Create High-Energy 6/8 Time Drum Tracks with Drum Werks XXV

Need to take your 6/8 drum tracks up a few BPM?

Taking that 6/8 pulse and pushing the tempo is something completely different: a driving, energetic groove built for pop-rock, funk-rock, alt-rock, and uptempo soul and R&B. Drum Werks XXV is dedicated to uptempo 6/8, delivering straight-8th grooves, half-time feels, swing feels, and shuffle variations across five focused tempo sets (70–100 BPM). It’s the faster, higher-energy companion to Drum Werks XXIV and together they’ll cover most anything you need for 6/8 time, from the most intimate ballad to the most driving groove.

With 263 up-tempo 6/8 drum loops ranging from 70 bpm to 100 bpm, Drum Werks XXV delivers all the right grooves for your songwriting projects to quickly and easily build new and inspiring drum tracks. Each “Groove Set” folder offers main grooves, groove variations (played on hi hats open and closed, ride, crash wash) and multiple drum fills, all recorded and arranged to build your drum track quickly and easily.

With hundreds of straight 8th beats, half-time grooves, shuffles, Drum Werks XXV is one of the few, if any, exclusively 6/8 time drum sample libraries available.

Drum Werks XXV | Up-Tempo 6/8 Drums Audio Demos

Often imitated but never duplicated, Beta Monkey set the standard for single recording session sample libraries. Drum Werks XXV includes a complete set of matching drum samples (all drums and cymbals used in recording), allowing users to layer drum voices and sequence custom drum tracks. Combine and mix all loops and seamlessly, the ultimate 6/8 sample collection for consistency and versatility. These are 100% acoustic drums and live performances, never sequenced or rendered limp by a heavy-handed dose of Beat Detective.

Perfect For These Styles

Up-Tempo 6/8 is not for everyone, but will serve songwriters writing the following styles well:

• Pop-Rock & Alt-Rock: A 6/8 feel that keeps energy high without losing the rolling quality that defines the 6/8 meter.
• Funk-Rock: A fast 6/8 groove is a natural fit for funk-rock’s rhythmic complexity.
• Soul & R&B: Uptempo soul classics lean on the 6/8 feel to keep the groove moving while still swinging.
• Prog-Rock: A compound meter like 6/8 pulse has always found a home in progressive rock. From Genesis and Rush to Yes and King Crimson, sometimes 4/4 simply won’t do!
• Folk-Rock – Get out the acoustic and see where a fast 6/8 groove takes your songwriting.

Drum Werks XXV Up-Tempo 6/8 Features

• Versatile Up-Tempo 6/8 Drum Beats and Fills: Straight-ahead 8th feels, swing feels, implied shuffle feels. Swing and shuffle beats are also included as a bonus. Drum Werks XXV delivers live 6/8 drum loops for rock, pop, alt rock, prog-rock, funk-rock, and RnB.
• Focused Tempo Range: Powerful and focused coverage of five tempo-based sets: 70 bpm, 75 bpm, 80 bpm, 90 bpm and 100 bpm. No other loop collection matches the versatility and scope of this 6/8 drum loop library.
• Cohesive Drum Sounds: A Beta Monkey exclusive feature – often imitated, but never duplicated. All Drum Werks XXV drum loops are from a single recording session. Change tempos or mix feels – you can mix any loop or sample in this library. For maximum versatility, Drum Werks XXV 6/8 drum loops are compatible with our slower 6/8 drum loops in the Drum Werks XXIV sample set.
• Multi-Velocity Drum and Cymbal Samples: An extensive and fully-sampled drum and cymbal sample kit, allowing for layering drum voices to augment existing loops or designing your own grooves in the VI of your choice.

Drum Werks XXV Up-Tempo 6/8 Sample Library Stats

• 263 royalty-free 6/8 drum loops.
• 185 (222 MB) multi-velocity drum and cymbal samples. Kick, snare, 3 toms, hihats, ride, multiple crash cymbals allow total flexibility for layering accents and syncopations to the drum tracks.
• 16-bit, 24-bit ACIDized WAV, APPLE/AIFF formats ALL included in download.