Look, free packs can’t afford a four-piece brass section. And it shows. The "Stabs & Horns" folder is the weakest link. Somebody sampled a tenor sax playing a C note and tried to pitch it across a keyboard. The result is a wobbly, phasey mess that sounds like a kazoo through a guitar amp. The trumpet stabs are usable if you chop them into tiny, glitchy fragments, but as a melodic instrument? Hard pass. Stick to the loops here; the one-shots are unusable.

Ignore the horn stabs. Rename the loops yourself. Take the 15 minutes to warp the bass grooves to your grid. What you are left with is a collection of drum sounds that punch above their weight class and a pocket so deep you could lose your wallet in it.

(Docked 1.5 points for the atrocious horns and vague legality of the loops).

Whoever recorded this knows their actual funk history. This isn't an 808 kit with a wah pedal on it. The kick drum folder contains three distinct vibes: "The Boogaloo" (tight, cardboard-y thud, perfect for James Brown chops), "The Feather" (open, airy, lots of beater attack), and "The Hammer" (saturated to hell, clips beautifully in a mix). The snares are rim-heavy and ring at odd intervals, which is exactly what you want. There is a cross-stick sample in here that sounds like a pool cue breaking rack—absolutely lethal.

You get about 12 minutes of vinyl crackle, analog hiss, and “room tone” from what sounds like a rehearsal space. There is a specific file called “Cymbal_Room.wav” that is just 45 seconds of a ride cymbal decaying with a microphone left open. Layer that under your trap hi-hats, and suddenly your beat has soul .