SoftDrum LTD: Your New Favorite Drum Sampler
Creating powerful and realistic drum parts is a key element of modern music. Regardless of your genre – from hip-hop to rock, from electronic to folk – high-quality drums can “make” your track. But what if you’re looking for a flexible, easy-to-use, and at the same time effective tool for working with your own samples? Meet SoftDrum LTD from Fretted Synth – a drum sampler that combines simplicity and power.
Simple Interface, Powerful Functionality
SoftDrum LTD is designed with an emphasis on intuitiveness. Its main goal is to allow you to quickly load, customize, and play your favorite drum samples without unnecessary complications. Forget about confusing menus and unclear settings. SoftDrum LTD gives you control over the sound where it’s really needed.
Key Features of SoftDrum LTD:
- Sample Loading: Easily import standard .wav files (both mono and stereo) with a depth of up to 32 bits and any sample rate above 44100 Hz.
- Optimized Performance: All loaded samples are placed directly in RAM, which ensures extremely fast playback and minimal load on the central processing unit (CPU). This means you can focus on creativity, not on struggling with “lags.”
- Dynamic Playback: Each sample slot allows you to load up to four different samples. You can adjust the velocity switching points to achieve greater realism and expressiveness in your drum parts. From a quiet to a loud hit – each will have its own unique sample!
- Flexible Outputs: For maximum flexibility when mixing, SoftDrum LTD offers six independent stereo outputs. This allows you to route each drum or group of drums to a separate channel in your DAW, giving you full control over processing and panning.
- Saturation/Exclusion Groups: The plugin includes two special groups, perfect for emulating hi-hats or other percussive instruments, where playing one sound should interrupt the previous one. This ensures natural sound and avoids overlapping unwanted sounds.
- High Polyphony: Each pad (sample slot) supports up to sixteen voices of polyphony. This guarantees that your sound will never be cut off prematurely, even with very fast and dense parts. The total polyphony of the plugin can reach 192 voices (12 pads * 16 voices), which is more than enough for any needs. It is worth noting that when using maximum polyphony, the load on the CPU can be high, but for most drum tracks this will not be a problem.
Ideal Choice for Beginners and Experienced Musicians
Due to its simplicity, SoftDrum LTD is a great start for those who are just starting to work with drum samplers. At the same time, its functionality, such as velocity switching, independent outputs, and exclusion groups, makes it a valuable tool for experienced producers who are looking for an effective and stable sampler for their projects.
Conclusion
SoftDrum LTD is not just another drum plugin. It is your reliable assistant in creating dynamic and professional-sounding drum parts. Its simplicity combined with powerful sample loading and playback capabilities, flexible routing options, and high polyphony makes it a great addition to the arsenal of any musician or sound engineer who works on the Windows (Win32) platform with VST compatible hosts. Try SoftDrum LTD and see how easy and enjoyable it can be to work with drum samples!
