BETA
MONKEY:Groove
Construction Kits - Acoustic Drum and Cymbal Samples.
With five fully-sampled studio
drum kits kits and nearly 900 (595 MBs) individual
drum and cymbal hits, Beta
Monkey’s Groove Construction Kits
is a comprehensive collection of acoustic drum
and cymbal samples created with some of the most-known
and sought-after drum sets and cymbal lines. The
recorded drum sets include drums from DW™,
Pearl™, Tama™, and Yamaha™ with
cymbals from Sabian™ and Zildjan™. You
will find kick samples, snare samples, HH samples,
and cymbal samples from some of the best known
instruments available.
The sample CD-ROM is well-suited
and designed for groove construction across a
wide variety of styles including rock, pop, R&B,
drum & bass, and more. Designed for songwriters
and producers alike, Groove Construction Kits
features multiple-velocity hits of each drum,
cymbal and percussive element making the samples
highly playable, expressive, and authentic.
Available
as 16 Bit WAV format multi-velocity samples.
Groove
Construction Kits Featured
Drum Kits
Acoustic
Kit 01: Info and Preview:
Very dry, in your
face, close-mic'ed kit. The drums
are all very open and have natural
overtones. Good versatile kit
for multiple genres. Brush hits,
stick clicks, cowbell and tambourine
hits as well as 10", 12"
and 14" toms round out this
full drum kit sample set. 149 total drum and cymbal samples.
Acoustic
Kit 02 Info and Preview:
Darker sounding
with natural room ambiance. Kicks
are more low-end and solid pop
on the snares. A versatile kit
for all styles, particularly with
a bit more edge or grit to them.
All drum components, including
12", 14", and 16"
toms, rim shots and snares with
multiple mic'ing approaches included.
Pearl Kit with Zildjian and Sabian
cymbals. 123 total samples.
Acoustic
Kit 03 Info and Preview:
Very classic sounding
kit, dry and with natural and
expressive decays. Excellent kit
for rock, pop, blues, and funk
grooves, with its natural snare
sounds and thick kicks. Very natural
sounding kit drawing its textures
from more room/overhead mics in
the mix. Cymbals, cymbal swells,
and percussive block also unique
to this construction set. Yamaha
recording set with 14" Pearl
free-floating snare and 13"
piccolo snare. 176 total samples
Acoustic
Kit 04 Info and Previews:
Another classic
and natural sounding kit, with
almost Motown sounding components.
This would be an excellent kit
for funky grooves, with its dry,
papery snare sounds and low thick
kicks. DW Kit with Zildjian and
Sabian cymbals. 34 total samples
Acoustic
Kit 05 Info and Preview:
Very lively rock
kit sound. Kicks and snares have
tasteful compression for the punch
to cut through in the mix while
the roomy air to the drums overall
will allow them to mix in any
track needing a live feel. The
toms are tuned very open and have
a lot of sustain, very reminiscent
of rock and fusion kits of the
seventies. Good for classic or
contemporary rock, pop, or bluesy
type material. Pearl Session kit
with Zildjian cymbals. 62 total
samples
**More Kicks and Snares - In
addition to the dedicated construction kits, the
CD also features 87 kicks and 157 snares taken
from various recording sessions. These samples
comprised a huge number of recording sessions
and recording techniques. The sounds are also
varied, from the subtle and subdued to the outright
obnoxious - all natural sounds and no processing
added.
**More Cymbal Samples - 106 (173
MB) total cymbal samples in this folder (in addition
to the cymbals found in respective construction
kit folders). These will allow a great variety
of cymbal sounds (8 different cymbals recorded)
as well as cymbal attacks (soft, medium, hard
hits as well as different attacks of the stick
on the bells, shoulders, and other cymbal locations).
Some
kind words by current Groove Construction Kit
users:
"Your stuff is very cool...
just keep 'em coming. Nice and dry... always
pleasure to do business with you.. your definitely
the best on the market..." -- Darko Jelisic
(U.S.)
"Brilliant product. Great service and
delivery. What more do you want?" -- Liam
Curtis (U.S.)
"Great drums for my music. REAL! Just
my guitar, my bass, and your drums!" -- Jeff
Fontana (U.S.)
"Great samples! Fast shipping! Just got
my third CD and more than satisfied!" --
Bryan Federman (U.S.)
"I'm absolutely blown away by the drum sound
on these discs. I love the straight snare
sound found on the discs too. All around EXCELLENT
WORK!!! -- Mike O'Hara (U.S.)
A great collection of natural acoustic drum and cymbal samples. Each kit is taken from the same set of drums and room recordings to maximize versatility. If you are looking for clean and natural sounding drums that can be altered to taste, then this set will give you a ton of great samples to work with.
Very dry, in your
face, close-mic'ed kit. The drums
are all very open and have natural
overtones. Good versatile kit
for multiple genres. Brush hits,
stick clicks, cowbell and tambourine
hits as well as 10", 12"
and 14" toms round out this
full drum kit sample set. 149 total drum and cymbal samples. 
Darker sounding
with natural room ambiance. Kicks
are more low-end and solid pop
on the snares. A versatile kit
for all styles, particularly with
a bit more edge or grit to them.
All drum components, including
12", 14", and 16"
toms, rim shots and snares with
multiple mic'ing approaches included.
Pearl Kit with Zildjian and Sabian
cymbals. 123 total samples. 
Very classic sounding
kit, dry and with natural and
expressive decays. Excellent kit
for rock, pop, blues, and funk
grooves, with its natural snare
sounds and thick kicks. Very natural
sounding kit drawing its textures
from more room/overhead mics in
the mix. Cymbals, cymbal swells,
and percussive block also unique
to this construction set. Yamaha
recording set with 14" Pearl
free-floating snare and 13"
piccolo snare. 176 total samples 
Very lively rock
kit sound. Kicks and snares have
tasteful compression for the punch
to cut through in the mix while
the roomy air to the drums overall
will allow them to mix in any
track needing a live feel. The
toms are tuned very open and have
a lot of sustain, very reminiscent
of rock and fusion kits of the
seventies. Good for classic or
contemporary rock, pop, or bluesy
type material. Pearl Session kit
with Zildjian cymbals. 62 total
samples
"Your stuff is very cool...
just keep 'em coming. Nice and dry... always
pleasure to do business with you.. your definitely
the best on the market..." -- Darko Jelisic
(U.S.) 
