Raw Analogue Drums
The Pearl Syncussion SY-1 is an extremely rare analogue drum synthesizer originally manufactured in 1979 by Pearl Musical Instruments.
This freaky little box is capable of producing a huge palette of percussive sounds, powerful kicks and experimental sound effects which carry a vintage sound inherent to its unique drum synthesis methods and extremely powerful sounding oscillators…
Sampling the SY-1
After finally getting our hands on one of these extraordinary instruments we just knew we had to sample it!
Our goal was to record a versatile and creative collection of sounds from one of the rarest and most powerful drum synths ever made; resulting in 1885 beautifully recorded drum samples.
In the Detail
We worked extremely hard to capture the raw, powerful sound of the SY-1 by recording both a huge selection of dry drums as well as a variety of round robin samples and velocity variations.
Each sound was recorded through mastering grade conversion and high-end analogue preamps.
Adding Character
For extra character and depth, we recorded a wealth of Syncussion sounds through our vast collection of boutique all-analogue gear.
Additionally, a number of sounds were re-sampled through our EMU SP-12 Turbo to obtain a lo-fi, gritty texture.
Last but by no means least we visited the world of analogue tape by recording over 800 drum hits to analogue tape via a Studer A820 tape machine…
In the Press
What people are saying about Syncussion Drums…
“Raw and punchy electronic drum sounds with a surprising amount of variety and plenty of subtle variations in processing…”
“This is a really unique sounding pack that is full of useful drums! The samples are beautifully recorded and are ready to use straight out the box with no further processing needed…”
What’s Included?
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1885 24-bit 100% royalty free electronic drum hits!
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839 drum sounds recorded to 1/4” tape via a Studer A80 Mk1 tape machine
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162 unprocessed kick drum samples including cone-melting subs, snappy clicks and enormous bass drums
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74 beautifully processed kick drum sounds making use of our extensive outboard collection
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16 creatively layered kicks and huge subs
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148 carefully recorded round robin sample variations
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158 percussion hits and wired tones
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134 blips, glitch and creative noise hits
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71 lo-fi SP-12 drum sounds including twisted percussion and lo-fi hits
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95 tom samples covering deep to disco and everything in between
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48 stereo SFX sounds
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104 additional layered snare drum and hi hat samples. Snares and hats are not the Syncussion’s strongest point so we included a huge bonus collection of punchy snares and silky hats
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63 ‘ready to play’ drum kits including sampler patches for Battery, Kontakt, NI Maschine, Reason NNXT, Halion, EXS24 and SFZ
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Ableton Live Pack including 57 Drum Racks and 63 Sampler Instruments
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6 multi samples kits, each offered in a variety of key labelled pitches and designed to be played as musical patches