Cyclick Samples - Off The Grid Volume 1 [24Bit WAV] -Sin

To make the beats, we used a mixture of hardware and software. FXpansion’s fabulous
Geist was put to work with the MPC/SP-1200swing templates from its predecessor Guru,
while we pressed our Akai MPC500 intoservice alongside a stack of hardware drum
machines, each with its own swing feel. OurBoss Dr Groove DR-202 offered some lovely
swing templates built in, even if they were a bitof a fiddle to use.

We also broke out some vintage kit: thenOberheim DMX, Korg Rhythm 55, Hammond
Auto Rhythm and Selmer Auto Rhythm vintagendrum boxes. Each has its own swing personality,
some of which we tweaked later in software,nadding more shuffle loops via Geist and Cubase.
We’ve also included plenty of hits from the original machines for flexibility.

We included some live loops too, performedbboth on real drums and on an electronic kit.

All the top loops were synthesised and/orbsampled using a mixture of software, hardware
and household objects. You’ll get the best out ofbthem by laying them over more straight kick
and snare parts.

The instrument loops were also a mixture of hard synths such as the Access Virus B, and soft
synths. They were all sequenced with an Arturia Beatstep, set to swing!