SHLD sample packs - Alesis SR-16 multi-samples

Published: Sun 20 February 2022
Updated: Fri 15 September 2023 by Ludo In Music
tags: sound packs ableton live sfz drum kit sample packs

The Alesis SR16 is a classic drum machine that has been used by many musicians and producers in the industry. It is the perfect drum machine for anyone looking for 90s drum sounds.

14/12: new drum kits added for Ableton, Bitwig and all DAWs in SFZ format!

This 90s Classic Drum Machine has been carefully sampled using 4 velocity layers.

sr16 sampled drumkits

This classic 16 bits machine features a great selection of 233 realistic, natural stereo drum sounds, and multi-samples were used for some sounds. The original advert said, "no matter how much money you spend you cannot buy a better drum machine". 😉 The particular unit I possess dates back to 1996 and represents the authentic vintage version with 16-bit resolution, setting it apart from the more recent models that boast 24-bit capabilities.

The sound mapping chosen is the General MIDI one like the original, and each drumset has 12 sounds:

  • Kick: C1
  • Snare: D1
  • Closed Hat: F#1
  • Open Hat: A#1
  • Claps: D#1
  • Perc 2: G3
  • Tom 1: C2
  • Tom 2: A1
  • Tom 3: F1
  • Ride: D#2
  • Crash: C#2
  • Perc 1: F3

The SHLD sampled drums packs are:

  • sampled in 16 bits
  • multisampled to capture all details
  • compatible with any DAW thanks to SFZ sample presets. For example, Bitwig supports SFZ natively
  • compatible with Ableton Live 10 or 11 Sampler and also Simpler
  • available for all my supporters on my Patreon, but some drum kits are 100% free with slightly degraded sound quality.

And if you support me on Patreon for the price of a coffee ☕, you have access to all my SFZ samples and Ableton drum kits and instruments packs, current and future! Lucky bunch eh? 😁

Download SR16 packs

Go to my YouTube channel below, and you'll hear that, these drum samples can be used with pretty any music style:

  • SR-16 sample pack quick demo

Or my Soundcloud playlist:

  • SHLD samples and sound packs

How to use the samples without a DAW

If you don't use Ableton or a PC, you can also import the samples in your DAW or MPC. The WAV samples are located in the Samples/Recorded/DrumsetNN directories.

Each sample name contains the original note used on the SR16, and a velocity number (32,64,96 or 127). See above for the note to sample name relation, for example C1 is always a kick.

Description of the drum sample packs

The following drum kits were sampled from my SR16:

  • Drumset00: Rock 1 (avail to PRO-One Patreons)
  • Drumset01: Rock 2 (avail to PRO-One Patreons)
  • Drumset02: Rock 3 1
  • Drumset03: Rock 4 1
  • Drumset04: Rock 5
  • Drumset05: Rock 6
  • Drumset06: Rock 7
  • Drumset07: HardRock 1
  • Drumset08: HardRock 2
  • Drumset09: HardRock 3
  • Drumset10: R&B 1
  • Drumset11: R&B 2
  • Drumset12: R&B 3
  • Drumset13: Funk 1
  • Drumset14: Funk 2
  • Drumset15: Blues 1
  • Drumset16: Blues 2
  • Drumset17: Rap 1
  • Drumset18: Rap 2
  • Drumset19: Rap 3
  • Drumset20: Techno 1
  • Drumset21: Techno 2
  • Drumset22: Techno 3
  • Drumset23: Reggae 1
  • Drumset24: Reggae 2
  • Drumset25: Jazz Rock 1
  • Drumset26: Jazz Rock 2
  • Drumset27: Fusion 1
  • Drumset28: Fusion 2
  • Drumset29: New Age 1
  • Drumset30: New Age 2
  • Drumset31: Country 1
  • Drumset32: Courtry 2
  • Drumset33: Country 3 1
  • Drumset34: CountryRock 1
  • Drumset35: Rockabilly 1
  • Drumset36: Jazz 1 1
  • Drumset37: Jazz 2 1
  • Drumset38: Dixie 1
  • Drumset39: Polka 1
  • Drumset40: Latin 1
  • Drumset41: Latin 2
  • Drumset42: Latin 3
  • Drumset43: Latin 4
  • Drumset44: Latin 5
  • Drumset45: Ballad 1
  • Drumset46: Ballad 2
  • Drumset47: Ballad 3
  • Drumset48: Ballad 4
  • Drumset49: Ballad 5

If you have sample pack or Ableton drum packs requests, feel free to contact me below or on my Patreon! And if you like great analog sounds, check my PRO-1 samples and instruments or my Arturia Minifreak samples!

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