Drums/percussion news

FXpansion has released updates for BFD2, DCAM: Synth Squad and Geist.

BFD 2.2 is now available as a free update.

FXpansion introduced Ferocity, a collection of 128 leads, basses, pads and more produced for us by Canadian party rocker, Myagi.

You can buy BFD Eco and get BFD2 Greatest Hits Vol.1 for free. The offer ends Dec 30 2010.

For the entire month of December all FXpansion download-only expansion packs are 50% off for registered owners of BFD2, BFD Eco, DCAM: Synth Squad, GURU & Geist!

Native Instruments introduced Abbey Roads Modern Drums, a new instrument developed together with the iconic British recording studios.

EastWest is celebrating 2010 with a Buy 1 Get 1 Free Holiday Promotion.

Geist is FXpansion's sampling drum machine, designed to create evolved, custom beats and grooves.

FXpansion presents BFD Jazz Maple, the latest edition to the BFD2 & BFD Eco family.

The limited-time Metal Month bundle allows you to crossgrade from EZdrummer to the Superior Drummer 2.0 and also includes the Metal Foundry SDX expansion pack to start you off.

Bayan has released version 1.2 of AREX 2011, a new free VSTi drum module for Windows based on a hardware drum machine from the early 1980s.

FXpansion is teasing with Youtube videos for a new virtual instruments called "Geist".

WaveMachine Labs has updated Drumagog to v5.0.1.

spacedad has released pans, a kitchen percussion-based drum machine.

SONiVOX offered a pre-release preview with video examples of their upcoming release, PULSE – Advanced Production Instrument.

FXpansion has announced that the MSRP of GURU has been reduced from $249 to $149, a permanent price change.

WaveMachine Labs has announced the release of its next evolution in drum replacement technology: Drumagog 5.

FXpansion has updated BFD Eco to version 1.0.1.

AudioSpillage has released an update for the freeware MiniSpillage percussion synth plug-in which is now at version 1.1.

Mildon Studios has announced the release of Otobongo, a free bongo percussion kit VST instrument plug-in for Windows.

WaveMachine Labs announced that Drumagog 5 will become available on October 1, 2010.

Modartt released a new Pianoteq add-on, Xylo which includes a Xylophone and a Bass Marimba.

IK Multimedia and Sonic Reality recently introduced DrummerTracks - a new series of style-based full-length drum backing tracks performed by top studio drummers.

acid.milch&honig has released stylobox v1.0 and transistor drums v2.0c. Both plug-ins are free / donationware and are available for Windows as VST instrument plug-ins.

NTS Audio has updated Minimaler Pro to v1.3.