SonicwareCyDrums Expressive Drum Synthesizer

Sonicware CyDrums

CyDrums is a cutting-edge drum synthesizer from the brains at Sonicware, putting the flexible power of wavetable synthesis at your disposal. While wavetables might not be your first thought when it comes to drum sounds, Sonicware has curated a collection of 64 wavetables for CyDrums that range from traditional waveforms to modified, mangled, and messed-up variations—all of which may be easily employed for a variety of drum sounds. Furthermore, CyDrums's wavetable engine gives you robust control over its waveforms, including the start/end points, playback speed/direction, and a number of different curvatures to skew timbres and modulations. Add the ability to modulate two parameters each with velocity and pressure, and you've unlocked an impressive array of flexibility over your sounds.

To make things a bit easier in your journey to craft the perfect drum sound, CyDrums provides 22 different sound structures aimed at crafting different types of sounds, from kicks and snares to high-hats and claps or even general purpose synthesizers. There's also a generous amount of insert and master effects available, including vinyl noise, ring modulator, compressors, and more. You've even got a dedicated reverb block for applying ambience and space.

Of course, the CyDrums sequencer is no joke, giving you eight tracks with 128 steps each. Borrowing the same workflow from their Lofi-12 XTyou can do anything from establishing odd time signatures to polymetric mayhem via independent track lengths, and even lay down parameter locks in with your sequences for endlessly evolving sounds. And to enhance the performability of CyDrums, eight velocity and pressure sensitive pads let you get in manually play sounds with expressivity and intuition. Bring a new rhythmic powerhouse into the fold with Sonicware's CyDrums.

CyDrums Features

• 8-track drum synthesizer + groovebox
• Dual-wavetable synthesis engine
• 64 unique, 256-point wavetables
• Flexible control over waveform start/end position, playback speed, direction, and curvature
• Wavetable parameters may be assigned to pressure and velocity (two each)
• 22 sound structures curated for different types of drums and tones
• Flexible routing system with two insert effects, dedicated reverb, and master effects block
• 22 different insert effect types, including chorus, flanger, delay, wow & flutter, vinyl noise, and more
• Master effects types: filter, compressor, sidechain comp, remix, and snip loop
• 8-track sequencer with up to 128 steps per track
• 128 patterns per project for complex chaining and arrangements
• Parameter locks, randomization, and probability options
• Flexible audio and MIDI/sync integration
• Battery-powered with internal speaker