Soundware round-up
Loopmasters
Original Jungle Breaks 2 £30
A huge collection of jungle-inspired drum loops, all freshly recorded using a real drummer, and divided up into tempo-based sets: 160-165bpm, 166-170bpm, 171-175bpm, 176-182bpm, and ‘Halftime’. Within each folder, variations on the headline loops give loads of variation, and the performances, drum sounds and production are exquisitely observed, from tight snares and retro ambience, to pushed grooves and skittish grace notes. Don’t want to skimp on junglistic authenticity by going beyond the ‘Amen’, ‘Think’, etc, breaks? OJB2 has superb alternatives. loopmasters.com
10/10
Sample Tools by Cr2
Drum & Bass 3 £16
Though you may associate Cr2 primarily with the four-square dance genres, they do have their bass music moments, too, as evidenced by the third in
