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InstaDrums

Free, open-source VST3 drum sampler plugin built with JUCE.

Download

Latest Release: v1.1

Windows

File	Description
InstaDrums-v1.1-VST3-Win64.zip	VST3 plugin — copy to `C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\`
InstaDrums-v1.1-Standalone-Win64.zip	Standalone application

macOS (Universal Binary: Apple Silicon + Intel)

File	Description
InstaDrums-VST3-macOS.zip	VST3 plugin — copy to `~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/`
InstaDrums-AU-macOS.zip	Audio Unit — copy to `~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/`
InstaDrums-Standalone-macOS.zip	Standalone application

Note: macOS builds are Universal Binary (Apple Silicon + Intel). Not code-signed — on first launch right-click → Open to bypass Gatekeeper.

Features

Sampler

12 pads (4x3 grid), expandable by 4
Velocity layers with round-robin (auto-detected from filenames: Ghost/PP/P/MP/F/FF)
Drag & drop sample loading (single files or folders)
WAV, AIFF, FLAC, OGG, MP3 support
Kit presets (save/load .drumkit files)
Smart folder loading with name matching (kick, snare, hihat, etc.)
General MIDI drum mapping with configurable MIDI notes
Choke groups, one-shot / polyphonic mode per pad

Per-Pad Controls

Volume, Pan, Pitch (+/- 24 semitones)
ADSR envelope (Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release)
Low-pass filter (Cutoff + Resonance)

Per-Pad FX

Compressor (Threshold, Ratio) with GR meter
3-band EQ (Lo / Mid / Hi, +/- 12dB)
Distortion (Drive, Mix) - tanh waveshaper
Reverb (Size, Decay)
Each FX toggleable with animated switches

Multi-Output Routing

7 stereo output buses: Main, Kick, Snare, HiHat, Toms, Cymbals, Perc
Each pad pre-assigned to its bus (configurable)
In REAPER: enable additional outputs via routing for separate track processing
Pads with inactive buses automatically fall back to Main

Master Bus

Master Volume, Tune, Pan
Output Limiter (0dB brickwall, toggleable)
Peak VU meter with hold indicator

GUI

Dark modern UI inspired by hardware drum machines
3D metal knobs with glow effects (orange for sample controls, blue for FX)
Waveform thumbnails on pads + large waveform in sample editor
ADSR curve overlay on waveform
Carbon fiber background texture
Rajdhani custom font
Fully resizable window with proportional scaling
Animated toggle switches

Building

Requirements

Windows 10/11
Visual Studio 2022 Build Tools (C++ workload)
CMake 3.22+
JUCE framework (cloned to ../JUCE relative to project)

Build Steps

git clone https://github.com/juce-framework/JUCE.git ../JUCE
cmake -B build -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64
cmake --build build --config Release

Output:

VST3: build/InstaDrums_artefacts/Release/VST3/InstaDrums.vst3
Standalone: build/InstaDrums_artefacts/Release/Standalone/InstaDrums.exe

Install

Copy the VST3 to the standard location:

xcopy /E /I /Y "build\InstaDrums_artefacts\Release\VST3\InstaDrums.vst3" "C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\InstaDrums.vst3"

Sample Packs

The plugin ships without samples. Recommended free sample packs:

Salamander Drumkit (CC0, acoustic, multi-velocity)
Free Wave Samples (royalty-free)
Samples From Mars (free drum machine kits)

Tech Stack

Language: C++17
Framework: JUCE 8
Build: CMake + MSVC 2022
Audio DSP: juce::dsp (IIR filters, Compressor, Reverb)
Font: Rajdhani (SIL Open Font License)

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