Test Press DnB Textures 2

Test Press’ D&B Textures series returns with DnB Textures 2. We’re bringing you a collection of sounds for melodic, organic, and atmospheric drum & bass.

This pack includes live-recorded drum breaks, soft, organic pads, reminiscent ambiences, weighty basslines, keys and synth loops, tempo-synced FX, and a wide range of one-shot samples of basses, drums and percussion, FX, and synths.

We employed various vintage and modern studio gear to make the sounds in this package.

The drum grooves were played on a live drum kit and then sampled, chopped, and pitched in an Akai S3000 for that classic tone software samplers can’t match. A Novation Bass Station 2 alongside synthesizer-like EMU and Yamaha samplers provided speaker-shaking bass. And what better machine to provide truly D&B sounding pads than a custom programmed Roland JV-2080?

The sounds were then processed through a golden-era Studiomaster analog desk, gracing the waveforms with its thick preamp tone and excellent EQ, and then captured by a mastering grade Metric Halo 3D audio interface. Also used were hardware Oakley-Moog filters and a tape deck.

While the focus is primarily on the melodic end of the drum & bass spectrum, this pack is beneficial to everyone who likes a bit of character in their productions.