no drummer? no problem Find the
perfect drum sound for your tracks in this list of
20 of the best drums vst plugins
and to make it better these are the best
free vst plugins for drums so you won't need to spend
anything to get great drums for your tracks
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this list is in no particular order
plus I've included timecodes & links to all of the products mentioned in this video
in the description. Now first up on the list is a plugin from beatassist.eu
it's BAT-S12 free drum machine for Windows
this is a very easy to use drum sampler with
12 pads and easy access to the editing screen
at the moment you don't get any samples with it
but you can easily find drums samples or any samples all over the internet
next on the list is Djinn Drum
it's based on the classic LM-1 Drum Machine
that can be heard all over big hits from the 80's
it does include most of the sounds that you would get with the Linn LM-1
so you're ready to go right away
if you're looking for the classic Linn drum sound
give Djinn Drum a try it's available on
both Mac and Windows
up next is Beat DRMR by Beat Magazine
this one comes with 178 kits
in a wide variety of styles you have 12
pads with a mixer, reverb, low pass
filter and more. You get so much
variety with Beat DRMR that you should be able to find
at least one kit that fits your needs
it's available for both Windows and Mac
number 4 on the list of best Drum VST plugin for free
is Ritmix. This is one of my favourite
drum plugins. You get 16 MPC style pads
yo can edit the sample in each pad however you like
you also get a 16 step sequencer built right into Ritmix
allowing you to generate rhythms quickly by either clicking
or recording your performances on the MPC pads
Ritmix is only available for Windows
next up is Loopcloud Drum
you can choose from hundreds of kits all curated by experts
use drums, percussion sounds and one shots
you can also get sequence patterns and mix in effects
all within the user friendly user interface
LoopCloud Drum is available for both Mac and Windows
the next one of the list is Beat Factory Drums from BeatSkillz
you get 10 kits with this one covering a range of sounds like
hip hop, EDM, Trap, House, & more
it's sampled from the MPC 2500
and has 12 pads with some fairly straight forward controls
plus it also has a built in Reverb
you can get Beat Factory on Windows and Mac
at number 7 is Grace by One Small Clue
this is a sampler plugin that makes it fairly easy to work with drum samples
it has an easy to use built in browser that you can also
drag and drop samples from within certain DAWs
you can also download the optional patch library
that has 54 patches inlcuding 12 drum kits
Grace is available on Windows 10 only
up next is Drum Troop from Dub Turbo
this is a pretty straight forward 16 pad drum machine plugin
that has an interesting user interface
you get 20 kits with Drum Troop
and each kit can have up to 128 triggers
it's available on Mac & Windows
next on the list is Line of Legends
this is a hip hop drum kit featuring 47 high quality samples
the interface is divided into 8 sections
each section is for a specific drum
and has controls for that drum
if you're looking to add some hip hop drum sounds to your aresnal
give it a try. Line of Legends is
available on both Mac & Windows
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now number 10 on the list we have Sitala
this one has 16 assignable pads
it comes with 2 basic drum kits but you can add your
own and it also has some easy to use editing functions for each pad
the interface is fairly simple and the plugin is very easy to use
you can get Sitala for both Windows & Mac
next up is Synsonic BD808
the BD stands for Bass Drum
making this an 808 bass drum plugin
it gives you a lot of control over your bass drum
so if you like that classic sound of the 808
but you want to dial it in to really make it your own
Synsonic BD808 might be a great choice for you
it's available on both Windows and Mac
the next plugin is Drump Pro by Studio Linked
this one has 12 pads and comes with 20 drum kits
you get your typical controls and a mixer section
on a fairly simple user interface
it's available for Mac and Windows
at 13 on the list is Jamstix 4 Free by Rayzoon
this is a virtual drummer plugin it's a slimmed down version of their paid plugin
in the free version you get 8 drummer models, 21 style models
and 200 acoustic drum samples
you can create grooves within the plugin itself
and it can make your drum beats sound natural
you can grab Jamstix 4 Free on both Mac and Windows
the next drum vst plugin is Cakewalk Drums
you get this virtual drummer plugin free with the free DAW Cakewalk by Bandlab
this one sounds great and it includes pre-recorded
drum patterns in a variety of different genres
if using pre-recorded drums or patterns isn't your thing
then of course you can record your own patterns using midi
if you're looking for a free DAW and a drum plugin
then check out Cakewalk by Bandlab
it has everything you need to start making music
Cakewalk is only available on Windows
at number 16 on the list is MT Power Drum kit 2
this is another virtual drummer style plugin
offering you the high quality sounds of a realistic drum kit
all the samples have been specially recorded and processed
to make them ideally suited for use in pop,
rock, and metal productions
you even get some great grooves with MT Power Drum kit 2
so you can get started making music right away
without even needing to program any drums
you can get this one for Mac, Windows, and Linux
next on the list is DrumMic'a from Sennheiser
this is a free instrument for the Kontakt Player
you can grab the free Kontakt Player from Native Instruments
then load Drummic'a into it
13,000 drum snippets make up this virtual drum set
the sounds were recorded by a professional drummer using
high end microphones in a pro recording studio
you can change the microphone positions use the mixer to blend the sound to your liking
and also get the pre-recorded drum grooves to get you started
DrumMic'a is available on both Mac and Windows
up next is Spitfire Labs Drums
if you aren't familiar with Spitfire Labs there's over 15
free high quality instruments that you can get from them
including this one. Recorded using top of the line mics
you get a very nice acoustic drum kit with this plugin
it's available on both Mac & Windows
at number 19 is Sean Pandy Drums
this is an acoustic drum rompler with a kick, snare, 4 toms
and a sub blower. every drum has 6 velocity layers
and up to 10 random samples giving you some variation in your play
you can grab Sean Pandy Drums for both Mac and Windows
Number 20 on the list is Steven Slate Drums SSD5 Free
this is a powerful drum plugin you'll get all of the features of
the full SSD plugin but access to
only one of the Deluxe 2 kits
if you're after great drum sounds for your tracks
give the Steven Slate SSD5 a try
it's available on Mac & Windows
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