Bloom Drum Machine

Vintage Drum Discovery

Bloom Drum Machine takes you down a path of vintage drum discovery, sampling some of the most iconic hardware units around and fusing them together in an all-in-one modern drum instrument that puts chart-topping rhythms straight into your hands.

Staring at a blank canvas? Or need a partner for the perfect bassline? Bloom Drum Machine provides you with instantaneous grooves to keep you in your flow, or get the ideas flowing.

Bloom Drum Machine contains a comprehensive collection of one-shot samples and loops to elevate your tracks with the distinctive character of punchy analog drums through to experimental textures and off-kiltered loops.

Bloom’s powerful Sequencer enables you to craft patterns effortlessly and dial in modulating effects in sync with your track. Whether you're producing electronic, hip-hop, pop, or experimental genres, Bloom Drum Machine provides rhythm for your ideas.  

What Can Bloom Drum Machine Do?

• Add classic and modern samples from iconic drum machines into your tracks.
• Sequence complex patterns effortlessly with the new Sequencer.
• Customise your rhythms using modulating effects and step characteristics for unique expression.
• Manipulate sounds extensively using three distinct effects and four unique macros for ultimate sound shaping.
• Infuse instant groove into your tracks with 250 presets crafted by professional sound designers.

Sound Sources

Excite Audio directly recorded the signature sound directly from analogue drum synthesisers that soundtracked the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. Then, in order to emulate the iconic tones of ‘sample-based’ grooveboxes, they recorded and processed live drums using analogue hardware units and digital mixing techniques, similar to the techniques used in the creation of these drum machines. Some of the sound sources include:

• Vintage analog drum machines known for their warm and punchy sounds
• Early digital rhythm units that defined the beats across decades.
• Unique percussive tones from rare electronic keyboards and devices
• Modern drum synthesisers offering cutting-edge electronic percussion
• Textured loops and one-shots crafted through sound design techniques

How it Works

Start in your desired tempo, choose a sample bank or preset, and trigger one of 14 bpm-synced samples spread across two octaves. White notes set off drum samples and loops, while black notes alter properties like playback speed and pitch and trigger sequences and effect modulation.

Four powerful macros control a specialised chain of effects, fine-tuned to the diverse drum samples that form Bloom Drum Machine.

The Main Page

There are eight banks of sounds to choose from - organised into easy to find categories, and the sounds in each bank can be dragged onto any of the 14 white notes.

Audition and Load Samples & Banks

The Edit Page: Sculpt Your Sound

The Edit page is the central hub for refining and making the library of samples your own. Adjust start and end points, manipulate playback speed and direction, and tweak the timbre with pitch and formant controls.

Sample Edit Section

Unlike traditional sequencers, the Bloom Sequencer is designed for triggering and layering one-shots and looping sequences, allowing for endless rhythmic creation. In the modulation section, automate pitch, volume, and filter settings as well as three effects to add depth and dimension to your music.

Sequencer Section

Sequencer in Fullscreen Mode

Bloom Drum Machine offers three powerful effects modules: Bitcrush for adding bit depth and sample rate reduction. Dynamics to control the tranients of your sequences as well as compression and gating to shape the dynamics of your drums. Reverb to create space and depth using Hall, Plate and Spring algorithms from the Lifeline Series.

Effects Section

Features

• 14 Sample Keys
• 5 Factory Modifiers: Half-time, Double-Time, Reverse, Octave Down, Octave Up
• 5 Custom Modifiers for Triggering Sequences
• 8 Sample Banks / 112 Drum Machine Samples
• Samples Synced to Host BPM
• Key Selection
• Sample Randomise
• 4 Macros: Drive, ModDelay, Static, Lo-Fi
• 5 Main FX Parameters: Bitcrush, Reverb, Dynamics, Lo-Cut, Hi-Cut
• Global Bypass
• 250 Presets

Edit Page - Sample Edit

• Waveform Display 
• Playback Direction: Forwards, Backwards, Pendulum, Loop
• Playback Modes: Hold, Latch, Relative
• Playback Speed: Normal, Double, Half
• 4 Choke Groups
• Start / End Markers with Snap to Grid, Snap to Transient
• Sample Crossfade, Attack, Release, Pan, Volume
• Sample Pitch, Fine, Formant, Pitch Warp

Edit Page - Sequencer

• Sample Mode for triggering sequences
• FX Modulation: Reverb, Dynamics, Reverb, Lo-Cut, Hi-Cut, Pitch, Volume
• Playback Direction: Forwards, Backwards, Pendulum, Loop
• Sample / Modulation Randomise
• Global / Track Step Rate, Sync, Swing, Steps, Latch, Beat Retrigger controls
• Track Trigger, Velocity, Probability, Attack, Release, Timing and Perform

Edit Page - FX

• 3 Rearrangable Effects: Bitcrush, Reverb, Dynamics
• Bitcrush Parameters: Bits, Samples, Mix, Wash, Dynamic, Input Output
• Reverb Modes: Plate, Hall, Spring
• Reverb Parameters: Length, Size, Mix, Pre-Delay, Duck, Lo-Cut, Hi-Cut, Input, Output
• Dynamic Parameters: Attack, Sustain, Mix, Gate, Comp, Attack, Release, Input, Output
• Global Lo-Cut, Hi-Cut, Tone, Dry, Wet

Learn More About Bloom Drum Machine

Version Comparison

System Requirements

macOS

• macOS 10.15 or higher (Intel / Native Apple Silicon supported).
• Plugin Formats: VST, VST3, AU, AAX, Standalone.
• DAW's Supported: Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Nuendo, Reaper, Reason + more.
• Compatibility: 64-bit compatible only.
• Recommended Buffer Size: 512 Samples or higher

Windows

• Windows 7 or higher
• Plugin formats: VST, VST3, AAX, Standalone
• DAWs supported: Ableton Live, Pro Tools, FL Studio, Cubase, Nuendo, Reaper, Reason + more.
• Compatibility: 64-bit compatible only.
• Recommended Buffer Size: 512 Samples or higher

Please Note: An internet connection is required to authorise this software.