Instant

Instant is a single-voice percussion plugin for electronic and dance music production. It loads with a default pattern already running for the selected instrument, removing the need to manually program a basic clap, snare, or hihat pattern at the start of a session.

Four instrument slots are available: clap, snare, closed hihat, and open hihat. Each includes a factory sample library, and users can load their own WAV or AIFF samples (44.1 or 48 kHz, 16 or 24-bit) by placing them in the relevant folder, where they are automatically categorized.

The sequencer supports up to 32 steps with variable pattern length, per-step velocity, shuffle and swing with per-step override, micro-timing nudge per step, a fill toggle, pattern reset, and a velocity randomizer with intensity control.

Sound shaping controls include pitch (±24 semitones), high-pass and low-pass filters (24 dB/octave), a shape envelope for attack or decay, reverse playback, and master output level.

Parameter locks allow pitch, filter, shape, shuffle, reverse, and micro-timing values to be set independently per step, in the style of Elektron hardware sequencers. Locked values are shown on the relevant controls during playback and are saved with presets.

Audio exports can be dragged directly to a DAW timeline / a clip, rendering at the project's exact tempo and pattern length with all locks, filters, and shuffle settings included in the export.

Instant is free, with a resizable interface and a preset save/load system.