Alan ViSTa
VS Conga
VS Conga is a free sampled conga set featuring conga, quinto, and tumba instruments with multiple velocity layers and round-robin samples for realistic percussion.
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Varazuvi Entertainment
Varazuvi Bongos
Varazuvi Bongos delivers authentic bongo drum sounds with high-resolution recordings and customizable ADSR, volume, and reverb controls.
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Alan ViSTa
Thai Gongs
Thai Gongs is a traditional chromatic gong set sampled from Thailand featuring 39 stereo 24-bit samples with multiple velocity layers and dynamic controls.
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Softrave
Techno Percussion VSTi
Techno Percussion VSTi by Softrave offers 512 percussion sounds from classic drum machines and keyboards. It features high-frequency filtering and sound mixing to create custom techno and 80's style percussion.
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Safwan Matni
Takim
Takim is a free Middle Eastern drum module plugin for Windows in VST2 format.
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Samsara Cycle Audio
Tabla
Tabla by Samsara Cycle Audio is a sampled Indian tabla set featuring 16 sample sections and 120 studio-quality tabla samples. It includes an envelope section, pan, tune, level controls, and bend on/off for each control section via the bend wheel.
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Simple Media
Striker
Striker is a free physical modelling tuned percussion VST plugin for Windows, replicating marimbas, vibraphones, and similar mallet instruments.
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Quilcom
SIM-DUNUN
SIM-DUNUN is a free VST2 plugin for Windows that simulates the sounds of traditional African dunun drums, including the Talking drum, designed to complement djembe rhythms.
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Quilcom
SIM-DJEMBE
SIM-DJEMBE by Quilcom is a free VST2 plugin that synthesizes the African djembe drum using purely synthesizer techniques without samples, allowing detailed control over timbre and behavior.
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Quilcom
SIM-CHAU
SIM-CHAU by Quilcom is a free VST2 plugin that simulates a Chau gong, also known as a tam-tam or Chinese symphonic gong, for Windows.
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Spacedad
Shekrs
Shekrs is a free percussion VST2 plugin for Windows inspired by everyday shakers like loo-roll and yogurt pots. It features five shakers playable via MIDI with modulations for speed, pitch, and volume to create diverse rhythmic grooves.
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Musicrow
Shaker Maker
Shaker Maker by Musicrow is a free Windows VST effect that transforms any rhythmic input into realistic shaker rhythms with customizable shaker sound shaping.
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Alan ViSTa
Royotoms
Royotoms is an 8 rototom sampled set tuned to replicate Pink Floyd's "Time" song, including dry samples and EMT-140 plate reverb impulse responses.
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Spacedad
Pots
Pots by Spacedad is a unique percussion VST plugin featuring 6 pots playable on MIDI notes with pitchshifting, distortion, and filter effects.
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KX77FREE
PERCU
PERCU by KX77FREE is a percussion synthesizer offering 11 instruments, a wave player, VCO modulation, three filters, and three envelope generators with velocity control. It features five stereo outputs and supports Win32 systems in VST2 format.
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Samsara Cycle Audio
PACE
PACE by Samsara Cycle Audio is a free tuned percussion VST2 plugin for Windows 32-bit systems, delivering unique melodic percussion sounds.
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Orchestools
OT PERC
OT PERC is a four-layer drums and percussion sampler featuring over 70 sample maps from Versilian Studios' orchestral, ethnic, and contemporary percussion libraries. It enables combining, editing, and layering drum sounds with effects.
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Softrave
Orch Hit VSTi
Orch Hit VSTi by Softrave is a free virtual instrument offering 70 orchestral hit sounds from drum machines and keyboards. It lets you mix, tune, and filter hits for unique electro and 80's style percussion.
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