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A refreshing diversion from X0X obsessions the DR-2 gives us unapologetically digital DSP based drum sounds and a 128 step sequencer.
While the VSTi does contain a motherload of shaker percussions, what's more interesting is the built-in sequencer's abilities to make those samples groove in time with your tune.
Mosaic Tape from Heavyocity is the outcome of analog tape mangling mayhem, and features over 100 orchestral, cinematic, percussion, and vocal samples.
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The Percussion Interface and Expander can generate gates and envelopes from any audio source but particularly suited to plugging in acoustic drums and percussive sounds to control your Eurorack from your drum ...
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Make way for the Queen of Pentacles a massive 7 voice drum module combining analogue and digital sound sources with Endorphin's inspired filtering and effects processing.
The ultimate in mangled drum sounds, Damage 2 has arrived with nearly 60GB of oversized drums, ethnic percussion, found objects and elaborate effects!
The best sample packs this week: 3 drum bundles with vintage vibes, samples for Serum and Sylenth1, orchestral audio and sci-fi sounds from the 70s and 80s. Enjoy!
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Samples is a simple 4HP Eurorack module that features 6 sounds sampled from the Roland TR-808 drum machine. You'll not find Kick and Snare here this is purely the percussion end to mix things up a bit
This week's collection of free plug-ins gives you a choice of two distortion effects. We've also got an experimental drum and percussion synth. Here's Wave Destroyer, V-Dist Classic and Ideal.
This week's roundup of sample packs includes ethereal ambiences for Omnisphere 2, a robust pack of Latin percussion instruments for use with EZDrummer 2 and Superior Drummer 3, a collection of free saxophones ...
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Steinberg has released Backbone a drum design tool that will level-up the way you generate drums with multiple layers of samples and re-synthesis in a neat and colourful interface.
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Erica Synths has announced a new drum module for their Pico range. It's called the Pico Drum 2 and features 8 drum algorithms for synthesising a wide range of drums and percussive noises.
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The Ensemble Oscillator we saw at NAMM is now ready to go but they have an intriguing Percussion interface that works with external sound through a contact mic to generate CV.
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Befaco has announced a mini version of their VCMC CV-to-MIDI Controller called the CV Thing and their previously announced PercAll 4-VCA percussion module is now ready.
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CircularThing Double Drum is a collaboration with Befaco and is two drum voices fighting and being smashed together to create complex and interesting drum sounds.
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Music and art adventurer Love Hultén has created the Slagwerk-101 drum machine sculpture that combines acoustic drums with MIDI-controlled solenoids for a uniquely visual performance.