Aight, so…we love fatloud around here, they are definitely one of the companies I respect, and enjoy.

A majority of their collections where either singular sound packs or construction kits…..and yall know how I do my construction kits.

I like stuff to be in it’s own folder based on sound…not construction kits.

Fatlout put out “After Hours” a free sample pack that crushed many other packs companies try to sell.  And they did it the way I like it…

Sounds were in category folders instead of construction kits. So you had folders for synths, strings, keys, bass, etc.

I loved it…and I constantly pestered Paul over at Fatloud, let him know that people want packs like this…many producers miss a lot of dope sounds because they just don’t look at construction kits.

If you organize sounds in a way that doesn’t force the producers hand, you’ll sale more….I’m willing to bet that this new Black and Gold collection is breaking records for sales at Fatloud…it’s what the people want!

So what is Black & Gold?

Black and Gold is the first pack in the new XL series from Fatloud.  The XL series is basically what I said above, instead of construction kits, sounds are organized by type into folders.

I really love this format, and I organize all my sounds this way.

Whenever I get new construction kit formatted sounds, I remove everything from the folders BEFORE I listen to it…and put them in folders based on sound.

I don’t want to be forced into making a track that sounds like the construction kit…so I mix it all up.

I know tons of producers and beat makers who think the same way, some won’t even mess with construction kits.

Being able to buy a collection of sounds, that are organized by sound type…is a dream come true for many beat makers.

Fatloud came out with all guns blazin on their first of hopefully many in the XL series.

Quick Specs

• Contents: 400+ loops, riffs and one shot samples
• Format: wav, acid, aiff, apple loops, rex 2, reason refill
• Price: 32.90 euro about $47

How does it sound?

Dope!

Honestly, each folder in this collection could stand on it’s own as a mini sample collection. The strings are nice, the keys, synths, everything has that Fatloud edge we’ve come to expect.  All they do is urban music, and it shows.

The production and variety of the sounds in here is definitely inspiring and will keep you busy for days.

I feel like each loop is a new track waiting to happen, there’s not a bunch of repeats and it feels like everything was made to stand on it’s own…it just doesn’t feel like a construction kit.

Not unwanted clicks, pops, or hisses are present…keeping everything tight, clean, and ready to use.

The sound is very “now” if that makes any sense.  You can definitely tell they love the music they produce, and they definitely have no intentions of allowing any “filler” to make it’s way into their collections.

So what’s the final verdict?

without a doubt, no question, you should already know why are you even asking me……

5 out of 5 subs.  This collection is setting a new standard, and I really hope other companies take note.

Many beatmakers would get a lot more sounds from you if you put your stuff in category format instead of construction loops.

To many beatmakers and producers…construction kit = “premade beats”.

I hope to see MANY MANY more in the XL series from Fatloud….and honestly, I hope to see some of my other favorite companies take notes and put out products in this format in addition to their construction kit format.

Go on over to fatloud.com and checkout the demo…you’ll see Black and Gold front and center.

What do you think about fatloud and their new sample pack format?

Let me know below in the comments.