8-Bit Drum Kits is an extensive collection of authentic sample drum kits, designed to replicate the iconic NES and 8-bit drum sounds of classic video game soundtracks. This pack includes a wide range of 8-bit kicks, snares, hi-hats, toms, cymbals, and percussion, making it ideal for creating chiptune, 8-bit music, or retro-inspired tracks.

The drum samples focus on the classic triangle wave and noise-channel combination, a technique used on the original NES sound chip to emulate real drums. Some kits are inspired by the drum sounds from well-known retro games, while others are custom-designed kits with the same sonic character.

This pack contains:

• 94 Drum Kit Patches (72 main kits + 22 bonus alternate kits)
• Formatted for Maschine • Ableton Live • FL Studio • MPC • Battery • Kontakt • Logic Pro • TAL-Sampler
• 1504 8-Bit Drum Samples (kick, snare, hi-hat, tom, cymbal, shaker & percussion)
• 24-bit / 44.1 kHz WAV
• 90 MB

More from this series

For more NES-style drum kits from this collection, check out:

• 8-Bit Drum Kits 2
• 8-Bit Drum Kits 3

Get all three packs together in the 8-Bit Drum Kits Bundle.