Analog drum synth · Public beta
Hit it as hard as you can and maybe it will be gentle with you.
We all love a good BONK
01Voicesand effects
Five voices, each a flexible circuit: two oscillators, noise, a tape sampler, three analog filter types, a physically modelled resonator, stereo saturation with eight types, and interplay between the voices. Behind them, three effect returns with several reverb, delay and effect algorithms.
02Sequencernotes and patterns
Five lanes, each with its own length, rate, swing and direction. An adjustable meter, and scales for writing melodies. Write the hits by hand or let a generator do it, and chain eight patterns into a whole track. Parameter locks, conditions and scatter per step give never-ending variations.
03Modulationwhat moves the knobs
Forty sources, 128 routes, and every knob listens. Followers respond to the signal as it plays, alongside LFOs, random sources and multi-stage envelope generators.
04Tapesand PRINT
Every voice has a tape in it. Load a sample, or press PRINT and Bonker records itself, one voice or the whole kit, from the next hit. Then play the print back through any voice: reversed, crushed, or striking a body. It's very into its own work. A hard BONK resamples every voice at once, and the prints become a new kit.
05Scatterthe bonkers part
SCATTER pushes hundreds of knobs and modulations at once, each its own way, a little or a lot. The knobs stay where you left them until you commit. Keep a good accident as a scene and play it from a key.
06Bonkthe front of the unit
Sometimes the only thing that helps is a hard bonk.
A tap nudges the kit. A full swing breeds a new one from the presets inside it, or even resamples the current kit into a new one.
Listen to what Bonker can do when you hit it just right.
Beta
If you're interested, give it a try. Some things may not work as expected yet. But if you like what you see and can see the potential in it, I'd love to hear from you: what you like and what you don't, what works and what doesn't, and what you would like to see in it.
And if you just want to say hello, I'd be even happier to hear from you.
macOS and Windows. Installing it means you agree to the beta terms.
macOS: one notarized installer, VST3, CLAP and AU. Windows: VST3 and CLAP. The installer is not code-signed yet, so choose More info, then Run anyway. Rescan in your DAW.
Everything works until 31 December 2026.
Write to [email protected]. If something breaks, add the build stamp from the settings menu, your OS and DAW, and the steps that make it happen.
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