Hex Drum | Oblivion Sound Lab

A CLASSIC DRUM MACHINE SOUND, REIMAGINED

Hex Drum is a virtual instrument inspired by synth drum machines of the 1980s, in particular the Simmons SDS series with its distinctive hexagonal drum pads, from which our plugin takes its name.

Simmons drums were used on countless recordings during the 1980s across many genres, from disco, to reggae, to chart-topping pop hits. In recent years their distinctive sound has been given new life in synthwave and other ‘80s inspired genres.

For Hex Drum we took inspiration from the architecture of the SDS “drum brain” and made it more flexible by adding deep editing controls, and some unique twists of our own.

Hex Drum lets you easily dial in that classic vintage drum sound, but still feels right at home in a modern mix.

FEATURES

• 7 drum voices
• Stereo or Multi-channel output
• 3 analog inspired oscillator shapes
• Tone, noise, click, LFO and output modules
• MIDI mapping with MIDI learn
• Assignable voice labels
• Copy & paste drum voices
• Choke groups
• Preset system
• 40 drum kits presets
• All parameters can be automated from the host DAW

DOWNLOADS

Try Hex Drum for free. Until the plugin is registered it will output a short silence every 45 seconds.

WIndows

MAC

Documentation

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Download the latest installer for macOS or Windows. Unzip the file, launch the installer application, and follow the setup instructions.

In addition to installing plugin files at the default locations for your system, Hex Drum uses the following directory to store presets and settings:

Windows - ProgramData - Oblivion Sound Lab - Hex Drum

macOSMacintosh HD - Library - Application Support - Oblivion Sound Lab - Hex Drum

To uninstall Hex Drum delete the plugin files and the Hex Drum directory.

REQUIREMENTS

Windows 8–10

Plugin formats: 64-bit VST3

OS X 10.11–macOS 11.0.1

Plugin formats: 64-bit VST3/AU

3D render by The Patchbay.