Freshly Squeezed Samples Dave Parkison Trance Essentials

Produced in collaboration with production heavy weight Dave Parkinson, we are proud to present Dave Parkinson Trance Essentials.

Let me start by saying this product is truly unlike any product we have released in the past, and could well be one of the largest trance sample libraries on the market. The full package weighs in at just under 14GB (uncompressed) and is literally overflowing with creative inspiration from one of the most established and sought after producers in the scene today.

For anyone unfamiliar with Dave’s work, for the past 25 years he has worked and collaborated with many of the leading names in the industry including Simon Patterson, John Askew, Jordan Suckley, Paul Oakenfold, Mark Knight, Eddie Bitar, Tall Paul and many, many others. His discography spans the entirety of dance music, covering almost every genre imaginable from house to trance, to more traditional indie band music. His knowledge of engineering, production and ‘tightness’ of his mixes is simply unparalleled, being behind some of the most prolific dance tracks of the last twenty years and rocking clubs for equally as long.

With this sample pack we wanted to capture the ‘true’ Dave Parkinson signature sound and well over 2 years of hard work have went into making this product possible. We strongly feel Dave went above and beyond in terms of quality and usability and has truly brought the entirety of his sound palette to a much wider audience. We actually like to think of this sample library as three individually crafted products seamlessly combined to deliver a truly innovative, hybrid and up-to-date library of sounds and inspiration for your studio sessions.

For anyone after truly cutting edge, modern sounding driving, uplifting, progressive and hard hitting psy-trance sounds you simply can’t go wrong with this product – when you see the shear amount of content included it’s literally a no-brainer and you know from the first sample it’s something truly game changing.
Artist Testimonials

"Just managed to download the entire package. I couldn't believe my eyes!! Such an incredible amount of sounds!!!!!

I mean, you have sample libraries and you have SAMPLE libraries! Everything is so neatly categorized, you’d literally have to spend hours and hours going through all of this!

It's simply incredible! If you can't make a trance tune with this, I’d be VERY surprised!! - Armin van Buuren

"It’s been years in the making! I have been round since the first hi hat was labelled and here we are. What can I say? This is simply the best sample pack I have EVER heard. Through blood, sweat and tears Dave has delivered right to the core of cutting edge to both old and young producers a like. His talent is street ahead of anyone I have worked with, his achievements in this industry speak volumes and now let’s add this to the mix. Dave Parkinson once again helps shape a new breed. Don't not miss buying this. Welcome to the premier league.” – Simon Patterson
"This is without doubt one of the most comprehensive sample packs I have ever used. I have only managed to go through a small section of it so far but I can already see that this will be a mainstay in my future productions. I can only imagine the amount of work it took to put this sample pack together so respect to Dave for doing so. I look forward to delving further into this over the next few weeks as this is right up my street. Don't miss out on this one. 10/10." - Bryan Kearney

"You wanted it for years. You know you have. You've heard the rumors, heard the sounds of what goes on behind the scenes. Well now you can take advantage of the expertise of Dave as well. Enjoy. It's all here." - Sean Tyas

"The new Dave Parkinson pack is absolutely insane!" - Craig Connelly

"To all budding producers out there both new and established, here is something not to be missed. Dave Parkinson, a close friend and phenomenal talent has gone over and above what anyone could ever wish for in a sample pack, its insane. Dave is a master of his craft, strives for perfection and I can safely say is in a league of his own. You can now enjoy the fruits of his labour with 14gb of the freshest cutting edge sounds to help your productions along. I've watched the effort that has gone into this, its unparalleled, so do not wait another second - get your wallet out and buy it... NOW!" - Greg Downey
Demonstration Files
Sample Pack Content

First off we have a complete and comprehensive sample pack containing thousands of drum one shots (kicks, open hats, closed hats, snares, cymbals, percussion, etc.), hundreds of drum, percussion and top loops, a highly comprehensive FX section (all neatly categorized, named and labelled), actual ‘usable’ melodic and bass line loops (each provided with associated MIDI files and in most cases presets), hundreds of synth, bass and stab one shots, synth presets and much more.

Every sample is clearly named and numbered with appropriate BPM and key labelling information appended to each filename. Along with this, all files are carefully categorized into a well thought out folder structure in classic Freshly Squeezed Samples style, so it’s both quick and easy to find the sound you are looking for in during those late night studio sessions.

Here is a detailed breakdown of the sample pack content.
Drum One Shots

All drum one shot samples are engineered to pristine quality and diverse enough to use across a wide range of electronic dance music genres.

250x Claps
250x Closed Hats
100x Crash Cymbals
500x Kick Samples
250x Open Hats
300x Percussion One Shots
50x Reverse Cymbals
50x Rides
50x Shakers
250x Snares
200x Toms

Drum & Percussion Loops

The drum and percussion loop section is hugely expansive, with the individual loops split equally across 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139 and 140 BPM tempo ranges making them suitable for all sub genres of trance (and dance music in general). Each folder contains completely unique loops for that specific BPM. All loops are available in full, stripped and percussion only variants for easy mixing and matching in your productions.

1148x Total Drum/Percussion Loops
349x Full Drum Loops
100x Break Beat Loops
349x Stripped Loops
350x Percussion Loops

FX

Dave is well known for his innovative, creative manipulation of FXs and the FX section is arguably a complete sample library in its own right. All the FX are broken down into easy to navigate sub folders for quickly finding the transition or one shot you need to spice up your track.

200x Atmospheres
200x FX Shots
200x Impact FX
100x Kick FX
30x Sub Drops
100x Down Lifters
100x FX hits
100x Short Uplifters
100x Uplifters
100x White Noise FX
100x Snare Build FX

Synth One Shots & Stabs

Want to get a tighter bass drop at your climax? Use bass one hits in your sampler for tighter envelope control and more punch in your mix. All the one shots are engineered to perfection and instantly usable straight out of the box. All one shots samples also have the key in the filename.

250x Bass Hits
100x Pad Stabs
250x Stabs

Vocal Samples

Vocal hits and loops can be the secret ingredient needed to spice an otherwise lacking breakdown, not to mention adding drive to your build ups and climaxes. Used correctly vocal loops can turn a track from average to epic.

250x Vocal Hits
150x Vox Loops

Bass Loops

Dave has been behind some of the most prolific bass lines and drops in the trance history and this section of the sample pack truly showcases his ability to sculpt and compose bass sequences that truly rock your low, mid and top end. Every bassline loop is key labelled, with all MIDI files included for each loop (including the individual layers).

The bass loops are broken down into two main folders – Sub Bass Loops and Top Bass Loops. Each folder contains 4 individual subfolders spanning 134, 136, 138 and 140 BPM.

200x Sub Bass Loops
175x Top Bass Loops
280x Sub Bass Loop MIDI Files
239x Top Bass Loop MIDI Files

Synth Loops

Stuck for inspiration? Dig into Dave’s synth loops to instantly get your creative juices flowing. The synth loops are split across 134, 136, 138 and 140 BPM tempo ranges with each ‘loop’ written specifically for the given range. A large majority of these melodies are fundamentally "Song starters” with some truly creative melody writing showcased in each one.

All synth loops come with corresponding MIDI files so you can quickly chop and change to fit your own tracks.

175x Synth Loops
325x Synth Loop MIDI Files

Construction Kits

Secondly we have 20 complete, truly usable construction kits each containing the individual stems and associated MIDI files for each melodic element. Each construction kit has its own distinct mood, but thanks to the intuitive file naming, you can quick and easily swap out loops, samples and MIDIs and try out thousands of potential combinations.

Each construction kit is key and BPM labelled for ease of use.

Be sure to check out all three audio demonstrations for a comprehensive insight into what is included in the pack. All the audio demonstrations are available to hear via audio player playlist button on the top right of this page.
Dave Parkinson Sound Banks

The third part of the sample pack is the two Dave Parkinson sound banks. One bank of 114 Sylenth1 presets and 65 Logic Pro ES2 Presets (one of Dave’s favourite synths!).

These are patches exported directly from the work on the sample pack and his own existing projects, so you are getting the genuine "bread and butter” sounds he uses daily in the studio. All sounds are named and organized in traditional Freshly Squeezed Samples fashion.