Traditionally, you'll be spending this time of year buying presents for others (or starting to fret that you haven't yet bought any presents for others) but, as usual, SampleRadar has a gift for you. A round thousand drum samples are awaiting your attention: we've got single hits, complete kits that can be loaded into your drum machine of choice and a selection of ready-to-go loops.

Download Drum sounds. Media that can be downloaded for free with a Pond5 Membership. Downloads apply to monthly download allocation. A free collection of key labeled kick drum samples in WAV format, with accompanying patches for NI Kontakt and SFZ compatible sampler instruments.

What you need to know The samples are split into three folders: Assorted Hits, Drum Kits and Rex Loops. The first two contain further sub-folders that let you know the type of hit and kit you're dealing with (both acoustic and electronic sounds are on offer), while the third features drum loops in the widely supported REX format. All the hits and kits are supplied as WAV files so can be imported directly into your DAW or sampler of choice. The REX files can be loaded into any software that supports them. Because they're royalty-free, you're welcome to use the samples in your music in any way you like - all we ask is that you don't re-distribute them. The drum samples are supplied in a zip file, so you'll need to extract them before you can see them.

Prince Rare Purple. Example sounds Acoustic snare Electro kick Crash cymbal Drum samples: click to download These samples originally appeared on magazine's cover DVD. Check out the latest issue for many more. Drum tutorials.