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Symbiotic relationship between samples and synthesis
Bridging the gap between synthesis and authentic sampling, PunchBox is the best of both worlds. This combination allows you to create unique sounds that haven't been heard before on record, letting you discover your creative flair and sonic signature. You'll no doubt set yourself apart from the crowd with PunchBox as opposed to using tired and outdated cut and paste samples.
The samples themselves are a collection of top-tier sounds, crafted by industry professionals with a wealth of experience. Using top-shelf equipment, microphones and instruments, you can enjoy these on their own but we would recommend blending them with innovative synthesized sounds for a truly revolutionary listening experience. Based on previous emulations of classic drum machines, the synthesis engine has been optimised for PunchBox to ensure that no matter how you adjust your sound, you will be pleased by the result.
Vast quality factory content
With PunchBox Bass Drum Synthesizer, you are granted access to 1100 samples and 800 presets set up some of the biggest names in the industry. Sounds of Revolution and CFA-Sound provide exclusive access to a plethora of sounds spanning every electronic musical genre you can imagine. All organised with the intuitive D16 tagging method, you can browse your new collection of sounds with ease.
Perfect your sound with built-in effects
Crafting your perfect kick drum sound is simple with PunchBox. Four built-in effects allow you to seamlessly mix your kick drum into your track or alternatively, stand out above everything else! A bit crusher, filter, EQ and distortion are present to ensure you have enough scope to do everything from small adjustments to sonic destruction. Lastly in your signal chain is a hefty output limiter that keeps your levels in check to guarantee no matter how you manipulate your kick drum sound, you will always stay at the right level for your track.
Contemporary mixing engineers and producers will often require a multitude of options when crafting their sound including effects and EQ to mix in your audio to your track. With this in mind, PunchBox employs a modular design that lets you re-arrange your effects as well as utilise a wet/dry knob to blend in parallel processing. After you've dedicated time to get your kick drum right, you can instantly render your final kick sound as a drag and drop audio file right into your project!
Inspiring and intuitive workflow
Breaking the interface down into modular components means that PunchBox feels very familiar and intuitive, without difficult menus, submenus and confusing titles to navigate. The modular design lets you drag and drop to reorder your signal chain on the fly to create unique sounds that define your sonic signature. Musically-labelled buttons and dials, it's easier than ever to identify the parameters you need to adjust to make the changes you need to your sound. With just a couple of mouse clicks and knob turns, you will be able to unlock your creative flair and find the right sound for your music. For those days where you are struggling, why not hit the "random" button and let PunchBox do the heavy lifting for you!
Staff Pick - Here's why we love it
"I saw a few producers I know saying Punchbox was a bit of a secret weapon, and it took about two minutes of trying the demo before I realised what they were talking about. The kick drum is of course a fundamental part of dance music, and Punchbox is a highly specialised tool for making kicks all of your own. It can operate as a VST (and you can sequence pitch!) but for me, the genius is running it standalone, and just exploring all the samples, synthesis, drive, EQ and dynamics until you arrive at a magical, utterly storming combination, then you hit the red 'EXPORT' button, and hey presto - it spits out a freshly baked WAV. You fill up folders of kicks, drop them into your DAW, your Eurorack sampler, and you're melting faces with sounds that nobody else has."
Alex T - Head of Digital Products
Features
- Complete creative control over kick design
- Unique sampling and synthesis sound design engine
- Includes 800 presets by renowned sound engineers from Sounds of Revolution and CFA-Sound
- Authentic models of legendary kick drums
- Five in-depth effects for advanced sound shaping: EQ, bit crusher, distortion, filter, and limiter
- Modular design for arranging effects and wet/dry knob for blending parallel processing
- Drag and drop render as an audio file for instant playback in your project
- Generators: Click (Kick accent), Tops (hi-hats, percussion, and noises), Tools (midrange), and Kick (body) with 4 synthesis engines to choose from (909, 808, 606, Sine wave)
- Audio-to-effect send per generator
- One voice polyphony, optional MIDI velocity sensitivity, and pitch tracking
- 1,100 included samples and the ability to import your own
- Flexible preset categories: Global/Master, 909 Synth engine, 808 Synth engine, 606 Synth engine, Sine Synth engine, Bitcrusher Effect, and Distortion Effect
- MIDI Learn option and flexible randomizer
- Direct export function for exporting final kick as WAV file at multiple bit depths and sample rates.
Specifications
- Operating system: Windows 7+ & Mac (OS X 10.7 - 10.15)
- Format: VST2, AAX, AU
- RAM: 4GB (8GB Recommended)
- CPU: 2.0 GHz SSE, Intel-based 2.0 GHz (2.5 GHz recommended)
- Product code: 183874