IDrum turns your Mac or PC into a powerful, simple-to-use virtual drum machine. Build patterns with iDrum's lightning-fast step sequencer, using included kits or your own samples. Includes a VSTi/RTAS/AU plug-in drum instrument for use with Logic Pro 8, Cubase 4 and up (32-bit only), ProTools 7.4.2 and up, Digital Performer 6, Live 6 and up, Sonar 8 (32-bit only), Tracktion.
Software | Description | OS | License | File Date | Comments | Power |
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Rebirth RB-338 v2.0.1 | Software emulation of TR-303s and one TR-808. | Mac | Freeware | 2005-09-01 | 5 | 75db |
Addictive Drums 2.0 | Drum Production Studio. [VST/AU] | Mac | Demo | 2013-09-26 | 0 | 70db |
Drumagog 5.0.2 | Drum Replacer Plug-in [AU/VST/RTAS]. | Mac | Paid | 2010-11-19 | 0 | 65db |
Reason 9 | Reason is a virtual studio rack with tools like Analog synth, sampler, drum machine, ReCycle!-based loop player, mixer, effects, pattern sequencer, and more. | Mac | Demo | 2016-07-04 | 0 | 65db |
RS-16X v1.5.5 | Sequence & song style standalone drum machine. | Mac | Shareware | 2013-04-19 | 0 | 60db |
KickMaker 2.0 | Synthesizer designed specifically to create good kick drum sounds. [VST/AU] | Mac | Freeware | 2010-10-30 | 1 | 60db |
AntiLoop v7 923 | Beat generation software. | Mac | Free | 2004-08-17 | 5 | 60db |
Jamstix 3.6.0 | Jamstix is a virtual drummer inside of your sequencer/host [AU/VST] | Mac | Demo | 2014-07-04 | 0 | 60db |
BazzISM v2.5.0 | Drum synthesizer that produces bass kicks by a sinus sweep. [VST/AU] | Mac | Demo | 2015-03-10 | 1 | 60db |
Breakage v23 | An intelligent step sequencer and drum machine. | Mac | Freeware | 2012-10-17 | 0 | 55db |
Malodie | A very odd on-line experimental loop-based MIDI sequencer and drum machine. | Mac | Freeware | 2003-10-31 | 0 | 55db |
Drumcore Free v3.0 | A subset of the award-winning DrumCore software. [AU/VSTi/RTAS] | Mac | Freeware | 2009-07-21 | 5 | 55db |
RMV v5.1.4 | Drum machine combining analog-style percussion synthesis with percussion sampler. [AU/VST] | Mac | Demo | 2014-04-07 | 0 | 55db |
Sonic Charge µTonic v3.1 | Drum and percussion synthesizer combined with a pattern based drum-machine engine. [AU/VSTi] | Mac | Demo | 2013-05-20 | 0 | 55db |
AnarchyRhythms v2.5.1.2 | Sonic Pattern Morpher - hybrid between an effect and a drum machine. [VST/AU] | Mac | Free | 2014-02-27 | 0 | 55db |
orDrumbox v0.9.07 | Audio sequencer and Software Drum Machine with sound synth and drumkits | Mac | Free | 2011-12-14 | 2 | 55db |
Tseq_AM | Matrix-Style Drum Machine. | Mac | Freeware | 2002-12-29 | 0 | 55db |
Giada 0.95 | Giada is a work in progres minimal, hardcore loop player | Mac | Freeware | 2015-04-01 | 0 | 55db |
DrumSpillage 2.0.7 | Model based drum and percussion synth for Mac OS X. [AU] Get reviews of Electronic Drum Kits here. | Mac | Demo | 2014-04-21 | 1 | 55db |
Drum Kit Samples | Drum Kit Samples captured real acoustic drums in action for use with virtual percussion programs that use with WAV, MP3 or OGG. | Mac | Paid | 2012-02-20 | 0 | 55db |
Battery 4.0.1 | Stand-alone and VST/RTAS/AU plug-in drum sampler. | Mac | Demo | 2013-04-15 | 0 | 55db |
MrDrum v1.70 | Drum and bass machine | Mac | Freeware | 2007-08-20 | 1 | 55db |
iDrum v1.73 | Drum machine. [VST/AU/RTAS/Standalone] | Mac | Demo | 2010-04-07 | 2 | 55db |
a-kit v1.4 | A collection of seven simple-to-use drum plug-ins. [VST/AU/RTAS] | Mac | Shareware | 2008-10-09 | 0 | 55db |
DrumThing v3.1 | Software version of a drum machine for creating drum patterns, loops and grooves | Mac | Demo | 2013-04-17 | 0 | 55db |
SwarShala v3.1.1 | Complete Indian music software for Indian music lovers and fusion composers. | Mac | Demo | 2014-04-01 | 0 | 55db |
Archibald v3.6 | Virtual drummer which improvises on your patterns. [VST] | Mac | Shareware | 2008-12-01 | 0 | 55db |
Monkey Machine v1.2 | Online Java drum machine. | Mac | Freeware | 2007-02-03 | 0 | 55db |
DRECEIVE R8 v1.0 | Channel strip/drum processor. [VST/AU] | Mac | Freeware | 2006-10-09 | 0 | 55db |
Punch v1.0.4 | Synthesized drums in the finest audio quality and with breathtaking features for the contemporary producer. [AU/VSTi/RTAS] | Mac | Demo | 2013-11-13 | 0 | 55db |
Melda MDrummer Small – Virtual Drummer. Melda Production has loads of freeware. The 10 Best Free Drum Software Instruments 1 – Beat Assist – Nasty Looper Nasty Looper is a free drum machine plugin that you can use either in your studio or for a live performance for creative loop and beatmaking. Primarily it is good for making hip hop, house, and other EDM based genres.
Here is the SYNTH ANATOMY list of the best freeware drum machine/rompler/sampler/synthesizer plugins for PC & Mac including sample-based & synthesis based instruments.
Drum Software For Mac Free
Many classic Synthesizers or effects plugins are available in a free or commercial form. If you look at the beats section with free drum machines or drum synths, it will be much smaller. Here you can find free drum machine/instrument plugins that are based on samples or even on pure synthesis.
The vintage trend can also be clearly seen here. Many plugins are based on sounds from vintage drum machines like the Roland TR-808/TR-909.
Even if the selection is smaller, I have picked the best freeware drum machine plugins available in 2020 for you. This selection includes only plugins that are compatible with PC & Mac with 32-bit and 64-bit systems! (Updated July 2020)
Free Drum Synthesizer Plugins
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Best Drum Machine Software
Free Drum Machine / Rompler Plugins
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