Tutorial looking at creating drums in Ableton Live 8, including simple. Layering samples to create a.
They capture all the analogue goodness without the price tag. No more choosing between buying food or saving up for that TR-808.
Free sample packs make you a better producer—because a musician is only as good as their tools right?
Here’s my favourite insider spots to get the sample packs you need.
The Legowelt Sample Kits
Danny Wolfers (aka Legowelt) is a production genius. After watching him produce it’s hard to believe that he thinks about anything else.
Fortunately for us, Wolfers offers free samples from some of the most iconic (and expensive) instruments. Incredible.
Download them HERE for free.
LANDR Samples
LANDR Samples is the free sample pack service from LANDR.
I know, I know, putting it on this list is a bit biased. But trust me, Samples offers some seriously superb packs (and lots of them).
Get all the high-quality, curated free sample packs full of unique loops, one shots and hits. It’s everything you need to stay inspired and beat that pesky producers block.
Grab all the packs HERE for free
Ground Your Sound
If you wanna ground your sound in some seriously superb samples then the free Ground Your Sound sample pack from Cristofer Odqvist and The Pro Audio Files is a must-have.
There’s all sorts of useful tools in it—from “Destroyed Drum Machines” to a collection of reverb tails that are perfect for layering.
Grab the pack HERE and file it under Pro.
Preview the free top-notch sounds below:
Liveschool Drum Samples & Racks for Ableton
Liveschool offers some great resources for artists including a huge amount of free samples.
You have to give a bit of info. But once you’re in, there’s tons to choose from.
Grab them HERE.
Ableton Free Packs
Of course it makes sense for a DAW to provide some amazing sample packs. Ableton does just that with their Free Packs section.
You can find a whole bunch of great sounds. All completely free.
Browse and download them HERE.
Boxed Ear Free Kit Packs
Although Boxed Ear doesn’t boast as gigantic library, what they do offer is amazing.
Their kits sample some lesser known machines like the Roland CompuRhythm CR-78. They even provide a preview of the sounds before you download.
Grip them for free HERE.
Goldbaby ‘Free Stuff’ Section
This site is packed with valuable sample kits. There’s 19 free packs in total. They even have a sample pack of the first ever drum machine! The Wurlitzer Side Man.
Make them all yours right HERE.
Rhythm Lab Sample Bundles
What sample collection would be complete without the Amen Break? Rhythm Lab offers it and more in their lengthy free sample library.
Just be sure to click the FREE button on the right side of the page.
Get them all HERE.
Happy Producing
Now that you’ve fattened up your production tools don’t forget to use them.
Always be producing!
Beginning with his now-classic “Warm Leatherette/T.V.O.D.” single (as The Normal), Daniel Miller and the Mute label have been at the cutting-edge of electronic music for almost 35 years. Singular artists such as DAF, Fad Gadget, Depeche Mode, and Erasure began their careers at Mute and pioneers such as Can and Cabaret Voltaire enjoy their canonical status in no small part thanks to Daniel Miller’s expert curatorship of their archives.
Ever the inquisitive experimentalist, Daniel Miller continues to produce with a finely honed ear, merging the best of analog synthesis with new music technology that provides the creative immediacy he demands. Made in collaboration with the Flatpack sound design team, DM ARP 2600 Drums delivers a large selection of drum and percussion patches created with Daniel Miller’s own ARP 2600 modular analog synthesizer. Carefully sampled and programmed, this free Live Pack delivers Drum Rack Instruments with Daniel Miller’s characteristic touch.
DM ARP 2600 Drums includes Macro controls to quickly and intuitively alter the overall sound of each kit as well as individual characteristics of the kick and snare sounds. Further customization of individual sounds as well as of effects and presets can be accessed via the Drum Rack’s Chain and Device buttons. A detailed walk-through of all the customization options can be accessed via Help View in Live’s main menu.
Ever the inquisitive experimentalist, Daniel Miller continues to produce with a finely honed ear, merging the best of analog synthesis with new music technology that provides the creative immediacy he demands. Made in collaboration with the Flatpack sound design team, DM ARP 2600 Drums delivers a large selection of drum and percussion patches created with Daniel Miller’s own ARP 2600 modular analog synthesizer. Carefully sampled and programmed, this free Live Pack delivers Drum Rack Instruments with Daniel Miller’s characteristic touch.
DM ARP 2600 Drums includes Macro controls to quickly and intuitively alter the overall sound of each kit as well as individual characteristics of the kick and snare sounds. Further customization of individual sounds as well as of effects and presets can be accessed via the Drum Rack’s Chain and Device buttons. A detailed walk-through of all the customization options can be accessed via Help View in Live’s main menu.