Wave Alchemy has announced the release of its new Synth Drums drum library. Synth Drums combines “expertly programmed” vintage synthesizers with high-end processing to create a flexible electronic drum sample library for modern music production.
Synth Drums contains nearly 6,000 unique drum samples and percussive hits, each created on a sound-by-sound basis.
Synths used include:
- Roland Jupiter 8
- Roland System-100 (101, 102, 104)
- Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Rev 2
- Sequential Circuits Pro One
- Korg MS-20
- ARP Odyssey MK1
- Moog Minimoog Model D
- Oberheim OB8
- Roland Juno 106
- Roland SH-09
The library has been designed for maximum flexibility — both processed and un-processed versions of each sound are provided, along with a special selection of drum sounds which have been ‘bounced’ thorough special processes to add character, warmth and tone using Vinyl and Reel-to-Reel 1/4-inch tape with multiple saturation levels.
The pack also contains more than one hundred “ready-to-play” drum kits in different sampler formats which include Reason NN-XT, Kong, Halion, SFZ, Native Instruments Battery 3 and Kontakt.
Pricing and availability: Wave Alchemy’s Synth Drums library retails for £54.95 (around $85.00 US). The product is already available, and can be purchased directly from Wave Alchemy, or through its international distribution partners at Loopmasters.
wouldnt it be faster to synthesize your own drums as needed instead of browse 6000 samples?
i can say that it is far quicker to browse this exceptionally well laid out library than to synthesise your own. How can i say that? well i synthesised most of the sounds in the library and it took me 8 months.
It would not, seeing that mastering the samples still takes quite a bit of time.
Plus – do you have all that gear lying around? I don’t.
I own the pack, is great, my old saucepan and a pair of wooden spoons are still my go to for drums though
Thanks for letting us know about the Synth Drums samples library. 6000 is a lot but is a good price at $85. The one hundred “ready-to-play” drum kits is intriguing and that alone is worth the price. I am definitely going to look into this a little more and see if it is a good fit for me.
Do you have any favorite samples from this library?
Too bad it doesn’t come in Live Pack format 🙁