Platinum Samples Real Jazz MIDI Groove Pack — Free Download

Purpose

The Real Jazz MIDI Groove Pack provides drum and MIDI composers with a vast library of jazz performance data captured live from an electronic kit. It focuses on delivering authentic swing feel, which varies with tempo, without quantization or editing. The collection covers essential jazz timekeeping patterns, including two-beat, waltz, five-four, ballad, shuffle, and bop feels, along with jungle grooves.

The pack is designed as a creative resource for jazz tracks, but also as a catalyst for other styles needing a human touch. Because grooves were played at specific tempos, the swing inflection is accurate at each speed, letting you maintain the correct phrasing while arranging. This makes it a starting point for songwriting and arrangement, rather than a fixed performance.

Key Capabilities

Grooves are split into tempo categories, capturing the variable swing eighth note that defines jazz. Both stick and brush performances are included, with brush patterns crafted to replicate the sweep articulations available in drum software. The collection is provided as BFD2 palettes, BFD 1.5 bundles, and General MIDI Standard MIDI Files, which is a broad compatibility base.

The General MIDI files work with any compatible drum machine or synthesizer, including those with internal drum sounds. For BFD users, presets are included for the FXpansion Jazz & Funk and the Platinum Samples Jim Scott Volume 1 expansion packs. The MIDI data is unquantized, preserving the natural timing and human feel, giving you a realistic foundation to program or edit further.

Workflow

In practice, you open the desired groove format in your DAW, drum sampler, or notation tool. For BFD, load the palette or bundle to access all grooves within the drum instrument; for General MIDI, map the file to any drum sound source. The unquantized data means you can enhance or correct timing as needed, but the swing is already built in.

Practical Applications

Use the grooves to build jazz arrangements, add live-feel drum parts to bossa, swing, or ballad tracks, or as a source for MIDI editing and humanization exercises. Because brush patterns are rare in MIDI libraries, this pack is especially useful for authentic brush work. The different time signatures and tempos also support complex compositions and film scoring cues needing jazz drumming.

Key features

• Over two thousand live-recorded jazz grooves with sticks and brushes
• Tempo-specific swing patterns for authentic jazz feel
• Includes two-beat, waltz, five-four, shuffle, ballad, bop, and jungle grooves
• Formats: BFD2 palettes, BFD 1.5 bundles, and General MIDI Standard MIDI Files
• Presets for FXpansion Jazz & Funk and Jim Scott Volume 1 expansion packs
• No quantization or mouse-edited notes
• Recorded on an electronic drum set over a multi-day session

Best for

Best suited for producers, composers, and songwriters who need authentic, unquantized jazz drum grooves for MIDI-based workflows, particularly in BFD environments or with General MIDI instruments, especially for realistic brush sounds in jazz, ballads, and swing tracks.