Vintage Sampler Drums

NITELIFE Audio is proud to present ‘Vintage Sampler Drums’, – an expansive offering of over 1000 authentic, track-ready drum hits plus an additional 130+ loops, inspired by the crunch, grit, and 12-bit character of vintage samplers, classic grooveboxes, and retro sequencers.

We began by sampling raw sounds from a range of digital and analog sound sources including drum machines, effects units, classic rackmount hardware and tone generators,  plus our extensive stash of recorded foley. We then processed the resulting audio through all manner of devices, including an MPC, an Akai S3000, assorted guitar pedals and even a German cassette deck, as well as employing our trademark layering and advanced sound-sculpting/re-sampling techniques.

To showcase the collection’s sonics and beat-building possibilities and to provide a starting point, we designed a selection of drum grooves which you can hear in the demo (presented without any additional processing applied). As always, these complete loops are each broken out into their isolated stems, with their matching one-shots included for total flexibility. The kicks in this pack are offered as both ‘raw’ and ‘clean’ versions for even greater creative control.

Producers making 90s-influenced house, lo-fi house, raw house and techno, as well as more industrial and electronica-based styles will find this pack an essential source of inspiration. 

What’s Inside?

• 184 kicks (‘clean’ and raw version of each)
• 237 claps
• 285 percussion
• 120 closed hats
• 135 open hats
• 65 snares
• 1026 individual drum hits in total
• 137 drum and percussion loops