SessionLoops and Drums on Demand on Monday announced the release of Drum Foundations Volume One in Apple Loops format and Country & Crossover Vol. 4, respectively. While the former was previously available in other formats, the latter is also Apple Loops-compatible, making both ready for use with GarageBand, Sound Track, Logic Pro 7 and Final Cut Pro.
Featuring professional drummer Simon Phillips, who has played with such musicians as Jeff Beck and Joe Satriani, Drum Foundations offers more than 450 drum loops, grooves and fills arranged into 34 Drum Sessions. Tempos range from 63.5 beats per minute (BPM) to 182 BPM and each drum session includes verse and chorus segments for building complete songs. Pricing is US$49.95 and previews are available for download from the SessionLoops Web site.
Country & Crossover Vol. 4 includes over 660 loops organized into 30 Song Sets, with each featuring up to 34 verse, chorus, fill, bridge, break, into, ending and other segments. Tempos are a comparable 60 to 180 BPM and available drum styles include power, rim and brush ballads. Pricing is $49.95 and previews in MP3 format are available on the Drums on Demand Web site.