We know we have taken some time in getting up new drum samples, but look for a number of new, freshly-recorded samples during the month of February. And, to kick it off, we put up a highly-requested drum - the venerable Ludwig Black Beauty snare! This tasty all-time classic snare will work perfectly in a wide range of musical applications, including rock, alt rock, and acoustic rock.

New drums added:

The Ludwig Black Beauty comes as it should: clean, dry, and pure – allowing for complete control over processing. Use it "as is" or adjust to taste. It really is a sweet sounding set of snare samples - just under 50 MB of sonic goodness!

The Pearl Dennis Chambers 14" Maple Signature Edition snare drum is a beauty - one of the best maple snares you will find. A great drum for pop, rock, and funk tunes. Maple drums are known for their warmth and projection and this drum has it all. And, despite the warmth of maple, It has plenty of attack. The thick woody character of this drum will be a solid backbeat without getting in the way.

A versatile Yamaha 14" Steel Snare is an incredibly versatile recording snare. A great drum for pop, rock, and funk tunes. Bright, full tone with a frequency range from mid to high. It has plenty of attack and some nice open ring to it (typical of metal snare drums). Add compression and this snare will pop through any mix.

Check back often as many new drum and cymbal sample sets are getting final checks before hitting the Drum Werks site this month.

After numerous requests for a sample set featuring brushes, we put together a tasty set of over 100 MB of downloadable drums and cymbal samples from a Yamaha Recording Custom drumset. Although perfect for anything country, this one can work perfectly for a wide range of musical applications, including rock, alt rock, and acoustic rock.
Available as instant downloads, the Nashville Sticks and Brushes sample pack offers clean 24-bit acoustic WAV format multi-velocity samples, extensively recorded to breathe some acoustic life into your drum tracks. It comes in two distinct flavors: a full sample set played with brushes and a second sample set played with sticks (for the more rocking stuff!).

The sounds are clean, dry, and pure – allowing for complete control over processing. Of course, the Yamaha Recording Custom is one of (if not the) most recorded drumkits in history. And, to bring it to life, we found one of the best drum rooms in Nashville to capture the sounds!

Note: This sample set has been previously released on these Beta Monkey drum loop and sample libraries: Pure Country III, Pure Country IV, Drum Werks IX, Drum Werks XI, and Drum Werks XII. So, if you already those discs, then you are all set already!

Drum Werks announces the release of over 300 MB of downloadable drums and cymbal samples for a wide range of musical applications.
Available as instant downloads, each sample pack offers clean 24-bit acoustic WAV format multi-velocity samples, extensively recorded to
ensure dynamic realism in your drum tracks. The latest releases include:

• A Complete DW Collectors Maple Drum Kit and Zildjian Cymbals Collection
• Pearl Maple SRX Kick
• Ludwig Supraphonic Snare

The sounds are clean, dry, and pure – allowing users complete control over processing. Drums are sampled with multiple variations of stick and beater attacks. Snare sample packs provide multiple velocities of strikes as well as
cross sticks, snares off, flams and drags. The multi-sampling of each cymbal voice is likewise extensive. Cymbals are sampled with multiple stick hits, but also offer cymbal chokes, rolls, and other vital samples not commonly found.

Drum Werks drum and cymbal samples are ideal for all styles of rock, metal, pop

We just released two new sample sets - a slamming Pearl Maple kick and a tasty Ludwig Supraphonic snare. A lot of requests have come in for a quintessential "metal" kick, the kind with low-end balls and "in your face" beater attack. The Pearl SRX maple kick should help out in that department. As for the Ludwig Supraphonic? A tasty addition to any rock track for sure. Bright, full of body, medium sustain. Fire these into your SoundReplacer or Drumagog and add some life to some otherwise lifeless tracks you may have lying around!

More individual drums and full kits coming as soon as we can make them. If you have requests, then email us what you need and would like to see us offer!

It has been a busy few months here at Drum Werks, with many new instruments getting recorded and processed for release. But, we wanted to thank everyone for the kind words and support of our products. We may not be releasing the drum sounds at a breakneck pace but we're taking the time to listen to feedback and note all requests for the drum sounds most needed by musicians the world over. So, thanks to everyone for taking the time to send us their thoughts and reflections via email.

New sounds coming July 2007!

March 2007 - Try Before You Buy!

Grab a taste of what's in store for your music - request a mini trial kit to load into your preferred sampler of software. Email us your request and get scaled-down sample kit to download free - it's as simple as that!

Februrary 2007 - More Drum and Cymbal Download Packs added!

We will continue to stock the shelves with more and more cymbals and drums - there really is a ton of stuff lying around the studio just dying to be sampled and put to good use by all of you out there. So, look for new drum and cymbal "voices" to be added as instant download packs in the coming weeks and months added. For now, enjoy the goods!

December 31, 2006 - Official Site Launch!

The news has to start somewhere, right? Obviously, look for many more updates regarding new drum and cymbal sample releases in the months to come.