Pro Drum Works, Vol. 1, 6-CD Set, Smart Loops, Acid-Format
- Works with any Acid compatible software
- Still sealed, never opened (slight crack in front plastic case, does not affect discs)
- 6 Discs
- Original list price, $249; sale price, $49 (save $200)!
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This
latest Smart Loops offering contains a whopping 9000 Acid-ised WAV drum
loops, as well as nearly 300 individual hits, many of which include
multiple velocities. The 9000 loops actually contain 3000 unique grooves
and fills, each played on three different drum kits; a dry Acoustic Kit
(suitable for pop, rock, and funk), a Trap Kit (also fairly dry using
smaller drums and with a distinctive hip-hop-friendly sound), and a
Thunder Kit (which sounds like the Acoustic Kit, but with plenty of
ambience for a big rock sound).
Given the amount of material, it is good to see a very clear folder
organisation. A series of Basic+Funk folders goes from fairly simple
eighth and 16th patterns through to loops containing more complex
playing with variations on the snare, and further sub-folders contain
loops with floor tom, open hi-hat, and ride cymbal. Other loop groups
contain cut-time (snare only on beat three), double-time (snare on all
the up-beats), double-kick (real head-banging stuff!), train (plenty of
nice snare work here), and side-stick (with rim shot replacing straight
snare) patterns. On top of this lot are folders containing jungle beats
(tom-tom playing with a tribal feel), reggae loops, flams, and a large
collection of four-beat and two-beat fills. The library is completed by
some excellent one-shots for each element of the kit, including some
very useable crashes, rides, and hi-hats, as well as some choked
cymbals.