Roland Cloud TR-808, Eventide SplitEQ, UVI Drum Replacer: 3 Strong Plugin Deals for Fat Beats, EQ, and Smart Drum Triggering
The Legendary TR-808 at a Bargain Price, Plus an Innovative EQ and a Smart Drum Replacement Tool
Roland Cloud TR-808, Eventide SplitEQ, UVI Drum Replacer: 3 Strong Plugin Deals for Fat Beats, EQ, and Smart Drum Triggering · Source: GEARNEWS
Roland opens this week’s software deals with the Cloud version of the TR-808, the definitive emulation of arguably the most influential drum machine in music history. You can grab it for a solid 55 Euro. Next up is Eventide with SplitEQ, a parametric EQ that processes transients and tonal content separately. Genuinely interesting stuff. Rounding things out is UVI Drum Replacer, an intelligent drum replacement tool built on machine learning, now 59 Euro instead of 299 Euro.
Software Deals of the Week
Roland Cloud TR-808: Now 65% Off
The TR-808 is one of those instruments that got its own documentary, that’s how deep its influence runs across hip-hop, pop, and electronic music over the last four decades. Roland rebuilt its own legend digitally using ACB technology, Analog Circuit Behavior, and this isn’t an approximation. They measured the original circuitry piece by piece and modeled it directly. Through August 30th, the Roland Cloud TR-808 is available for 55 Euro.
The modeling captures every nuance of the original circuits, from the sizzling hi-hats to the snappy snares to that booming bass drum that still defines entire genres decades later. The Roland Cloud TR-808 expands on the hardware with modern features on top: individual gain knobs per instrument let you overdrive the internal circuitry for extra character, the classic TR-REC sequencer got separate lanes per instrument, and every pattern ships with eight variations for flexible arranging. Adjustable flams, sub-steps, and soft hits open up detailed fills and ratcheted sequences that simply weren’t possible on the original hardware.
In practice, the Roland Cloud TR-808 works equally well for retro-style productions and modern trap or techno beats. Sub-outs let you process individual sounds from the kit separately without touching the rest. Drag-and-drop export of audio or MIDI patterns straight from the plugin into your DAW speeds up the workflow considerably. Want to detune the characteristic bass drum or cowbell? There are dedicated controls for that too, something the original hardware never had.
Through August 30, 2026, grab the Roland Cloud TR-808 here at Thomann* for €55.00 instead of €158.00 with 65% off.
Eventide SplitEQ: Now 55% Off
Eventide has been at the forefront of digital audio processing since the early ’70s, and SplitEQ still proves the company would rather chart its own course than reheat familiar concepts. SplitEQ runs on Eventide’s Structural Split technology, separating an audio signal into its transient and tonal components before the EQ even engages. From there you can treat both independently, which opens up moves a conventional EQ simply can’t pull off. Through August 23rd, Eventide SplitEQ is available for a very reasonable 65 Euro.
Eight parametric bands cover the full range: peak, notch, bandpass, high-shelf, low-shelf, tilt-shelf, high-pass, and low-pass filters, all with variable slope from 6 to 96 dB per octave. Transients and tonal content each get their own real-time spectral display, which makes working on them separately far more intuitive. For stereo work, L/R and M/S modes are on board, letting you position tonal content and transients independently in the stereo field.
In an actual mix session, Eventide SplitEQ earns its keep exactly where a regular EQ hits a wall. Drum loops can be shaped precisely by pulling down or boosting the transients of individual instruments without touching the tonal character of the loop. Acoustic guitars gain clarity because attack and sustain can be sculpted independently. Vocals get more stereo width without the tonal core ever being touched. If you already know Eventide’s Physion plugin, you’ll feel right at home here.
Through August 23, 2026, grab the Eventide SplitEQ here at Thomann* for €65.00 instead of €145.00 with 55% off.
UVI Drum Replacer: Now 80% Off
UVI built Drum Replacer to go well beyond standard drum triggering. Instead of relying purely on level-based triggers, the plugin runs a machine-learning-based real-time analysis that splits incoming audio into up to five separate spectral components. Through August 16th, UVI Drum Replacer is available for 59 Euro, a steep 80% off the regular price. Worth a look.
Eight internal tracks can be loaded with audio samples or your own VST instruments, and the built-in browser keeps everything sorted by manufacturer for quick access. Detected elements trigger the assigned samples or instruments simultaneously, sequentially, or randomly, which means dynamic variation instead of the same static hit every time. Sample tracks come with an interactive waveform display with adjustable start and end points, sample reverse, phase invert, polyphony, and offline pitch matching for tight blending with the source. Instrument tracks give you full access to the hosted plugin’s GUI, MIDI channel, and note selection.
In practice, UVI Drum Replacer goes far beyond simple drum swapping. Dealing with mic bleed on a live drum recording? The spectral separation can clean that up without messing with the rest of the take. Want to reinforce existing drums instead of replacing them entirely? The Monitor function lets you feed in additional sub-bass layers alongside the original signal. The newer ducking feature automatically pulls down the dry signal whenever a trigger fires, which adds real clarity on busy drum buses.
Through August 16, 2026, grab UVI Drum Replacer here at Thomann* for €59.00 instead of €299.00 with 80% off.
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