80s TOM DESIGNER

Classic 80s toms, designed your way – a versatile tom workstation for retro, synthwave, pop, and modern scoring.

- Easily add iconic tom sounds and classic fill-ins to your productions

- Access 60 curated tom sets from iconic 80s drum machines, processed FM hits, synthwave kits, and acoustic toms

- Design your perfect tom sound with a dual reverb engine, intuitive effects, and additional transient samples

- Create classic left‑to‑right (or right‑to‑left) tom fills that sweep across the stereo field.

- Instantly play epic fills and improvise variations on the spot with your mod wheel!

- Get inspiration with creative presets and innovative sound design

Those big, gated 80s toms are like a hook on their own – one fill and the track is instantly memorable.

-50% INTRO OFFER (ends Feb. 28th)

80s TOM DESIGNER

Complete tom workstation designed for instant inspiration and fast workflow. Versatile, intuitive, and truly epic!

945 Samples (mono and Stereo WAV, 24bit, 48kHz) organised in 26 folders and sub folders
35 Kontakt presets (one INIT, 34 factory Presets)
60 tom sets (15 acoustic tom sets, 45 electronic tom sets)
12 Built-in fills and grooves with MW variations
Up to 18 velocity layers
Intuitive GUI with rich overdrive, retro tape saturation, parallel compression, 3-band EQ, and dual reverb engine.
Additional transient mixer with 3 transients (Spike, stick, thump)
30 custom Impulse Responses, including new gated plates and chambers
full Kontakt 5.8+ required!!!
list price: €36,- (+VAT for EU customers)
INTRO OFFER: 50% OFF (ends Feb. 28th)

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Vintage machines, FM hits, and acoustic toms under one hood!

80s TOM DESIGNER is a dedicated tom workstation built for producers who love the dramatic impact of 80s drums but need modern control and flexibility. At its core are 60 meticulously curated sets of toms, ranging from classic 80s drum machines (LinnDrum, Simmons, Roland, and more) to designed analog and FM toms, modern synthwave kits, and expressive acoustic toms.

Use the VOICE MENU to load one of the 60 tom sets. The tom sets are organised per category:

01 to 16: Classic electronic 80s toms
17 to 28: High-pitched electronic toms
29 to 37: DRUM MACHINES TOMS
38 to 45: Additional electronic and special FX toms
46 to 60: acoustic tom sets

SAMPLE SOURCES:

The classic electronic toms were recorded from a variety of classic drum machines. (LinnDrum LM1 and LM2, Roland TR808, TR505, and TR909, Alesis SR18, Simmons SDS 800 and SDS3, Pearl DRX, MFB 522, …)

Various synthesisers and expanders were also used to design analog toms (Prophet 6, Roland SE-02, MFB Nanozwerg, Dreadbox Typhon) and classic FM toms (Yamaha FB-01, Reface DX, Elektron Digitone).

The acoustic toms were recorded on several tom sets at Studios Palace, in Moulins, France. The samples were created using several high end microphones (Neumann U87, Beyerdynamic MD541 and M201, SE VR1, Schoeps Mk21 and Mk4, Shure Sm7, Beta 57…)

Each tom set is mapped across six pitches on a familiar GM‑style layout (F1, G1, A1, B1, C2, D2), making it easy to play convincing tom lines, fills and runs straight from your keyboard or pads.

Create wide tom fills with the stereo controls:

A dedicated stereo‑spread control lets you move from tight mono to wide, panoramic tom sets, ideal for creating classic left‑to‑right (or right‑to‑left) tom fills that sweep across the stereo field. Use the knob to go from tight mono (all the toms are positioned in the center) to extra wide (the toms are spread across the stereo field).

Use the switch to change the order of the toms:

LT <-< HT: Low toms on the left side, high toms on the right

HT >-> LT: High toms on the left side, low toms on the right.

Shape the attack of the toms with the transient mixer:

Add bite or punch to the sounds with three additional transients: a short metallic transient (‘Spike’), the impact of a drum stick (‘Stick’), or a deeper punchy transient (‘Thump’)

Sculpt larger‑than‑life toms in seconds with the dual reverb engine:

The dual reverb engine features custom impulse responses focused on gated reverbs, gated chambers and plates, giving you instant access to the signature explosive 80s spaces while still allowing more subtle, modern ambience when needed. Complementing this is a flexible FX section with filters, parallel compression, EQ, overdrive and a limiter, so you can shape the attack, body and tail of each tom sound directly inside the instrument.

Instantly create amazing fills with your keyboard and mod wheel!

On top of the sound design tools, 80s TOM DESIGNER includes a dedicated built‑in sequencer designed for instant inspiration. It offers 7 classic tom fill‑ins and 5 tom grooves that can be triggered and combined via 12 keys, so you can perform transitions, fills and patterns without programming a single MIDI note. The modulation wheel introduces live variations and transformations of these fills and grooves, making it easy to add movement, intensity and subtle changes in real time during recording or performance.

Trigger classic tom fills from your keyboard and use the mod wheel to morph them live: Perfect for fast writing sessions!!

Explore over 30 inspiring factory presets

Easily recreate classic 80s tom signatures, play huge acoustic kits, and explore synthwave, cinematic hits, and experimental sound‑design territory with the included presets!

Get access to 945 splendid samples

For even deeper integration into your own workflow, the library includes more than 940 individual WAV samples (48 kHz, 24 bit) organized in folders and subfolders, ready to drop into your favorite sampler, drum machine or DAW.