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- Native Instruments Beats. PC/Mac | VST/AU/AAX. Beats is an updated version of Urban Beats, one of NI’s older Kontakt instruments, now offered free as part of the company’s Komplete Start bundle.
- Spitfire Audio Labs Drums. PC/Mac | VST/AU/AAX. Spitfire Audio launched its Labs project a few years ago, offering a variety of high-quality - and often fairly esoteric - free sampled instruments, all of which run in the company’s bespoke host plugin.
- Synsonic BD-909 / BD-808 Free. PC/Mac | VST/AU. This pair of free percussion synths from German developer Synsonic focus entirely on just one drum sound: the kick.
- BFD Player
- Mt Power Drum Kit 2
- Addictive Drums Demo
- Monster Drum
- Jamstix Free
- DrumGizmo
- Sitala
- Speedrum Lite
- AudioSpillage MiniSpillage
- Drumnet
BFD Playeris a freeware acoustic drum VST plugin with 5GB of high-quality acoustic drum sounds. The free plugin is based on BFD3, the well-known flagship drum instrument from BFD Audio. As expected, BFD Player includes a much smaller sample collection. However, it does not skimp on velocity layers or channels, offering a well-rounded and highly usa...
MT Power Drum Kit 2was released in 2012 but has recently gone freeware. It’s a free acoustic drum kit plugin with a built-in mixer and a groove collection that you can use to build songs. I’ll be honest, MT Power Drum Kit 2 doesn’t sound as realistic as some of the other drum plugins on this list, but that’s not where its strengths lie. To my ear, ...
XLN Audio offers a generous free demo version of Addictive Drums. Yes, it has limited functionality, but there are no time limitations or reductions in sound quality. Addictive Drums DEMO includes a single drum kit based on the Fairfax Vol. 1 ADpak. It consists of a kick drum, a snare, hi-hats, and a crash cymbal. Obviously, it’s missing a ride cym...
Monster Drumis a monstrously versatile drum plugin developed by Monster DAW. It features a huge collection of analog drums, with regular sound updates and new expansion kits. All included drum kits are pre-mixed and ready to use in a project. That’s a convenient time-saver when starting a new jamming session in your DAW. Just load up the Monster Dr...
Jamstixis another interesting take on the “virtual drummer” concept. It comes in a variety of differently priced editions, one of which is completely free to download and use. The freebie version of Jamstix offers a limited amount of velocity layers and fewer drum kits than its paid counterparts. It also lacks MIDI export, kit customizations, and s...
Drumgizmois an open-source drum plugin. There are numerous acoustic drum kits that you can download. A tool for creating your own drum kits for Drumgizmo is also available. The plugin itself is still a work in progress, but you can download a stable version for your DAW. Drumgizmo is compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux. More info: Drumgizmo
Sitalais my drum sampler of choice – it’s lightweight, simple, and has all the controls you’re actually likely to use (unless you’re sampling your handmade cello or something weird like that). If you’re on Reaper, routing is done automatically. It’s beyond intuitive, and while it looks deceptively simple, there’s actually a lot of functionality pac...
Speedrum Liteis the other choice when it comes to the best freeware drum samplers. There’s really not that much to say about Speedrum Lite that’s different from Sitala. There’s a little more control over the Attack and Decay of each sample, as well as dedicated Lo-Pass and Hi-Pass filter knobs. If you prefer this workflow over Sitala, however, you ...
This is another free version of a more full-featured paid product, but I wouldn’t dare call MiniSpillage“stripped down.” It’s actually a very impressive drum synth with more controls than I can reasonably get into here, but it’s a lot. This free version comes with 3 of the 12 drum synth engines of its bigger brother, namely – Bass Drum, Hi-Hat, and...
DrumNetis an 8-slot drum sampler that uses AI technology to generate drum sounds. The free version offers all of the functionality included in the paid edition, apart from the ability to export AI-generated sounds. The instrument works great as a free drum VST for use in hip-hop and electronic music. You can build entire kits from scratch and custo...
May 6, 2024 · 1. Steven Slate Drums. Here’s a great free drum VST from Steven Slate. This plugin is excellent for re-creating the sound of a real acoustic kit in your DAW. With the free version you get access to a few different kits and each kit comes with a lot of options to customize, tweak and hone your ideal drum sound. From tuning, to mic placement ...
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- Native Instruments Battery 4. Native Instruments Battery 4 is one of the most popular drum machine VSTs. With a sleek GUI and a smooth kit-making process, the Battery 4 is a percussion powerhouse.
- XLN Audio XO. XLN Audio’s XO flaunts an intuitive “constellation” space interface that’ll completely revamp how you audition your samples. I absolutely love the interface of XO.
- StudioLinked Drum Pro VST (Free) Drum Pro is StudioLinked’s attempt at offering a free drum VST plugin that covers the basics. It boasts a minimalistic interface with an ADSR envelope and mixer section, in addition to an onboard reverb.
- Xfer Records Nerve. Xfer Records’ Nerve plugin isn’t made for eye candy. Instead, its primary focus is offering features and boy, are there a ton of them.
Jan 1, 2024 · DrumTROOP is a free drum kit rompler. It comes with 20 free drum kits, 128 triggers on every kit, 16 outputs, universal drum placement on the first eight pads, as well as controls for vol, pan, attack, and release on each pad. What immediately stands out about DrumTROOP is probably its design.
Mar 24, 2019 · These are the best free drum machine VST plugins online that can be used with FL Studio, Reason, Ableton Live, and other VST-supported programs. In this collection of free drum machine plugins, I’ve included plugin features, screenshots, and videos for you to see their functionality.
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Jan 13, 2022 · Drum VST plugins come in all different shapes and sizes, from virtual drum pads with sampled drum sounds, to individual kick synthesizers. Using drum VST plugins can be a fantastic way to discover new drum / percussion samples and patterns, or to create drum sounds entirely from scratch .
