When you just starting off, these are great because it helps you (somewhat) achieve a certain sound that your seeking. As you develop, your going to want YOUR sound. These disks that your buying are not really drum sounds from the artist.. they are, but their not. What I mean is that Kanye didn't make a drum disk and put it out for you to purchase, they are no different than you taking your favorite cd and sampling the drum sounds, but in most cases, these sounds are pre-sets in your favorite keyboard. Trust me, heatmakers ain't going to any length to create some original sound. Their on some "select a kit and make a beat in 10 minutes kinda schyt." No magic in that. Now if your buying a Dilla kit that is REALLY sampled from his wax/cd's, your gonna get something real special, but beware, because the creators know that certain producers have nice sounds, so they simply re-name an old wack kit and put "Madlib drum sounds" on the cover because they know folks will buy it.
Learn to chop samples, and don't be afraid to normalize. You probably got enough cd's at home to make 100 drum kits tonight, and it's free!
