Hotrod Kit Drum Samples Pack
The “Hotrod Kit” is a drum samples pack containing 30 drum hit samples in total recorded across 10 different voices at 3 different velocities.
Audition EVERY hit in the pack below…
WTF are Hotrods?
Hotrods are like a cross between sticks and brushes. Bunches of wooden kebab skewers basically. They make a unique sound as the small sticks brush the drum heads, and make a splashy sound on cymbals.
A hotrod on a ride cymbal is a really lovely thing – percussive with a quick attack and yet ringing at the same time.
Dave Grohl is partly responsible for the popularity of hotrods. He used them on the classic MTV Nirvana Unplugged recordings. They helped him feel that he was playing with drumsticks, whilst keeping his playing volume down during the acoustic session.
The Kit
The Hotrods Kit sample pack was recorded using our trusty Yamaha 5000 kit, with a Tama maple snare and Zildjian cymbals:
- 22×16″ Kick, 14×5”, 13/16” Toms
- Tama maple 13″ snare with surface tambourine
- 14” A Custom Fast Crash, 18” A Custom Fast Crash, 22” K Dark Ride, 8” A Custom Splash
The Patches
We have created sampler patches that “map” the voices and velocities to different keyboard note events.


Simply load the correct format into your software sampler, and you can play beats using your keyboard, or programme beats in your sequencer.
We created sampler patches in the following formats:
- EXS24 (Logic/Garageband)
- Kontakt
- Ableton Live Drum Racks
- Ableton Sampler
- Battery 3 (Mac & Windows)
- Steinberg HALion
- Propellerhead Reason
- CamelAudio Alchemy
Read more about…
… the recording and production of the HotRod Kit sample pack.
The Packages
“Hotrod Kit” is available as:
Mixes : 16BIT 44.1kHz WAVs – stereo mixes with effects.
Mixes + Patches: As above with sampler placement/velocity maps – ALL patches included for only £2 extra.
Mixes + Patches + Multi-tracks: As above with 24BIT 44.1 kHz Multi-tracks – separate tracks, dry – Every microphone channel for mixing your own hotrod drum samples for only £4 more than the basic mixes pack.
The Bundle
“Hotrod Kit” is also available as part of the premium “Hotrod Grooves 6/8” loops pack bundle.
Specifications
Package Type: Sample Pack
Total Samples: 30
Velocities: 3
Genre/style: Ballad/Folk/Rock
FX: Various – Light reverb, compression
Instruments/Voices: 10
- Kick
- Snare
- Hats Closed
- Hats Open
- Tom
- Floor Tom
- Ride
- Splash
- Small Crash
- Large Crash
Channels: 13 (available as Multi-tracks)
- Kick Inside
- Kick Outside
- Kick Sub
- Over Snare
- Under Snare
- Hats
- Rack Tom
- Floor Tom
- Overhead Left
- Overhead Right
- Room Valve – Large Diaphragm Condenser
- Room Ribbon
- Room Stereo
“Hotrod Kit” – Files included in the hotrod drum samples pack:
Mixes package contains: 30 WAV files (Stereo 16bit, 44.1 khz) – separate samples as stereo mixes.
Multi-tracks package contains: 390 WAV files (24bit, 44.1kz) – separate samples as individual files for each separate channel. Dry with no effects or processing.
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