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Tentacles Neuro DnB Starter Pack50 samples · Ableton project · Details
Motion Liquid DnB Starter Pack26 samples · FL Studio project · Details
174 Marathon Sample PackDrums, bass, FX, melodics · Details
Discord DnB Production Toolkit50 samples + 20 presets
Vital Starter Preset PackNeuro bass, plucks, leads · Details
Primal Jungle DnB Starter Pack20 jungle drum samples
Soul DnB Vocal Starter Pack20 vocal samplesYou can download free drum and bass sample packs from DNB Academy Free Access, a free membership with 40,000+ producers. It includes neuro, liquid, jungle and vocal DnB starter packs, the 174 Marathon sample pack, a sample and preset toolkit, Vital presets and mixing and mastering e-books. Create your free account, then download from your library.
What's inside
Seven free DnB sample and preset packs, two e-books, a production reference, a 3-day video challenge and artist track breakdowns. All in one free account.
Updated 22 October 2026: hear a short preview of each sample pack below.
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Use it: How to make neurofunk in Ableton
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Use it: How to make liquid drum and bass
What's insideMade for International Drum & Bass Day and our 174 Production Marathon.
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Use it: How to make drum and bass
What's insideA sample and preset pack first made for our Discord community.
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A neuro DnB starter pack for the Vital synth, which has a free version.
20 jungle drum samples from our full Primal Jungle DNB Drums Sample Pack.
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20 vocal samples from our Soul Vocal Pack Vol. 2.
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No payment details. Download them from your Free Access library.
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A drum & bass production reference you'll find in the Resources section of Free Access.
A short video challenge to get you writing drum & bass, in two versions so you can follow along in your DAW.
See how released DnB tracks are put together, step by step.
| Looking for | Free in Free Access | Go further |
|---|---|---|
| Free neuro DnB samples | Tentacles Neuro Starter Pack + Vital Starter Preset Pack | Neuro preset bundles in the store |
| Liquid DnB sample pack | Motion Liquid Starter Pack (with FL Studio project) | Liquid courses and packs in the store |
| Free DnB drum samples | Kicks, snares and top loops in Tentacles, Motion and 174 Marathon | DNB Drums series (e.g. Primal Jungle) in the store |
| Free Vital presets for DnB | Vital Starter Preset Pack (neuro bass, plucks, leads) | Preset bundles in the store |
| Jungle drum kit | Primal Jungle DnB Starter Pack (20 breaks, loops and one-shots) | Full Primal Jungle drum pack and JAH jungle Serum presets in the store |
| DnB vocal samples | Soul DnB Vocal Starter Pack (20 vocal samples, sung phrases in Eb minor) | Soul Vocal Pack Vol. 2 and Vol. 1 in the store |
How it works
Three steps. It takes about a minute and needs no card.
Create your free account on the Free Access page. No card or payment details.
Check your inbox and confirm your email. Your Free Access library opens in your DNB Academy account.
Open a pack or e-book and click its download button. Load the samples into your DAW and start your track.
Production tips
Downloading a sample pack is the easy part. These seven habits help free DnB samples sound like your own track, not a demo loop.
Start with a two-step groove: kick on beat 1 and the "and" of beat 3, snares on beats 2 and 4. Get the kick and snare working together before you add anything else.
Put a top loop or break under the kick and snare for movement. High-pass it so its low end doesn't fight your kick, then blend it in quietly.
Pitch kicks, bass shots and melodic samples so they sit in key. A tuner plug-in on the sample makes this quick; out-of-tune low end is a common reason mixes sound muddy.
Pack samples are often loud. Turn them down before you process, and keep your mix peaking well below 0 dB so you have room to mix and master later.
Chop, reverse, re-pitch, layer and resample. Change the attack and release, add saturation or reverb, then bounce it. Small changes stop your track sounding like everyone else's using the same pack.
Keep low bass mono and give the kick space, for example with sidechain or volume ducking. In drum & bass, a clear kick and sub matter more than extra layers.
Every free pack is royalty-free, so you can use the sounds in music you release. Make them your own: layer, resample and process them so your track sounds like you.
Want these steps on video? The 3-Day DNB Challenge in Free Access walks you through writing a DnB track in Ableton Live or FL Studio, and the DNB Mixing Roadmap has a 10-step mixing checklist. You can also follow our free step-by-step tutorials using the same starter packs.
Free tutorials
Step-by-step tutorials with real DAW screenshots and video, to use alongside the free packs.
Why DNB Academy
50,000+ producers have joined DNB Academy. We teach drum & bass production through artist courses, structured programs and free resources like these packs.
Want more?
Free Access is a good place to start. If you want to go further, there are three ways to keep learning.
Every artist course, preset bundle and sample pack we make, including the vocal and jungle drum packs.
Browse coursesA step-by-step drum & bass course with weekly live feedback calls on your tracks.
See FoundationsOne-to-one guidance on your music. Book a call to see if it's the right fit for you.
See the mentorshipFAQ
Yes. Free Access is a free DNB Academy membership. You create a free account, with no card or payment details, and download the packs, e-books and lessons from your library. You can unsubscribe from our emails at any time.
DNB Academy Free Access gives you seven free drum and bass packs: the Tentacles Neuro, Motion Liquid, Primal Jungle and Soul DnB Vocal starter packs, the 174 Marathon Sample Pack, the Discord DNB Production Toolkit and the Vital Starter Preset Pack. Create a free account on our Free Access page to download them.
Yes. Every free pack in DNB Academy Free Access is royalty-free, so you can use the sounds in your own tracks and releases.
The packs are made for producers to use in their own tracks. All of the free packs are royalty-free, so you can release music that uses them.
The samples are audio files, so they work in any DAW, including Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Bitwig and Cubase. The Tentacles pack also includes Ableton project files, the Motion pack includes FL Studio project files, and the 3-Day DNB Challenge has Ableton and FL Studio versions.
Not for the samples: they are audio and need no synth. The Vital Starter Preset Pack needs Vital, which has a free version. You don't need Serum for any of the sample packs. For the presets in the Discord toolkit, check the pack notes to see which synth they are made for.
Create your free account, then log in to DNB Academy. Open Free Access, choose a pack or e-book and click its download button. You can come back and download them again from your library later.
Neuro DnB (Tentacles pack and Vital presets), liquid DnB (Motion pack), jungle (Primal Jungle starter pack), vocals (Soul DnB Vocal starter pack) and all-round drum and bass (174 Marathon pack and Discord toolkit). When you want more, the DNB Academy store has the full Primal Jungle drum pack and the Soul Vocal packs.
Yes. Beginners are welcome. The 3-Day DNB Challenge walks you through making drum and bass in Ableton Live or FL Studio, and the Mixing and Mastering Roadmaps give you simple checklists to finish your tracks.
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7 sample and preset packs, 2 e-books, the DNB Production Bible, a 3-day challenge and artist track breakdowns. Free, with no card needed.
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