Are you looking for a free high-quality drum VST plugin for your songwriting? In this article, we’ll walk you through MT Power Drum Kit 2 by Manda Audio.
MT Power Drum Kit 2 is a free drum sampler offering high-quality sounds of an acoustic drum kit. It has thousands of integrated MIDI grooves and fills that can easily be dragged and dropped into your music project. Every individual groove has its own fills list and is precisely arranged to fit the selected groove.
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You can also connect the groove and the fills and create your own smooth drum solo sequence within the plugin. When you’re satisfied with the final sound, you can easily move the finished composition into the host of your digital audio workstation as a MIDI file, just like the MIDI files from Amadeus Code.
Effects
There are also compressors built into the plugin which allows you to customize the compression level of each drum kit. By tweaking the compressor, you can set the tone of your drum pattern in your mix.
MT Power Drum Kit 2 has a feature which allows you to replace the sound of the groove compositions from your favorite drum plugin. You can adjust the MIDI mapping settings accordingly to your main drum plugin. It also comes with presets compatible with all popular major drum plugins to save you time.
If you’re a producer or songwriter on a low budget, MT Power Drum Kit 2 can be a great tool to quickly add quality drums to your songs. If songwriting inspiration is what you’re looking for, try out our app Amadeus Code.
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The Review
MT Power Drum Kit 2
MT Power Drum Kit 2 is one of the best free drum plugins for songwriters on a low budget. It has a collection of integrated MIDI grooves and fills which you can easily customize. You can also replace the sound of the groove compositions from your favorite drum plugin via MIDI mapping.
PROS
- Free
- High-quality sounds of an acoustic, realistic drum kit.
- Works for PC and Mac
- Compatible with most DAWs
- Compressor feature included
- MIDI mapping
CONS
- Slightly difficult to set kit for MIDI
- Cannot tune individual sounds
- No expansion packs / upgrades
