Teragon Audio has released KickMaker v1.0, a drum synth plug-in specifically designed to generate bass and kick drum sounds.

Features:

• Four oscillator synthesis, with each oscillator being independently tuned in the range of 20Hz - 125Hz.
• ADSR envelopes provided for each oscillator (with visual feedback), as well as a global ADSR curve.
• Fine-tuning of oscillators allow for adjustment of frequencies within 0.1Hz.
• Mixer for oscillators provides easy way of controlling the presence of each wave.
• Per-oscillator white-noise generator.
• Per-oscillator phase control.
• "Frequency Expander" effect available for each oscillator. This effect will start the oscillator at a higher frequency and drop the frequency to the originally tuned value. The end result creates a realistic "smack" noise that can be used to generate a wide range of kicks.
• Compression effect with variable attack, release, threshold, and ratio parameters.
• Convenient preset manager allows for one-click saving and deletion of presets, as well as scrolling through preset banks.
• Quick on-screen help reference.

KickMaker costs $25 and is available for Windows (VST) and Mac OS X (VST/AU - Universal Binaries). Demo versions are available.