Looking for a very synthetic drum kit

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CinningBao wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2026 12:14 pm
james_laverc wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2026 11:16 am
ThoughtExperiment wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2026 10:38 am Sonic Charge Microtonic is pretty old now, but it's still unbeatable for synthetic drums. There's even a bank of simulated classic drum machines included. Certainly worth checking out IMO.
I've been using Microtonic lately, and I'm really enjoying the sound quality. However, there's one thing that's slowing down my workflow: as far as I can tell, there's no obvious way to simply click on a drum channel (kick, snare, hi-hat, etc.) and audition that individual sound instantly while trying to create a beat... or am I missing something?

I use FL Studio, and the only way I`ve found out to hear the sounds so far is by pressing its Play buttom (which plays drumbeats in loop) or through the Piano roll.
The drums are mapped from C1 up to G1, so if FL gives you a keyboard 'keyboard' you can use that or a MIDI keyboard. You can also just press the buttons at the top which say "1 c", 2 c#" to preview the sounds.
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Ah, now I see my mistake. I once tried to press those top buttoms, but now I realize you have to press each twice to make them produce a sound.

Thanx, you saved the day.

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james_laverc wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2026 6:06 am Hi. I use FL Studio, and I'm looking for a drum kit with a very synthetic sound — as "artificial" as drums could sound in the 1980s. If there is something like that among FL Studio's native plugins, that would be great, but I'm also open to third-party plugins.
I know the classic drum machines like the 808, and all that stuff, but I`m looking for something beyond that, so to speak.

Any suggestions? Thanx in advance.
Two things: FM drums are easy to make with free VSTs; use samples in FPC and put a bit reducer on the channel- change settings as desired
I also have FM drums with the digital OSC in my Prologue, but that is not what you asked

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Architeuthis wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2026 5:40 pm
stoopicus wrote: Sat Jun 13, 2026 3:06 am Microtonic, still my favorite
it's old.

and im going to make it obsolete one day.
It would be a very pleasant surprise if Sonic Charge announces Microtonic 2 , but so far that's just a wish. Although it is still quite a capable plugin, but it is surely getting old. Looks, and features wise.

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osiris wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2026 7:52 pm There was a great one in Battery 4 (I think was the version). It is no more.
It was called synthetic drums :love:
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