Modalics MINDst Drums is a realistic drum plugin for Windows and macOS priced at $99 during the intro sale (you can get an additional 10% OFF with coupon code Modalics10).
MINDst is Modalics’ innovative sampler engine, developed to transcend traditional sample-based drum instruments by intuitively understanding the drummer’s musical intent. It meticulously analyzes tempo, note placement, drum choice, and more to select and blend the perfect samples in real-time.
MINDst Drums is Modalics’s first release using their new sampler engine. They plan to release expansions, new kits, and possibly even other instruments that utilize the same technology soon.
We are taking a closer look at MINDst Drums and offering one free copy to one lucky BPB reader. Thank you to Modalics for sponsoring this giveaway.
The developer says MINDst Drums “stands out in its ability to authentically emulate the sound of an acoustic drum set and the feel of a virtuoso drummer playing it.”
MINDst Drums is designed to seamlessly fit into your productions with little or no customization or complex programming.
Modalics states that the versatility in dynamics, choice of kit and cymbals, and unique algorithms make this sampler sound extremely realistic without the need for complex programming.
As a result of this design, MINDst Drums excels at delivering dynamic, virtuoso-like performances, especially in genres like rock, funk, and metal.
Modalics packed MINDst Drums full of ~50,000 samples, so the amount of “dynamic layers, round robins and deep customization options make the kit feel alive and sound exciting even when playing the same loop for a long time.”
This enormous library is leveraged through how the plugin’s algorithm selects which samples to use at a given time.
One example of this is that the hi-hat plays a different closed sample depending on how long ago it was opened.
Another is that each drum in the kit was sampled from silence and from a previous resonance, and the algorithm selects the correct sample for each part of the kit according to its sustain.
As a result of this design, rolls and buildups sound “convincing and harmonious.”
The samples were performed by Israeli session drummer and educator Doron Giat on his one of a kind DW custom kit along with cymbals “of his own design”. The latter were presumably chosen from the 13 cymbals he designed for Bosphorus Cymbals.
Modalics said that Giat’s “virtuosity and attention to nuance underline every hit that we captured for MINDst Drums, and he is an integral part of what makes MINDst Drums feel so alive and groovy.”
Upon the plugin’s release in November 2023, the developer stated that the 16-bit version is a 5 GB download that extracts to 10.4 GB, while the 24-bit version is a 20.6 GB download that extracts to 28.4 GB.
MINDst Drums is a 64-bit-only release available for Windows (standalone, VST, VST3, AAX) and macOS (standalone, VST, VST3, AAX, AU).
More info: MINDst Drums
The Giveaway
Modalics kindly provided a free copy of MINDst Drums to one lucky BPB reader.
To enter the giveaway, please:
Subscribe to the Modalics newsletter (the signup form is at the bottom).In the comments below, please answer this question: How close can a virtual drum kit get to sounding as good as the real thing?
Both steps need to be completed to enter the giveaway.
We will randomly pick the winner on May 5th, 2024. Please ensure you entered the correct email address so we can contact you if you win.
Good luck, everyone, and thank you for reading BPB.
The winner is: Pedro! Congratulations! Modalics will soon deliver your prize via email.
