Product Description
Upgrade Note: This is an Upgrade for owners of Virtual Drummer Bundle 1.
What’s New in Version 2?
- Drag-and-drop phrases to DAW
- Multiple Audio Outputs
- Enhanced Mixer Section
- 30 new styles and 150 presets
Coming of Age
Add Custom Drums to Your Music Production
With the latest update, the Virtual Drummer series comes of age and adds more tweaking and mixing depth while keeping its fail-proof spirit of simplicity the top priority. Even with an increased number of controls and much more detailed editing of kits, the one-page interface stays nice and clean and is a joy to operate. Take a seat in the producer’s chair and create perfectly realistic professional drum performances in a snap, no matter whether you’re a seasoned pro or complete novice.
The Evolution of Virtual Drummer
UJAM founder and Virtual Instrument Mastermind Peter Gorges: “With the original Virtual Drummer 1, released 18 months ago, our intention was to go against conventional wisdom and reduce the complexity of the interface to the absolute minimum. While we were very delighted about how most customers appreciated the ease, some were missing tweaking options. This update is our commitment to listening to our users while staying committed to uncompromised instant gratification and ease of use.
My favorite addition though is the extremely musical new styles, played by great pro drummers, which really shows in terms of realism and production value.”
Kick-Ass Drum Tracks
UJAM Instruments specialize in making ‘frustration-free software that solves problems for all music production skill levels with the Virtual Drummer series being no exception. Professionals will appreciate and benefit from the time saved in getting the high-quality results they demand whilst beginners now have easy access to their own personal studio drumming companion that always sounds great and is always on time!
Custom Playing Style
Each Virtual Drummer comes with five extensively sampled drum kits, ready-made smart-mix presets, and a wide range of styles and performances that can be tweaked to perfectly match your desired feel and groove. Within the series, each individual Virtual Drummer embodies a unique custom playing style sound, and personality.
Always on Time
SOLID is your all-around reliable session pro suitable for most popular styles, HEAVY delivers hard and straight rock beats while PHAT gives you urban and funky grooves.
All Virtual Drummer plug-ins are available as a direct download in VST, AU, and AAX formats and work in any compatible DAW, including Logic, Garageband, Cubase, Ableton Live, and Pro Tools. Try a free 30-day demo of a Virtual Drummer plug-in today and enjoy creating drum tracks faster, easier, and better than ever before!
PHAT 2
Virtual Drummer PHAT is a slick and funky Hip-hop operator, producing grooves, fills, and breaks straight from the street! Ready at any time to quickly lay down entire beats and rhythms that will make your body move and keep the MC nodding their head. Perfect for grooving, funky, and urban styles, PHAT is the perfect studio companion for music producers of all skill levels.
The very gentle learning curve, a trademark of all UJAM Instruments plug-ins, means beginners and professionals can quickly lay down amazing sounding beats with no previous drumming experience. When you’re happy that the vibe is almost perfect you can fine-tune the overall mix. Tweak the performance with individual volume controls for all the different elements of the kit such as kick drum and snare before adding micro timings with simple controls for swing, feel, and even how ‘human’ the final performance will sound.
What’s in There?
- A virtual Hip Hop drummer that follows your direction
- Build your own drum kits with kit editing options
- New Master Section with saturation and maximizer
- Fresh improved look – easy on eyes and brain
- 200 presets, 60 musical styles with 1380 different patterns
SOLID 2
Virtual Drummer SOLID is your personal gold-standard session drummer, the backline bandmate we all dream of having - dependable, reliable, and comfortable playing all popular styles and moods with ease. Build your tracks on the strongest foundations with Virtual Drummer SOLID and fully realize and finish your rhythmical arrangements in record time. The versatile sound and intuitive & accessible controls mean that SOLID is truly suited to any level of music production skill. Novices can get instant access to many popular musical styles and rhythmical phrases without a steep learning curve whilst more experienced musicians and producers will delight at being able to get such great-sounding results so quickly.
It’s easy to quickly customize the sound of each of the five different drum kits by dialing in some extra punch with the slam control or by using one of our six tone-morphing characters presets – here is where the sound of Virtual Drummer SOLID can quickly change from being smooth and retro to being smashed to pieces!
Finalize and finetune your drum mix by individually adjusting the volume of each component of the kit including separate controls for overhead & room mics before adding a touch of reverb. Virtual Drummer SOLID even lets you control the feel of the performance allowing for pushing or pulling of the beat and adjustment of a humanized control for added authenticity.
What’s in There?
- A virtual gold-standard drummer that follows your direction
- Build your own drum kits with kit editing options
- New Master Section with saturation and maximizer
- Fresh improved look – easy on eyes and brain
- 200 presets, 60 musical styles with 1380 different patterns
HEAVY 2
Virtual Drummer HEAVY is an authoritative, hard-hitting rock drummer, permanently set to beast mode! Always delivering what its name promises, HEAVY punishes the drums with relentless weight and energy behind each hit, driving your tracks forward and providing the perfect basis for all manner of rock, indie, and grunge styles.
As with every UJAM Instruments product, HEAVY benefits from our frustration-free design philosophy meaning anyone can use this product to make music faster, better, and easier, regardless of their music production experience level.
Just follow the simple controls on the user interface to easily trigger different styles and rhythmical phrases to use in your tracks. The drummer who is never late, unless you want them to be… Virtual Drummer HEAVY’s additional ‘performance tweaking’ controls mean that you can make your drummer push or pull on the beat as well as become more loose or rigid when playing.
HEAVY also allows individual volume control of each element of the drum kit meaning you can get your balance just right before adding the perfect amount of stadium-style reverb!
What’s in There?
- A virtual rock drummer with real drum performances
- Build your own drum kits with kit editing options
- New Master Section with saturation and maximizer
- Fresh improved look – easy on eyes and brain
- 200 presets, 60 musical styles with 1380 different patterns
System Requirements
Operating Systems
- Windows 8 or later (64-bit only)
- OS X 10.11 / macOS 10.12 or later (macOS 11 Big Sur supported) (64-bit only
- You may run them on earlier versions but UJAM doesn’t support them.
Minimum Requirements
- 4 GB of RAM
- 1.5 GB of Disk Space
- 1280 x 768 px Display
- Internet Connection is required for download and authorization.
Plugin Formats
- VST, AU 2 and AAX
- AU 2 version is only compatible with Logic Pro X and newer.
Supported Standards
- MIDI
Additional Information
- Comes as downloadable installer files.
- Authorize by email address and password for ujam.com within the plugin.
- If you want to move your .blob files to an external drive, UJAM recommend the use of an SSD to prevent dropouts.
View Installation Instructions
Important Note: CARBON is used as an example.
Windows
Registration
1. Visit www.ujam.com/partner-checkout/?partner=pib
2. Enter the redemption code, which is available within your Sounds Space User Account > Click 'Get License'.
3. Enter your registration details or login to your existing UJAM user account.
4. Scroll down and click 'By checking this box I confirm that I have read and agree with the Terms and Conditions' > Click 'Continue to Download'.
5. Click the product download for Windows.
Installation
1. Double click the Downloader.exe file to download the assets for installation.
2. Once the assets are downloaded, double click the Installer > Click 'Next'.
3. Select 'I accept the agreement' > Click 'Next'.
4. Select the location of your VST Plugins > Click 'Next'.
5. Click 'Next'.
6. Click 'Install'.
7. Click 'Finish'.
Activation
1. Open the plugin inside of your DAW. If the UJAM plugin isn't showing, rescan your list of plugins in your DAW.
2. Enter the details of your UJAM account > Click 'Activate License'.
3. Click 'Let's Rock'.
Your software is now activated and ready to use inside of your DAW!
Mac
Registration
1. Visit www.ujam.com/partner-checkout/?partner=pib.
2. Enter the redemption code, which is available within your Sounds Space User Account > Click 'Get License'.
3. Enter your registration details or login to your existing UJAM user account.
4. Scroll down and click 'By checking this box I confirm that I have read and agree with the Terms and Conditions' > Click 'Continue to Download'.
5. Click the product download for macOS.
Installation
1. Double click the Downloader.pkg file to download the Carbon assets for installation.
2. Once the assets are downloaded, double click the Carbon Installer > Click 'Continue'.
3. Click 'Continue'.
4. Click 'Agree'.
5. Click 'Continue'.
6. Click 'Install'.
7. Click 'Close'.
Activation
1. Open the plugin inside of your DAW. If the UJAM plugin isn't showing, rescan your list of plugins in your DAW.
2. Enter the details of your UJAM account > Click 'Activate License'.
3. Click 'Let's Rock'.
Your software is now activated and ready to use inside of your DAW!