Must-Have Pop

200+ TOP 40 Samples & Presets + Course on How to Use Them

Sample & Preset Pack

A set of 200+ sounds, designed to work across multiple sub-genres of pop and similar genres: K-pop, EDM, acoustic pop, top 40 pop etc.

Course on How to Use It

 A step-by-step course that shows you how to use every sound and also teaches you how to approach sound-selection and layering. 

Have you ever spent an hour hunting for a simple snare, synth pad, or 808 only to get so frustrated you didn’t even want to keep working on your song?

After 21 years of producing, I can say with full confidence: About 70% of any great track is made of “foundational sounds.” The simple but essential building blocks that fit almost any song and can go in any direction. Only the remaining 30% are the song-specific sounds.

Which is why my co-creator Will Kast and I made "Must-Have Pop". 

This sample & preset pack includes:

  • Hand-designed drum samples across the full pop spectrum: from subtle and ballad-friendly to huge and bombastic.

  • Unique drum sets and layering samples that will allow you to construct drums that exactly fit your song's vibe

  • Must-have FX like sub-drops, heys/yells, risers, wind-ups, and impacts

  • Serum 2 presets for my favorite bass and synth sounds

  • WAV versions of every preset, in multiple registers, so you can use them in any sampler or DAW.


But Must Have Pop isn’t just a sample pack: it’s also a course.

You'll learn:

  • How to use every sound in the pack

  • How to work with drum layers, including my kick-top/kick-bottom method for maximum control

  • How to build your own fills and loops using the pre-humanized drum sets

  • How to pick FX based on the vibe of your track

  • How to work with Serum 2: installing presets, adjusting macros, and shaping sounds fast

  • How to use WAV presets in any sampling software

Sample Pack Demo
Listen to Hear Must-Have Pop in Action!
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