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Our Top 9 Legendary Cowbell Songs
Ever since music producer “Bruce Dickinson” (more specifically, “The “Bruce Dickinson” as performed by Christopher Walken) tells the band they have “what appears to be a dynamite sound” but they need “a little more cowbell,” this commonly-maligned percussion...

A Humble Set of Ludwig Acrolite Snare Hits that Just Sound Good!
A different taste of Ludwig. These samples feature the ever-ready Ludwig Acrolite at a medium-high tension. While the open resonance may not be for everyone’s mix, there’s plenty of headroom to apply EQ and processing. Try using a transient shaper, compression...

Same Ludwig Black Beauty, with Wide-Open Ring and Resonance
We used the same Black Beauty snare drum with same tuning as the previous free snare samples post, but without any muting for a more open and resonant set of snare sounds.
So, if you’re after a snare sounds that rings out (and, yes, we know as many of you hate that sound as those that love it), this is the snare for you. However, if you have the previous set, you will find them very useful for blending. Blend the snare...

Free Snare Sounds from our Sound Lab Experiments!
Sometimes we have a little free time and just want to test out some drum sounds with a minimalist mic setup. It’s more for hearing how different snare tunings reveal themselves under the microscope of the mics....