Jungle drums

Nature documentaries or sample packs of rainforest sounds are a rich and varied source of sounds that can be turned into original drum hits with a little processing. A great example is using a sample of a gorilla beating its chest as a kick drum; by placing the sound in a sampler, we can pitch it to suit a track before using the amp envelope to tighten the sound up suitably. Sounds of animals treading on the forest floor can be a rich source of percussive sounds that can be turned into hi-hats, snares or even a ride simply by applying some clever processing such as time-stretching, granular synthesis or extreme distortion to take the sounds out of context.