Strike 2: Virtual Drum Instrument and Arranger by AIR Music Technology Free Download

Strike 2 lets you adjust intensity, complexity, timing, groove and dynamics of a drum track, in real time. Automation support means these parameters can be programmed or recorded along with the rest of your session.

A MIDI controller can be mapped to these settings with MIDI Learn, so knobs, sliders and drum pads can change the performance on the fly. According to AIR Music Technology, the performance engine avoids the audible velocity switches common in sample playback, giving a smoother dynamic response in the drum tone.

The built-in virtual mixing console lets you adjust the sound of each drum kit component. Controls include room ambience, microphone levels and leakage, a dedicated EQ, and two insert effects processors per channel.

The available effects include a compressor, limiter, tube saturation, distortion, bit crusher, filter, ring modulator, delay, reverb, phaser and chorus. Each component can be routed and mixed separately, and audio and MIDI can be exported to your DAW for building drum loops and sequences.

Strike 2 supports WAV and AIFF files, so you can load drum sounds from your own sample libraries alongside the included sample library. Its drums are intelligently mapped for fast, interactive arrangements.

Strike 2 can also work as a MIDI drum module, which suits producers who want to play drums from a keyboard or controller while keeping the sound inside their DAW.