HITFORGE

Important note: This plugin is for Windows machines only.

Infinite Drum-Hit Engine for Electronic Producers

Stop digging through folders. Start forging drum hits that sell the drop.

ZTEKNO HITFORGE turns massive sample libraries into fresh, layered, DAW-ready one-shots with instant preview, macro control and drag-to-DAW speed.

Your sample library is already valuable. HITFORGE makes it explosive.

HITFORGE is built for the moment when the track needs a kick, clap, snare, hat, impact or percussion hit with its own identity right now. It scans huge folders, organizes your material into usable groups, combines layers, previews the result instantly and gives you a finished WAV you can drag straight into the session.

No more killing the vibe while you audition hundreds of almost-right sounds. Press FORGE for focused group-based hits, or press HITFORGE when you want the engine to throw controlled chaos at the drop.

Features

• Turns large, messy drum folders into a fast creative instrument.
• Generates fresh layered one-shots instead of recycling the same obvious samples.
• Keeps the workflow moving with waveform preview and Drag Audio to DAW.
• Makes your existing sample collection feel new again.
• Gives instant character control with Punch, Snap, Dust, Tail, Tone, Layers, Mix and Output.
• Helps finish the sound with Auto Phase, Mono Bass, Fade Out and Normalize.

Designed for fast, confident sound decisions

• FORGE creates a new hit from the selected group when you need focus.
• HITFORGE combines enabled engine groups when you want a more unexpected result.
• Used Samples reveals the layers behind the hit, so you can mute, solo, reorder and refine.
• Settings presets and full .zhf presets keep strong ideas repeatable.

Perfect for

• Tech house, techno, melodic techno, minimal, house, breaks and bass music.
• Signature drum layers for releases, live sets, sample packs and DAW templates.
• Producers who need many strong hit variations without losing control.
• Anyone who owns large sample libraries and wants them to feel like a premium sound-design engine.

FORGE HITS. MOVE FASTER. SOUND LESS GENERIC.

ZTEKNO HITFORGE is the drum-hit engine that turns your folders into finished, layered, release-ready one-shots.

New in v1.2.5

• Added a scalable Reverse control to the waveform editor.
• Reverse preserves Fade In and Fade Out behavior.
• Improved long-audio generation, preview, and waveform rendering.
• Improved stability with large sample libraries.

New in v1.3.0 & v1.3.1

• Fixed playback dropouts when changing Forge Macros.
• Added selectable sample folders with All/None controls.
• Added automatic incremental folder updates at startup.
• Improved library performance and saved folder selection.

New in v1.4.1

• Faster startup with a shared sample-index cache, especially in projects using several instances.
• Unchanged libraries and already-indexed subfolders avoid unnecessary scans. Reopening an editor picks up shared library updates while keeping its own sound and folder selection.
• Sample Folders gains a reliable remove button. Removed subfolders stay excluded until added again; source audio is never deleted.
• A background-check indicator and a gently pulsing Resume Scan button make library activity clear. Dialog styling and folder controls are consistent across window sizes.
• Fixed missed file renames, stale lists after failed index writes, and folder-selection edge cases during refresh and resume.