Absolute Drum Samples
Absolute Drum Samples create a unique collection of professional drum samples (make sure to listen to the MP3 demos below), carefully recorded, selected and mastered. One DVD includes more than 1700 top-quality drum sounds from six complete high-class drumsets (Ludwig, Tama, Sonor, Pearl, Yamaha and Rogers), 14 hi-hats and cymbals (Zildjian, Paiste) covering many nuances of drumming for the most realistic beats experience possible.
Sound Manager program, with pre-filled sample data to let you pick the right sounds in seconds, is included.
Every instrument is recorded in a way that covers its most significant features and styles of play. Also every hit was taken several times for better expression of different sound colours produced by instrument. This enables creation of completely realistic drum parts, almost unrecognizable from the ones played by a real drummer.
Several microphone setups were used during recording in order to achieve different sound types (vintage sound, classic, with room), each of them can be used for its specific purpose. Sounds have been recorded without any compression or effects, giving you the most natural-sounding drums possible.
Drum samples are available in 16-bit 44100 Hz stereo WAV format. All samples have very short fade-in and fade-out applied for trouble-free usage. For non-Windows users, you can also get it as Audio CDs, although without the application.
Please be aware that these are NOT drum loops, but mostly single drum hits. (beside drum rolls and similar)
| Download MP3 demo | Play MP3 demo (requires Flash) |
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| Funk demo | |
| Rock demo | |
| Metal double-kick demo | |
| Another metal demo | |
| Alternative demo | |
| Jazz demo | |
| Jazz (cymbals) demo | |
| Jazz patterns |
Below is the list of all available variations. A variation means one type of hit executed on a specific drum/cymbal with specific technique and intensity/velocity/volume. Each variation consists of several hits in order to better capture the real experience of that particular sound.
| List of variations in Absolute Drum Samples |
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| Ludwig Bassdrum 24" Standard Modern |
| Ludwig Bassdrum 24" Standard Vintage |
| Ludwig Floortom 18" Roll Modern |
| Ludwig Floortom 18" Standard Modern |
| Ludwig Floortom 18" Standard Modern Soft |
| Ludwig Snare 14" Flam Modern |
| Ludwig Snare 14" Flam w/room |
| Ludwig Snare 14" Roll Modern |
| Ludwig Snare 14" Roll w/room |
| Ludwig Snare 14" Sidestick Modern |
| Ludwig Snare 14" Sidestick w/room |
| Ludwig Snare 14" Standard Modern |
| Ludwig Snare 14" Standard Modern Soft |
| Ludwig Snare 14" Standard w/room |
| Ludwig Snare 14" Vibrato Modern |
| Ludwig Snare 14" Vibrato w/room |
| Ludwig Tom 14" Roll Modern |
| Ludwig Tom 14" Standard Modern |
| Ludwig Tom 14" Standard Modern Soft |
| Paiste Hi-hat 15" 2002 Bell Modern |
| Paiste Hi-hat 15" 2002 Closed Modern |
| Paiste Hi-hat 15" 2002 Closed Modern Heavy |
| Paiste Hi-hat 15" 2002 Closed Modern Soft |
| Paiste Hi-hat 15" 2002 Foot Modern |
| Paiste Hi-hat 15" 2002 Foot Modern Soft |
| Paiste Hi-hat 15" 2002 Half Open Modern |
| Paiste Hi-hat 15" 2002 Half Open Modern Heavy |
| Paiste Hi-hat 15" 2002 Half Open Modern Soft |
| Paiste Hi-hat 15" 2002 Open Modern |
| Paiste China 18" 2002 Choke Modern |
| Paiste China 18" 2002 Standard Modern |
| Paiste China 18" 2002 Standard Modern Soft |
| Paiste ProLine Splash 8" Standard Modern |
| Paiste Ride 22" 2002 Bell Modern |
| Paiste Ride 22" 2002 Bell Modern Heavy |
| Paiste Ride 22" 2002 Roll Modern |
| Paiste Ride 22" 2002 Special Modern |
| Paiste Ride 22" 2002 Standard Modern |
| Paiste Ride 22" 2002 Standard Modern Heavy |
| Paiste Ride 22" 2002 Standard Modern Soft |
| Paiste Splash 10" 2000 Standard Modern |
| Pearl Bassdrum 22" Standard Modern |
| Pearl Bassdrum 22" Standard Vintage |
| Pearl Floortom 14" Roll Modern |
| Pearl Floortom 14" Standard Modern |
| Pearl Floortom 14" Standard Modern Soft |
| Pearl Snare 14" (snares off) Flam Modern |
| Pearl Snare 14" (snares off) Flam w/room |
| Pearl Snare 14" (snares off) Roll Modern |
| Pearl Snare 14" (snares off) Roll w/room |
| Pearl Snare 14" (snares off) Sidestick Modern |
| Pearl Snare 14" (snares off) Sidestick w/room |
| Pearl Snare 14" (snares off) Standard Modern |
| Pearl Snare 14" (snares off) Standard Modern Soft |
| Pearl Snare 14" (snares off) Standard w/room |
| Pearl Snare 14" (snares off) Standard w/room Soft |
| Pearl Snare 14" (snares off) Vibrato Modern |
| Pearl Snare 14" (snares off) Vibrato w/room |
| Pearl Snare 14" Flam Modern |
| Pearl Snare 14" Roll Modern |
| Pearl Snare 14" Roll w/room |
| Pearl Snare 14" Sidestick Modern |
| Pearl Snare 14" Sidestick w/room |
| Pearl Snare 14" Standard Modern |
| Pearl Snare 14" Standard Modern Soft |
| Pearl Snare 14" Standard w/room |
| Pearl Snare 14" Standard w/room Soft |
| Pearl Snare 14" Vibrato Modern |
| Pearl Snare 14" Vibrato w/room |
| Pearl Tom 12" Roll Modern |
| Pearl Tom 12" Standard Modern |
| Pearl Tom 12" Standard Modern Soft |
| Rogers Bassdrum 24" Standard Modern |
| Rogers Bassdrum 24" Standard Vintage |
| Rogers Floortom 18" Roll Modern |
| Rogers Floortom 18" Standard Modern |
| Rogers Floortom 18" Standard Modern Soft |
| Rogers Snare 14" Flam Modern |
| Rogers Snare 14" Flam w/room |
| Rogers Snare 14" Roll Modern |
| Rogers Snare 14" Roll w/room |
| Rogers Snare 14" Sidestick Modern |
| Rogers Snare 14" Sidestick w/room |
| Rogers Snare 14" Standard Modern |
| Rogers Snare 14" Standard Modern Soft |
| Rogers Snare 14" Standard w/room |
| Rogers Snare 14" Standard w/room Soft |
| Rogers Snare 14" Vibrato Modern |
| Rogers Snare 14" Vibrato w/room |
| Rogers Tom 14" Roll Modern |
| Rogers Tom 14" Standard Modern |
| Rogers Tom 14" Standard Modern Soft |
| Rogers Tom 15" Roll Modern |
| Rogers Tom 15" Standard Modern |
| Rogers Tom 15" Standard Modern Soft |
| Sonor Bassdrum 20" Standard Modern |
| Sonor Bassdrum 20" Standard Vintage |
| Sonor Floortom 14" Roll Modern |
| Sonor Floortom 14" Standard Modern |
| Sonor Floortom 14" Standard Modern Soft |
| Sonor Snare 14" (snares off) Flam Modern |
| Sonor Snare 14" (snares off) Flam Vintage |
| Sonor Snare 14" (snares off) Roll Modern |
| Sonor Snare 14" (snares off) Roll Vintage |
| Sonor Snare 14" (snares off) Sidestick Modern |
| Sonor Snare 14" (snares off) Sidestick Vintage |
| Sonor Snare 14" (snares off) Standard Modern |
| Sonor Snare 14" (snares off) Standard Modern Soft |
| Sonor Snare 14" (snares off) Standard Vintage |
| Sonor Snare 14" (snares off) Standard Vintage Soft |
| Sonor Snare 14" (snares off) Vibrato Modern |
| Sonor Snare 14" (snares off) Vibrato Vintage |
| Sonor Snare 14" Flam Modern |
| Sonor Snare 14" Flam w/room |
| Sonor Snare 14" Roll Modern |
| Sonor Snare 14" Roll w/room |
| Sonor Snare 14" Sidestick Modern |
| Sonor Snare 14" Sidestick w/room |
| Sonor Snare 14" Standard Modern |
| Sonor Snare 14" Standard Modern Soft |
| Sonor Snare 14" Standard w/room |
| Sonor Snare 14" Standard w/room Soft |
| Sonor Snare 14" Vibrato Modern |
| Sonor Tom 10" Roll Modern |
| Sonor Tom 10" Standard Modern |
| Sonor Tom 10" Standard Modern Soft |
| Tama Bassdrum 22" Standard Modern |
| Tama Bassdrum 22" Standard Vintage |
| Tama Floortom 14" Roll Modern |
| Tama Floortom 14" Standard Modern |
| Tama Floortom 14" Standard Modern Soft |
| Tama Snare 14" (snares off) Flam Modern |
| Tama Snare 14" (snares off) Flam w/room |
| Tama Snare 14" (snares off) Roll Modern |
| Tama Snare 14" (snares off) Roll w/room |
| Tama Snare 14" (snares off) Sidestick Modern |
| Tama Snare 14" (snares off) Sidestick w/room |
| Tama Snare 14" (snares off) Standard Modern |
| Tama Snare 14" (snares off) Standard Modern Soft |
| Tama Snare 14" (snares off) Standard w/room |
| Tama Snare 14" (snares off) Standard w/room Soft |
| Tama Snare 14" (snares off) Vibrato Modern |
| Tama Snare 14" (snares off) Vibrato w/room |
| Tama Snare 14" Flam Modern |
| Tama Snare 14" Flam w/room |
| Tama Snare 14" Roll Modern |
| Tama Snare 14" Roll w/room |
| Tama Snare 14" Sidestick Modern |
| Tama Snare 14" Sidestick w/room |
| Tama Snare 14" Standard Modern |
| Tama Snare 14" Standard Modern Soft |
| Tama Snare 14" Standard w/room |
| Tama Snare 14" Standard w/room Soft |
| Tama Snare 14" Vibrato Modern |
| Tama Snare 14" Vibrato w/room |
| Tama Tom 10" Roll Modern |
| Tama Tom 10" Standard Modern |
| Tama Tom 10" Standard Modern Soft |
| Tama Tom 12" Roll Modern |
| Tama Tom 12" Standard Modern |
| Tama Tom 12" Standard Modern Soft |
| Yamaha Bassdrum 20" Standard Modern |
| Yamaha Bassdrum 20" Standard Vintage |
| Yamaha Floortom 16" Roll Modern |
| Yamaha Floortom 16" Standard Modern |
| Yamaha Floortom 16" Standard Modern Soft |
| Yamaha Snare 14" (snares off) Flam Modern |
| Yamaha Snare 14" (snares off) Flam w/room |
| Yamaha Snare 14" (snares off) Roll Modern |
| Yamaha Snare 14" (snares off) Roll w/room |
| Yamaha Snare 14" (snares off) Sidestick Modern |
| Yamaha Snare 14" (snares off) Sidestick w/room |
| Yamaha Snare 14" (snares off) Standard Modern |
| Yamaha Snare 14" (snares off) Standard Modern Soft |
| Yamaha Snare 14" (snares off) Standard w/room |
| Yamaha Snare 14" (snares off) Standard w/room Soft |
| Yamaha Snare 14" (snares off) Vibrato Modern |
| Yamaha Snare 14" (snares off) Vibrato w/room |
| Yamaha Snare 14" Flam Modern |
| Yamaha Snare 14" Flam w/room |
| Yamaha Snare 14" Roll Modern |
| Yamaha Snare 14" Roll w/room |
| Yamaha Snare 14" Sidestick Modern |
| Yamaha Snare 14" Sidestick w/room |
| Yamaha Snare 14" Standard Modern |
| Yamaha Snare 14" Standard Modern Soft |
| Yamaha Snare 14" Standard w/room |
| Yamaha Snare 14" Standard w/room Soft |
| Yamaha Snare 14" Vibrato Modern |
| Yamaha Snare 14" Vibrato w/room |
| Yamaha Tom 10" Roll Modern |
| Yamaha Tom 10" Standard Modern |
| Yamaha Tom 10" Standard Modern Soft |
| Yamaha Tom 12" Roll Modern |
| Yamaha Tom 12" Standard Modern |
| Yamaha Tom 12" Standard Modern Soft |
| Zildjian Crash Ride 18" K Bell Modern |
| Zildjian Crash Ride 18" K Bell Modern Heavy |
| Zildjian Crash Ride 18" K Roll Modern |
| Zildjian Crash Ride 18" K Special Modern |
| Zildjian Crash Ride 18" K Standard Modern |
| Zildjian Crash Ride 18" K Standard Modern Soft |
| Zildjian Custom Ride 20" A Bell Modern |
| Zildjian Custom Ride 20" A Bell Modern Heavy |
| Zildjian Custom Ride 20" A Bell Modern Soft |
| Zildjian Custom Ride 20" A Roll Modern |
| Zildjian Custom Ride 20" A Special Modern |
| Zildjian Custom Ride 20" A Standard Modern |
| Zildjian Custom Ride 20" A Standard Modern Soft |
| Zildjian Dark Crash Thin 16" K Bell Modern |
| Zildjian Dark Crash Thin 16" K Choke Modern |
| Zildjian Dark Crash Thin 16" K Roll Modern |
| Zildjian Dark Crash Thin 16" K Standard Modern |
| Zildjian Dark Crash Thin 16" K Standard Modern Medium |
| Zildjian Dark Crash Thin 16" K Standard Modern Soft |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 13" ZK Closed Modern |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 13" ZK Closed Modern Heavy |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 13" ZK Closed Modern Soft |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 13" ZK Foot Modern |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 13" ZK Foot Modern Soft |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 13" ZK Half Open Modern |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 13" ZK Half Open Modern Heavy |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 13" ZK Half Open Modern Soft |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 13" ZK Open Modern |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 14" A Closed Modern |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 14" A Closed Modern Heavy |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 14" A Closed Modern Soft |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 14" A Foot Modern |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 14" A Foot Modern Soft |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 14" A Half Open Modern |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 14" A Half Open Modern Heavy |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 14" A Half Open Modern Soft |
| Zildjian Hi-hat 14" A Open Modern |
| Zildjian China Boy Thin 18" A Choke Modern |
| Zildjian China Boy Thin 18" A Roll Modern |
| Zildjian China Boy Thin 18" A Standard Modern |
| Zildjian China Boy Thin 18" A Standard Modern Soft |
| Zildjian Medium Ride 20" Bell Modern |
| Zildjian Medium Ride 20" Bell Modern Heavy |
| Zildjian Medium Ride 20" Roll Modern |
| Zildjian Medium Ride 20" Standard Modern |
| Zildjian Medium Ride 20" Standard Modern Soft |
| Zildjian Ping Ride 20" A Bell Modern |
| Zildjian Ping Ride 20" A Standard Modern |
| Zildjian Projection Ride 20" Bell Modern |
| Zildjian Projection Ride 20" Bell Modern Heavy |
| Zildjian Projection Ride 20" Roll Modern |
| Zildjian Projection Ride 20" Standard Modern |
| Zildjian Projection Ride 20" Standard Modern Soft |
| Zildjian Rock crash 18" A Roll Modern |
| Zildjian Rock crash 18" A Standard Modern |