Abbey Road 60s Drummer
Native Instruments
Command authentic 1960s drum sounds with 18 independent mics per kit and legendary groove patterns across multiple genres.
We list 16 Drums plugins from 8 brands. The most represented are D16 Group, EastWest and Native Instruments. Open any of them for a rundown of what it does and where it fits.
Native Instruments
Command authentic 1960s drum sounds with 18 independent mics per kit and legendary groove patterns across multiple genres.
Image-Line
Synthesize massive, punchy kicks from dual oscillators, samples, and sub-bass—then saturate for aggressive impact.
Ableton
Strike modeled mallets against beams, strings, membranes, plates and pipes for marimba-like or imagined percussion.
D16 Group
Lock in iconic 909 drums with surgical mixing, saturation, and effects—all shaped by deep per-drum processing.
Image-Line
Design custom kick drums with dynamic pitch sweeps and distortion—from tight sub-bass to punchy electronic textures.
D16 Group
Nail iconic 808 drums with studio-grade processing—dual effect chains, multi-band compression, and per-step articulation control transform raw sounds into production-ready hits.
EastWest
Craft studio-grade drum tracks instantly with 14,000+ MIDI grooves and 104 kits, then sculpt them through SSL gear and convolution reverb.
D16 Group
Build character-packed drums from four independent generators and sculpt them through flexible effects chains—nail tight kicks and punchy hits with instant sonic control.
Reason Studios
Record studio-quality drums with multitrack precision using dedicated overhead, room, and individual drum microphones you can mix independently.
Acon Digital
Isolate kick, snare, hi-hats, and more into individual drum stems for surgical mixing control and creative remixing.
Native Instruments
Layer 2000 rhythmic patterns across five simultaneous players with tempo-adaptive articulation and spatial control for authentic, dynamic percussion.
Slate Digital
Steven Slate Drums 5 is a next-generation drum sampler plugin featuring over 400 acoustic, percussion, and electronic drum instruments with playback that physically models real drum kit behavior. Unlike traditional polyphonic sample playback, SSD5's samples interact with each other realistically, eliminating the mechanical sound common in sampled drums. The plugin offers up to 24 velocity layers and 12 round-robin alternations per instrument, with multi-mic configurations that vary by library.
EastWest
Craft cinematic percussion textures with 16,000 orchestral and ethnic samples, plus 100+ ready-to-play MIDI performances that adapt to any tempo.
EastWest
Layer world-class percussion performances from 150+ instruments with five mic perspectives and pro mixing tools.
Native Instruments
Engineer expressive, natural-sounding drums with 25 velocity layers, 18 independent mics, and premium acoustic kits from Yamaha, Pearl, and Sonor.
Reason Studios
Sculpt club-ready drums with eight independent channels, surgical EQ, and character effects like bit crushing and envelope filtering.