October 10, 2023
best one-shot kit
During my research, I visited various sources, including Reddit discussions, webpages with lists of recommended one-shot kits, and websites offering free and paid samples. There was a fair amount of consensus on the best one-shot kits, both free and paid. The sources were directly related to the original query, and I am confident in the information gathered. However, personal preferences may still play a role in the final decision.
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Roland TD-17KV
Paul Fix - Kontakt One Shot Kit
Based1 & Pilgrim - Black Magic Vol. 1
Fantasy Synth Sample Pack
Modern Samples - Analog Snares
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"Best Electronic Drumset?"
- The article is about finding the best electronic drumset under $1000.
- Below that price range, drumsets are considered “budget” and less durable.
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The three things that justify a higher price range for electronic drumsets are:
- Durability: expensive drumsets use better materials, double/triple ply mesh heads, and have a reliable customer support team.
- Expandability: if a more diverse kit is desired, cheaper modules generally have fewer extra ports, so it might require switching the full module or kit.
- Sound/sample quality: cheaper modules tend to have fewer and less varied drum kits, recycling the same sounds between them.
- Its recommended to aim to get a second kit first, prioritizing it over the first one, since it will be more likely to meet all the new drummer’s needs in the long run.
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Specific recommended electronic drumsets are:
- A Roland TD-11KV
- Roland TD-1DMK
- Yamaha’s line of electronic drumsets
- It’s advised to budget for a solid drum throne and a pedal, since not all of them will be included in every kit.
- It’s recommended to buy any pedal and use the plastic side of its beater, since the felt one might wear the mesh of the kick pad down faster.
- A user suggested that the Roland TD-17KV is the best choice for an electronic drumset.
- Another user mentioned that he started with an Alesis Surge Mesh kit and later upgraded to a Strike Pro SE, which was “really fun” and had a decent module.
"The perfect budget e-drum"
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"https://paulfixloopkits.com/the-10-best-one-shot-kits-free-and-paid-2021/"
- This webpage lists the 10 best one-shot kits (free and paid) for 2021.
- One-shot kits are the most popular type of kits being used currently.
- The author of the webpage has divided the list of kits into two sections: top 5 free kits and top 5 paid kits.
- The author suggests that the internet has been flooded with one-shot kits, making it difficult to find the ones that are worth using.
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For free kits, the author suggests:
- Paul Fix - Kontakt One Shot Kit (author states that this is the best free kit on the market)
- Kyres Beats - Colors (Lite) (contains 17 high-quality instrument one shots)
- Fxlicia - Free One Shot Kit (contains 127 samples)
- Prod. By LJS - Orchestral (contains 90+ orchestral sounds)
- Kyle Beats - Galaxy (Demo) (contains 50+ samples and is filled with quality content)
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For paid kits, the author suggests:
- Based1 & Pilgrim - Black Magic Vol. 1 (contains over 500 sounds and is considered the best one-shot kit at present)
- Nofuk - Places One Shot Kit (contains more than 100 flute sounds and various other instruments)
- KBeazy - Fyed Up One Shots - Vol. 1 (contains more than 350 high-quality sounds)
- AnotherVgn x Ayare Beats (contains more than 500 distinct sounds)
- Kyres Beats - Sphere One Shot Kit (contains 57 highly usable sounds)
- The author provides a brief description of each kit, and what type of sounds are included in them.
- The author shares their personal favourites amongst the one-shot kits.
- The author mentions that Kyres Beats is one of the most overlooked producers in the scene but has created some of the best kits available.
- The author suggests that Based1 & Pilgrim have been among the first popular producers to help create the one-shot wave.
- The webpage includes links to download each kit.
- The author provides a video preview for one of the kits.
- The webpage allows for comments from readers.
- The author asks readers to share their personal favourite one-shot kits in the comments.
"https://www.drumsamples.org/real/"
- The article on the webpage lists 11 different real drum sample packs that range in style, genre, and format.
- The first pack is Modern Samples - Analog Snares, which includes 440 snare drum samples. The samples were recorded and mixed through a fully analog chain to ensure maximum harmonic loveliness throughout.
- The second pack is Modern Samples - Hip Hop Drums Live, which includes 400+ samples of claps, cymbals, hats, kicks, snares, and toms. The realistic drum samples were captured in a converted church with massive ceilings, recorded using the best vintage equipment and mixed to be instantly usable within your work.
- The third pack is Real Drum Samples - Ultimate Percussion Jungle, which includes over 450 high-quality percussion sounds from instruments such as Tibetan Gongs, Hindustani Tabla and Nigerian Udu to further deepen the percussive landscape. The only flaw in this pack is the lack of loops for each of the percussive samples.
- The fourth pack is Loopmasters - Acoustic Drum Workshop, which includes over 500 one-shot samples. They were recorded through gorgeous Neve preamps, giving users that warmth and realism that is hard to come by anywhere else. The samples are versatile and work with every genre, from pop to rock to jazz and beyond.
- The fifth pack is Image Sounds - Ultimate Drums - Studio Edition, which includes 150 live drum loops recorded at 24 Bit and 44.1 kHz, 40 one-shots, and three complete track stems. The samples were recorded on a professional Mapex kit with a large collection of SE microphones.
- The sixth pack is Organic Loops - Pop Session Drums, which includes a collection of rhythmic backbeats and swinging percussion to help bring much-needed energy to any mix. The pack was recorded by session drummer Matt Butlin and features a variety of full drum loops, builds, fills, tom grooves, and step sequences.
- The seventh pack is Loopmasters - Jazz Drums Vol1 - Mark Fletcher, which includes just over 2 GB of 24-bit jazz breaks ranging in tempo from 87-180 BPM. The samples were recorded with 10 different microphone placements.
- The eighth pack is RV_samplepacks - Reel Grooves, which includes a collection of vintage drum sounds that were recorded with vintage microphones and run through magnetic audio tape for a classic, saturated feel. The samples are great for old-school or lo-fi genres and were produced
"https://cymatics.fm/blogs/production/free-synth-sound-packs"
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- Synth samples and one shots provide a vast array of musical possibilities for music producers.
- Synth one shots can be manipulated and transformed in many ways, including pitch shifting, time stretching, layering, chopping, and resampling.
- Synth loops can also be chopped up to create new patterns.
- Cymatics, a music production company, has built up a collection of vintage and hard-to-find synthesizers and recorded one shot samples and melodies from multiple patches on every synth to create a list of free synth samples and one shots.
- The page provides a list of six free and two paid sample packs.
- Fantasy Synth Sample Pack contains 75 free synth one shots and 10 melody loops, recorded using sounds from vintage synthesizers such as ARP2600, Moog Model D, and Korg M1.
- Orchid Premium Sample Collection includes 11 synth one shot samples and 4 atmospheric synth pad samples.
- Eternity Vintage Sample Collection contains 11 analog pads recorded on cassette tape, among other types of samples such as drum loops, synth samples, vocals, guitar, and rhodes piano.
- Odyssey EDM Sample Pack contains 25 synth one shot samples and other components such as melody loops, FX, synth breakdowns, transitions.
- ORACLE SAMPLE PACK features 103 melody loops, 100 MIDI files, and 34 808s.
- 2020 Melody Collection includes 40 free melody loops with high-quality stems and other samples.
- Apex Vol. 5 - Vintage Synth One Shots includes 50 synth one shot samples created with legendary synthesizers.
- Pandora Synths & Instrument One Shots includes 503 samples of actual hardware synthesizers and live instruments such as guitar, piano, and world instruments.
- In addition to the free and paid sample packs, the webpage includes links to related blog posts on other types of free samples and resources for music producers.
"200+ SOUNDS / ONE SHOT KIT / @prodtmbeats - Twizzy (One Shot Kit)"
- Title of the webpage: “200+ SOUNDS / ONE SHOT KIT / @prodtmbeats - Twizzy (One Shot Kit)”
- Posted on subreddit r/Drumkits 1 year and 8 months ago.
- The post received 47 points and 6 karma from users.
- Comments section contains discussions about the color changes on the page when accessed.
- Comments section also contains a discussion on the level of “dirtiness” in the meaning of “the secret sauce.”
- A user asked if the one-shot kit is royalty-free or at least royalty split, to which another user replied that it is entirely free. The latter comment received 4 karma.
- A user asked if the kit was for Serum, which did not receive any karma.
- A user received one karma for pointing out that the link to the webpage no longer works.
- The page includes a link to download the one-shot kit, which is composed of 200+ sounds.
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