Drum Loops

SessionBand Drums Vol.1 Loop Pack

116 drumming styles  •  WAV quality  •  100% royalty-free
5-channel multitrack for complete control of the mix

  • 116 drumming styles
  • 5-channel multitrack for complete control of the mix
  • WAV quality
  • 100% royalty-free

SessionBand Drums Volume 1 is a unique, must-have collection of over 800 multi-channel, acoustic drum loops recorded exclusively for SessionBand by the legendary drummer Ralph Salmins – voted world ‘Top 10’ drummer by Rhythm Magazine.

Ralph delivers 116 of the most current playing styles across 7 main genres with fills, build-ups and alternative grooves perfect for the tracks you are creating.

Download this stunning loop pack if you’re looking for precision-edited, real drum loops played by one of the world’s top drummers.

Every drum loop is delivered to you in high quality WAV format, fully labelled so you can quickly find the drum grooves and fills you need.

All loops are presented in a 5-channel construction kit format (corresponding to the 5 mic positions: Kick, Snare, Hats, Toms and Overheads) so you have complete control over the final stereo mix of drums in your tracks.

Simply drop the loops into GarageBand, Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton Live or your favourite DAW and find real inspirational acoustic drums for your next track.

All SessionBand loops are offered 100% royalty free.

  • 116 drumming styles
  • WAV quality
  • 5-channel multitrack
  • Easy construction kit format
  • 100% royalty-free

List Price: £22.99

Artist Information

Drums – Ralph Salmins

Ralph is one of the world’s most in-demand drummers – three times nominated as a ‘Top 10’ drummer in the Rhythm Magazine Poll and voted ‘Best Drummer’ at The British Jazz Awards.

Ralph continues to perform with some of the biggest names in music including Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Madonna, Wynton Marsalis, Van Morrison, Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach, Quincy Jones, Robbie Williams, Paloma Faith and The Waterboys…to name just a few. He is also credited with performing on over 100 movie soundtracks!

In a recent interview with Rhythm Magazine, Ralph listed his 6 career defining moments as: ‘Into The Blue’ (Guy Barker); ‘Post’ (Bjork); ‘How Long Has This Been Going On?’ (Van Morrison/Georgie Fame); ‘Swing When You’re Winning’ (Robbie Williams); ‘Harry Potter: The Prisoner of Azkaban OST’ (John Williams) and ‘London Undersound’ (Nitin Sawhney).

Ralph is also Professor of Drums at London’s Royal College of Music.

Producer – Geoff Gascoyne

Detailed Product Information

  • 812 x 5-channel loop stacks
  • Original high quality WAV recordings
  • 116 of the most current playing styles and tempos organised across 7 main musical genres: Pop; Rock; Funk/RnB; Jazz; Blues/Country; Latin; Reggae plus an additional 6 ‘Odd Meter’ styles in 6/4 and 7/4
  • Tempos from 55bpm to 250bpm
  • For each of 116 styles, there are 7 loop stacks: 3 x complimentary 2-bar loops; 3 x 2-bar fill loops; 1 x 1-bar end loop
  • All loops are fully labelled with the following information: style number; bpm; duration; mic position (e.g. Kick, Snare etc…)
  • All loops are arranged into 8 main folders with sub folders for each of the 116 styles
  • All individual component loops in the multitrack are presented together for ease of use but of course, can be used separately
  • All loops were recorded at The Bunker Studios, UK
  • All loops are offered royalty-free and can be used freely in your own works

Technical Specifications

  • Quality: 24-bit WAV
  • No. of construction kits: 116
  • Total download size: 4.6 GB
  • Total number of individual loops: 4068
  • 116 drumming styles
  • WAV quality
  • 5-channel multitrack
  • Easy construction kit format
  • 100% royalty-free

List Price: £22.99