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In just the same way that you would rarely compose or produce a rock track without the right type of electric guitar sound, the same can be said for the myriad of different drum sounds that we have available to us, thanks to the extraordinary age of access to samples and drum software.
To amplify this further, there are so many genres and subcategories of commercial music, meaning the right choice for your drum sounds could make the difference between commercial hit, or designation to the download bargain bins.
Finding your sound
One of the most extraordinary factors when it comes to drum sound selection and choice is how in vogue certain sounds can be. In much the same way that fashions and tastes repeat every few years, the same can be true of drum sounds.
Let’s take one of the most ubiquitous sounds of the last 40 years, Roland’s TR-808. It has supplied everything from bright and breezy patterns, as heard on Marvin Gaye’s, to the beginnings of the hip-hop movement, with
