DECAP and Splice Partner on SWUNG: The Pocket, a New Collection of Groove-Driven Sounds
DECAP takes his iconic drum sound in a new direction with the latest sample pack out on Knock Audio label, exclusive to Splice.
DECAP’s Knock Audio and Splice are expanding on the producer and sound innovator’s curated, high-caliber sounds by creating a very different but equally killer pack, SWUNG: The Pocket. SWUNG lets producers and beatmakers break out of beatgrid jail into new timing and tension, that perfect sweet spot where drums, bass, and goosebumps hit simultaneously. SWUNG will be released on DECAP’s new Knock Audio label exclusive to Splice. This sample label launched earlier this year, a culminating step in a decade-long relationship.
“This is my first pack outside of the Drums That Knock series, but it's the same approach. Every sound is made from scratch, mix ready, and hits right out of the box," DECAP notes. "I make samples the same way I produce. I make what I want to use myself. Dilla made the pocket famous. I made SWUNG with 19 producers who all have a crazy pocket and are taking it somewhere new. Everything is intentionally off the grid.”
DECAP and Knock Audio’s sounds have reached their own impressive notoriety. Knock Audio samples are heard in hit songs to such an extent that GRAMMY-nominated producer Kenny Beats declared, “DECAP changed a million lives with one snare.” The go-to drums for the production teams behind everyone from Snoop Dogg and Bad Bunny to Charli XCX and Dua Lipa, Knock Audio’s packs have garnered more than 20 million total downloads and have been heard in tracks with a total of more than 5 billion streams.
Knock Audio packs and the Drums That Knock series have consistently topped the Splice charts, one of many reasons Splice is collaborating with DECAP and Knock Audio. The new label also makes space for new up-and-coming producers who share DECAP’s approach, as SWUNG demonstrates.
"We're thrilled at the way our years-long collaboration with DECAP and Knock Audio keeps evolving, as DECAP evolves," says Kenny Ochoa, SVP of Global Partnerships at Splice. "He’s the mind behind the sample packs that have powered some of the biggest hits of the last decade — from Beyoncé to Kendrick Lamar to Bad Bunny. He's a proven Splice community favorite, and we're proud to have Knock Audio as part of our exclusive label family."
About Knock Audio
Knock Audio, From The Mind of DECAP, is a premium audio brand bringing products to life for artists and producers looking for drum sounds to punch through the mix. Knock Audio houses all of it: the Drums That Knock packs, the KNOCK plugin, and now a new sample label exclusive to Splice.