80's Drum

The Simmons SDS-800 is a 100% analog 80s drum synthesizer, responsible for the cosmic syn-tom ('beeww beeww') sounds used on countless disco, boogie & reggae recordings. In the 90s, it became re-popularized in the techno world, with the raw, resonant white noise oscillator being used for jarring hi hat and snare programming. And most recently, the Simmons drum sounds have become a signature for punk funk groups like LCD Soundsystem.

An essential treasure trove of authentic drum machine kits and MIDI grooves inspired by the sound of the eighties. Taking stylistic cues from the likes of Depeche Mode, Duran Duran and Human League, 80s Beats takes iconic drum machines and uses classic production techniques to deliver a truly retro beat experience.

101 disco-infused house drum loops seamlessly merging funky live drums with contemporary house programming: classic disco snares, organic percussive rhythms and vintage drum machine grooves, all pitched at 125 and 127bpm to nail the disco-house genre du jour. Smorgasbord of 101 drum fills for virtually all electronic genres: vintage-inspired live fills loaded with funky-style drumming, glitch and tech fills packed with processed circuitry and electronic fills of pumped 80s drum machinery, all offered at 128bpm. 101 speaker-slaying electro leads primed for dancefloor destruction: Parisien piledrivers, Dutch invaders, overdriven 303 rampagers and monosynth manglers that run the blurred line between nu-rave, up-front electro and old skool techno.

Illuminate your productions with radiant 80s haze and neon vibes: Retro Waves transcends nostalgia to create a super-modern Sample Pack that celebrates the timeless atmosphere and aesthetic of iconic 80s film and TV soundtracks.

The 80s Edition Drum Kit is a part of our All-Stars Drums series. Kicks, snares, hats, pers,FXs, loops and all kind of high quality sounds made and processed exclusively by Diamond Style Productions team.

Loopmasters are proud to present Rockwell UK Drum and Bass – a lethal collection of hi-octane samples from the legendary pioneer of sound, Tom Green aka Rockwell. Packed with the production clarity and quality you know and love, with adrenaline-fuelled Drums, hard-hitting Synths, incisive Percussion and subwoofer destroying Bass! If you want to hear what the future of electronic music sounds like….this is it.

80s Synthwave features 10 massive construction kit projects ready to be arranged and made your own. This Elastik library contains nearly 3.5GB of samples and around 700 loops. Inspired by the likes of John Carpenter and Kavinsky (who contributed to the soundtrack for Drive in 2011) the library has captured the authentic sound of the 80s but delivers it with the modern production sensibility associated with the synthwave and retrowave movement.

The Drum is an opulent Technicolor "British India" epic, based on a story by A.E.W. Mason (of Four Feathers fame). Teenaged actor Sabu stars as a young East Indian prince educated in England. By rights, his loyalties should lie with his countrymen, but in typical "Sun Never Sets" fashion most of the other Indian characters are as evil and untrustworthy as Prince Guhl (Raymond Massey). Guhl plans a revolt against the British, intending to wipe out the Royal troops as the English officers enjoy the hospitality of Guhl's spacious palace. It's up to Sabu to warn the troops of Guhl's treachery by means of tapping out a message on the drum of the title. In the US, The Drum was released as Drums, on the theory (according to film historian Alan Barbour) that Americans must have more of everything.

Raw Analogue Funk takes a walk on the wild side of house as 80s drum machines, classic synths, Fender Rhodes and assorted live recordings are meshed together in a distinctive analogue workflow. Packed with 1.3GB of off kilter beats and breaks, dirty bass grooves, woozy and wonky synths, authentic Rhodes and Wurlitzer licks, Afro percussion, gospel-style vocals and more, it’s a live-infused take on contemporary house music.