8-Bit Drum Kits 3 is a massive collection of over 100 drum kits, featuring acoustic drum and vintage drum machine samples that have been processed through a DPCM engine to authentically replicate the sound of the classic NES sound chip. These kits deliver a wide range of lo-fi DPCM kicks, snares, toms, and percussion, plus noise-based hi-hats and crash cymbals, perfect for chiptune, 8-bit music, and any production that needs classic video game-style drum beats.

Many of the drum samples in this pack also utilize a hybrid technique widely used in NES-era drum sound design, combining short, low-frequency DPCM samples with synthesized noise to create a fuller drum sound. In these "super" drum samples, the body and foundation of the drums come from the sampled DPCM audio, while the attack and extended noise are added using layered noise synthesis. This technique results in punchy, expressive drum sounds that keep the distinctive 8-bit aesthetic while enhancing the clarity and definition needed for modern chiptune production.

This pack contains:

• 109 Drum Kit Patches
• Formatted for Maschine • Ableton Live • FL Studio • MPC • Battery • Kontakt • Logic Pro • TAL-Sampler
• 1,744 8-Bit Drum Samples (kick, snare, hi-hat, tom, percussion & cymbal)
• 24-bit / 44.1 kHz WAV
• 135 MB

More from this series

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

• 8-Bit Drum Kits
• 8-Bit Drum Kits 2

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