The drum kit itself sounds convincingly vintage and lo-fi. This can lead to some pretty interesting effects, perfectly suitable for transitions. The custom Kontakt interface allows changing the pitch and tone of the drum samples during playback. Various tape recorder noises are also included in the sample library, such as tape noise, button press sounds, etc. People with slower machines have the option of using an alternative Lite version of the kit which is provided inside the download pack. The included samples come from a Ludwig Vistalite acoustic drum kit which was recorded with a lo-fi tape recorder. The Old Tape Drums sample library features 6 velocity layers and 6 round robin layers per articulation. People who don’t like using Facebook can skip this process and send an email to Wavesfactory, after which the download link will be delivered to their Inbox. The download link will become visible after clicking the Like button on the download page linked below. Please note that you’ll need to join Wavesfactory on Facebook in order to get the freebie drum samples. Old Tape Drums is available for free download via Wavesfactory (335 MB download size, RAR archive, contains 2 instrument patches in NKI format for NI Kontakt). Don’t expect a clean sound, it’s the opposite. It has a lofi vibe to it, but without sacrificing dynamics.

Old Tape Drums is a sample library for Kontakt featuring a Ludwig Vistalite drum kit recorded with a mono lo-fi cassette tape recorder.

Wavesfactory has released Old Tape Drums, a free NI Kontakt instrument featuring acoustic drum samples processed with a mono cassette tape recorder.

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