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.
VST2Percussion
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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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Versilian Studios
Miscellania II: Holiday Bells
Miscellania II: Holiday Bells by Versilian Studios offers six octaves of diverse percussion sounds including chimes, bells, triangles, cymbals, pots, pans, and tambourines packed into a fun VST instrument.
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Tweakbench
Minerva
Minerva by Tweakbench is a granular percussion generator featuring 80 wavelets per channel, independent granular controls, and a bitcrusher effect for rich percussive sound design.
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Samsara Cycle Audio
H-drum
H-Drum by Samsara Cycle Audio is a free virtual Hang Drum percussion plugin for Windows with amp and filter envelopes, velocity control, tune options, and host-synced vibrato and delay sections.
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DSK
DrumZ BeatVoiZe
DSK DrumZ BeatVoiZe is a free human beat box module offering 26 samples across 3 kits with 8 stereo outputs and MIDI automation support.
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PulpoAudio
DPinga Timbal
DPinga Timbal by PulpoAudio offers an authentic collection of timbales, cascaras, bells, cymbals, and woodblock sounds tailored for Afro-Cuban and salsa music. Featuring up to 8 velocity layers and round robin sampling for realistic percussion.
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PulpoAudio
DPinga Congas
DPinga Congas by PulpoAudio is a free set of conga drums featuring Quinto, Conga, and Tumba with multiple velocity layers and round robin samples, ideal for afro cuban and salsa music production.
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PulpoAudio
DPinga Bongo
DPinga Bongo by PulpoAudio offers authentic afro cuban and salsa percussion with 16 bongo and 10 campana sounds featuring velocity layers and round robin.
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Smartelectronix
dmiHammer
dmiHammer by Smartelectronix is a free VSTi plugin that creates chromatic hammered percussion sounds like xylophones, mbira, and chimes with vibrato control and stereo spread.
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Alan ViSTa
Clog Boxes
Clog Boxes is a free sampled woodblock set featuring 5 pitched woodblocks with 2 velocity layers, using 24-bit mono samples from the University of Iowa public domain library.
VST2Percussion
Alan ViSTa
Clavestinas
Clavestinas is a sampled clave percussion plugin featuring seven distinct pitched claves with two velocity layers, offering authentic stereo 24-bit samples sourced from the University of Iowa Electronic Music Studios public domain library.
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Witech
TheDrumSource
TheDrumSource by Witech is a simple, sample-based drum machine with a sequencer and built-in sample browser, designed to emulate the classic x0x hardware drum machine feel.
VST2Groove / sequencers
Mastrcode Music
T-Force Alpha Plus 2
T-Force Alpha Plus 2 by Mastrcode Music is a trance gate synthesizer with enhanced features and a customizable GUI, available as a free VST2 plugin for Windows.
VST2Groove / sequencers
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