Wave Alchemy Tape Snares and Layers WAV Ableton Live

Characterful acoustic snares & creative layering tools…

Introducing Tape Snares & Layers, a lively and articulately designed collection of 'characterful' snare drum samples and creative layering tools!

Tape Snares & Layers serves up 4,000 acoustic & hybrid snare drums, claps, stacks and powerful drum layering tools; processed impeccably using a 100% hardware chain throughout, and pitched / resampled across two full octaves (per sound) in the analogue domain using tape machine Varispeed for extra tonal range and grit! We’ve also included a deeply produced Ableton Live Pack version with Push integration and powerful hands on sound design Macros.

Ableton Live & Push Integration

As well as the included 4,000+ drum samples (in WAV format), Tape Snares & Layers also boasts a powerful Ableton Live Pack (for Live 9 and 10)…

Easily mix and match any snare drum or layer using our extensive modular Drum Rack environment
Pitch drums in the analogue domain using our powerful 'Tape Pitch' macro control. This gives you real-time analogue pitch shifting of every drum sound!
Get creative with our 'Drum Modules' presets by mixing and matching drum sounds in real time and processing them using Macros for filter, resonance, tape pitch, saturation, slop and more…
Get melodic with our 'Pitched Drums' presets, which allow you to play any sound across your keyboard chromatically over two octaves; playing back real analogue tape pitched versions of each snare
Deep Push and Push 2 integration. Control everything directly from your Push / Push 2 controller
As a bonus, we've also included a collection of Layered Snare presets, making use of multiple sounds and layers combined into single Racks

What's included? Let's Recap...

4,222 snare drum samples and creative sound design layering tools; provided in 24-bit WAV format
All sounds impeccably processed via high-end outboard, and recorded to a Studer analogue tape machine for extra character
Two full octaves of tuning per sound, all pitched 100% in the analogue domain using tape machine Varispeed
Feature-rich and powerful Ableton Live Pack environment, with full Push / Push 2 integration
Processed acoustic snares, prepared snares, electronic snares and layered stacks, claps, noise bursts, foley & found sound layers, creative sound design, vinyl noise, transients, clicks, snaps & more...

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