Free Jazz Drum Samples for Kontakt
by Peter Kirn
If you’re looking for some drum sounds to spice up projects, there’s a really lovely set of samples from Orange Tree of jazz drum sets. I enjoy the warm sounds here – and they could be ripe for reinterpreting, coloring patterns and such. They’re already pre-built for Kontakt; Battery would have been an obvious drum-centric choice, but I find some of Kontakt’s deeper scripting powers make it my go-to sampler, even for drum/kit stuff.
Here’s what they sound like:
There doesn’t seem to be any information on Orange Tree’s site, but here’s a direct download link:
Note that you’ll need a rar decompresser; Windows users probably already have one (like my fave, 7-Zip), but Mac users, try:
Orange Tree has some other sample libraries, as well, including Kontakt-focused guitar and bass libraries:
Big shout-out to Synthtopia for catching this one.
Thanks for using my photo, and I’m glad you like it.
You know the ironic thing is that the Braxton Trio opened for…Ramsey Lewis!
Best,
Tom Marcello
I’ve mapped these for RMV
http://kyran.wayouthere.co.uk/Jazz_Funk_Kit.RM_V_Kit
It should obbey the original mappings of the kontakt kit, just drop the file in the samples folder and import.
Nice post. Thank you for the info. Keep it up.
thanks for the freebie yo!
sounds great.
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