Pop, baby! This sample pack features drummer/producer Ben Jackson, and was recorded at Pentavarit in The Wilson Room using all of my favorite tools and goodies.

These samples are super versatile, but primarily intended for use in pop, rock, and country. Equally cool for building your own parts or for augmenting your recorded tracks.

The kit is a Gretsch USA Custom 22/13/16 with a 5" Black Beauty snare and Paiste cymbals.

The sounds are modern and punchy with lots of character. Samples are multi-velocity and organized into three versions:

CLOSE: These are just the close mics.
FULL: These are close mics + overheads + rooms.
BIG: These are close mics + overheads + rooms + AMS nonlin reverb and a touch of AKG BX10 spring reverb.

Here is a single velocity of kick and snare in all 3 versions:

For those interested, here is the signal chain:

Kick In: Audix D6 -> BAE 312A -> API 550B -> Distressor
Kick Out: Bock iFet -> SSL E console mic pre and EQ
Snare Top: Sennheiser MD441 -> Chandler TG Microphone Cassette -> Distressor
Snare Bottom: Sennheiser e609 -> SSL E console mic pre, EQ, and compressor
Rack Tom: AKG C414 B-ULS -> SSL E console mic pre and EQ
Floor Tom: AKG C414 B-ULS -> SSL E console mic pre and EQ
OH (offset spaced pair): Coles 4038 -> Avedis MA5 -> 1176 Rev A
Hi Hat: KM184 -> CAPI 312 -> SSL E console EQ
FOK: EV 635 -> Altec 1567A -> EMI RS124 -> SSL E console EQ
Room (blumlein): AEA R88 -> Focusrite ISA215 -> Neve 33609 metal knob