April 2020 - The Beat Shed

Deep Dry Soul Kit – Soul Samples

Blog story about the recording of “Deep Dry Soul Kit” – a sample pack containing 41 drum hits recorded across 11 different voices at 4 different velocities. Classic-sounding soul samples produced with a 70’s drum sound.

Sound Skulptor MP573 – Building a Neve (style) Mic Preamp

A build diary and review of the Sound Skulptor MP573 mic preamp. It’s a DIY kit of a Neve 1073 style microphone preamplifier. This is the story about why and how we started building our own gear. Written by The Beat Shed session drummer, Merlin Matthews.