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BangBox has released EDM Step Styles Producer Kits, a collection of 18 groove inducing drum and instrument kits for experimental Dubstep, Drumstep and DNB production.

The kits have been crafted to each provide a particular unique production element and can be combined in any order to create full tracks or themed sections to add to your own sequence.

EDM Step Styles Producer Kits features

• 290 Wav Files.
• 142 Midi Files.
• 138 Pattern Files (Maschine version), 8 Mini Song Projects (Ableton version).
• 4 Bass Kits/Racks.
• 4 Drum Kits/Racks.
• 4 Percussion Kits/Racks.
• 5 Instrument Kits/Racks.
• 1 SFX Kit/Racks.

Maschine and Ableton versions are available to purchase for £12.95 GBP, the Reason 5+ Kong Kits are £9.95 GBP.

More information: BangBox / EDM Step Styles Producer Kits

Native Instruments has announced the release of Abbey Road 50s Drummer, a new Kontakt 5 Player-powered instrument featuring the sound of two classic drum kits from the 1950s.

The kits provide the distinctive drum sound of the era, which was necessary to compete with the electrified instruments gaining popularity at the time. Recorded with both state-of-the-art and period equipment at Abbey Road Studios in London, 50s DRUMMER also includes a groove library, mixer presets, and a new set of brush articulations, delivering the authentic feel of rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country, and jazz from the 1950s.

ABBEY ROAD 50s DRUMMER features rare instruments from the very earliest years of popular music. The first kit is an early 1950s Gretsch Cadillac Green Nitron with a 20″ bass drum, 12″ rack tom and 14″ floor tom. Its toms are tuned low, providing a smooth, open sound that still allows excellent placement in a mix full of amplified instruments. The second drum kit is a late-1950s WFL kit. The WFL provides 20″ kick drum, 12″ and 13″ rack toms, and a 16″ floor tom. The WFL kit’s toms are tuned high, offering a brighter tone that perfectly complements the Gretsch. Each kit features three different snare drums from the same period, offering a wide tonal variety and added degree of customization. The kits are outfitted with a selection of 1950s Zildjian A and K cymbals to round out their authentic vintage tone.

50s DRUMMER was recorded at London’s Abbey Road Studios in the legendary Studio Two. Alongside traditional microphone techniques, vintage RCA 44-BX and AKG D12 microphones, a REDD.17 valve mixing console and valve tape machine were used for 50s DRUMMER’s vintage channels. Users can dial in these ‘vintage channels alongside the modern state-of-the-art equipment for a seamless tone spectrum, ranging from completely modern to period-accurate vintage and anywhere in between.

New brush articulations were also recorded especially for 50s DRUMMER to reflect the playing techniques of the decade. Its extensive groove library encompasses early rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country, and jazz, as well as a wealth of contemporary rhythms, affording users an effortless way to begin sketching out complete drum recordings. Regardless of genre, producers looking to add original 50s flavor to their productions will relish the recording quality, ease of use, and attention to detail in ABBEY ROAD 50s DRUMMER.

The Abbey Road 50s Drummer library is available to purchase for $99 USD / 99 EUR.

More information: Native Instruments / Abbey Road 50s Drummer

Drumdrops has announced Now That’s What I Call 80′s Drums, a collection of 80′s drum beats.

Featuring twenty 80s Pop drum tracks ranging from 71BPM to 179BPM, this is a wide-ranging collection of 1980s beats. It takes influences from a variety of 1980s acts, with nods towards drum grooves synonymous with the styles of George Michael, De La Soul, Soul 2 Soul, Happy Mondays, Michael Jackson and Depeche Mode, to name a few.

Performing the tracks is drummer Steve Sidelnyk (Madonna, Annie Lennox, Massive Attack), who began his career in the 1980s. The album was recorded by Brit Award-winning producer/engineer Chris Potter (The Verve, U2). To complete the 80s vibe, recording took place at Miloco’s Sofa Sound studios in West London, which is owned by producer Hugh Padgham (The Police, Genesis, Phil Collins).

Recorded on an SSL G-Series console with a rack of vintage Neve 1081s and 1064s, they were able to recreate an authentic 80s Pop Drum sound. All of the drum tracks were recorded to 2″ 24-track tape on a Studer A800 tape machine, while the live room added a suitably controlled drum sound.

A DW Collector Series drum kit was used for this recording. The snare drums used were a Ludwig Black Beauty, Ludwig Coliseum and a DW Craviotto. The kit was fitted with Evans drum heads, and nineteen microphones were used to record it, ensuring what we at Drumdrops believe is the best sound possible – have a listen for yourself.

Now That’s What I Call 80s Drums is available to purchase as Multitrack Sessions for £80 GBP, Stems and Mix Files for £55 GBP, or a Loops Pack for £45 GBP. Single tracks are also sold individually.

More information: Drumdrops / Now That’s What I Call 80′s Drums

The Producers Choice has announced the release of Urban Heat Drum Kit, a collection of 500+ drum samples.

** Several major producers are using ‘Urban Heat’, including Lex Luger, Cardiak & Mike Will **

This is the kit that ALL the biggest producers in the game are using right now. Hitmaker Cardiak calls the Urban Heat kit “Amazing” – but we want you to see for yourself…

Urban Heat features

• 500+ of the loudest, cleanest ‘one shot’ drum samples available on the market.
• 20 ‘Ready to go’ Maschine formatted kits included.
• 640MB+ of 24-bit, ULTRA HD quality samples.
• Bonus content including drum loops, vox shots, bleeps, FX and more.

The sample pack is available to purchase for $39.99 USD.

More information: The Producers Choice / Urban Heat Drum Kit

The Drum Broker has introduced the Protein Drum Kit, a new drum kit by Beat Butcha.

Butcha is known for his work with Danny Brown, Mac Miller, G-Unit, Mobb Deep, Prodigy, Sean Price, Lloyd Banks, Curren$y, & Mr. Probz to name a few. But more importantly Butcha is known for having some of the dopest drums in the industry.

This time, Butcha chopped this exclusive collection of drums straight from the 2-tracks of of his best work and then EQ’d & Compressed the drums to perfection. The end result is Pure Protein to Beef Up You Beats.

Protein Drum Kit features

• 80 Custom Knockin Kicks.
• 90 Custom Snappy Snares.
• 78 Custom Hats & Percussion.
• 12 Custom FX.
• 260+ Custom Drum Samples (Total).

The sample pack is available exclusively from the Drum Broker, priced at $24.99 USD.

More information: The Drum Broker / Protein Drum Kit

Pavel Vladykin has announced the release of Golden Years, a sound library featuring Native Instruments Maschine Project and Kits.

Golden Years is a Native Instruments Maschine project which consists of six groups of instruments. They are: BlueJeans, GameOver, GoldSampler, Li-Fi, TheRonald, TipTop.

Each group contain three General Midi drum kits and three Extra General drum kits, e.g. BlueJeans02GM plus 2 extra instruments (GameOverBassSQ – 16 one shot basses and GameOverBlip – 16 blips). Every Drum kit contain six ready to use midi patterns.

The sound library is available from Sampleism for £14.90 GBP.

More information: Pavel Vladykin / Golden Years