Dood, if you want cymbal samples, I've got tons of em. Just gimme an email address that can handle several megabytes and I'll send em to ya.

For loops, I wish I could send you some full kit discs to try out but the files are too big. I've been using drum machines for about 10 years & can get decent results, but the sound from a pro drum recording by a real drummer beats it all to hell. And having an experienced drummer layering a loop can take you in a totally different direction than making something up yourself.

If you're using a drum machine, one thing I found helps a lot is to buy a real cymbal or two and several types of drum sticks. (heavy, lite, mallets and brushes or use about 20 thin wooden dowels taped together on one end)

Just adding a subtle ride to a song makes it sound 100% better and the variety of sounds you get from the crown to the edges of the cymbal can't be duplicated with samples...plus there's nothing like a crash that actually sustains for 90 seconds instead of being faded out like most samples & drum machines.