# Supreme Beats : A Percussion Library by Bashiri Johnson

> Percussion music sample library published on CD-ROM

**Wikidata**: [Q135494400](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135494400)  
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## Summary
Supreme Beats : A Percussion Library by Bashiri Johnson is a percussion music sample library published on CD-ROM in 1995. It is a born-digital, software-format collection of percussion samples that depends on the SampleCell Editor for use and is cataloged at the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library.

## Key Facts
- Published in 1995 as a percussion music sample library on CD-ROM.  
- Created/credited to Bashiri Johnson.  
- Instance of: CD-ROM, digital content, born-digital, and software.  
- Distribution format: CD-ROM (pre-pressed compact disc containing computer data).  
- Depends on the SampleCell Editor software for use.  
- Location (cataloged): Irving S. Gilmore Music Library.  
- Wikidata description: "Percussion music sample library published on CD-ROM."  
- Linked class: CD-ROM [class] — pre-pressed compact disc containing computer data (sitelink_count: 51).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Supreme Beats : A Percussion Library by Bashiri Johnson?
A: It is a percussion sample library produced by Bashiri Johnson and published on CD-ROM in 1995. The product is born-digital software containing percussion samples.

### Q: How do I use the samples from Supreme Beats?
A: The collection depends on the SampleCell Editor software, which is the stated dependency for working with the sample content. The samples are distributed on CD-ROM.

### Q: Where can I find a copy or record of Supreme Beats?
A: A cataloged copy or record is held at the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library.

## Why It Matters
Supreme Beats : A Percussion Library by Bashiri Johnson represents a mid-1990s example of distributing musical sample collections in born-digital form on CD-ROM. As a percussion-focused sample library, it provided composers, producers, and sound designers with ready-made percussion sounds in a software-readable format at a time when physical distribution of digital audio assets was common. Its dependency on the SampleCell Editor ties it directly to the sample-editing and playback workflows of that era. Being cataloged in a music library (Irving S. Gilmore Music Library) documents its role as both a commercial creative resource and an archival digital artifact. For researchers of music technology, digital distribution formats, or percussion sampling practices, Supreme Beats serves as a concrete example of how percussion libraries were packaged, distributed, and accessed in the mid-1990s.

## Notable For
- Being a percussion-specific sample library published on CD-ROM in 1995.  
- Authorship/association with percussionist Bashiri Johnson.  
- Requiring the SampleCell Editor as the stated software dependency.  
- Being cataloged and located at the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library.  
- Classified as born-digital content and software in addition to being a CD-ROM.

## Body

### Overview
- Title: Supreme Beats : A Percussion Library by Bashiri Johnson.  
- Nature: Percussion music sample library.  
- Creator: Bashiri Johnson.  
- Primary medium: CD-ROM.

### Publication and inception
- Publication date: 1995.  
- Inception year: 1995.  
- Distribution format: CD-ROM, a pre-pressed compact disc containing computer data.

### Technical classification
- Instance_of: CD-ROM, digital content, born-digital, software.  
- The product is delivered as software/data rather than as a purely physical musical recording.  
- Wikidata description summarizes it as a percussion music sample library published on CD-ROM.

### Software dependency
- Depends_on_software: SampleCell Editor.  
- The SampleCell Editor is specified as the required software to access or manipulate the sample content.

### Location and access
- Location (cataloged): Irving S. Gilmore Music Library.  
- The library record indicates institutional cataloging and potential access via that library's holdings.

### Related classification
- Related class: CD-ROM [class] — defined as a pre-pressed compact disc containing computer data.  
- Sitelink_count for the CD-ROM class: 51 (as provided in the related metadata).