Drums/percussion news

Synapse Audio has announced the release of EKS-9, a new software synthesizer designed to recreate the sound of analog electronic kickdrum sounds - hence the name EKS (Electronic Kickdrum Synthesizer).

Tonehammer has announced the releases of Riq Drum for Native Instruments' Kontakt.

Tonehammer has announced the release of Solo Dhol for Kontakt.

This is the first 3rd party expansion pack for Toontrack's Superior Drummer 2.0 and it features 64 drums and 39GB of material.

AcousticsampleS has announced the release of Marchin', a new military marching band sample library for Kontakt (3+).

Tonehammer has released Shake Vol. 1

Native Instruments has introduced Abbey Road 60s Drums, a virtual instrument created in collaboration with the British recording studios.

Rayzoon announced that Jamstix 3 is now in a public beta for Jamstix 2 owners.

Tonehammer has announced the release of Tablas Vol. 2: Multi-Samples for Kontakt.

Sknote has unveiled Kitz, a drum plug-in that offers the simple concept of "one drumset in one plug-in".

AudioSpillage has updated MiniSpillage to v1.0.1.

Sonic Sidekick has updated the Beta version of Extreme Drumsynth to v1.5.1.

AudioSpillage has announced the release of MiniSpillage, a free drum synthesizer AU plug-in for Mac OS X with a DSP audio engine and a set of synthesis algorithms designed for electronic percussion s…

Intelligent Sounds & Music (ISM) has released updates for the Windows version of BazzISM (v2.1), MuSiCX (v1.02) and EQISM220 (v1.02).

Funk ADpak features a Pearl Reference Series kit with cymbals from Paiste and Sabian, 400 MIDI grooves and over 30 production presets.

Rayzoon has announced that a Public Beta version of Jamstix 3 is available now to all Jamstix 2 owners.

LinPlug has released the Mac version of the RMV Drum Addiction v5.0.5 update that was released for Windows last week.

Spectrasonics has updated Stylus RMX to v1.9.2d.

Sonic Sidekick has released a beta version of Extreme DrumSynth v1.5.

D16 Group has announced that its Nepheton, Drumazon and Nithonat Drum Machine plug-ins have been updated to versions 1.4.0.

This 8-key vermilion box tongue drum is based on the traditional African slit drum, and has a warm, rounded, soft, almost dreamy tone.

Toontrack Music has announced that the Electronic EZX expansion for EZdrummer is now shipping.

XLN Audio has updated Addictive Drums to v1.5.1 and announced the Funk AD Pak for Addictive Drums, focusing on contemporary funk beats and sounds.

Toontrack Music has updated EZdrummer to v1.2.

AcousticsampleS has announced the release of DrumTaste Brush, a Brush Kit for Native Instruments' Kontakt (2 & 3) featuring "a 22 bassdrum, a 12 hi tom, a 14 low tom, a 14' piccolo snare, two 22' rid…