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review 2009-12-10

KJ Sawka Live D'n'B Drums Reviewed By Wusik Sound Mag

 

Most drum and bass sample libraries out there have usually programmed electronic beats, but this sample DVD from Loopmasters surprised me, because it features KJ Sawka playing live acoustic drums. No doubt KJ is a master at drums and seeing him (the package contains a short video) whack his Slingeland, White Pearl and Ludwig Sparkle drum kits showcases his fast, precise and complex drumming skills. The kits were recorded using a vintage Neve console to capture that old school vibe.

 

Live Drum&Bass Drums definitely caters to the jungle and drum'n'bass crowd, but additional loop styles are also included such as breaks and dubsteps. This sample pack features more than 500 WAV files, with 400 live drum'n'bass loops and 100 drum hits. Should you want to program your own drum patterns the one-shot samples folder has everything you need from bass kicks, snares, cymbals and FX. All files are recorded in 44kHz/24-bit audio for that pristine sound - plus 19 presets of ready-to-play kits for major samplers out there. The dry loops are the best in this collection, but manipulated, glitched-out ones stand out the most in my opinion. Overall, this is a good collection if you want to augment your static loops with live drum parts.

 


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