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Drum Loop Genres: Drum Loop Genres: This list of links takes you to the different Drum Loop Categories available
Arabic Loops
Breakbeat & Hardcore
Chillout & Lounge
Drum & Bass
Dubstep Drum loops
Country Drum Loops
Death Metal Drum Loops
Electronica
Electro
Funk
Heavy Metal
Hip Hop
House Drum loops
Industrial
Jazz
Jungle
Latin
Quirky & Weird
Soul & R’n’B
Reggae
Rock / Indie / Pop
Techno & Trance
Ska Drum Loops
Urban

Drum Samples & Acid Loops

What is an Acid Loop?

Acid loops are essentially WAV files that contain a small amount of meta data.

This meta data holds some basic information such as the number of beats in the loop, the key and the type of file it might be.

Typically these files are often referred to as 'Acidized'. The name comes from the popular DAW called Acid which was originally made by a software company called Sonic Foundry who sold Acid to Sony.

Click here and download some free acid loops to try them out before buying.

How to use Drum Loops

There is often some confusion among beginners as to how to use drum loops. We sometimes get questions like 'How long do your drum loops last?'

The whole point of a loop is that you can decide on exactly how long you want it to last.

Typically a drum loop might last 2 to 4 bars but occasionally they will be longer depending on the style.

Our aim is to provide you with enough grooves, fills and variations that you';ll be able to piece the loops together to suite YOUR song.

Only you can decide how long to repeat a loop before you drop in a drum fill or variation.

Using loops puts you in control of the shape of your songs.

Silicon Beats is owned by the same company responsible for the world famous www.platinumloops.com If you need other types of loops such as ethnic, hip hop, rock, trance and much more please click here.

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Drum Loops and Drum Samples

Drum Loops and Drum samples are an essential tool for any computer musician or producer. Our drum loops and Drum Samples are completely royalty free, meaning you can use them in your own songs without paying additional royalties once you have purchased them from us.


Free Drum Loops and Free Drum Samples for Download

These links will take you directly to pages where you can download free demo drum loops and drum samples for evaluation purposes. Once you have decided which drum loops or drum samples pack is suitable you may then purchase that pack to be fully licensed to use them in commercial productions.

Here is a list of links to take you directly to the Demos page for each drum loop pack in our catalog.

Breakbeat & Hardcore Drum Samples V2
Breakbeat & Hardcore Drum Samples V1
Chilllout & Lounge Drum Samples V1
Chilllout & Lounge Drum Samples V2
Drum & Bass Acid Loops - Mash Pack 1
Drum & Bass Acid Loops - Mash Pack 2
Drum & Bass Acid Loops - Mash Pack 3
Electronica Drum Loops V1
Electronica Drum Loops V2
Heavy Metal Drum Loops - Retro Metal V1
Heavy Metal Drum Loops - Very Metal V1
Hip Hop Drum Loops - Acoustic Dope Beats V1
Hip Hop Drum Loops - Electric Dope Beats V2
Indie Drum Loops - Pop Foundations V1
Industrial Beatings Drum Loops V1
Industrial Beatings Drum Loops V2
Jazz Drum Loops - Jazz Cats V1
Jungle Drum Loops - Acoustic Jungle V1
Jungle Drum Loops - Jungle Fever V1
Latin Drum Loops - Latin Heat V1
Latin Drum Loops - Latin Heat V2
Latin Drum Loops - Latin Percussion V1
Mixed Funk Drum Loops
Nu Skool Funk Drum Loops
Old Skool Funk Drum Loops
Quirky Beats V1 Drum Loops
R&B Drum Loops - Beats 4 Rhymes V1
Reggae Drum Loops - Jammin V1
Rock Drum Loops Solid V1
Techno & Trance Drum Loops - Techtrance Beat V1
Urban Drum Loops - Urban Grooves V1
Urban Drum Loops - Urban Grooves V2


A Potted History of Silicon Beats?

Why does this Breakbeats Only site exist?

Way back in 2002 Silicon Beats began life as 'Breakbeats Only'. Back then we focused solely on break beats because we believed that's what music producers wanted. We soon learned that our users needed more than just spectacular Break beats.

People loved the sounds that we had captured and our unique production style set us apart from the competition. We soon began receiving requests for more different genres. People wanted to hear lots of fills and beat variations as well as a different range of drum sounds and live room sounds.

We took up the challenge and started travelling the UK on a quest to find the best drummers we could find. Sometimes we'd find ourselves in the most obscure recording locations, from old piano warehouses to the giant basement of a Victorian mansion, from old textile Mills to plush new penthouse apartments, we've seen it all and recorded even more.

Technology allowed us to take our recording equipment on the road. We used this experience to hone our craft, learn from what worked and what failed. We now use our hard earned knowledge to perfect our recording process in our own studio in the rainforests of BC, Western Canada.

We now have 3 live rooms for recording drums which offer countless configurations for unique ambience. Our experience has taught us many ways to achieve the sound that the session demands. From huge rock drums to super tight funk with zero room ambience, we can exploit all of the options at our disposal.

If you would like to contact us with any feedback or questions please use our simple contact form which can be found by clicking here.


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