Drum sample replacement is the process of augmenting or replacing the individual hits in a drum recording with samples to change their tone or enhance their punch.

How to Use Drum Sample Replacement to Fatten Your Drum Kit

Modern production styles call for hard hitting drums with enough authority to punch through a dense mix.


But capturing powerful, punchy drums is one of the biggest challenges in recording.


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The surprising secret to achieving these bracing tones is layering acoustic drums with samples.


In this article I’ll lay out how to fatten up your acoustic drum kit recordings with drum sample replacement in 6 steps.