A metal spoon bouncing ever so slightly on a porcelain bowl the way a drumstick hits a snare. I thought the hit had a nice inflection to it and could be used for some strange percussion break.
Some tweaked kicks made on the virus ti. . . . Various parameters tweaked on a basic synthesized kick, to create many effects that can be used as either percussion or other effect like sounds. . . . .
Here's a heap of snapshot samples of the synare 3, a vintage analog drum synth circa 1980. They were recorded through an avalon u5 and mackie mixer, and are completely dry. Theres percussion and alot of synth type sounds.