Hertz Drums 2

Hertz Drums 2 – Make Drums Come True

Hertz Drums 2 stands out as the only drum replacement tool on the market that packs a fully customizable virtual drum kit, advanced sampler, and MIDI-groove player into one easy-to-use application , available in the standalone and plugin form. All you ever needed from a drum plugin is now available to you in one window via a carefully thought-out scalable user interface, designed to assist your creative work, not hinder it! Humanize your sound by adding the dynamic feel and subtle imperfections of a real drummer’s performance. Maintain complete control over every sonic detail with independent ADSR, Ambience and FX controls for every kit piece , or just pick one of the many mix-ready presets created by world-class engineers at Hertz Studio for perfect tones straight out of the box.

Add to that the improved connectivity with E-drum kits and compatibility with other drum libraries through pre-configured drum maps – whatever the application is, Hertz Drum s 2 is where your virtual drums become reality!

What’s included in Hertz Drums 2

• 12 Mix Ready Drum Kits – mixed by world-renowned engineers at Hertz Studio, ready to be dropped into your project with no additional processing
• 1,560 MIDI Grooves – A vast collection of beats, intros, fills, and endings to inspire and speed up your workflow.
• Built-in Sampler – integrate your favorite custom samples into Hertz Drums, whether just one-shots or multi-track samples with multiple articulations and up to 6 dynamic layers
• Versatile Drum Library – Featuring 6 kick drums, 6 snare drums, 9 toms, 3 hi-hats, 6 crashes, 3 rides, and 3 chinas for endless tonal possibilities

Basic Library Demo:

Hertz Drums 2 key features:

Realism and control like never before

• True-to-Life Humanization Algorithm – Add authentic human-like feel and dynamics with 3 independent controls for Pitch, Volume, and Velocity variations for every Hertz Drums kit piece, as well as your custom samples.
• Increased range of articulations for greater realism – 12 hi-hat articulations, 7 snare articulations played independently with the left and right hand, adjustable choke length for every cymbal – your drum parts will sound just like a real drummer would play them.
• Multiple mic choices for every kit piece – use different mics with distinct tonal characteristics to shape your sound just like in a professional studio.

Total flexibility to match your workflow

• Standalone App and DAW Plugin – No need for additional software like Kontakt — Hertz Drums 2 works independently as a standalone app or DAW plugin
• Fully Scalable Interface – work comfortably at any screen resolution
• Drag-and-Drop MIDI Groove Integration – Select from over 1,560 grooves and drop them directly from the plugin window into your DAW to never let your musical ideas slip away
• Easy E-drums connectivity – use designated articulations for single - and multi-zone drum pads, and integrated drum maps from many E-drum manufacturers
• Pre-configured drum maps for other drum libs – use MIDI - files created for other drum libs without having to manually change MIDI - mapping in Hertz Drums
• One-click multi-output routing – just one click to switch between Stereo and Multi-output configuration – seriously, it’s as easy as it gets!
• Custom Drum Kits from Hertz Drums Expansion Packs – mix and match elements of different Hertz Drums sample packs, or even layer them on top of each other, export and share your custom kits – all within one plugin instance, using comprehensive preset management and routing tools.

Features

• 3 DI microphone selection 
• Thousands of samples, Left and Right hand “humanized” playing capability, giving you the feel of a real drummer playing
• Drum sampler function – load your own samples onto each instrument channel
• 3 performance modes – low, mid and high – allowing you to use your PC/Mac potential to the fullest
• Additional SUB mic for Bass Drums and Toms allowing you to shape up the low end more precisely
• Humanize button that gives the drums that extra human touch even when you’re working with your own custom samples
• Allows you to load up to 20-pc drum set recorded on Neve console
• FX samples for additional customization
• Precise and intuitive envelope shaper (ADSR) available for each instrument or separate mic
• Over 1560 midi-grooves in various genres played by world-class drummers
• Easy access to instrument groups
• Unique Reverse button that plays the selected drum sample backward
• Flip button that flips the stereo image (Left/Right), allowing you to choose between the drummer’s and the audience’s listening perspective
• Follow switch that allows you to adjust the stereo placement either exclusively for the DI of a drum or together with its Overhead, Room and Reverb outputs;
• Ambience panel to precisely set the proportion between the Room and Reverb ambience for each individual instrument
• Groove browser with all of the loops organized into 4 categories – Intros, Main beats, Outros and Fills, arranged left to right in the order of playing intensity
• Sample browser where you can listen to each instrument sample as well as the 3 types of microphones
• Midi-mapping page, where you can freely assign midi-notes to each of the 8 possible articulations for every kit piece, while also independently controlling the volume of each articulation
• Intuitive user-friendly interface, quick access to all program functions

System Requirements

Mac

• Mac OS 10.13 or newer (64 bit)
• 8 GB Ram
• Display 1280×1024
• 64 bit AU, VST or AAX host application
• Total size: 2.8 GB

PC

• Windows 7 or newer (64 bit)
• 8 GB Ram Display 1280×1024
• 64 bit VST or AAX host application
• Total size: 2.8 GB