dave the drummer sample pack

[MARK ANXIOUS]

rdr is 100% spot on. the folders and the way things are organised are paramount. i mean it goes without saying some nice hat loops and clap patterns from you is going to be ace no matter what, but if they're not organised properly, you wont be able to get the best out of your cd.

i generally have wav stuff organised in two folders - loops then and one shots. in the loops folder i then have the different folders: percussion (which then has within it a hats, rides, claps etc folder), breaks, fx loops, sound loops and a few others. within these i then further focus the folders. the one shots is much the same.

that way if i'm wanting super quick inspiration and i can't be arsed racking up a sampler, it's straight into the loops and directly to the folder type i want. it's super quick and much better than 99% of the sample CD's i have.

perhaps you can then create another top level folder called 'MIDI files' and bang a load of nice sequences in there. within that folder you could have like folders '303','Hoover', 'Messed up', 'FX Stuff' and place them in there.

what about 'sound banks' too? especially with some fave synths - Vanguard, Thor or even Nexus????

you know, this certainly seems a brilliant and exciting prospect. all the best with it h.

[TechMouse]

Personally, I'd love to hear some atmospheres and pads.

Hits / drums / synths etc. are always useful, but fairly ubiquitous.