With XO, you'll find yourself using samples you wouldn't have had time to explore prior. It also gives you easier access to all of your samples, meaning you won't get stuck in your favourites folder and use your usual combinations all the time. This means that if you have 1000 claps, each of those claps will be categorised, colour coded (as the dots you see in the picture above), and the most similar sounding ones will be grouped together.Īlthough this may not seem like a lot, XO saves a huge amount of time in the sample selection process and can give you a great-sounding, cohesive drum kit in a matter of moments.

Like Drum Monkey, it uses AI to create drum patterns, also uses AI in a different way – scanning your sample library to categorise the most similar sounds together. XO by XLN Audio is an extremely innovative sampling tool that can also be used to create drum patterns very quickly. Here is the complete list of Drum Monkey alternatives:Ĭompatibility: Win 7+, Mac 10.10+, VST, AU, AAX, 64-bit One bonus you get with Drum Monkey is a 3000+ sample library, which is actually very professional, but you can honestly get samples packs of the same calibre for much cheaper. But, we wouldn't want you to be out of pocket for a pretty basic plugin that doesn't add anything to the already available options, that happen to be cheaper. If you feel that these don't satisfy your production needs, then feel free to spend the $397 after. So, rather than be out of pocket, we recommend checking out some of these demos before investing in Drum Monkey. There are plenty of AI drum sequencing plugins that do the exact same thing as Drum Monkey, offer more features and have a lower price! Check them out before you consider getting Drum Monkey.Īlthough it may be good at creating drum patterns, there are cheaper drum VSTs available that offer free trial periods. However, for $397, it's really not worth it. Drum Monkey is great at making beat patterns, and is a very useful tool for inspiration.

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