Producers, we know you’re always on the hunt for new sounds and samples to spice up your tracks. Thankfully in this day and age you don’t have to spend hours hunting for samples on the b-sides of old 70’s vinyl albums, huge libraries of loops, sounds, effects, presets & patches are available at a few clicks of a mouse to drop into your productions. But with so many to choose from which ones are worth your money?
We scoured the collections on offer at Loopmasters, one of the most well know production samples sites, & found 5 Drum & Bass sample packs worth your attention. All are rated 4 stars or higher and are compiled by some top tier D&B artists….
The Prototypes
★★★★★
Inspired by some of their biggest tracks such as Oxygen, Pale Blue Dot, Kill The Silence and Reason, this D&B Serum Preset pack includes a wide variety of sounds to level up every aspect of your next DnB floor filler.
Including everything you need to make a pro quality drum & bass track: massive bass sounds, ethereal pads, punchy drums, melodic leads and splashy FX.
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What’s In The Prototypes Sample Pack?
| · 90 Xfer Serum presets | · 4 Pluck |
| · 37 Bass | · 2 Synth |
| · 6 Drum | · 1 Key |
| · 15 FX | · 1 Arp |
| · 17 Leads | · 33 custom wavetables |
| · 7 Pad | · 89 Wav samples 24Bit 44.1KHZ |
Urban Agency Drum & Bass Vol 1
★★★★★
We featured this sample pack when it launched & we’re so impressed with this collection of drum & bass samples from 4 technically gifted producers we had to include it in this list.
The first instalment of collaborations with Urban Agency. Run by the legendary Micky Finn, Urban Agency looks after a huge number of key names in the drum & bass scene. This 100% royalty free sample collection contains content from Voltage, Heist, DJ Limited and Original Sin!
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What’s In The Urban Agency Sample Pack?
| 356 MB | 5 Cymbal Loops |
| 24Bit 44.1KHZ | 2 Vocal Loops |
| 37 Bass Loops | 1 Piano Loop |
| 27 Full Drum Loops | 60 Instruments |
| 27 Synth Loops | 42 Drum Hits |
| 12 Pad Loops | 28 Bass Hits |
| 11 Top Drum Loops | 6 Fx |
| 9 Arp Loops | 5 Atmospheres |
| 9 Hat Loops | 1 Perc |
| 8 Perc Loops | 1 Vocal |
| 6 Fx Loops | 101 Soft Sampler Patches |
Monrroe
★★★★★
Man of the moment Monrroe delivers this stunning pack of Liquid inspired Drum & Bass samples featuring many of the sounds you will know from his outstanding productions.
Known for his beautiful atmospheric soundscapes, warm bass and rolling drums, Monrroe gives you the chance to up your production game quickly and easily with these stunning drum & bass samples.
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What’s In The Monrroe Sample Pack?
| 673MB 24-bit audio | 20 Pad Loops |
| 25 Bass Loops | 40 Melodic Hits |
| 30 Bass Hits | 25 Music Loops |
| 100 Drum Hits | 14 Percussion Loops |
| 30 Full Drum Loops | 20 FX Hits |
| 26 Drum Top Loops | 10 FX Loops |
Tantrum Desire – Technique Essentials
★★★★★
Tantrum Desire is undoubtedly one of the biggest names in DnB. With some of the most rotated singles on channels such as UKF and remixes under their belt for Laidback Luke, Rusko, Skrillex, Utah Saints and more, it is no secret that they are on top of their game. In this ‘Tantrum Desire – Technique Essential’ sample and Xfer Serum preset pack you can expect their signature sound, at arms reach.
In this mind boggling, groundbreaking monster of a DnB sample pack, Tantrum Desire created an enormous collection of explosive drum & bass samples including basses, epic leads, energizing synths, extra tight drums and unbelievably versatile drum loops and over 100 presets for Xfer Serum to instantly spice up your drum and bass productions.
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What’s In The Tantrum Desire Sample Pack?
| 40 Bass Loops | 32 Fx Sounds & Loops |
| 62 Bass One Shots | 27 Melodic Loops |
| 113 Drum & Percussion Loops | 11 Sub Bass One Shots |
| 76 Drum & Percussion One Shots | 105 Xfer Serum Presets |
Whiney – Drum & Bass Bubblers
★★★★☆
Whiney, one of Hospital Records’ youngest ever signings has been lighting up dancefloors and festivals with his trademark underground sounds for over 7 years.
True to its name, this pack of drum & bass samples is filled with energetic and irresistible sounds, all 100% royalty free and ready to drop into your next high tempo rave assault for instant results.
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What’s In The Whiney Sample Pack?
| 574 MB | 4 Fx Loops |
| 24Bit 44.1KHZ | 2 Kalimba Loops |
| 44 Synth Loops | 1 String Loop |
| 43 Bass Loops | 31 Drum Hits |
| 26 Top Drum Loops | 27 Bass Hits |
| 24 Full Drum Loops | 19 Percs |
| 10 Hat Loops | 11 Instruments |
| 9 Pad Loops | 10 Fx |
| 9 Perc Loops | 49 Soft Sampler Patches |
| 4 Keys Loops | 8 Midi Files |
Hopefully this lot will give you a bit of inspiration when composing your next D&B masterpiece? If you make something particularly good why not send it to us for consideration for release on our label?
Listen to our releases so far to see if your track fits the vibe of the label, if you’re happy that it does then drop us a message via Facebook.
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