Here is the SYNTH ANATOMY list of the best freeware drum machine/rompler/sampler/synthesizer plugins for PC & Mac including sample-based & synthesis based instruments.
Many classic Synthesizers or effects plugins are available in a free or commercial form. If you look at the beats section with free drum machines or drum synths, it will be much smaller. Here you can find free drum machine/instrument plugins that are based on samples or even on pure synthesis.
The vintage trend can also be clearly seen here. Many plugins are based on sounds from vintage drum machines like the Roland TR-808/TR-909.
Even if the selection is smaller, I have picked the best freeware drum machine plugins available in 2020 for you. This selection includes only plugins that are compatible with PC & Mac with 32-bit and 64-bit systems! (Updated July 2020)
Free Drum Synthesizer Plugins
- Synsonic-Instruments BD-808 (Bass Drum Generator)
- Synsonic-Instruments BD-909 (Bass Drum Generator)
- Distocore DC Bazz Murda
- Elsita-V
- Uhhyou FDNCymbal (mac alpha version!)
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Free Drum Sampler Plugins
Free Drum Machine / Rompler Plugins
- Sample Science Vintage Drum Elements (Yamaha RX5 Sounds)
- Maxproject T.REX 606 (Roland TR-606 sounds)
- 99Sounds Drum Machine
- Bedroom Producers Blog Cassette Drums
- MTPowerDrumKit 2
- AAS Player + Swatches Sound Library
- Beatfactory Drums (MPC 2500)
- Rupture Lite Virtual Drum Machine
- Beatmaker Retrox Drums
- Beatmaker RVK-808 Drum Machine
- Beatmaker SL Drums
- Beatmaker RT-7070 Drum Machine
- Autodafe Mega Drum Machine
- 12bitz XS-707 (TR-707 kit sampled + EMU EMAX 12 bit sampler)
- Bedroom Producers Blog GB DrumBox
- Beat DRMR
- Beatmaker 808 Bass Module 2 Lite
- Minimal Instruments Kick-n Snare EX
Ok ok, you don’t want to spend money on commercial plugins, all these synthesizers are enough for you. Well, if you buy your next hardware from Thomann, you can support the Synth Anatomy website also! Big thanks in advance
Free Acoustic Drum Plugin
- Chokehold Black Noh Snare
- VST4Free Cherry Snare
- Alan ViSTa Cymbalistic
- Chokehold Dark VX Kick
- VST4Free X Crash
- Alan ViSTa Royotoms
- Alan ViSTa Clog Boxes
- Alan ViSTa Clavestinas
- Alan ViSTa Hand Crash
- Alan ViSTa Crotalinae
- 99Sounds Clap Machine
You forgot Raijin by Minimal Instruments.
Please don’t forget to add Kick’n’Snare by Minimal Instruments as well!! The critical problem has been fixed for Raijin as well.
Thanks for the information. Not sure yet if I will put it in the list because the developers writes: Free at this moment! so it will be not forever freeware.
Let’s see. Cheers
Yes, you are right.
It will be free parmanently.