Acoustic Drum Samples | Indie Drums Vol. 1

Indie Drums Vol. 1, is a collection of kick and snare drums, with indie/rock/alternative/pop genres in mind, and the flexibility to sound great in other genres too. Each kick and snare have a clean variation, for cross genre compatibly, accompanied with several processed versions which lend themselves to modern indie rock genres. Think The Flaming Lips, Björk, Death Cab For Cutie, TV On The Radio…

Unlike many drum sample libraries, which simply provide dry mic recordings, Indie Drums Vol. 1 samples have been processed, blended and bounced as 24 bit/48 KHz stereo files.

For example, many of the snares were EQ’d and compressed to tape using the classic, vintage Harrison 3232 console channel strip and the Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor for the close mics. Then, carefully blended with the overheads and room mics recorded through an Avalon 747, with additional processing in Pro Tools | HD to add character. There is also kick drum sample which is a blend of close mics, overheads, and a strong bias to the room mics which were recorded through a vintage Universal Audio 1176 with all buttons in.

Although the samples have been processed, there is plenty of room for you, the engineer to scoop mids, or add punch… These samples sound like natural, acoustic drums with lots of body.

Hayman Dampened
Hayman Snare Off w/ Mallets
Hayman Pitch Shifted
Hayman Side Stick
Hayman Towel
Hayman Hit
Mapex M Series Hallway
Mapex M Series Side Stick
Mapex M Series Hit
Mapex Orion Blade
Mapex Orion Muted
Mapex Orion Side Stick
Mapex Orion Tambourine
Mapex Orion Towel
Mapex Orion Wood Brush
Mapex Orion Hit
Pearl Brass Dampened
Pearl Brass Hallway w/ Towel
Pearl Brass Hallway
Pearl Brass Keys on Head & Pitch Shift
Pearl Brass Keys on Head
Pearl Brass Hit

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