Infomercial Drums is a gated 80s drum sample pack inspired by the explosive drum sound that defined the decade. If you're looking for authentic 80s drum samples, 80s drum kit samples, or a powerful 80s drum sample pack for synthwave, new wave, and retro pop production, this library delivers the unmistakable gated punch heard across classic 80s records.

Packed with 151 multi-sampled drum hits, Infomercial Drums recreates the bold, cinematic drum tone of the 1980s — massive tom fills, explosive snares, punchy kicks, and tight cymbals designed to cut through a mix.

Perfect for producers creating synthwave, vaporwave, 80s rock, indie pop, and retro electronic music.

Authentic 80s Gated Drum Sound

These 80s drum samples were recorded using vintage-style mic techniques and aggressive noise gating to recreate the legendary gated drum sound popularized in the 1980s.

Crushed room microphones, heavy compression, and fast gates were used to shape each hit so it blooms with power and then cuts off sharply — the signature sound heard on classic records by Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, and countless 80s pop and rock productions.

No artificial plugins or synthetic recreations — just real drums, microphones, and studio processing.

Vintage Drum Kit Recording Setup

Infomercial Drums was recorded using a Yamaha Stage Custom drum kit with era-appropriate tuning and mic techniques to capture authentic 80s rock drum samples.

Recording setup included:

• Blue Spark condenser microphones
• Shure dynamic microphones
• SE Electronics microphones
• A bathroom-placed SM58 room mic for natural ambience

Each drum hit was then compressed and gated to produce the unmistakable 80s drum kit sound used across new wave, pop, and rock productions.

Dynamic Multi-Sampled Drum Library

Unlike basic one-shot packs, Infomercial Drums includes multi-sampled drum hits for natural-sounding drum programming. This means that each hit includes 8 slightly varied hits to make them sound human when loaded into a round robin sampler.

Total sounds included:

151 high-quality 24-bit WAV drum samples

Contents include:

• 24 Kick drums – tight, punchy low end
• 16 Snare drums – classic gated snares
• 44 Tom hits – huge cinematic fills
• 25 Hi-hat samples – closed, open, tip and shaft hits
• 17 Cymbals – bright crashes and accents
• 5 Ride cymbals – clean and articulate

All samples are fully labeled and DAW-ready.

Perfect For These Genres

Infomercial Drums is designed for producers working in:

• Synthwave / Outrun
• Vaporwave
• New Wave
• 80s Pop
• 80s Rock
• Retro Indie
• Film & TV scoring

If you need retro drum samples with the punch and character of the 1980s, this pack delivers the tone instantly.

Pair With New Wave Drums

For the ultimate retro drum arsenal, combine Infomercial Drums with our New Wave Drums pack to get both live gated drums and classic drum machine samples used in 80s music production.

Download Details

• 151 Drum Samples
• 24-bit WAV format
• Works in Ableton, Logic, FL Studio, Pro Tools and any DAW
• 100% royalty-free

🎧 Download Infomercial Drums and give your tracks the iconic gated drum sound of the 80s.