Recordings - About the Recording Sessions

Free Beat Friday #8 – Fast HEAVY Rock Drums

Blog story about the recording of Free Beat Friday #8 – A fast HEAVY Rock drum Shred-Up!….We’ve done a couple of up-tempo heavy rock drum sessions lately. So we were WELL in the mood for a bit of shred…

Free Beat Friday #7 – Block Rockin’ Breakbeat

Blog story about the recording of Free Beat Friday #7 – A block rockin’ breakbeat!…. In case you didn’t get the reference (!?!) this month’s Free Beat Friday is affectionately influenced by a fairly well known track by the Chemical Brothers.

Free Beat Friday #6 – Dancehall Drum Loop

Blog story about the recording of Free Beat Friday #6 – A dancehall Drum Loop…. We recorded this STONKING dancehall drum loop back in December. So we can’t really remember! But it must’ve been cold and we fancied something steamy and exciting to warm up…

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.

Free Beat Friday #5 – Funky Breakbeat Loop

Dust off the EMU, set the Akai to STUN – this month it’s a funky breakbeat loop…

“Big, Round & Bouncy” – Soul Loops

Blog story about the recording of “Big, Round & Bouncy”. 47 dry funky grooves recorded in 72 loops – played at 85 & 102 BPM. Classic-sounding soul loops produced with a 70’s drum sound.

Free Beat Friday #4 – Disco Groove

Lob some talc on the kitchen floor – it’s time for a dirty disco groove…

“Since We’ve Been Together” – Soul Drums – Song Slices

12 moveable song sections at 102 BPM – classic-sounding drum and percussion grooves recorded and produced with a well-know soul hit in mind.

Free Beat Friday #3 – Prince Drum Groove

Oil up that fretboard with chicken grease, it’s time for a Prince drum groove…

Free Beat Friday #2 – Purdie Shuffle

This month, it’s a good old 12/8 half-time Purdie shuffle… We recorded a Bernard Purdie shuffle for Free Beat Friday this month, with a Jeff Porcaro style phrasing on the kick drum. The Inspiration The Purdie shuffle is a 12/8 half-time shuffle conceived by the great Bernard Purdie. The key elements that makes this beat […]