Boom and Bap: Illmind Blap Kit Vol 1 Review

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I use this kit often ever since I bought it. Nice thick sounding drums, meaty kicks, snappy snares, some nice hats. There are a few claps in here as well, but the main focus of the library, the kicks and snares, perfect for all types of music where a solid kick and snare are needed.  Definitely something for those that love the boom bap style of drum. Not so much a dirty vinyl style, even though there is some vinyl elements to it, it’s really just a dope collection of punchy drums with a lil bit of grit to give them character. These drums are solid.

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  1. hi i copped the illmind kit from istandard producers a bout 6 months ago and by what i can tell from your demo the istandard one has diffrent samples just wondering if u had heard the illmind istandard kit and how diffrent it is to this blap kit.

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  2. i love this kit and use it a real lot…def one of my favorites…even though it’s made for hip hop/neo soul/r&b, i use it for a lot of other styles of music…i just like the sound…i also really like the volume 2, stays in the tradition of vol 1 but with lots of new colors…

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  3. This is nice, I tend not to usually like “producer” labeled kits but from what I’ve heard here…it could get my vote. I can’t help but wonder if he used Addictive Drums for some of the sound shaping.

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  4. Just to clear this up the istandard illmind kit is different from the other illmind kits (all from the same producer tho, obviously).

    Allthough there are a few sounds featured in the “istandards illmind collection” that are in “illmind blap kit vol.1”, but for the most part it has all new sounds.

    i have all 3 kits and love them!

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  5. just wanted to mention that illmind blap kit vol. 2 is definitely better mixed than vol 1. dB levels are much higher in vol. 1 and the samples are compressed really harsh, nearly every waveform has the saw tooth form which usually means that the sound was overcompressed.
    in vol. 2 it’s a lot different. the kicks are also mixed much better with less low end and more high frequencies. all samples in vol. 1 and 2 are mixed in mono.

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