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VRAC+ by Beatsurfing is a drum instrument that auto-slices any audio and morphs it into kicks, snares, hats and claps across 16 pads with per-pad sound design.
Plugin comparison
VRAC+ vs Emergence Audio Envoy
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which drums to buy.
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The side-by-side
Envoy is analog percussion for free Kontakt Player 8.1+, powered by the Cadence Engine. $149 intro, $199 regular, no user-sample import.
Technical matrix
Specs compared
| Signal | VRAC+ | Emergence Audio Envoy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Paid — public list price not yet published; free VRAC available | $149 intro / $199 |
| Dubspot Score | 8.1 | — |
| Formats | VST, VST3, AU, AAX | VST3, AU, AAX |
| Type | Sample-based drum instrument with drumification engine | — |
| Pads | 16 (free VRAC: 8) | — |
| Per-pad tools | Warp, Impact, Instability, Tone Shift, Super, 3-band EQ | — |
| Global controls | Tone Shift, low-pass/high-pass Filter, Transpose, Volume | — |
| Slicing | Auto Slicer with sensitivity; add, move, delete and jump to random slice | — |
| Recording | Direct from DAW or live input, up to 2 minutes | — |
| Max sample length | Up to 60 minutes (free VRAC: 60 seconds) | — |
| Velocity targets | Volume, Length and Tone Shift | — |
| Outputs | 8 stereo pairs (free VRAC: 1) | — |
| Export | Drag out a single pad or the whole 16-pad kit as audio | — |
| Sound library | Curated library recorded with a professional foley artist | — |
| macOS requirement | macOS 10.13 or later, Intel or Apple Silicon, 1.16GB free disk | — |
| Windows requirement | Windows 10 or later, 2GHz processor, 1.03GB free disk | — |
| Licence | Activates on 3 devices; 14-day refund policy | — |
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