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The 909 still sounds excellent

The classic 909 sounds have reverberated over the decades in dance and techno, remaining relevant to this day. Drumazon sets a benchmark for faithful emulation in the digital domain.

The 909 still sounds excellent

The classic 909 sounds have reverberated over the decades in dance and techno, remaining relevant to this day. Drumazon sets a benchmark for faithful emulation in the digital domain.

Sounds great, out-of-the-box

The original 909 sounds a bit dry and requires extra processing for the audio to truly bloom but Drumazon’s effect chain is fully equipped to provide the right flavor, out-of-the-box.

Sounds great, out-of-the-box

The original 909 sounds a bit dry and requires extra processing for the audio to truly bloom but Drumazon’s effect chain is fully equipped to provide the right flavor, out-of-the-box.

Drum programming? A breeze

A broad feature set and expressiveness make drum programming an inspiring and easy experience.

Drum programming? A breeze

A broad feature set and expressiveness make drum programming an inspiring and easy experience.

Get under the hood

You get the classic sound, but with extras that will surely meet expectations – both for purists and producers after a modern punchy attitude.

The 11 drum sounds that have shaped electronic dance music

Drumazon emulates all the sounds of the original 909, matching each individual instrument with meticulous accuracy.

Two bus effect chains with lots of different algorithms

Get the exact sound; add grit with a bitcrusher or distortion, control space with reverb or delay, and fatten your sound with chorus; mix everything together nicely using dynamics and EQ algorithms. All these can be also used creatively with the addition of a filter - the possibilities are endless.

Your perfect pattern just few clicks away

Super easy-to-use and inspiring sequencer to work with; Tap function, Randomizer and more. Still looking for inspiration? Browse hundreds of factory patterns we've included.

Articulations for greater expression

Per-step Flam or several variants of Substep with editable properties will enrich your musical dictionary for yet more elaborative rhythms.

MIDI export via drag'n'drop

Once your pattern is done drag'n'dop MIDI export function lets you quickly finish work on your pattern in your DAW.

Full control over dynamics

Quickly adjustable velocity for accented and non-accented steps with optional global accent boost.

Prefer recording your beats live? Nothing could be simpler

With the tap function, you can seamlessly record your ideas into patterns, then edit them like any other pattern.

Bored? Let’s randomize baby!

With just a hit of a button, you can fill up your patterns with unexpected ideas, get inspired and revitalize your workflow. Randomizer can fill a pattern according to what you specify, providing random drum lines you can edit or save seamlessly.

A variety of trigger modes

Use a pattern trigger mode that suits you: MIDI notes, MIDI CC or GUI.

Impressive factory content to kickstart your work

Don’t want to dive into the technicalities of Drumazon’s signal flow just yet? We have you covered with factory presets full of Scenes, Drum Kits and Patterns. You can focus on developing your music immediately.

The 11 drum sounds that have shaped electronic dance music

Drumazon emulates all the sounds of the original 909, matching each individual instrument with meticulous accuracy.


Two bus effect chains with lots of different algorithms

Get the exact sound; add grit with a bitcrusher or distortion, control space with reverb or delay, and fatten your sound with chorus; mix everything together nicely using dynamics and EQ algorithms. All these can be also used creatively with the addition of a filter - the possibilities are endless.


Your perfect pattern just few clicks away

Super easy-to-use and inspiring sequencer to work with; Tap function, Randomizer and more. Still looking for inspiration? Browse hundreds of factory patterns we've included.


Articulations for greater expression

Per-step Flam or several variants of Substep with editable properties will enrich your musical dictionary for yet more elaborative rhythms.


MIDI export via drag'n'drop

Once your pattern is done drag'n'dop MIDI export function lets you quickly finish work on your pattern in your DAW.


Full control over dynamics

Quickly adjustable velocity for accented and non-accented steps with optional global accent boost.


Prefer recording your beats live? Nothing could be simpler

With the tap function, you can seamlessly record your ideas into patterns, then edit them like any other pattern.


Bored? Let’s randomize baby!

With just a hit of a button, you can fill up your patterns with unexpected ideas, get inspired and revitalize your workflow. Randomizer can fill a pattern according to what you specify, providing random drum lines you can edit or save seamlessly.


A variety of trigger modes

Use a pattern trigger mode that suits you: MIDI notes, MIDI CC or GUI.


Impressive factory content to kickstart your work

Don’t want to dive into the technicalities of Drumazon’s signal flow just yet? We have you covered with factory presets full of Scenes, Drum Kits and Patterns. You can focus on developing your music immediately.

 

A dedicated channel strip for every drum sound

With EQ and compression per instrument, you can quickly perfect the original 909 sound.

Building blocks of greatly sounding kit

To ease things up we enclosed factory presets for every individual instrument that will allow you to quickly put together a greatly sounding kit without the fuss of creating everything from scratch.

Filter section

High cut and low cut filters with common resonance + 2 band parametric EQ for trimming and boosting what's necessary to mix the instrument nicely with the rest of the Drum Kit.

In-chain Dynamics

Must have in any proper channel strip, especially with drums. Little tip; with a bit of look ahead enabled and attack, decay set to zero, you can also use it as saturation unit.

Blend in with the rest

Route / Send the instrument to one of the two FX Buses or directly to Master Bus. Only imagination is the limit what you can do further.

Wait! While sending sound to the FX Buses you can even choose what precise Slot in the Bus it will be sent to. Use Buses creatively.

Building blocks of greatly sounding kit

To ease things up we enclosed factory presets for every individual instrument that will allow you to quickly put together a greatly sounding kit without the fuss of creating everything from scratch.


Filter section

High cut and low cut filters with common resonance + 2 band parametric EQ for trimming and boosting what's necessary to mix the instrument nicely with the rest of the Drum Kit.


In-chain Dynamics

Must have in any proper channel strip, especially with drums. Little tip; with a bit of look ahead enabled and attack, decay set to zero, you can also use it as saturation unit.


Blend in with the rest

Route / Send the instrument to one of the two FX Buses or directly to Master Bus. Only imagination is the limit what you can do further.

Wait! While sending sound to the FX Buses you can even choose what precise Slot in the Bus it will be sent to. Use Buses creatively.

 

Final touches are so crucial

A capable master section will give the final punch to your drum line.

Master Bus presets

Ready-to-use master presets can get the desired results as soon as possible. Also use this feautre to store your own settings to speed things up for grooves to come.

Multi-band compressor

A 3-band compressor to glue everything together. Its extremely responsive character will add some 'air' to your drum riffs.

Limiter with soft-clip option

Limiter to control and add power to the output. It's not just transparent brick-wall limiter, it has its own distinctive punchy 'tone' which drum sounds will benefit from.

Master Bus presets

Ready-to-use master presets can get the desired results as soon as possible. Also use this feautre to store your own settings to speed things up for grooves to come.


Multi-band compressor

A 3-band compressor to glue everything together. Its extremely responsive character will add some 'air' to your drum riffs.


Limiter with soft-clip option

Limiter to control and add power to the output. It's not just transparent brick-wall limiter, it has its own distinctive punchy 'tone' which drum sounds will benefit from.

 

MIDI map and Trigger Outs

Easily managable MIDI map and employing trigger outs it's a cherry on top.

Audible trigger outputs

The original machines featured analog trigger outputs to control external gear using the internal sequencer. Producers often used this output musically, adding a trademark short pulse sound that became a hallmark of electro music, a sound you can get with Drumazon too.

MIDI Map editor

You can quickly re-arrange mapping to match your MIDI controller, DAW or ... Instrument (if you want to use Drumazon's MIDI output capabilities).

Audible trigger outputs

The original machines featured analog trigger outputs to control external gear using the internal sequencer. Producers often used this output musically, adding a trademark short pulse sound that became a hallmark of electro music, a sound you can get with Drumazon too.


MIDI Map editor

You can quickly re-arrange mapping to match your MIDI controller, DAW or ... Instrument (if you want to use Drumazon's MIDI output capabilities).

 

... and much more

Substantial factory content

Over 1000 presets and patterns in factory content

Screen fit

Several UI sizes and HiDPI support for better screen fit

MIDI Learn

MIDI Learn for easy controller assignment

Sound examples

d16group · Drumazon 2 Demos
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Endorsement

Reviews

Computer Music 2024/01

Beat Magazine 2023/11

CDM 2023/11

Technoscene.eu 2023/10

Buenasideas.de 2023/09

Amazona.de 2023/09

Awards

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System requirements

Windows PC

OS version
Windows 7 or newer
CPU
Intel x86 / AMD x86
Software
VST2 / VST3 / AAX compatible host application (32bit or 64bit)
Sample rate
≥ 44.1 kHz

Apple Mac

OS version
Mac OS X 10.13 to macOS 14
CPU
Intel x86 / Apple Silicon
Software
VST2 / VST3 / AU / AAX compatible host application (64bit only!)
Sample rate
≥ 44.1 kHz
(*) Hardware requirements / recommendations are based on estimates performed on available computers at D16 Group HQ, and therefore cannot cover all possible configurations available on the market. CPU usage may vary widely depending on the manner in which the product is used. Factors that may contribute to variance in CPU usage include particular patch and its complexity, the global quality setting, project sample rate. In order to form a better understanding of how a plug-in will behave within your current setup, we highly recommend downloading the demo and giving it a try.

Document containing system requirements for entire D16 Group plug-in line-up you can download from here Compatibility Chart

Note

This product is not a standalone program so you need a host application to use it.

The TB-303, TR-808, TR-606 and TR-909 were originally produced by Roland®. Roland® is a registered trademark of Roland Corporation and/or Roland Corporation U.S. The reference to Roland® is made here strictly for the legitimate purpose of comparison, and it does not in any way imply Roland®'s permission or endorsement of D16's products.