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Atlas 2 is a sample organiser and drum machine combined that uses AI to scan and categorise drum samples for beat making.
Plugin comparison
Atlas 2 vs ImpulseDie
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which sampler to buy.
Independent score / workflow fit / buying signal
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ImpulseDie is a €9.99 semi-modular drum synth for desktop and iOS, with four patchable voices, tape loopers, and a SOMA Pulsar-23-inspired signal domain.
Technical matrix
Specs compared
| Signal | Atlas 2 | ImpulseDie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99 | €9.99 |
| Dubspot Score | 8.1 | — |
| Formats | Standalone, VST, VST3, AU (Audio Unit), AAX | Standalone, VST3, AU, AAX, AUv3 |
| Type | Sample organiser and drum machine | — |
| Architecture | 64-bit only | — |
| macOS (Intel) | macOS 10.13 High Sierra and above | — |
| macOS (Apple Silicon) | macOS 11 Big Sur and above (Native & Rosetta) | — |
| Windows | Windows 7 and above | — |
| Linux (beta) | Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 (other distros untested) | — |
| Authorization | Internet connection required to authorize; runs offline once authorized | — |
| Developer | — | Diego Capoccitti |
| Voices | — | 4 (BD, BASS, SD, HHT) with touch-following envelopes |
| Patching | — | 122 pins (133 patch points), any output to any input, normalling |
| Loopers | — | 4 tape-style loopers, 4 banks each, record timing and pressure |
| Clock | — | ~1 to 1500 BPM, 7 dividers, DAW/MIDI sync or free |
| Random | — | SHAOS generator: 4 outputs, step lengths 63/16/217, 16-step memory |
| Effects | — | Delay + reverb (band-pass, double echo, pitch shifter); parallel distortion |
| Outputs | — | Mono summing bus plus 6 separate outputs |
| Presets | — | 148 factory presets, user .imp files shared with iOS |
| Formats | — | macOS VST3/AU/AAX/standalone; Windows VST3/AAX; iOS AUv3/standalone |
| Systems | — | macOS 12+, Windows 10 64-bit, iOS/iPadOS 15+ |
| Price | — | €9.99 desktop (iOS sold separately); 15-day demo |
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