Marla Real Grooves – Live-Played MIDI Drum Plugin

[Marla Audio]

Hey everyone,

We've been working on a new plugin called Marla Real Grooves.

It's a MIDI-based drum plugin featuring 44 live-played grooves with real human timing and velocity, rather than programmed or heavily quantized patterns.

Our goal was to make it easier to find natural-feeling drum grooves while keeping the workflow simple and fast.

Key features:

44 live-played MIDI drum grooves
Natural timing & velocity
Preview grooves inside the plugin
Drag & drop MIDI directly into your DAW
Works with any drum instrument
AU & VST3 (macOS)

We'd really appreciate any feedback or suggestions from the community.

https://marlaaudio.com

Here's a quick demo of how it works:

[Hewitt Huntwork]

As a person who owns many, many drum plugins, it's hard to be excited about 44 grooves. Even for free, I'm not sure that would capture my attention. Real grooves played by a human is something that has existed for decades, and I have thousands of them.

I think in the music software space, a new offering should do one of the following: 1) something nobody else has done; 2) something that has been done, but better; 3) something that has been done, but cheaper; 4) something that has been done, but simpler or, conversely, deeper.

If your target audience involves experienced producers, you have your work cut out for you. If your target audience is beginners, you should emphasize ease of use or value for money.

Lastly, Marla is a first name, so when you call your product Marla Real Grooves, be prepared for people to wonder who Marla is, and wonder if she's a good drummer.