Click these links to preview low-quality MP3s made from the actual 16-bit 44khz WAV / AIFF stereo samples. 100% of the samples on this site are free, but registration helps us fight robots. MiniSpillage is a drum machine VST that is fully capable of putting all your tracks through its high-resolution 64-bit DSP processing to ensure every sound and track comes out sounding professional and clean. This is by far one of my favorite free drum plugins for Mac users. SQ8ROM, from SampleScience, is a sampled version of SQ8L, a VST plugin based on the sound and synthesizer architecture of the Ensoniq SQ80. SQ8ROM comes with 50 sounds, the remaining sounds are available as free expansions for a total of 168 sounds. Sean Pandy Drums. Sean Pandy Drums is based on a sample pack made by heavy metal drummer Sean Pandy. So if you’re looking for a heavier drum sound on your mix, this VST will definitely give you it. Drum samples: click to download. Drum samples (254MB) These samples originally appeared on Computer Music magazine's cover DVD. Check out the latest issue for many more. Essential drum production tips. 6 ways to improve your drums. 18 steps to the perfect sampled drum sound. A sampler VST is a digital instrument that allows you to edit samples. Also, it allows you to create instruments from samples. A lot of DAW’s come with their own samplers. However, not all of these samplers feature the best functions. So, we went ahead and put together a list of the best free samplers. Grace by One Small Clue. System: Windows.

The drum machine changed music. There’s no getting around it.

Every DAW software these days comes with some sort of sampler or drum machine built right in. They’ve become a pillar of modern music production.

But picking a sound can be tough when you have infinite possibilities at your fingertips.

That’s why these drum VST plugins are so great. They impose some limitations to help you corral the creative juices a bit.

So here’s the 10 best free drum VST plugins for making your drums pop.

1. T.REX 606

The name says it all. The T.REX 606 is a compact rompler modelled after the iconic Roland TR-606 drum machine.

The simple interface keeps things basic. Which is nice these days when so many VSTs are needlessly complicated.

It’s just volume, reverb and 7 classic sounds. Easy peasy.

Download it here for free

2. Djinndrum

The Linn LM-1 is a classic drum machine. It’s been used by everyone from Peter Gabriel, to Prince, to Michael Jackson.

But let’s face it, these days they’ve gotten a bit pricey for what they are.

No problem, The Djinndrum has you set for all that classic sound that the LM-1 packs in.

Download it here for free

3. Drum PRO

Drum Pro has 20 built in drum kits, 12 pads and global effects, what more do you need from a drum machine plugin?

The Drum Pro has you covered no matter what you’re making. Big EDM? Check. Techno? Check. Everything else you need for sweet drums? Check that too.

Download it here for free

4. Line of Legends

This plugin may not look as technical as others. But don’t let the looks of Line of Legends fool you.

This plugin boasts 47 high quality samples, 8 individual output channels, and punch, release & attack knobs for some serious tweakage.

Heads up: you may have to set up the output channels in your DAW if it’s only showing one channel. So check your DAW manual to figure out how.

Download it here for free

5. Sean Pandy Drums

Sean Pandy Drums is based on a sample pack made by heavy metal drummer Sean Pandy. So if you’re looking for a heavier drum sound on your mix, this VST will definitely give you it.

The ‘Sub Blower’ is especially good and certainly lives up to its name…

Download it here for free

6. KickMaker

2 of the most important elements in any track that thumps is the kick and bass. So they deserve some serious attention.

That’s what makes KickMaker so great. It’s a plugin built for crafting the perfect kick. So what’re you waiting for? Get kickin’.

Download it here for free

7. Beat Factory Drums

Beat Factory Drums is easy to use, sounds great, and packs a serious punch.

It has fully tweakable ADSR parameters so you can customize each and every kit to your sound. Not bad for a FREE plugin.

All you have to do is enter your email and that’s it.

Download it here for free

8. MT Power Drum Kit 2

MT Power Drum Kit 2 isn’t just a plugin for drums. In addition to top notch drum sounds that cut through any mix, it also has a fully pre-programmed groove library.

It’s wicked for composing your own patterns, or stringing together grooves for the drum accompaniment you need.

Free Vst Drum Sampler Wavy

Download it here for free

Free Vst Drum Machines

9. Dub Turbo DrumTROOP

The DrumTROOP drum machine is big both in its sound and what it offers. It’s a powerful tool for everything from EDM to house and back again.

Their website calls it a “weapon of mass production.” I can’t really disagree with that. It’s definitely massive is every respect.

Download it here for free

10. Single Cycle Vintage Drum Elements

Free Vst Drum Sampler Waves

Vintage Drum Elements has a nice, warm analogue sound that so many vintage drum machines have.

The 12 pad interface is easy to use and tweak, and the preloaded samples are all top notch.

Name your price or enter your email to grab it on the Single Cycle Bandcamp.

Download it here for free

Free Vst Drum Sampler Wave

Drumming up the perfect sound

Nothing beats a banging drum track. They’re the backbone of tons of top notch songs.

And the drum machine is a superb way to hone in on a specific sound for your tracks.

So grab these sweet plugs and program away!

Already set for drums? Grab some of our other favourite free VSTs.

Completed hang drum collection. Pan Drums is a newly invented musical instrument by the Swiss company PANart, with a melancholy mesmerizing sound. A rare and popular instrument made by hand among musicians.

But since the drum must be hand-made by experienced craftsmen in order to make it sound good, with short-term deliveries, and they remain relatively rare and extremely popular musicians; “Where can I buy a Hang drum?” this is a common complaint on online forums.

Soniccouture Pan Drums offers your DAW a complete set of sounds and many creative instruments to help you learn the sound of these mysterious instruments.
On the main panel, you can choose your Pan Drum from five instruments Shape the sound using the ADSR envelope or add creative filtering with a wide range of different types of filters.

• 24 bit stereo sampling
• 5 different pan drum sample sets: Hang Mk1, Mk2, Halo in B, Halo in C, tuned Rock Creek pair
• Articulations: fingertips, thumbs, slap, mallets, edge, corner, knuckles
• 10 velocity layers with 5 round robin alternate samples per note
• 7.5GB core library (3.5 GB download)
• KSP Jammer: custom generative arpeggiator
• Hand noise generator for extra realsim
• Mapping modes: chromatic, percision, two hands, wide zones, octaves
• Trasnpose drums to any key