RIOT Drums 2 by Ugritone drum plugin kit interface

RIOT Drums 2: Skate Punk and Hardcore Drum Plugin by Ugritone

RIOT Drums 2 is a virtual drum instrument by Ugritone built around punk and hardcore drum sounds. It includes a multi-mic drum kit with a range of snares, toms and cymbals, plus five genre-focused kit presets.

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01Overview

RIOT Drums 2 is Ugritone's drum instrument for producers working in skate punk, hardcore and related styles. The kit is built from a set of named acoustic drums and cymbals, including Pearl Maple toms and kick, Mapex and Ludwig snares, and Sabian cymbals. Five presets give you starting points for different styles, so you can load a sound close to your song and adjust from there.

Best for

Skate punk drums
Hardcore drum beats
90s punk production
Fast punk fills
Metal-influenced drum tracks
Punk demo drumming

Developer: Ugritone
Category: Virtual Instruments
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Pearl Maple kick drum in 22x18 size
Six snare drums including Mapex, Pork Pie and Ludwig models
Five Pearl Maple toms from 10x7 to 16x14
Broad cymbal selection with Sabian AAX and HHX models
Multiple China cymbals and splash cymbals
Five hand-crafted kit presets for different styles
Available in VST2, AU and AAX formats
Download size of about 310 MB

03In depth

Kit Sound and Drum Selection

The kit centers on a Pearl Maple 22x18 kick and a five-tom setup in Pearl Maple sizes from 10x7 to 16x14. The snare section offers six drums, including Mapex Wraith, Pearl Free Floating Maple, Pork Pie BOB and Pork Pie Little Squeeler models, and a Ludwig Hammered Brass 14x6.5.

The cymbal section is broad. It includes Sabian AAX hi-hats, rides and crashes, a Sabian HHX China, several other China cymbals, Zultan and Millenium splashes, and a Paiste 900 China Stack. That range lets you pick a different voice for each part of a fast punk beat without swapping instruments.

Presets and Workflow

RIOT Drums 2 ships with five kit presets: Core of Pori, Default Finn Kit, FinnPunk 97, Lapland Grind and Spede Metal. Each preset is a starting point for a particular style, so you can compare them quickly to find the one that fits your song.

The download is about 310 MB. It is provided as a plugin in VST2, AU and AAX formats for use inside a compatible digital audio workstation.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Ugritone
Type	Plugin
Category	Virtual Instruments
Formats	VST2, AU, AAX
Operating systems	Windows, macOS

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What formats does RIOT Drums 2 support?

RIOT Drums 2 is available in VST2, AU and AAX formats, so it works with compatible digital audio workstations on both Windows and macOS.

Which operating systems and DAWs are supported?

The listed requirements cover Windows 7 SP1 and higher and macOS 10.9 and higher, including Apple Silicon. Supported hosts include Pro Tools 11 and higher, Reaper 3.4 and higher, Cubase and Nuendo 8 and higher, Logic Pro X 10.2.1 and higher, Ableton Live 9 and higher, and several others.

What do I need to run RIOT Drums 2?

The minimum hardware is 6GB of RAM, a dual-core CPU and 4GB of hard drive space. You also need a supported operating system and a compatible DAW that runs VST, AU or AAX plugins.

Does RIOT Drums 2 include presets?

Yes. It includes five kit presets: Core of Pori, Default Finn Kit, FinnPunk 97, Lapland Grind and Spede Metal, each intended as a starting point for a particular style.