ModeAudio Punch Live Hip Hop Drums

To provide as rich a palette of drum flavours and patterns as possible, the loops were split into 4 categories:

• main drum grooves, featuring all the unadulterated power of snare, kick and hi hat
• snare rim grooves, with the smooth 'pop’ of side-stick on snare rim
• cymbal grooves, incorporating the bright splash of crash and ride cymbals
• no hat grooves, providing the rhythmic backbone of snare and kick upon which to build your beats

The loops are then split further into 'straight’ and 'swung’ rhythms, reportedly providing a large selection of versatile drum inspiration whether you’re producing beats with rock-steady straight feel or an ultra-funky swing.

All main grooves, snare rim and no hat loops are provided in both 'dry’ and 'room’ versions, captured with an array of close and room mics, giving you the flexibility to choose between a super direct and resonant, roomy sound, as well as everything in between.

The pack includes a total 359 files for a size of 449MB (unzipped). Content is as follows:

• 96 Main Drum Loops (Straight)
• 98 Main Drum Loops (Swing)
• 13 Cymbal Drum Loops (Straight)
• 24 Cymbal Drum Loops (Swing)
• 26 Snare Rim Drum Loops (Straight)
• 10 Snare Rim Drum Loops (Swing)
• 18 No Hat Drum Loops (Straight)
• 18 No Hat Drum Loops (Swing)
• 12 Kick Drum Samples
• 15 Snare Drm Samples
• 16 Hi Hat Samples (Open & Closed)
• 7 Snare Rim Samples
• 6 Crash Samples

Available formats include WAV samples, REX2 loops, Reason ReFill (requires Reason 8+) and Ableton Live Pack (requires Live 9.5). MSRP for each format is $26/£18/€23.10.

More details at ModeAudio’s website.