Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which drums to buy.
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Contenders
D16 Group Drumazon 2 by D16 Group. TR-909 style drum machine synthesis with deep per-voice control: classic electronic drums you can redesign.
Tapechild UDS-16 is a $49, 16-voice drum synth with four models, tape saturation, and gated reverb. Real-time synthesis, no samples. VST3, AU, standalone.
Technical matrix
| Signal | D16 Group Drumazon 2 | Tapechild UDS-16 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €99 | $49 |
| Dubspot Score | 8.3 | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST3, AU, standalone |
| Type | Analog-style drum machine plugin | 16-voice drum synthesizer |
| Inspiration | TR-909 family | — |
| Developer | D16 Group | — |
| Models | — | UDS-1987, UDS-1988, UDS-16 original, ROKTON |
| Voice | — | Tone, noise, resonant click |
| Kit FX | — | Tape (Drive, Wow, tone) and gated reverb |
| Presets | — | 20 factory libraries |
| macOS | — | 11.0+, Universal 2, VST3 / AU / standalone |
| Windows | — | 10/11, 64-bit, VST3 / standalone |
| Licence | — | One-time, 3 machines, online or offline, no iLok |
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