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XXDrummodules plugin interface
Acquit Music

XXDrummodules

XXDrummodules by Acquit Music offers four drum modules including hi-hats, cymbals, snares, and percussion with options for delay, pitch, and volume control.

VST2Single drums
X Crash plugin interface
vst4free

X Crash

X Crash is a free sampled 16 inch crash cymbal plugin featuring multi-mic recordings for detailed sound sculpting.

VST2Single drums
Techno Toms VSTi plugin interface
Softrave

Techno Toms VSTi

Techno Toms VSTi by Softrave offers 512 tom drum sounds from classic drum machines and keyboards. It features a high-frequency filter and sound mixer to craft unique tom tones, ideal for techno, tech-house, electro, synth pop, and related genres.

VST2Single drums
Techno Snare plugin interface
Softrave

Techno Snare

Techno Snare by Softrave offers 512 analog techno snare sounds with high-frequency filtering and mix options for creative drum design in a compact VST2 plugin.

VST2Single drums
Rhythms SA Pack plugin interface
Odosynths

Rhythms SA Pack

Rhythms SA Pack by Odosynths offers four distinct rhythm synths: bassdrum, hihats, snares, and toms. Designed for Windows 32-bit systems in VST2 format, this single-drum category plugin adds versatile drum sounds to your productions.

VST2Single drums
RD-19 Drum Module plugin interface
Benedict Roff-Marsh

RD-19 Drum Module

RD-19 Drum Module is a versatile drum synthesizer offering classic analog drum sounds and unique new tones. Featuring two synth lines with selectable waveform and noise, plus character EQ for shaping.

VST2Single drums
LEL UDS DRUMS plugin interface
Softrave

LEL UDS DRUMS

LEL UDS DRUMS by Softrave is a free virtual instrument featuring 140 samples of vintage analog drum machines. It allows filtering of high frequencies and mixing of sounds to craft custom snare tones.

VST2Single drums
Kick-n-Snare EX plugin interface
Minimal Instruments

Kick-n-Snare EX

Kick-n-Snare EX is a free EDM drum rompler by Minimal Instruments featuring extended drum sounds and separate controls for kick and snare, tailored for dubstep and Future genres.

VST2Single drums
GnomeKick plugin interface
Bass Gnomes

GnomeKick

GnomeKick is a free kick drum generator by Bass Gnomes designed to enhance your kick drum with added thud and analog-like modulation.

VST2Single drums
FDNCymbal plugin interface
Uhhyou

FDNCymbal

FDNCymbal by Uhhyou is a free cymbal sound synthesizer plugin featuring metallic textures from a Schroeder allpass section and tremolo effects. It functions both as a cymbal synth and an effect.

VST2Single drums
ESD plugin interface
Samsara Cycle Audio

ESD

ESD by Samsara Cycle Audio is an electronic snare drum plugin featuring 128 tones and patches, with pitch, envelope, and filter controls for precise sound shaping.

VST2Single drums
EKD plugin interface
Samsara Cycle Audio

EKD

EKD by Samsara Cycle Audio is a free electronic kick drum plugin featuring 128 tones and patches, with pitch, envelope, and filter sections plus MIDI learn support.

VST2Single drums
easy-kick 01 plugin interface
easytoolz

easy-kick 01

easy-kick 01 by easytoolz is a free VST2 kick-drum plugin featuring 10 bass drum samples, tuning, bitcrusher, 4 filters, overdrive, ADSR envelope, and reverb effects for Windows.

VST2Single drums
Dark VX Kick plugin interface
Chokehold

Dark VX Kick

Dark VX Kick is a sampled kick drum plugin with 4 velocity layers and round-robins, featuring analog EQ-processed samples and a compressed channel for versatile kick sounds.

VST2Single drums
Cymbalistic plugin interface
Alan ViSTa

Cymbalistic

Cymbalistic is a free sampled cymbals set featuring 68 stereo 24-bit samples including hi hat, ride, crash, and chinese cymbals sourced from the University of Iowa public domain library.

VST2Single drums
Crash VSTi plugin interface
Softrave

Crash VSTi

Crash VSTi by Softrave offers 300 unique crash and cymbal sounds recorded over ten years across various studios, perfect for adding authentic percussion to your music.

VST2Single drums
Clap DRUMS VSTi plugin interface
Softrave

Clap DRUMS VSTi

Clap DRUMS VSTi by Softrave offers 400 clap drum sounds from various drum machines and keyboards with individual analog tuning for a natural feel.

VST2CLAPSingle drums
ClangCymbal plugin interface
Uhhyou

ClangCymbal

ClangCymbal is a monophonic synthesizer designed for creating metallic percussion sounds using a feedback delay network for textured cymbal tones.

VST2Single drums
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