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.
Looking for a very synthetic drum kit
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- KVRer
- 1 posts since 12 Jun, 2026
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- KVRist
- 108 posts since 21 Oct, 2024
In addition to the well-known Roland units, the 1980s also saw some great modules from Linn (LinnDrum), Sequential DrumTraks, Oberheim DMX, and relatively affordable Boss units. Some of these, such as Oberheim and Linn, have been emulated many times.
However, most manufacturers (except Roland and Boss) have tended to try to mimic natural drums. So this probably isn’t necessarily for you. When I need more synthetic drums, I use D16 Drumazon 2. You might want to give it a listen.
However, most manufacturers (except Roland and Boss) have tended to try to mimic natural drums. So this probably isn’t necessarily for you. When I need more synthetic drums, I use D16 Drumazon 2. You might want to give it a listen.
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- KVRAF
- 2248 posts since 10 Apr, 2002 from Saint Germain en Laye, France
Use the FPC with some samples from Splice or LoopMasters
https://www.loopmasters.com/search?utf8 ... q=drum+80s
https://splice.com/sounds/search/sample ... sample+80s
https://www.loopmasters.com/search?utf8 ... q=drum+80s
https://splice.com/sounds/search/sample ... sample+80s
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- KVRian
- 1078 posts since 26 Jun, 2003 from UK
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.