Retro-sounding drum samples that pack a modern punch. This free Reverb sample pack includes one-hits and loops in the style of Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab” that we recorded at Chicago’s Rax Trax studios. All royalty-free and fair use, download and use them at will.
The drums in Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab” were recorded with a single dynamic mic, and then run through many high-end studio processors into a 2-inch tape machine.
Drum Set
- A 1970s-era Gretsch drum set, with the front bass head removed
- The snare is a heavily dampened 5×14″ Ludwig Acrolite
- Cymbals include a pair of 14″ Zildjian K Sweet hi-hats dampened with tape, as well as a 20″ Zildjian Custom Dark Crash
Mic + Processing
- Shure SM57
- Neve 1073 preamp
- Pultec EQH-2 Program Equalizer
- Otari MTR-90 tape machine
- AMS Neve 336309 stereo compressor
The Samples
Included in this free sample pack are loops and one-hits of each part of the kit—treated with the above processors. Each one-hit is available in a soft, moderate, and hard velocity.
All are 24-bit wav files.
They include:
- Intro loop
- Verse loop
- 3 closed hi-hats
- 3 open hi-hats
- 3 crashes
- 3 rides
- 3 floor toms
- 3 rack toms
- 3 snare rolls
- 3 snare hits
- 3 kicks
