Live Drum Loops & Samples
Professionally recorded drum performances captured at Pachyderm Studios.
Four twelve-hour days of recording nothing but drums at Pachyderm Studios, the Alec Tackmann Drum Loop Library captures over 50 live drum performances across nine volumes. Each session features a unique kit and vibe, tracked in a world-class room known for its natural reverb.
Designed for producers, songwriters, and mixing engineers, these loops deliver real feel, real dynamics, and real room sound—ready to drop into any DAW.
Complete Drum Loop Library
All 9 volumes of the Alec Tackmann Drum Loop Library
Recorded at Pachyderm Studios • 48kHz/24-bit WAV • Any DAW
Best value — includes all 9 volumes
Included in the Complete Library:
Stereo mixed drum loops for immediate use
Unmixed multitrack loops for full control
Stereo mixed one-shots from each session
Tech sheets and photos of every drum setup
No plugins required. No programming. Just drag, drop, and build.
One-Shot Library
472 professional drum one-shots from the Alec Tackmann Drum Loop sessions.
48kHz / 24-bit WAV • Any DAW
A curated collection of individual drum hits recorded at Pachyderm Studios.
Designed for producers and mixing engineers who want professional drum sounds without full performances.
Includes kicks, snares, toms, cymbals • Instant download
One-shots are also included in the Complete Library.
This product is intended for users who only want individual drum hits.
Individual Volumes
Prefer to start small? Listen to sample clips from each volume below.
Vol. 1 - Punchy Main Room variety
Instant download • 48kHz / 24-bit WAV
Vol. 2 - Stacks, fat snares and odd sounds
Instant download • 48kHz / 24-bit WAV
vol. 3 - Aggressive Rock new & old
Instant download • 48kHz / 24-bit WAV
vol. 4 - Dry Granite room
Instant download • 48kHz / 24-bit WAV
vol. 5 - dry granite room brushes
Instant download • 48kHz / 24-bit WAV
Vol. 6 - we couldn’t help ourselves
Instant download • 48kHz / 24-bit WAV
vol. 7 - main room beats on a jazz kit
Instant download • 48kHz / 24-bit WAV
vol. 8 - dead kit with processing
Instant download • 48kHz / 24-bit WAV
Vol. 9 - Nothing but huge tom fills and grooves
Instant download • 48kHz / 24-bit WAV
Tech Specs
Drums
1976 Ludwig Vistalite 12” 16” 22” w/ clear heads no reso kick
1976 Ludwig Vistalite 24” w/ coated heads & felt (Bonham spec)
Gretsch Brooklyn 12” 14” 16” 22” w/ clear heads
1920’s Leedy 26” bass w/ calfskin heads
Custom 18” Maple bass drum no reso
Gretsch stopsign badge 13” 16” 24” w/ coated heads
Pork Pie mahogany 13” 18” w/ coated heads
1950’s Gretsch 22” bass w/ calfskin heads
Leedy mystery 22” bass that had been on fire apparently
3”x13” Black brass piccolo snare
8”x14” Pearl Free Floater maple
5”x14” Custom wood hoop snare w/ fiberskyn
5”x14” Ludwig Vistalite snare
6”x15” 1960’s Ludwig marching snare cut down
6.5”x14” Pearl Masters maple w/ coated CS
5”x14” Ludwig Acrolite w/ Ludwig heavy heads
5”x14” Ludwig Supraphonic w/ coated ambassador
5”x8” Mystery snare
5”x14” 1920’s Leedy mahogany steam bent snare
3”x10” Pearl maple snare
Cymbals
Istanbul Agop Om 22”, 20”, 18” 15”
Zildjian K 24” Light Ride
Zildjian A 21” Sweet Ride w/ rivets
Zildjian 20” Crash of Doom
Zildjian 16” K Light Hats
Zildjian 1960’s 20” crashes
Istanbul Agop 30th Anniversary 22” Ride
Zildjian Low Volume 18”, 13”
Zildjian 18” Breakbeat Ride
Zildjian 22” K Complex Dry Ride
Zildjian 16” CIE Hats
Zildjian 14” New Beat Hats
Pasha 1960’s Sizzle Ride
Percussion
Keplinger Ching Ring
Morphbeats Tongue Head
Various bongo/congas/shakers
Sabian Thundersheet
Grover German Silver Tambourines
Tons of gaff tape and ibuprofen
Pachyderm Studios Oct 2017
Performed by Alec Tackmann
Engineered and mixed by Sonny DiPerri
Edited by Elijah Deaton-Berg
Granite Room
Overheads……Telefunken Elam 251
Snare Top……Neumann KM54
Snare Bottom……Sennheiser 442
Toms……AKG C12a
Kick…… Neumann Fet47
Neve 1064 Preamps
EAR 660 Fairchild compression on kick mic
Gain and EQ on Neve then through API console for more EQ then into ProTools
Main Room
Overheads……Neumann CMV 563s with M7 Capsules
Mono Room…… Royer 121 Ribbon
Toms…… AKG C12a
Kick…… AKG D12 and Heil PR40
Snare Top…… SM57
Snare Bottom…… Sennheiser 441
Front of Kit…… AKG C24 Stereo Tube Condenser
Room Mics Far Corners…… Neumann U47
Neve 1064, 1073, 1081, 1082
U47s compressed with Compex 760
Royer 121 compressed with Distressor
PR40 compressed with EAR660
Sent through API console for more EQ then into ProTools
Other
ProTools with combination of Hybrid mixing. Basic plugins plus:
Kicks, snares & toms parallel compressed with Thermionic Culture Phoenix
Entire drum mix Overstayer M-A-S and Manley Enhanced Pultec EQs
Tracking with Digidesign 192 and HDX converters
Yamaha NS-10 Monitors
DynAudio Mains
Mixing with Antelope Orion interface w/ Mogami cabling