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Sugar Bytes DrumComputer

Drum machine with synthesis styles, sequencing, processing and modulation

It’s been a while since we saw anything new from German music software powerhouse Sugar Bytes, but their latest release aims to reward our patience in a grand percussive style. DrumComputer is – you won’t be surprised to learn – a virtual drum machine in which eight separate and self-contained engines are programmed, modulated, processed and collectively sequenced via a typically colourful and empowering interface.

Each engine is based on a trio of synth modules, which are layered to create a single drum or percussion sound. The Resonator module is an 808-inspired analogue-style synth; Wavetable is a wavetable synth with a big library of wavetables and the ability to import external ones; and Resynth turns samples into ‘noise tables’,

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