Drum Samples

Drums are the foundation of almost every genre out there, which is why we've made it our mission to create only the punchiest, most heavyweight drum sample packs & kits available, sourced from vintage drum machines, analog synths & more!

Slam

Slam

Drum Machine Samples
$20.73
Make your drums slap through the mix with our latest mouth-wateringly punchy set of 324 vintage drum samples & kits!
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Arcade Rhythms

Arcade Rhythms

Retro Drum Loops & Samples
$20.73
Unleash a treasure trove of authentic 80s grooves & punchy retro drum flavours on your DAW with 308 drum loops & samples!
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Assemble

Assemble

Industrial Drum Samples
$20.73
Brace for impact as this pack rains down 420 pounding drum & industrial percussion samples on your music!
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Boombox

Boombox

Hardware Drum Samples
$20.73
Coat your beats in the unique grit & crunch of classic grooveboxes with 330 hardware drum samples & 13 drum kits!
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Thump

Thump

Drum Machine Samples
$20.73
Enter your beats in the heavyweight class with this slamming selection of 348 punchy drum machine samples!
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Vinyl Drums

Vinyl Drums

Vintage Drum Samples
$20.73
Spin back the clock & drop the needle with 357 deliciously crunchy drum samples bursting with retro warmth!
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Attack

Attack

Drum Machine Samples
$20.73
Discover a whole new level of percussive power & punch with 375 drum machine samples & 13 drum kits!
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LoFi Drum Samples

LoFi Drum Samples

Mini Pack 0026
$10.37
Craft your next Golden-era Hip Hop beat in a heartbeat with 118 drum samples steeped in retro crunch & grit!
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VHS Beats

VHS Beats

Drum Machine Samples
$20.73
Suck your music into a VHS deck & disappear down a rabbit hole of tape-roasted crunch with 500 retro drum samples!
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Drum Machine Samples

Drum Machine Samples

Micro Pack 0004
$3.89
Unleash the unparalleled power of the hardware groovebox in your DAW with this ultra-punchy set of 48 drum machine samples!
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Impression

Impression

FX Drum Samples
$20.73
Let your beats sing with 330 ultra characterful drum samples blending acoustic drums, textures & tonal layers!
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Synthwave Drums

Synthwave Drums

Micro Pack 0001
$3.89
Fire up the time machine & blast back to the heyday of the drum machine with this precision-designed set of 48 retro drum samples!
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Crush

Crush

LoFi Drum Samples
$20.73
Deliver the embracing warmth, crunch & snap of LoFi analog sound to your tracks with this set of 376 drum samples & kits!
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Burst

Burst

Drum Machine Samples
$20.73
Detonate an explosion of thundering drum machine fury in your DAW with 339 epic drum machine samples!
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Flare

Flare

Found Percussion Samples
$20.73
Uncover a treasure trove of shakes, strikes, scrapes & scrunches with this sparkling, characterful set of 340 Found Percussion Samples!
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Hip Hop Drums

Hip Hop Drums

Micro Pack 0005
$3.89
Power your next beat with the laid-back sound of Golden-era Hip Hop with this set of 48 crackling drum samples!
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Amplify

Amplify

Driven Drum Samples
$20.73
Harness the sound of vintage drum machines driven through a guitar amp & pedals with 381 ultra-characterful, super-punchy drum samples!
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Bolt

Bolt

Industrial Drum Samples
$20.73
Hard hats on & brace yourself for impact - 420 heavyweight drum & percussion samples flying your way!
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Cassette 808 Drums

Cassette 808 Drums

Mini Pack 0013
$7.77
Wash your next booming 808 beat in the retro crunch & hiss of a vintage tape machine with 112 driven, punchy drum samples!
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Foundation

Foundation

Drum Machine Samples
$20.73
Take home a crate of 433 genuine, vintage drum machine samples, bursting with retro grit, punch & classic character!
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Explosive Drum Samples For Your Next Beat

Drum samples are a vital element of virtually every electronic music production, so every last grain of our effort, skill and knowledge goes into crafting drum sample packs that sound punchy, full and fit perfectly into an extensive range of genres - all ModeAudio drum libraries are designed to lay the strongest foundations for your beats!

From huge, speaker-shaking kick samples and crisp, snappy snare sounds to bright hi hats, booming toms, fizzing shakers, rims, cymbals, percussion and beyond, our WAV drum samples collection spans thousands of pristine sounds ready to light up your projects whether you're making Hip HopHouseEDM and far beyond.

Carefully blending drum machine samples, drum soft synth and analog drum synth sounds with professional signal chain effects and channel strip plugins for added warmth and saturation, introduce a whole new type of percussive punch to your music now!

Drum Samples FAQ

Q: What is a drum sample?

A: A drum sample is short audio file consisting of a single strike of a drum sound, such as a bass drum. So, a bass drum or kick sample contains a single strike, 'thump' or 'hit', of a bass or kick drum.

Q: What are the different types of drum samples?

A: Broadly, there are two types of drum sample - acoustic and electronic. Acoustic drum samples are sourced and recorded from real drums and live drumming, whereas electronic drum sounds are generated using synthesizers and software.

Both types have many different sub types, which relate to the various parts of an acoustic drum kit - bass or kick drum, snare drum, tom, hi hat, crash cymbal, ride cymbal and so on.

Q: How can I use drum samples in my music?

A: You can use drum samples by recording or creating your own, or by downloading drum sample packs such as those we offer here on ModeAudio. These packs contain ready-made sounds that can be used directly in the arrangement section of your DAW, or within a sampler such as Ableton Live's Sampler device.

Q: What's the difference between drum samples, hits, one-shots, kits & loops?

A: The terminology can be confusing, but a drum sample, hit and one-shot are all the same thing - a short audio file consisting of a single strike of a given drum. Drum loops are patterns of a number of different drum sounds organised into a percussive rhythm, whereas a drum kit is a preset consisting of a set of related drum sounds that can be played together using a sampler such as Reason's Kong device. 

All ModeAudio drum sample packs contain drum kit presets for various software samplers, allowing you to start programming beats and rhythms as soon as you open up your DAW.

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