Richard Preston Presents Tombongo Funk Sessions

Tombongo Funk Sessions features 87 live, old school funk drum breaks performed by UK drummer Richard Preston, authentically recorded at Gizzard Studios (London) using vintage drums and microphones directly onto 2 inch tape.



The breaks are organised by tempo ranging from in 65 to 130 BPM - just load up a break into your MPC and chop away. Also fully compatible with any DAW and software sampler.

Tombongo Funk Sessions - a unique source of original, authentic live funk drums. Available to download instantly after purchase and 100% royalty free.

Here's a beat made by Central Parks using one of the breaks:

Equipment List:

Recorders: Studer A80 2″ 16 Track Tape Machine
Digitising: RME Fireface 800
Desk: Alice Stancoil, 1970′s Quadraphonic desk
Mics: Coles 4038, Calrec 600, shure 545 , Calrec CM 100, 10” speaker
Drums:1966 Ludwig Superclassic, Ludwig 400/Black Beauty, vintage Zildjian A’s and K’s

Technical Specification:

•Samples: 87 WAV drum breaks, 348 multitrack stems (kick mic, snare mic, left and right overhead mics)
•Format: WAV
•Compatibility: Work with all MPCs and DAWs
•Publisher/Sound Design: Tombongo
•License: Royalty Free