Autodafe has released Drum Kit for VCV Rack, a free sample-based drum module set for the VCV Rack virtual modular synthesizer.
Drum Kit for VCV Rack consists of eight virtual drum modules (kick, snare, closed hi-hat, open hi-hat, clap, cymbal, ride, and claves) and an 8-channel drum mixer module. The drum modules are sample-based, using royalty-free samples of hardware drum machines as the sound source. The included samples cover the classics such as the Roland TR-808, Alesis HR-16, and Korg MiniPops 35, among others. Each drum module features a trigger input, a single audio output, and a set of switches for choosing the source drum sound.
The drum mixer module features eight audio channels with audio in/out, volume and pan CV inputs, volume and pan knobs, and a mute switch. Also included is a mix volume control with a CV input and L/R audio outputs.
In addition to the Drum Kit module set, Autodafe has also released the Autodafe Module Pack for VCV Rack which is a freely downloadable set of eleven virtual modules. These include an LFO module (sadly missing from the VCV Rack base installer), a filter bank, a couple of step sequencers, a trigger sequencer (suitable for use with the Drum Kit modules), 1×8 and 2×8 multiples, and several FX modules.
The only commercial product in the VCV Rack section of Autodafe’s website is the Blank Panel for VCV Rack (€5), a simple blank rack panel which can be used to “protect your rack from virtual dust”. Obviously, it is intended as a way for users to support Autodafe’s work on the free modules if they find a good use for them.
The virtual modules can be downloaded completely free of charge from the product page linked below. Please note that you’ll need to sign up for a user account before completing the checkout process. To add the modules to VCV Rack, extract the contents of the downloaded archive to the rack/plugins/ directory in your VCV Rack installation folder.
Drum Kit for VCV Rack is available for free download via Autodafe (8.8 MB download size, ZIP archive).
Last Updated on October 1, 2017 by Tomislav Zlatic.
