What is Hardstyle EDM?
Before we discover the 10 best hardstyle sample packs of 2018, let’s dig a little bit deeper in this music genre that had gained quite popularity over the last years.
Hardstyle is an EDM Genre ( Electronic Dance Music) that finds its roots in Holland but fast gained popularity in the rest of Europe and the USA. Hardstyle is characterized by hard drum kicks, heavy, sometimes reversed basslines, distorted and detuned sounds and synths. It has a BPM count that lies between 130 to 150 beats per minute.
Hardstyle is an EDM Genre ( Electronic Dance Music) that finds its roots in Holland but fast gained popularity in the rest of Europe and the USA. Hardstyle is characterized by hard drum kicks, heavy, sometimes reversed basslines, distorted and detuned sounds and synths. It has a BPM count that lies between 130 to 150 beats per minute.
Hardstyle mixes influences from Hardcore, Hard Techno and Trance. It is characterized by hard drum kicks, heavy, sometimes reversed basslines, distorted and detuned sounds and synths. It has a BPM count that lies between 130 to 150 beats per minute.
If you want to learn more about Hardstyle and its subgenres make sure to read this awesome post from EDM Sauce Hardstyle for Dummies: Subgenres explained
The 10 Best Hardstyle Sample Packs of 2018
Mrotek – Rawstyle
Genre: Hardstyle
Additional Styles: Techno, Hardcore and Trance
BPM: 150
Loops, One-Shots, Synth Presents, Midi, Sample Patches
Listen to PreviewRawstyle is a creation of American Hardstyle Producer Mrotek and Industrial Strength Samples. Mrotek’s sound is already making waves in the international Hardstyle scene, having received support from the likes of MC Villain, Regain, Riiho, Caine, and many more.
Rawstyle features 3 amazing sound sets for Sylenth, Massive and Access Virus. The pack includes Banging Kick Drums, Tight Percussion Shots, Solid Synth Loops, Music Loops and Fx.
Hard Style VS Raw Style
Genre: Hard Dance
Additional Styles: Hardcore and Techno
BPM: 150-158
Loops, One-Shots, Midi
Listen to PreviewThe hottest new styles from Holland are now bundled up in one studio power pack. Industrial Strength samples presents Hard Style Vs Raw Style.
Producer, sound designer, mixer and mastering engineer General Guyble combines these two hot Dutch styles in one huge mega construction kit bundle.
Tidy Trax Hard Dance And Trance
Genre: Hard Dance
Additional Styles: Label series, sound archives
BPM: 140
Loops and Sampler Patches
Listen to PreviewThis exclusive sample pack is a creation from Loopmasters and Tidy Trax, that is considered the world’s number 1 Hard Dance brand.
Only the most qualified contributors of a collection of labels have crafted a unique selection of 850 MB of basses, beats, bleeps, single shots, vocals, FX and loops.
Hardstyle EDM: Production Toolkits
Genre: Hard Dance
Additional Styles: EDM and Progressive House
BPM: 128
Loops, 1 shots, MIDI
Listen to PreviewHardstyle EDM was produced by French sound designer Floxy on Industrial Strenght records.
This award winning Hardstyle Sample pack features five Hardstyle EDM Production Kits with Wav stems, NI Massive presets and Sylenth 1 presets along with the Midi files so you can match the riff and patch with ease.
Organ Donors – Future Hard Dance
Genre: Hard Dance
Additional Styles: Techno
BPM: 150-200
Loops, 1 shots, Sampler Patches
Listen to PreviewThis Sample Pack is the fourth release of Monster Sounds in conjunction with Organ Donors.
This brand new collection of sounds is a 1.1 GB includes 24bit samples, Loops at 140 Bpm, and 530 Single Sounds, ready to play Bass, Fx, Synth, Pad, Vox and Drum Kit Patches for Reason NNXT, Halion, EXS, SFZ and Kontakt soft samplers. Apple Loops, Reason Refill and Ableton Live Pack versions are also available separately.
The Machine – Hardstyle Essentials
Genre: Hard Dance
Additional Styles: Hardcore and Techno
BPM: na
Synth presets
Listen to PreviewIndustrial Strength Samples is back with another Hard-style Synth pack that is produced by none other than The Machine, recognized as one of the early pioneers of Raw Hardstyle.
This pack includes a wide selection of Pads, Arps, Plucks, Drums, Fx, Bass and of course heavy Screech sounds to rip thru your next production or remix. The Machine even included 4 signature Bass Drums to get you inspired right away.
Skullstep – The Panacea & Limewax
Genre: Hard Dance
Additional Styles: Drum&Bass
BPM: 161- 175
Loops, one shots, Sample Patches
Listen to PreviewProbably the darkest and most terrorizing Sample Pack of the list!
Skullstep splits open a set of formidable effects, dark drones, distorted drums, ruff breaks, and edgy acid tones. Ominous textures and pounding assaults send sonic wrath straight to your DAW.
404 Studio Hard Dance Production Bundle
Genre: Hard Dance
Additional Styles: Techno, Trance
BPM: na
Loops, one shots, Sample Patches, Synth Presets
Listen to PreviewThis huge production pack fusses the edges of Electronic Music into one sonic tool kit that can’t be passed up.
This pack can find its way into any production. such as EDM, Hard Style, Hard dance, Raw Style, Techno, Trance and of course Subground.
Rawstyle Synths
Genre: Hard Dance
Additional Styles: Hardcore, Synths and Techno
BPM: na
Synth Presets
Listen to PreviewRawstyle Synths features a heavy set of monster presets for Native instruments Massive, Spire and Sylenth 1.
This incredible set of sounds gives you the power to have that Rawstyle edge in your next track or remix.
D.Tox – Ultimate Frenchcore
Genre: Hard Dance
Additional Styles: na
BPM: 180-210
Loops, One Shots, Sampler Patches
Listen to PreviewThis ear crushing Monster Pack has been produced by top notch producer D Tox, who released some of the hottest Frenchcore tracks on labels such as Audiogenic, R-909, Noistorm, Headfuck Records, Astrofonik.
If you are ready to pimp your track into high-powered Frenchcore monster then there is no need to look any further. This 24 Bit audio pack is loaded to the max with the best license free Frenchcore kicks and loops you can’t find anywhere.
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed my selection of the 10 Best Hardstyle Sample Packs of 2017. I made to sure to leave some place for any subgenre from the rawest to the most euphoric!
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About the Author Angelique D.
My name is Angélique. I am a full-time music producer and blogger.I created Children of the Electronic Revolution to give you all the tools you need to help you become the successful music producer you dream to be !
