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The Loop Loft has introduced Funk Drums, a new MIDI Loops series collection of drag and drop MIDI drum loops for any software.

It’s time to get funky up inside of your DAW. Introducing Funk Drums MIDI Loops – The funkiest batch of loops to ever touch your sampler.

From classic James Brown beats, to New Orleans-flavored grooves, to pure pocket back beats, Funk Drums allows you to drag and drop real “live” drum loops into the sampler and software of your choice. With a huge range of groove variations and fills, you’ll build the perfect drum part in seconds.

Tip – Save 50% and download our entire line of MIDI loops by purchasing the MIDI Bundle!

The MIDI pack is available to purchase for $29 USD.

More information: The Loop Loft / Funk Drums

Sample Magic has announced the release of its Tuned Kicks sample pack and Massive Deep House Patches 2, a collection of presets for the Massive software synthesizer by Native Instruments.

New SM101 packs

• Tuned Kicks – 101 key-labeled, thick and punchy, kick drums pumped and primed to pin down the biggest electronic music productions – regardless of genre. Created from an expert blend of analogue hardware, digital synthesis and precision processing, each kick has been finely sculpted to deliver instant upfront character and punch in any mix.
• Massive Deep House Patches 2 – Chunky subs, deep vintage-inspired chords, sparkling synth leads and hazy pads are the order of the day in this long-awaited follow-up which encapsulates the house sound of now. Packed with the fattest, widest bass; retro organs with a futuristic twist; polished, chrome-plated synths; vintage-inspired stabs and shadowy pads, Massive Deep House Patches 2 delivers melodic tools inspired by the deep house sound dominating the global dancefloor.

The Tuned Kicks pack costs £9.90 GBP, the Massive Deep House 2 soundset is £14.90 GBP.

More information: Sample Magic

The Loop Loft has announced the introduction of three new classes of music-creation content developed directly for and with partners at software developers, Native Instruments and PreSonus: MASCHINE Kits, KONTAKT Slice Machine 002 // Loop Loft Beats and Studio One Sound Sets.

Each of The Loop Loft’s new products is instantly available for download from thelooploft.com and its retail partners.

Loop Loft partner content

• MASCHINE KITS – Groove producers and beat-makers will find The Loop Loft’s MASCHINE Kits the perfect content compliment to their Native Instruments MASCHINE production systems. With more than nine titles available starting at just $9, MASCHINE Kits are the perfect way for producers to expand their library of samples and sounds, instantly ready to make into beats.
• KONTAKT SLICE MACHINE 002 // LOOP LOFT BEATS – Music-makers can create and manipulate their samples like never before using KONTAKT Slice Machine 002 // Loop Loft Beats for Native Instruments KONTAKT 5 software. This custom beat-slicing machine contains 225 of the finest drum breaks from The Loop Loft, prepped and ready for tweaking. Developed with Samplephonics, The Loop Loft created the Slice Machine to enable producers to easily add, move around and effect loop slices so that they can subtly change a beat, or totally glitch it out beyond recognition.
• STUDIO ONE SOUND SET – Simon Phillips Session Tracks is the first sound set developed for PreSonus Studio One music-production software. Producers can use this broad-ranging collection of rock drum loops recorded by master drummer Simon Phillips to build chart-topping rock songs in Studio One. Simon Philips, whose drumming career highlights include stints with Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, Gil Evans, Stanley Clark, Frank Zappa, Peter Gabriel, Joe Satriani, Mick Jagger, Toto and The Who, is also an accomplished recording engineer and producer.

All products from The Loop Loft are available immediately from thelooploft.com and retail partners.

More information: The Loop Loft

Toontrack has announced the release of the Indie Folk EZX EZdrummer expansion library, focusing on capturing the organic, warm, intimate and ambient sound characteristic of the indie folk genre.

The EZX, aptly titled the Indie Folk EZX, was recorded at the Avast! Recording Co. in Seattle, home to bands such as Fleet Foxes, The Shins and Band Of Horses. It comes with three complete vintage kits: a 1960s Gretsch Round Badge sampled with both sticks and mallets, a Ludwig from the 1950s as well as a Slingerland Rolling Bomber kit dating back to the 1940s. Also included are two tambourines, a hi-hat mounted tambourine jingle, an extra kick and snare as well as a 28″ floor tom.

Indie Folk EZX features

• Three (3) complete kits.
• Two EZXs in one! Each kit is available in two variations: a standard multi-mic mix and a classic four-mic mix.
• Custom drums from the 1940s to the 1960s.
• Default kit sampled with both drumsticks and mallets.
• Recorded at Avast! Recording Co. in Seattle, WA.
• Included MIDI performed by sampling drummer Stephen Belans.

The EZX is available to purchase for $89 USD / 69 EUR.

Toontrack has also launched the Indie Folk MIDI, a collection of grooves and fills.

With the Indie Folk MIDI pack, Stephen Belans delivers a wide and useful range of grooves and fills for songwriters that are looking to expand their horizon, go outside their comfort zone or rethink what role the drums can play in a composition.

“Sometimes just a simple heartbeat/backbeat feel is all that’s needed. Other times, the drums find their place at far ends of the spectrum. Some grooves stick to a smooth ebb and flow with a natural evolution of intensities while other ones use more dramatic transitions that don’t rely on traditional rock defaults”, says Stephen.

The Indie Folk MIDI pack cost $29 USD / 25 EUR.

More information: Toontrack

Straight Ahead Samples has announced the release of Brushes & Mallets, a drum sample library for Native Instruments Kontakt.

We are very pleased to announce our new Kontakt 5 sample library: Straight Ahead! Brushes & Mallets.

Following the success of SASamples flagship Straight Ahead! Jazz Drums, Brushes & Mallets is the logical next step in being able to create authentic jazz tracks.

Brushes & Mallets features

• Left & Right Hand Samples, brushes & mallets – 8 round robin & up to 7 velocity levels.
• Everything sampled with snares on & off!
• Brush patterns, tempo-synced, recorded in multiple tempos/feels (swing, 3/4, 6/8, straight).
• Multiple fills in each tempo/feel patch.
• Recorded by the same drummer as SA!JD on the same kit to allow the 2 libraries to be used seamlessly together.
• Double-time feel switch.

The sample library costs $179.99 USD. It is currently on sale for the introductory price of $99.99 USD (45% off).

More information: Straight Ahead / Brushes & Mallets

Sounds To Sample has introduced Key Labeled Kicks 2, a collection of 101 kick drum samples by Micro Pressure.

Hy2rogen whips out another batch of his famous headroom filling kicks ready for any serious progressive, electro or tech house track.

The pack features 101 powerful kicks, ready for that drag & drop action and of course key-labeled so they can fit even better in your productions along percussive sounds, baselines or any melodic content.

You can also open and play around with the kicks in the EXS24 or Kontakt samplers to make your workflow a little easier.

All the sounds are offered as 24bit WAV + EXS24 and Kontakt program files.

The sample pack costs 8.99 EUR.

More information: Micro Pressure Key Labeled Kicks 2