Trusted by metal and rock producers worldwide, Hertz Drums 2 delivers powerful, mix-ready drum samples crafted by top engineers. Precise, punchy, and designed for heavy riffs—because your music deserves the best foundation.

Hertz Drums 2 stands out as the only drum replacement tool on the market that packs a fully customizable virtual drum kit, advanced sampler, and MIDI-groove player into one easy-to-use application, available in the standalone and plugin form. All you ever needed from a drum plugin is now available to you in one window via a carefully thought-out scalable user interface, designed to assist your creative work, not hinder it!

Humanize your sound by adding the dynamic feel and subtle imperfections of a real drummer’s performance. Maintain complete control over every sonic detail with independent ADSR, Ambience and FX controls for every kit piece, or just pick one of the many mix-ready presets created by world-class engineers at Hertz Studio for perfect tones straight out of the box.

Add to that the improved connectivity with E-drum kits and compatibility with other drum libraries through pre-configured drum maps – whatever the application is, Hertz Drums 2 is where your virtual drums become reality!

What’s included in Hertz Drums 2

• 12 Mix Ready Drum Kits – mixed by world-renowned engineers at Hertz Studio, ready to be dropped into your project with no additional processing
• 1,560 MIDI Grooves – A vast collection of beats, intros, fills, and endings to inspire and speed up your workflow.
• Built-in Sampler – integrate your favorite custom samples into Hertz Drums, whether just one-shots or multi-track samples with multiple articulations and up to 6 dynamic layers
• Versatile Drum Library – Featuring 6 kick drums, 6 snare drums, 9 toms, 3 hi-hats, 6 crashes, 3 rides, and 3 chinas for endless tonal possibilities.

Realism and control like never before

• True-to-Life Humanization Algorithm – Add authentic human-like feel and dynamics with 3 independent controls for Pitch, Volume, and Velocity variations for every Hertz Drums kit piece, as well as your custom samples
• Increased range of articulations for greater realism – 12 hi-hat articulations, 7 snare articulations played independently with the left and right hand, adjustable choke length for every cymbal – your drum parts will sound just like a real drummer would play them
• Multiple mic choices for every kit piece – use different mics with distinct tonal characteristics to shape your sound just like in a professional studio.

Total flexibility to match your workflow

• Standalone App and DAW Plugin – No need for additional software like Kontakt—Hertz Drums 2 works independently as a standalone app or DAW plugin
• Fully Scalable Interface – work comfortably at any screen resolution
• Drag-and-Drop MIDI Groove Integration – Select from over 1,560 grooves and drop them directly from the plugin window into your DAW to never let your musical ideas slip away
• Easy E-drums connectivity – use designated articulations for single- and multi-zone drum pads, and integrated drum maps from many E-drum manufacturers
• Pre-configured drum maps for other drum libs – use MIDI-files created for other drum libs without having to manually change MIDI-mapping in Hertz Drums
• One-click multi-output routing – just one click to switch between Stereo and Multi-output configuration – seriously, it’s as easy as it gets!
• Custom Drum Kits from Hertz Drums Expansion Packs – mix and match elements of different Hertz Drums sample packs, or even layer them on top of each other, export and share your custom kits – all within one plugin instance, using comprehensive preset management and routing tools.

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