Klevgrand Slammer
Klevgrand Slammer $40
The prolific Swedish developers drop a crunchtastic drum plugin. Si Truss takes a beating
CONTACT WHO: Klevgrand WEB: klevgrand.se
KEY FEATURES Multi-sampled drum plugin with 30 instruments.
FORMATS: PC/Mac/iOS AU/AAX/VST/AUv3
Regular readers will know we’re fans of Swedish developers Klevgrand. Their plugins tend to be relatively cheap, slick-looking and fairly unique in scope –a winning combination in our books – and their latest, Slammer, is no exception to the rule.
This is a 12-track samplepowered drum machine featuring 30 instrument types that collectively make use of more than 2,000 samples. What sets Slammer apart is its selection of sound sources; the instruments mix traditional acoustic drum sounds like bass drums, snares and cymbals with ‘junk’ drums including crowbars, shovels and pipes. There are little variations of each instrument too, so we get kicks hit with both beater and stick, a snare with a tray placed on it, a broken cymbal and a shovel hit with a variety of types of stick.