> The two plugins on this page have a focus on finding the right sample to play each part of your drum kit. While great for sequencing and mixing in their own rights, XO and Atlas are inescapably ‘about’ something more. On each, your available sounds are laid out in a visual space and grouped by instrument (as detected by the plugin). You can then browse your available samples visually, with closer options relating to more similar sounds, and more distant ones taking you down a different sonic path. Both plugins do this a little differently, and as part of larger packages, but for those who have a ton of samples on their hard drive (or those who know the importance of finding the right sound from the very start of the process), both are great ways to work.