Version notes · Updated 8 Nov 2026
Every pack, every version, and what changed
I update the packs after I sell them, and every buyer gets every new version. This is the list, newest first.
v3.28 Nov 2026
2401 Added1 Changed1 Fixed1 Closed
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What I am recording or testing now. Join the list and I will write when each one is out.
- MixingBasement Drums, Volume FourFewer sounds, better ones, recorded this autumn.
- RecordingUpright piano loopsA small pack from the piano I found, played with one microphone.
- TestingDrum patterns for slow beatsLonger patterns with notes on the swing.
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A short letter every Sunday: what changed in the packs and what I am recording next.
Release log
- v3.2Basement Drums8 Nov 2026
- AddedThree new snaresA dry one, a rim shot and a rolled one, all recorded in the basement this month.+3 one-shots
- ChangedClosed hat 4Quieter by 3 dB, so it sits under the snares.Replaced in place
- FixedKick 11It clipped at the start. Re-recorded and levelled.One file
- ClosedOpen hat 7Too close to hat 6, so I took it out.-1 one-shot
- v2.1Dusty Keys1 Nov 2026
- AddedTwelve tape loopsSlow wobble on piano and electric piano, recorded to a cassette and back.+12 loops
- ChangedFoldersLoops are sorted by key, with the tempo in every name.All loops
- FixedLoop 33The pitch drifted at the end. I trimmed it.One file
- ClosedTwo loopsI never used them, and I do not think you will.-2 loops
- v1.0Bass Lines From Nowhere4 Oct 2026
- AddedSeventy bass loopsPlayed on a borrowed bass, recorded straight in, left a little rough.70 loops
- AddedSeven keysTen loops in each key, with the tempo in every name.7 keys × 10 loops
- ChangedIn the bundleThe pack is now part of The Basement Bundle at no extra cost.
- v1.4Vinyl Crackle and Room Tone6 Sep 2026
- AddedSix crackle bedsLong textures from a clean turntable, made to sit under a whole beat.+6 textures
- ChangedRoom tone 3Furnace on, and quieter. I took out the hum under it.Replaced in place
- FixedTexture 41A click at the loop point. Gone.One file
- v3.1Basement Drums20 Jun 2026
- AddedEight hatsClosed and open, played with a stick and with fingers.+8 one-shots
- AddedTwo clapsOne tight, one loose.+2 one-shots
- ChangedSnare 14Brighter, with the room trimmed.Replaced in place
- FixedKick 22A click at the end of the tail.One file
- v2.0Chop Sheet: 16 Pad Layouts30 May 2026
- AddedEight new layoutsLayouts for loops that are longer than two bars.+8 sheets
- AddedA sheet for your own loopsA blank layout to draw the chops of a loop you played.
- ChangedPencil linesEvery number is larger, so you can read it on the desk.All sheets
- ClosedTwo sheetsThe two that nobody used.-2 sheets
- v2.0Dusty Keys14 Mar 2026
- AddedTwenty-five upright loopsPlayed with a cloth over the strings for a softer start.+25 loops
- ChangedTuningEvery loop is in tune with the others, and named by key.All loops
- FixedLoop 9A click at the start.One file
- ClosedFive loopsThey were out of tune and no amount of fixing helped.-5 loops
- v3.0Basement Drums14 Feb 2026
- AddedKicksForty-eight kicks, from a wooden pedal to a loose skin.48 one-shots
- AddedSnaresSixty snares on three different drums.60 one-shots
- AddedHatsSeventy hats, closed and open.70 one-shots
- AddedClaps and percussionTwenty claps and thirty small things.50 one-shots
- v1.3Vinyl Crackle and Room Tone7 Feb 2026
- AddedEight roomsThe basement at different times of the day.+8 textures
- ChangedNamesEach texture says how long it runs.All textures
- ClosedTwo texturesToo noisy to use under anything.-2 textures
- v1.2Vinyl Crackle and Room Tone13 Sep 2025
- AddedTen new cracklesTwo records, cleaned and uncleaned.+10 textures
- ClosedTwo texturesReplaced by better takes.-2 textures
- v1.2Dusty Keys23 Aug 2025
- AddedTwelve minor loopsSlow chords in minor keys.+12 loops
- ChangedLoop 17Re-tuned.One file
- v1.0Chop Sheet: 16 Pad Layouts19 Jul 2025
- AddedTen pad layoutsTen ways to lay a chopped loop across the pads.10 sheets
- AddedPencil gridA grid to mark which pad plays which slice.
- v1.1Vinyl Crackle and Room Tone14 Jun 2025
- AddedTen new texturesMore room tone, less crackle.+10 textures
- FixedTexture 12A hum under the tail.One file
- v1.1Dusty Keys12 Apr 2025
- AddedEight slow chordsPlayed on an upright and left to ring.+8 loops
- FixedLoop 6A click at the loop point.One file
- v1.0Vinyl Crackle and Room Tone8 Mar 2025
- AddedThirty texturesRecords and empty rooms, recorded on a quiet night.30 textures
- AddedLoop pointsEvery texture loops without a click.
- v1.0Dusty Keys18 Jan 2025
- AddedUpright loopsTwenty-four loops from an old upright.24 loops
- AddedElectric piano loopsSixteen loops from an electric piano that needs tuning.16 loops
Basement Drums, Volume Three
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About me
I make hip-hop beats in a basement studio in a row house, with a sampler, a turntable and a few instruments that I play badly and record anyway. For years I dug for records and took what I needed. Now I play and record my own sounds, so that anything I sell is mine to sell and yours to use.
Every pack I sell is a living thing. I update the sounds when I find a better take or someone tells me something is off, and every update has a version number and a note saying what changed. Buy a pack once and the new versions are yours. The posts here are those notes, plus the beats and the workflow behind them.
I do not sell lessons or custom work. I sell the sounds, the sheets and two courses on making a beat and on chopping your own playing. If you make music in a bedroom, a closet or a basement, this is for you.