Smart Loops has released SL Groovy Kit and SL Tight Kit in SF2, SFZ and WAV sample formats.

SL Groovy Kit samples are produced using a smaller drum kit that is recorded and tuned specifically for jazz, Latin, and acid-jazz. It includes samples performed live with brushes as well as drumsticks, providing a wide range of drum sounds.

Features:

• SFZ Multi-sample Mappings: 15 including Complete Kit, Complete Kit with Brushes, Kick, Snares, Snares with Brushes, All Cymbals, All Cymbals with Brushes, etc.
• SoundFont Files: SoundFont format is provided in 2 SoundFont version 2.4 files. 1 with dry mappings and 1 with room mappings.
• Unique Samples: 227.
• Drums: Groovy Kit includes 1 18-inch Kick (10 velocity layers), 2 Snares (20 velocity layers each), 6 Toms (10 velocity layers each), and more.
• Cymbals: Hi-Hat, 2 Crash Cymbals, 2 Ride Cymbals, 2 Splash Cymbals.
• Demo File: Includes MIDI Drum Loops file that demonstrate how to create realistic drums with the swing snare brush samples.

SL Tight Kit provides two sample sets for the price of one: the first is a full drum kit, fully EQ'd and compressed, providing a dry, "tight" studio sound; the second set is the same Tight Kit with EQ and compression, but also includes the sampled room mics, providing that extra big, "John Bonham" sound.

Features:

• SFZ Multi-sample Mappings: 14 including Complete Kit Dry, Complete Kit with Room Mics, Kicks Dry, Kicks with Room Mics, Snares Dry, Snares with Room Mics, All Cymbals, Crash Cymbals, Hi-Hats, Ride Cymbals, more.
• SoundFont Files: SoundFont format is provided in 2 SoundFont version 2.4 files. 1 with dry mappings and 1 with room mappings.
• Unique Samples: 345.
• Drums: Tight Kit including 2 Kicks (10 velocity layers each), 2 Snares (40 velocity layers each), 12 Toms (10 velocity layers each), and more.
• Cymbals: Hi-Hat, 2 Crash Cymbals, Ride Cymbal, 2 China Cymbals, 2 Splash Cymbals, and Cymbal Chokes

SL Groovy Kit, SL Tight Kit and other SL Sample Sets are now available as downloads from Smart Loops for an introductory price of $39 each, or $29 each when purchasing two or more together.