Cyclick Samples - Stacked Beats n Hits [WAV | NKI]_Sin

This sample collection gets the stacking going for you with a set of multi-layered
kick and snare (266) hits that are also collated into Kontakt instruments (see below)
and a set of beats loops (96) made from those hits, themselves given another dose of
layering and processing. There are two flavours of hit/loop: acoustic and electronic.
The former are derived from samples of real drums I have recorded for sample sessions
over the years, whilst the electronic ones are from drum machines, synths and other
non-acoustic sources.

The hits were created by loading up a whole load of kicks and snares from the Cyclick
Samples archive hard drive into Kontakt. The patch was then duplicated to create four
separate instances, each output to its own channel in Nuendo. The patches were often
pitched up or down from each other, and each output channel was given a distinct
character, from sharp transient shaped percussive attacks to flabby, bass enhanced wobble.
These four layers were then mixed through a few parallel channels that were used to
set attack, body and weight for the drum tone. These were then mixed through a final
stereo channel that featured a slight EQ tilt/shaping (UAD Tonelux Tilt and Neve 1081
plugins), parallel compression (PSP Buss Compressor and UAD Fairchild 660) and final
limiter/squisher (Sonnox Oxford Inflator). No layer featured the same sample, so each
final hit is formed from four different drum samples. The resulting stripes of hits were
then edited to remove any weaklings.

The beat loops were made from the edited hits loaded into Kontakt kits (which are
included in the Hits folder) and sent through three parallel channels: one dry, one with
accentuated transients, one with bass and MF body enhancement via distortion. These
channels were then mixed through a similar buss to the hits, though this time the iZotope
Final Mix plugin was used to compress/control a couple of key frequency areas to maximise
loudness whilst keeping harshness at bay. The resulting beats are split into full mixes,
just kicks, acoustic root samples only and electronic derived samples only.

The Kontakt instruments (created in version 5) feature a ladder LPF assigned to CC74 and
an 4-pole HPF assigned to CC01 (Mod Wheel).