KJ Sawka is a rising star in the drum and bass scene. He is renowned for being one of the only performers who actually is a live drummer that actually matches the genre’s blinding fast 175 beats-per-minute tempo. Over the past few weeks he has been working on a kit of samples which he has recorded through his kit and cleaned up in Ableton Live. They are available as a free download on Ableton’s site and also include a host of other goodies, including groove templates, basslines, and keyboard riffs.

Check the video on the link above (I’d embed it here but it isn’t available on YouTube)- Sawka demonstrates how he constructed each of the kits and how he tweaks all of the parameters with the kit loaded through his APC 40. Looks like they adapt nicely not only for producing, but also for your own live performances. 

You do need the Live 8.1 upgrade in order to use these by the way.