Patchwerk samples

Where the preset sounds in banks A to D come from. Every sound was converted to mono and compressed/trimmed to fit on the FM-1. ← Back to Patchwerk

A · 808 kit

The Roland TR-808 Sound Sample Set 1.0.0 by Michael Fischer (Technopolis, 1994), from tidalcycles/sounds-tr808-fischer. Michael Fischer's readme calls them "absolutely free", and that repository carries a CC0 1.0 license.

808 KICKbass drum
808 SNAREsnare
808 CLAPclap
808 CHATclosed hi-hat
808 OHATopen hi-hat
808 TOMlow tom
808 BELLcowbell
808 RIMrimshot (stands in for the crash)

B · 909 kit

The TR-909 Sample Pack from AudioRealism: free for personal and commercial use under the pack's license, attribution appreciated. The TR-909 is a registered trademark of Roland Corporation; this pack and Patchwerk are not affiliated with it.

909 KICKbass drum
909 SNAREsnare
909 CLAPclap
909 CHATclosed hi-hat
909 OHATopen hi-hat
909 TOMlow tom
909 RIMrimshot (stands in for the cowbell)
909 CRASHcrash cymbal

C · FM drums

Hybrid Sample Pack Volume 01 by hizmi (Groundzero Organization), made on a Sharp X68000 with Z-Music V2. Its readme says "Can free use it." The original site is offline, so this is an archive copy.

FM KICK – FM CRASHkick, snare, clap, closed hat, open hat, tom, bell and crash

D · Various

All from Freesound, and all CC0. Each name links to the sound's page.

PIANOpiano by ramas26
CHOIRDark Choir 01 by Exsomniel (CC0), made with Sytrus in FL Studio
AMENAmen Break – bar2_2 by Dolfeus (CC0)
SAFARISafari loop by nemaavla (CC0), recorded on a keyboard
DRONEdrone by Autistic Lucario
BLIPblip by looppool
MARIMBAa marimba note from VSCO 2 CE – Percussion – Marimba by sgossner (Versilian Studios Chamber Orchestra 2, Community Edition)
SCRATCHIndu-Scratch by hello_flowers (CC0), a vinyl scratch

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