Year/Date of Issue: Late 2022 / Early 2023 Publisher: Cymatics Publisher's website:https://cymatics.fm/pages/pharaoh-premium-drum-samples Format: WAV, MIDI, MP4 (Tutorial Video) Quality: 24-bit / 44.1 kHz Stereo Total Content: 2,000+ Files across 5 Modules + Video Course Total Size: ~ 8.52 GB Tablet: Not required (Royalty-Free Sample Library) System requirements:
OS: Microsoft Windows or Apple macOS
Storage: ~ 5 GB free disk space for archive extraction
Host Compatibility: Compatible with all major DAWs (FL Studio, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Studio One, Cubase) and any software that imports WAV/MIDI files.
A comprehensive, heavy-hitting drum and melody production suite tailor-made for Trap, Hip-Hop, and high-energy beatmaking. Originally limited to 2,500 licenses, this suite delivers meticulously designed transients, warm analog-processed harmonic content, and ready-to-mix loops engineered specifically to punch through modern mixes.
Five Distinct Modules: Contains the main PHARAOH drum pack plus KING (Drum Loops), PYRAMID (FX), MONARCH (Melodies with Stems & MIDI), and EMPEROR (World Percussion).
Educational Bonus: Includes the proprietary PHARAOH Drum Programming Course to teach advanced sequencing and mixing workflows.
Analog Processing: Designed through extensive analog equipment testing to achieve piercing transients and rich harmonic depth.
Multi-Genre Utility: While optimized for Trap, Drill, and heavy-hitting Hip-Hop, the organic percussion and tonal elements are universally applicable.
100% Royalty-Free: All loops, stems, MIDI, and one-shots are fully cleared for commercial release.
Tired of recycled, weak drum samples, Cymatics developed the PHARAOH suite to serve as the ultimate toolkit for modern banger tracks. The team spent countless hours deep-diving into drum sound design, focusing heavily on transient shaping and analog processing. The result is a highly characterized library where every kick, snare, and 808 carries immense weight and presence. Because heavy production requires more than just drums, the bundle was expanded into a complete ecosystem—offering everything from eclectic international percussion layers (EMPEROR) to trap-optimized brass and orchestral melodies (MONARCH).
EMPEROR World Percussion (769 Files): An extensive suite of eclectic acoustic percussion samples from around the world to add organic flair.
PYRAMID Premium FX: Tonal ambiences, chimes, cinematic impacts, and synth risers designed for transition embellishments.
PHARAOH Drum Programming Course: An instructional video curriculum focused on drum patterning and beatmaking techniques.
Audio Format: High-resolution WAV
Data Format: Standard MIDI files included for all melodic content.
Organization: Folders are neatly categorized by instrument type and genre/vibe.
Key & Tempo Tagged: All 808s, tonal one-shots, and melodic loops include embedded BPM and key metadata in the filenames for instant DAW syncing.
Pre-Processed: Sounds are highly saturated and EQ'd out-of-the-box to hit 0dB dynamically without clipping.
Beat Starting: Drag and drop MONARCH melodies or MIDI directly into your session to establish a foundation, then lay down heavy PHARAOH 808s to anchor the low-end.
Organic Layering: Use loops from the EMPEROR world percussion library underneath standard Trap hi-hats or snares to give your beats a unique, bouncy, and textured "human" feel.
Mix-Ready Deployment: Because the drums are pre-processed to cut through heavy mixes, avoid heavily compressing or EQing them right away; let the raw samples carry the dynamics.
Educational Integration: Watch the included Drum Programming Course with your DAW open, directly applying the taught bounce techniques, hi-hat rolls, and sequencing methods using the PHARAOH samples provided.