical settings.
- Fully-Sampled Drum and Cymbal Samples: A multi-velocity samples of a Yamaha Phoenix drumkit as well as matching Zildjian cymbals is included. Build new grooves in your sequencer of choice or augment the loops to create new syncopations.
- Superior Rhythmic Realism: No programmed grooves here. Llive, studio grooves show you what a live drummer can do – capture the elusive essence of grooves that exist between straight and swung groove feels. A dynamic arsenal of live ska grooves.
- Cohesive Groove Sets: All loops and samples arefrom a single recording session. All loops can be combined seamlessly giving users the ultimate in consistency for eclectic or larger-scale projects.
- High-End Production: With gold and platinum experience behind the kit and console, Drum Werks XXII delivers the quality your music deserves. Part of our “L.A. Returns Sessions.”
- 631 (695 MB) original, license-free drum loops and samples in 16-bit, 24-bit WAV, APPLE LOOPS formats.
- 174 (211 MB) multi-velocity drum and cymbal samples. Same sample set as Drum Werks XXI.
Ska Grooves is available to purchase for $24.99 USD.
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